NCAA men's soccer tournament schedule 2025: Full TV channels, times, live streams, scores for every college game

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If recent NCAA men's soccer tournament history has taught us anything, it's that Cinderella will make a run in this year's playoffs — possibly all the way to the title.

Unseeded Vermont achieved that feat in 2024, running a six-game gauntlet from the first round that ended with an overtime victory over No. 13 seed Marshall. Will we get another unexpected final like that in 2025?

One thing is certain: the favorites won't be lifting the trophy. Five of the top six seeds, including the reigning champion Catamounts, got bounced in the second round as the tournament lives up to its giant-killing reputation once again.

Plenty of soccer remains to be played before a champion is crowned, though. Who will prevail this time?

The Sporting News has all the details on the 2025 NCAA men's soccer tournament.

How to watch 2025 NCAA men's soccer tournament

• TV channels ESPNU (semis and final)

• Live stream:ESPN+ | Fubo (semis and final)

The first four rounds of the 2025 NCAA men's soccer tournament will air on ESPN+, which is available via the ESPN app.

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The semifinals and championship are the only games broadcast on traditional TV. ESPNU will handle the coverage for those games.

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NCAA men's soccer tournament 2025 schedule, scores

Third round

Matchup

Time (ET)

TV/Live stream

No. 4 Maryland 3, No. 13 UConn 0

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No. 8 Portland 1, Grand Canyon 0

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No. 7 Georgetown 2, No. 10 High Point 1

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Matchup

Time (ET)

TV/Live stream

No. 16 Furman 3, Hofstra 3 (5-4 on PKs)

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No. 14 Akron vs. Duke

4 p.m.

ESPN+

No. 11 Bryant vs. Saint Louis

6 p.m.

ESPN+

NC State vs. UNC Greensboro

6 p.m.

ESPN+

No. 12 Stanford vs. Washington

8 p.m.

ESPN+

Quarterfinals

Matchup

Time (ET)

TV/Live stream

No. 8 Portland vs. No. 16 Furman

TBA

ESPN+

No. 4 Maryland vs. No. 12 Stanford/Washington

TBA

ESPN+

No. 7 Georgetown vs. No. 15 NC State/UNC Greensboro

TBA

ESPN+

No. 11 Bryant/Saint Louis vs. No. 14 Akron/Duke

TBA

ESPN+

Second round

Matchup

Time (ET)

TV/Live stream

Saint Louis 1, No. 6 Indiana 0

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Hofstra 3, No. 1 Vermont 2 (OT)

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No. 4 Maryland 1, North Carolina 1 (4-3 on PKs)

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No. 14 Akron 1, Notre Dame 0

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No. 16 Furman 1, Western Michigan 0

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No. 13 UConn 3, Cornell 1

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Washington 1, No. 5 SMU 0

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Duke 2, No. 3 Princeton 1

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No. 7 Georgetown 2, UCF 0

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UNC Greensboro 2, No. 2 Virginia 2 (4-3 on PKs)

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No. 11 Bryant 1, Seton Hall 0

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No. 15 NC State 2, Marshall 0

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No. 10 High Point 3, West Virginia 2

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Grand Canyon 2, No. 9 San Diego 1

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No. 12 Stanford 1, Kansas City 0

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No. 8 Portland 2, Denver 2 (5-4 on PKs)

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First round

Matchup

Time (ET)

TV/Live stream

Duke 1, Fairleigh Dickinson 0

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Cornell 4, Lafayette 0

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Denver 2, UC Irvine 0

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Grand Canyon 0, UCLA 0 (3-1 on PKs)

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Seton Hall 1, Siena 1 (3-0 on PKs)

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UNC Greensboro 0, Elon 0 (4-3 on PKs)

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Hofstra 2, Syracuse 0

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Western Michigan 1, Clemson 0

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North Carolina 2, North Florida 2 (6-5 on PKs)

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Notre Dame 1, Michigan 0

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Kansas City 1, Lindenwood 0

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UCF 3, Florida Atlantic 2

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West Virginia 4, St. John's 3 (OT)

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Marshall 1, Cleveland State 0

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Saint Louis 2, Kentucky 1

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Washington 3, Oregon State 2 (OT)

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NCAA men's soccer tournament bracket 2025

The full bracket for this year's NCAA playoffs is below:

NCAA men's soccer tournament round-by-round schedule 2025

Round

Dates

First round

Nov. 20

Second round

Nov. 23

Third round

Nov. 29, 30

Quarterfinals

Dec. 5, 6

Semifinals

Dec. 12

Final

Dec. 15

2025 NCAA men's soccer tournament automatic bids

Twenty-two schools earned automatic bids to the 2025 tournament by winning their conference title. Here's the full list of automatic qualifiers:

Conference

Qualifier

American

Florida Atlantic

America East

Vermont

ACC

SMU

Atlantic 10

Saint Louis

ASUN

North Florida

Big East

Georgetown

Big South

High Point

Big Ten

UCLA

Big West

UC Irvine

CAA

Elon

Horizon

Cleveland State

Ivy League

Princeton

MAAC

Siena

Missouri Valley

Western Michigan

NEC

Fairleigh Dickinson

Ohio Valley

Lindenwood

Patriot League

Lafayette

SoCon

Furman

Summit League

Denver

Sun Belt

UCF

WAC

Grand Canyon

WCC

San Diego

NCAA men's soccer tournament champions list

The last 10 NCAA men's soccer tournament champions are listed below:

Year

Winner

Runner-up

2024

Vermont

Marshall

2023

Clemson

Notre Dame

2022

Syracuse

Indiana

2021

Clemson

Washington

2020

Marshall

Indiana

2019

Georgetown

Virginia

2018

Maryland

Akron

2017

Stanford

Indiana

2016

Stanford

Wake Forest

2015

Stanford

Clemson