FLORENCE, SC – The Francis Marion University men's soccer team learned on Monday night (Nov. 9) who the Patriots will face in the upcoming NCAA Division II Tournament.

The 40-team field will include four super regionals with 10 teams apiece. Teams from the same region will be paired for first- and/or second-round competition, which will be conducted Friday and Sunday, Nov. 13 and 15. The third round will be held on Nov. 20, followed by the quarterfinals games on Nov. 22. All preliminary round competitions will be played on campuses of competing institutions. The semifinals and final will be played on Dec. 3 and 5 at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

Francis Marion, champions of Conference Carolinas with a 16-4-2 record, is seeded fifth in Super Region 2. The Patriots will face fourth-seeded Trevecca Nazarene University (14-2-2) on Sunday at 4 p.m. ET/ 3 p.m. CT in Nashville, Tenn. The winner will face the winner of top-seed Flagler College (14-1-4) versus Auburn University of Montgomery (11-3-3)/Lynn University (8-3-6) on Friday, Nov. 20 at a time to be determined. This will be the first meeting in program history between FMU and Trevecca Nazarene.

In Friday's Super Region 2 first-round match, seventh-seed University of North Georgia (13-3-5) will play 10th-seeded University of West Alabama (9-6-4) on Friday, Nov. 13, at 3 p.m. in Salisbury, N.C., with the winner facing second-seeded Catawba College (14-2-2) on Sunday at 3 p.m. The other second-round matchup is No. 3 seed Emory & Henry University (11-1-6) hosting sixth-seeded Lees-McRae College (15-2-3) on Sunday at 3 p.m.

Super Region 2 includes the South Atlantic Conference, Conference Carolinas, the Sunshine State Conference, the Gulf South Conference, and the Peach Belt Conference. This is Francis Marion's fifth NCAA Tournament appearance. The Patriots advanced to the national quarterfinals in 2000, the second round in both 2008 and 2019, and played in the first round in 2024.

The Patriots and Trojans featured two common opponents this season. Both sides posted a 3-0 win over King University. FMU suffered a 2-1 loss to Auburn Montgomery, while Trevecca delivered a 3-0 win over the Warhawks.

The Patriot program is under the directon of eighth-year head coach Luis Rincon. He has guided the Patriots to an appearance in the conference title match six times, while claiming the Conference Carolinas title in two of the last three years. This will be his third trip to the NCAA Tournament with FMU.