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Gabriel Jackson | October 23, 2025

Tracking all 22 automatic bids for the 2025 NCAA men's soccer tournament

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We're tracking the 22 conferences that have automatic bids to the 2025 NCAA DI men's soccer tournament. The full 48-team bracket, consisting of these 22 auto-bids and 26 at-large selections, will be announced on Monday, Nov. 17.

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Until then, keep track of each of the conference champions below to follow all the action.

Tap or click on each conference listed to access full brackets and more information on the postseason. Conferences that elect a team to have an automatic bid based off of regular season performance rather than a conference tournament will be listed as N/A.

Conference Automatic Bid Schedule Location
American   First Round - Friday, Nov. 7
Semifinals - Wednesday, Nov. 12
Championship - Saturday, Nov. 15
Campus sites
America East   First Round - Saturday, Nov. 8
Semifinals - Wednesday, Nov. 12
Championship - Sunday, Nov. 16
Played at higher seed
ACC   First round: Wednesday, Nov. 5
Quarterfinals: Sunday, Nov. 9
Semifinals: Thursday, Nov. 13
Championship: Sunday, Nov. 16
First round, quarters: Campus sites
Semis, final: Cary, N.C.
Atlantic 10   Quarterfinals: Nov. 7 and 8
Semifinals: Wednesday, Nov. 12
Championship: Sunday, Nov. 16
Played at higher seed
ASUN   Quarterfinals: Sunday, Nov. 8
Semifinals: Monday, Nov. 10
Championship: Saturday, Nov. 15
Campus sites
Big East   Semifinals: Thursday, Nov. 13
Championship: Sunday, Nov. 16
Semis/final: Boyds, Maryland
Big South   First round: Wednesday, Nov. 5
Semifinals: Sunday, Nov. 9
Championship: Saturday, Nov. 15
Campus sites
Big Ten   Semifinals: Wednesday, Nov. 12
Championship: Sunday, Nov. 16
Campus sites
Big West   First round: Wednesday, Nov. 5
Semifinals: Saturday, Nov. 8
Championship: Friday, Nov. 14
Campus sites
CAA   First round: Thursday, Nov. 6
Semifinals: Sunday, Nov. 9
Championship: Saturday, Nov. 15
Campus sites

Horizon League

  First round: Sunday, Nov. 9
Semifinals: Wednesday, Nov. 12
Championship: Saturday, Nov. 15
Campus sites
Ivy League   Semifinals: Thursday, Nov. 13
Championship: Sunday, Nov. 16
Site of top seed
Metro Atlantic   First round: Sunday, Nov. 9
Semifinals: Thursday, Nov. 13
Championship: Sunday, Nov. 16
Campus sites

Missouri Valley

  Quarterfinals: Sunday, Nov. 9
Semifinals: Wednesday, Nov. 12
Championship: Saturday, Nov. 15
Campus sites
Northeast   Semifinals: Thursday, Nov. 13
Championship: Sunday, Nov. 16
Campus sites
Ohio Valley   Quarterfinals: Sunday, Nov. 9
Semifinals: Wednesday, Nov. 12
Championship: Saturday, Nov. 15
St. Charles, Mo.
Patriot League   First round: Saturday, Nov. 8
Semifinals: Tuesday, Nov. 11
Championship: Saturday, Nov. 15
Campus sites
SoCon   Quarterfinals: Friday, Nov. 7
Semifinals: Sunday, Nov. 9
Championship: Nov. 15/16
Campus sites

Summit League

  Championship: Nov. 15 Campus site
Sun Belt   Quarterfinals: Sunday, Nov. 9
Semifinals: Wednesday, Nov. 12
Championship: Sunday, Nov. 16
Campus sites
WAC   Quarterfinals: Sunday, Nov. 9
Semifinals: Wednesday, Nov. 12
Championship: Saturday, Nov. 15
Riverside, Calif.
WCC   N/A N/A

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