CANTON, Ga. - The 2026 Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Men's Soccer Championship is set for Thursday, November 5 in Atlanta, Georgia, hosted by Oglethorpe University.
Southwestern completed the season and earned their first-ever regular season title along with the No. 1 seed while Texas foe, Trinity takes the No. 2 seed. Rhodes and Sewanee will faceoff in the No.4/5 matchup while Berry takes the third seed and will face in-state rival, No. 6 Oglethorpe.
The tournament will run from November 5-8, featuring five total games. Quarterfinals will be played Thursday at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. ET, followed by semifinals on Friday at the same times. Advancing teams will receive a rest day on Saturday before competing for the conference title at noon ET on Sunday.
Glimpse at the Matchups:
Game One | No. 3 Berry vs No. 6 Oglethorpe
Nov. 5 | 3:00 p.m. ET
The Vikings enter the 2026 tournament as last years champions. With an impresive 5-2-1 league record, Berry looks to take down the Stormy Petrels for the second time this season. In their first meetup, the Vikings won 1-0 after an early second half goal. The Petrels have not lost a conference game by more than one goal and have proven to be a tough opponent to all coming it as the sixth seed.
Game Two | No. 4 Rhodes vs No. 5 Sewanee
Nov. 5 | 6:00 p.m. ET
Rhodes earned the higher seed of the Tigers with a 4-2-2 record. These two teams played at the beginning of October and tied a zero. The Lynx are coming off a two game span in Texas where they dropped by matches to the No.1 and 2 seed while Sewanee ended the regular season with a loss at Berry and a win over Oglethorpe in Atlanta.
Game Three | No. 2 Trinity vs Winner of Game One
Nov. 6 | 3:00 p.m. ET
The Tigers finished SAA play at 6-0-2 and are on a five-game winning streak after a tie against Berry mid-October. Trinity will take on the winner of the No.3 Berry vs No. 6 Oglethorpe game. Against the petrels earlier this season, the Tigers won 1-0 off a goal from Eduardo Parra early in the game.
Game Three | No. 1 Southwestern vs Winner of Game Two
Nov. 6 | 6:00 p.m. ET
Southwestern comes in to the tournament on a high as the No. 1 seed who has only tied once this season which occured in conference play. Their lone loss belongs to ETBU back in early September, but the Pirates held a clean sheet in the SAA. The team will take on No.4 Rhodes or No. 5 Sewanee who they beat just a few weeks ago. Against the Tigers, Southwestern won by a goal and the Pirates defeated the Lynx, 3-1.
Past SAA Champions
|
SAA Men's Soccer Tournament Champions |
SAA Men’s Soccer Regular Season Champions
|
| 2026 |
|
Southwestern (7-0-1) |
| 2025 |
Berry |
Trinity (7-0) |
| 2024 |
Oglethorpe |
Oglethorpe (3-1-2) |
| 2023 |
Oglethorpe |
Oglethorpe (6-1) |
| 2022 |
Birmingham-Southern |
Rhodes (4-0-3)/Sewanee (5-2) |
| 2021 |
Centre |
Oglethorpe (6-0-1) |
| 2020/Spring 2021 |
Berry |
no season |
| 2019 |
Centre |
Oglethorpe (7-0) |
| 2018 |
Centre |
Oglethorpe (7-0) |
| 2017 |
Oglehtorpe |
Oglethorpe (6-0-1) |
| 2016 |
Centre |
Oglethorpe (6-0-1) |
| 2015 |
Millsaps |
Oglethorpe (5-1-1) |
| 2014 |
Berry |
Millsaps (6-1) |
| 2013 |
Oglethorpe |
Millsaps (5-1-1) |
| 2012 |
Berry |
Berry (5-1-1)/Centre (5-1-1) |
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