IRVING, Texas – The field is set for the 2023 American Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Championship. The SMU Mustangs clinched the top overall seed and the right to host the semifinals and championship with a 2-1 win over Temple on Wednesday night.
The tournament features a single-elimination formation with the first round on Sunday, Nov. 5. SMU (12-1-2, 7-0-1 American) will host the semifinals on Nov. 9 and the final on Nov. 12. All games will be streamed live on ESPN+. The tournament champion will earn the league’s automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship.
In the first-round matchups, No. 3 seed FIU (9-3-4, 5-1-2 American) will host No. 6 seed Florida Atlantic (5-7-3, 3-5 American), while No. 4 seed Memphis (9-4-2, 4-4 American) will host No. 5 seed South Florida (6-8-1, 3-4-1 American). Charlotte (10-3-1, 6-2 American) is the No. 2 seed and earned a first-round bye alongside No. 1 seed SMU.
SMU will look to win their fourth tournament championship (2017, 2018, 2019). The Mustangs, FIU (2022) and Tulsa (2014, 2015, 2016, 2021) have won six of the past nine of the past ten American championships.
2023 American Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Championship Schedule
First round at campus sites
Semifinals and final at home site of the No. 1 seed SMU
(all times Eastern)
First Round – Sunday, November 5
Game 1 – No. 6 Florida Atlantic at No. 3 FIU | TBA
Game 2 – No. 5 South Florida at No. 4 Memphis | 7 P.M. CT
Semifinals – Thursday, November 9
Game 3 – Game 1 Winner vs. No. 2 Charlotte | 3:30 P.M. CT | ESPN+
Game 4 – Game 2 Winner at No. 1 SMU | 7 P.M. CT | ESPN+
Championship Final – Sunday, November 12
Game 5 – Semifinal Winners | 1 P.M. CT | ESPN+
