The 2025 Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance Regional Tournament was the 15th edition of the Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance's postseason club soccer tournament, which was held at Bryan Park Soccer Complex in Browns Summit, NC from October 31 – November 2, 2025. A tournament was held for each the men's and women's divisions, with each tournament champion and runner-up receiving an automatic bid to the 2025 NIRSA National Soccer Championships' championship division. The remaining bid for each division was given out based on power rankings.
Format The tournament consisted of twelve women's teams and sixteen men's teams. Each divisional champion received an automatic bid (6 for the women and 8 for the men) with the remaining wild card teams being the next highest power ranked teams that had not already qualified. Power ranking utilized the three points for a win system for the 6 divisional games and up to 4 additional regional matches. Teams were divided into groups based on power ranking with divisional champs getting an additional 10 points exclusively for seeding.
For the men's division group stage, the 16 teams were split into four groups of four teams each. Each team played every other team in their group meaning a total of 6 games were played within a group. For the women's division group stage, the 12 teams were split into four groups of three teams each. Each team played 2 games against teams in their group. The top two teams from each group advanced to the single elimination quarterfinal round.
Pool play games were two 35-minute halves, separated by a seven-minute halftime and utilized the three points for a win system. After pool play, the two highest ranked teams from each group advanced to their respective gender division's knockout stage. Tie-breaking criteria for group playThe ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria in order:
Highest number of points Winner of head-to-head competition Greatest goal difference Maximum ± 5 goal difference per match Least coals allowed Most shutouts Penalty shootout Knockout stage games also consisted of two 35-minute halves. The quarterfinals were separated by a seven-minute halftime while the semifinals and finals had a ten-minute halftime. Knockout stage games needed to declare a winner. If a knockout-stage game was tied at the end of regulation, overtime would begin. Overtime consisted of one, 15-minute, golden-goal period. If still tied after overtime, kicks from the mark would determine the winner.
Participants
Men's +Divisional championsDivisionTeamAppearanceLast bidAtlantic NorthVirginia13th2023Atlantic SouthSouth Carolina3rd2014Coastal NorthFlorida14th2024Coastal SouthUCF13th2024Mid-AtlanticDavidson2nd2024Mountain EastEmory3rd2021Mountain NorthTennessee7th2024Mountain WestAuburn8th2024 +Wild cardsDivisionTeamAppearanceLast bidMountain NorthKentucky5th2024Mountain WestGeorgia Tech10th2024Atlantic NorthNorth Carolina15th2024Atlantic SouthMiami5th2022Mid-AtlanticHigh Point1stNeverCoastal NorthUNC-Wilmington7th2023Coastal SouthVirginia Tech11th2024Mid-AtlanticMercer1stNever Source:
Women's +Divisional championsDivisionTeamAppearanceLast bidFloridaTampa3rd2024NorthVirginia Tech13th2022NortheastNorth Carolina15th2024NorthwestVanderbilt11th2024SoutheastClemson11th2024SouthwestAuburn5th2024 +Wild cardsDivisionTeamAppearanceLast bidNorthwestTennessee5th2024NorthVirginia14th2024SoutheastSouth Carolina4th2024SouthwestGeorgia9th2024NortheastNC State11th2024NorthWilliam & Mary3rd2022
Group stage Note: Scores obtained through SCSA's IMLeagues, however uncited because it's a primary source and generally unreliable.
Men's +Group A Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification1Georgia Tech320173 +47Advanced to knockout stage2South Carolina321032 +163Miami312014 -334Davidson302124 -21
+Group B Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification1Auburn330050 +59Advanced to knockout stage2Virginia321042 +263Kentucky312034 -134Mercer303017 -60
+Group C Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification1UCF321072 +56Advanced to knockout stage2North Carolina321083 +563Florida321075 +264High Point3030113 -120
+Group D Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification1Virginia Tech320141 +37Advanced to knockout stage2Tennessee321021 +163UNC-Wilmington311154 +144Emory303027 -50
Women's +Group A Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification1Tennessee220050 +56Advanced to knockout stage2Vanderbilt201101 -113Virginia201104 -41
+Group B Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification1North Carolina220042 +26Advanced to knockout stage2Georgia211033033South Carolina202024 -20
+Group C Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification1Virginia Tech210110 +14Advanced to knockout stage2Clemson210110 +143NC State202002 -20
+Group D Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification1Auburn220040 +46Advanced to knockout stage2Tampa211031 +213William & Mary202006 -61
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Tournament bracket
Men's
Women's Source:
All-tournament teams Note: Only semifinalist players were eligible for selections KeyMVPBest Defender
Men's championship NameTeamPosOskar BringleGeorgia TechOffenseCole KettnerGeorgia TechDefenseJared McCallGeorgia TechGoalkeeperGabriel MawandaGeorgia TechOffensePeighhton RaiseyUCFOffenseJack PuccianoAuburnOffenseAndrew FioccaVirginia TechDefenseHogan SchraderVirginia TechDefense
Women's championship NameTeamPos.Natalie DrugerTennesseeOffenseAmelie D'AgnilloVirginia TechDefenseAlina PopeTennesseeGoalkeeperAlly OuanoVanderbiltOffenseCaroline TulkVirginia TechOffenseMira SansoneVirginia TechOffenseAva ColeVanderbiltDefenseEmery ArsmaAuburnDefense
National Championship performance
Men's TeamQualificationAppLast bidPerformanceGeorgia TechTournamentchampion6th2024Quarterfinalist(1–2 v Colorado)Virginia TechTournamentrunner-up13th2024Sweet 16(0–1 v BYU)AuburnHighest PowerRank remaining5th2012Sweet 16(1–3 v UCLA)UCFNational wildcard6th2024Sweet 16(0(3)–0(4) v Georgia Tech)VirginiaNational wildcard11th2018Sweet 16(0–1 v Texas)
Women's TeamQualificationAppLast bidPerformanceTennesseeTournamentchampion3rd1996Semifinalist(1–2 v Michigan State)Virginia TechTournamentrunner-up18th2022Consolation Champion(0(4)–0(3) v Wisconsin)AuburnHighest PowerRank remaining2nd2024Sweet 16(1–3 v San Diego State)North CarolinaNational wildcard20th2024Sweet 16(0–1 v Texas)VanderbiltNational wildcard3rd2023Consolation Quarterfinalist(0–2 v Texas A&M)
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