The 2026 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season is the 24th season of men's varsity soccer in the Sun Belt Conference (SBC), as part of the 2026 NCAA Division I men's soccer season.
Previous season
Kentucky won the Sun Belt Conference regular season, while UCF won the SBC tournament championship.
Teams
Stadiums and locations TeamLocationStadiumCapacityCoastal Carolina ChanticleersConway, South CarolinaCCU Soccer Complex1,000Georgia Southern EaglesStatesboro, GeorgiaEagle Field3,500Georgia State PanthersDecatur, GeorgiaGSU Soccer Complex1,892James Madison DukesHarrisonburg, VirginiaSentara Park1,500Kentucky WildcatsLexington, KentuckyWendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex3,368Marshall Thundering HerdHuntington, West VirginiaVeterans Memorial Soccer Complex1,006Old Dominion MonarchsNorfolk, VirginiaOld Dominion Soccer Complex4,000South Carolina GamecocksColumbia, South CarolinaStone Stadium5,700UCF KnightsOrlando, FloridaUCF Soccer and Track Stadium2,000West Virginia MountaineersMorgantown, West VirginiaDick Dlesk Soccer Stadium1,600
Preseason Preseason poll The pre-season poll and pre-season all conference teams were voted on by the league's 10 head coaches. The results of the poll were released on August 12, prior to the season starting. The full results of the poll are shown below:
1 94 (4) 2 87 (3) 3 81 (1) 4 76 (2) 5 55 6 41 7 38 8 29 9 25 10 24
Preseason awards
Award Recipient Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Pablo Pozos, West Virginia Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Takahiro Fujita, UCF Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year Matisse Hébert, UCF
Preseason All-Sun Belt Team
Position Player Class School Goalkeeper Matisse Hébert JuniorUCF Defender Takahiro Fujita Senior Jem Hewlett Sophomore Max Miller Graduate Student Kentucky Sinan Solmaz Senior Midfielder Agustin LopezJunior Kentucky Nacho MartinezWest Virginia Isaac Scheer Forward Pablo Pozos Senior Carl Romberg Marshall Lewis Rourke Old Dominion
Preseason national polls The preseason national polls were released in August 2026.
UnitedSoccer Top DrawerSoccer CollegeSoccer NewsCoastal Carolina — — —Georgia Southern — — —Georgia State — — —James Madison — — —Kentucky RV — RVMarshall 17 21 16Old Dominion — — —South Carolina — — —UCF — 24 —West Virginia 23 — 22
Regular season
National rankings
Improvement in ranking Drop in ranking Not ranked previous week Pre Wk 1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 FinalCoastal Carolina — — — — — — — — None released — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — None released Georgia Southern — — — — — — — RV None released — — — — — — 24 23 — — RV RV — — — RV None released Georgia State — — — — — — — — None released — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — None released James Madison — — — — — — — — None released — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — None released Kentucky RV — — — — — — — None released — — — — — — — — RV RV — — — — — — None released Marshall 17 12 15 20 RV RV RV — None released 17 21 25 — — — — — 16 15 14 12 21 RV RV — None released Old Dominion — — RV 22 13 15 23 — None released — — — 15 11 12 20 — — RV RV RV 24 20 22 RV None released South Carolina — — 13 6 4 1 11 9 None released — — 5 3 1 1 11 17 — RV 20 11 7 4 5 8 None released UCF — — RV — RV — — — None released 24 — — — — — — — — — RV — — — — — None released West Virginia 23 — — — RV 21 16 15 None released — — — — — — — 20 22 RV RV — RV RV 23 17 None released
Regional rankings - Southeast Region + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week
Wk 1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Coastal Carolina — — — — — — Georgia Southern — 9 — — 5 3 Georgia State — — 5 — — — James Madison — — — — — — Kentucky 8 — — — — — Marshall 2 2 2 3 4 6 Old Dominion 6 4 3 2 3 7 South Carolina 5 1 1 1 1 1 UCF 3 3 4 7 10 5 West Virginia 9 10 8 4 2 2
Awards and honors Player of the week honors Week Offensive Defensive Player Team Player Team Week 1 (Aug. 25) Loïc Sany Kong South Carolina Will Devine Coastal Carolina Week 2 (Sep. 1) Alejandro Velasquez-Lopez South Carolina Takahiro Fujita UCF Week 3 (Sep. 8) Lewis Rourke Old Dominion Sandro Rabarivony Georgia State Week 4 (Sep. 15) Pablo Pozos West Virginia Mika Habel South Carolina Week 5 (Sep. 22) Loïc Sany Kong South Carolina Erik Jaspers James Madison Week 6 (Sep. 29) Broden Beorlegui Georgia Southern Jacob Redenfors West Virginia Week 7 (Oct. 6) Takahiro Fujita UCF Erik Jaspers James Madison Week 8 (Oct. 13) Week 9 (Oct. 20) Week 10 (Oct. 27) Week 11 (Nov. 3) Week 12 (Nov. 10)
Source:
2026 Sun Belt Men's Soccer Individual Awards Award Recipient(s) Coach of the Year Player of the Year Offensive Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Goalkeeper of the Year Newcomer of the Year Freshman of the Year
2026 Sun Belt Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team Freshman Team
MLS SuperDraft
Total picks by school
TeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Total Coastal Carolina Georgia Southern Georgia State James Madison Kentucky Marshall Old Dominion South Carolina UCF West Virginia Total
List of selections
Round Pick # MLS team Player Position College
References
External links Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer