2025 NCAA Championship Bracket
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Duke, NC State and Stanford advanced through the second round of the 2025 Division I NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship on Sunday, November 23. With three teams in the round of 16, the ACC has the most teams remaining in the tournament of any conference.
Duke rallied in the second half with a pair of goals to oust No. 3 seed Princeton, 2-1, in Princeton, New Jersey. The Blue Devils move on to face No. 14 seed Akron on Sunday, November 30, at 4 p.m. ET in Akron, Ohio.
No. 15 seed NC State topped Marshall, 2-0, in Raleigh, North Carolina, behind goals from Donovan Phillip and Riley Moloney. The Wolfpack advanced to the third round for the second straight season and will play host to UNC Greensboro on November 30 at 6 p.m. ET.
Alfonso Tenconi-Gradillas scored in the 64th minute to lift No. 12 seed Stanford to a 1-0 win over Kansas City in Stanford, California. The Cardinal will entertain Washington on November 30 at 8 p.m. ET.
The season concluded for four ACC teams Sunday, as No. 5 seed SMU and Notre Dame each lost their contests, while No. 2 seed Virginia and North Carolina were knocked out following penalty-kick shootouts.
The third round will be played November 29 and 30, while the quarterfinals will be played December 5 and 6.
ESPNU will provide live coverage of all three games of the NCAA Men's College Cup with the semifinals and final on December 12 and 15 at First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, as the event returns to Cary for the 10th time.
An ACC team has won the men’s national soccer championship 20 times – most of any conference – including three of the last four seasons with Clemson in 2021 and 2023 and Syracuse in 2022. At least one ACC squad has reached the College Cup in 22 of the last 24 seasons, with 11 different league programs reaching the sport’s highest stage.
NCAA Championship Schedule/Results
Thursday, November 20
First Round
at Duke 1, FDU 0
at North Carolina 2, North Florida 2 (2OT; UNC advances via PK, 6-5)
Notre Dame 1, at Michigan 0
Western Michigan 1, at Clemson 0
Hofstra 2, at Syracuse 0
Sunday, November 23
Second Round
at No. 4 Maryland 1, North Carolina 1 (2OT; UMD advances via PK, 4-3)
at No. 14 Akron 1, Notre Dame 0
Duke 2, at No. 3 Princeton 1
UNC Greensboro 2, at No. 2 Virginia 2 (2OT; UNCG advances via PK, 4-3)
at No. 15 NC State 2, Marshall 0
Washington 1, at No. 5 SMU 0
at No. 12 Stanford 1, Kansas City 0
Sunday, November 30
Third Round
Duke at No. 14 Akron | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
UNC Greensboro at No. 15 NC State | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Washington at No. 12 Stanford | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Friday or Saturday, December 5 or 6
Quarterfinals
Hosted at Campus Sites
Friday and Monday, December 12 and 15
NCAA College Cup
Cary, N.C.
All times Eastern