The Georgia Gwinnett College men's soccer team has earned the No. 1 seed in the Summit Division of the 2026 Continental Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Championship tournament, taking place Sunday, November 8, through Tuesday, November 10, at the Grizzly Soccer Complex.
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This is the first year for the tournament to feature division-bracket play, with the winner of both sites getting automatic bids to the NAIA tournament. The four-team Horizon Division is being hosted by Westcliff University in Irvine, California.
The Grizzlies face No. 4 seed Hesston College (Kansas) in a semifinal match on November 8 at 11 a.m. The other semifinal features No. 2 seed Florida National University playing No. 3 seed United States Sports University (Alabama) at 2 p.m.
The two semifinal-round winning teams will compete for the CAC championship on November 10 at 7 p.m.
GGC (10-4-1) enters the postseason on a five-match winning streak. The team earned conference triumphs against Florida National and United States Sports University in early October. The Grizzlies are the defending tournament champions.
Hesston (11-3-2) closed out the regular season against Ecclesia College (Arkansas) on October 30. The Larks began the season on a six-match unbeaten streak.
Florida National (9-7-1) went 4-2 against CAC competition this fall, including a 4-0 victory against semifinal opponent USSU on August 28. The Conquistadors enter the postseason following a 4-2 victory against Florida College on October 22.
United States Sports University (5-6-3) faces Toccoa Falls University (Georgia) on Saturday, October 31, and then NCAA Division II Tuskegee University (Alabama) on Tuesday, November 3, before coming to Lawrenceville. The Eagles are making their postseason debut in their initial NAIA season.
