MEDFORD, MA (November 10, 2025) -- The No. 1 ranked Tufts University men's soccer team, coming off a thrilling 1-0 win over Connecticut College Sunday to earn their fourth New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) title at home, will travel the short trip to Waltham, Massachusetts this weekend to battle Penn State Harrisburg in the 2025 NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Opening Rounds at Brandeis University.
Despite being the top seed in the NCAA Tournament, the Jumbos as well as many other men's teams in the country will head on the road in the first weekend to allow their women's soccer team counterparts hosting opportunities during the first weekend. The Jumbos (14-1-3) will take on the Lions of Penn State Harrisburg in the First Round, who are coming off a 3-0 win over Penn College in the United East Conference Championship game on Saturday afternoon. Harrisburg is 11-6-3 on the season, and is making its fourth NCAA Tournament appearance and first since 2022.
The two teams will convene at nearby Brandeis University, who earned hosting duties for this weekend after going 9-3-5 overall to earn the at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament. The Judges are making their 15th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, winning the title in 1976. They will take on Stevens in the second game of the day on Saturday, as the Ducks come into the weekend 9-3-6 overall. Stevens has won four straight and defeated Lebanon Valley College 1-0 in the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) title game Saturday.
All tournament games leading up to the national semifinals will be played on the campuses of the competing institutions. Sixteen sites will host four teams for first and second round competition, with second round winners advancing to the third round in two weeks. Winners of the four third round contests will advance to the quarterfinals, with those winners moving on to the national semifinals.
Both the semifinals and national championship will be contested in Salem, Va. The national championship game will be played on December 7.
Fans can view the entire NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Tournament Bracket at
this link.
