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FAIRMONT — The Mountain East Conference announced seeds and matchups for the 2026 Men’s Soccer Championship following the completion of the regular season on Wednesday.
The six-team tournament begins Sunday, Nov. 1 with quarterfinal matchups hosted by the higher seeds on campus sites.
MEC North Division champion Davis & Elkins and MEC South Division champion Charleston are the top overall seeds. Both teams will receive a bye during the quarterfinals round.
Frostburg State and Concord will both host quarterfinal matches, as they are both seeded No. 2 in the North and South Divisions, respectively. Frostburg State welcomes a Salem team that they beat, 4-2, during the regular season. Concord will host a Point Park team that they defeated, 2-0 in conference play.
The winners of each quarterfinal game will advance to the semifinals round, to face off against Davis & Elkins or Charleston.
Last season, Charleston repeated as the MEC Men’s Soccer Champion, defeating Concord, 2-1. The Golden Eagles earned their sixth straight trip to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen as the program finished with a record of 17-1-4.
The 2026 MEC Men’s Soccer Championship final is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 8 at 3:30 p.m. ET, and will be held at the site of the highest surviving seed.
2026 MEC Men’s Soccer Championship
Quarterfinals (Sunday, Nov. 1)
5 p.m. — #3S Salem at #2N Frostburg State
6 p.m. — #3N Point Park at #2S Concord
Semifinals (Wednesday, Nov. 4)
Time TBD — Winner of #3S Salem-#2N Frostburg State at #1S Charleston
Time TBD — Winner of #3N Point Park-#2S Concord at #1N Davis & Elkins
Finals (Sunday, Nov. 8)
3:30 p.m.* — Semifinal Winners
*At the site of the highest surviving seed. Game time will shift to 4 p.m. if at the same site as the women’s championship
