NEW HAVEN, Conn. (November 18, 2025) – The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference will be well-represented in the 2025 NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Super-Region 1 Championship tournament. CACC Champion and automatic qualifier University of Bridgeport has been joined in the field by at-large selections Post University and Wilmington University. The 40-team field for the NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Championship was announced by the NCAA on Monday evening.

Wilmington (11-3-5) is playing in the NCAA Tournament for the seventh time and the first since 2021. The Wildcats drew the No. 7 seed in the Super-Region and will meet East Coast Conference champion Roberts Wesleyan University in the first round. The match will be hosted by Franklin Pierce University on Friday at 6 p.m. in Rindge, N.H. The winner will face Franklin Pierce on Sunday.

Post (9-2-7) and Bridgeport (8-4-8) were seeded No. 8 and No. 9, respectively, setting up a CACC Championship final rematch between the Connecticut foes. The Purple Knights defeated Post, 4-3, in last Saturday’s conference title game. Both sides will travel to Manchester, N.H., for a 3 p.m. first-round kickoff on Friday on the campus of Southern New Hampshire University, with the winner taking on SNHU on Sunday.

The Eagles are playing in the NCAA D-II Championship for the seventh consecutive season and the ninth occasion overall. Bridgeport, meanwhile, is making its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2007.

Founded in 1961, the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference has been affiliated with NCAA Division II for 20 years. Conference institutions compete for championships in 17 sports – seven for men, nine for women, and one co-ed. The CACC contains 11 full members in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Membership includes the University of Bridgeport, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Dominican University New York, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Post University, Thomas Jefferson University, and Wilmington University.