Wildcats to Host First & Second Rounds of NAIA National Soccer Tournament

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The journey to Orange Beach, Ala., begins now as 40 teams have punched their ticket to the First and Second Rounds of the 2025 NAIA Men's Soccer National Tournament, taking place on Thursday, Nov. 20, and Saturday, Nov. 22, at campus sites across the nation. Teams that advance out of those rounds will pack their bags and head to Orange Beach, where final site action will commence on December 1 and continue through December 8, until one team stands alone and is crowned a champion.

Last season's champion, Dalton State (Ga.), will face Warner Pacific (Ore.) in the first round of the West Palm Beach bracket, with fourth-seeded Keiser (Fla.) awaiting the winner on Saturday. 

The Heart of America Athletic Conference, Mid-South Conference, Cascade Collegiate Conference, and Southern States Athletic Conference each have four institutions represented in the national tournament field. The most common mascot among participating teams is the Wildcats, appearing four times.

One of those Wildcats will be the No. 10 ranked Bethel Wildcats. The Cats will host Rocky Mountain (MT) and Union Commonwealth (KY).

Rocky Mountain and Union Commonwealth will play Thursday with No. 1 seeded Bethel awaiting the winner on Saturday. The Cats are fresh off their Mid-South Conference Championship.

Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) makes its 32nd appearance in the national tournament, while Rio Grande (Ohio) will enter the field for the 25th time. La Sierra (Calif.) and Faulkner (Ala.) make their first-ever appearance, while Harris-Stowe (Mo.) qualifies for the first time in 25 years. 

Select first-and second-round games across the nation will be broadcast for free on the Urban Edge Network (UEN); others will be streamed on the host institutions' designated or traditional broadcast partner. All first and second-round streams are produced by the host institution.

Watch a complete preview later at www.bethelathletics.com

Additional information about the tournament can be found by clicking here. The bracket can be found by clicking here.