2025 #HLMSOC Championship Bracket Set with Cleveland State Earning No. 1 Seed
Sa'Mone Winters
INDIANAPOLIS (November 4, 2025) – Cleveland State earned the #HLMSOC regular season title and the No. 1 seed for the upcoming Horizon League championship as the regular season came to a close and the
championship bracket was revealed on Tuesday. The Vikings and the Mastodons will host the semifinals on Nov. 12.
Dig Deeper:
- Cleveland State secured the No. 1 seed in the Horizon League Men’s Soccer Championship.
- The Vikings concluded the 2025 regular season with an 5-1-3 League record.
- CSU will play its semifinal match against the worst-remaining seed after the quarterfinal matches on Wednesday, Nov. 12.
- Purdue Fort Wayne enters postseason play as the No. 2 seed and will also receive a bye into the semifinal round.
- The Mastodons finished the regular season with a League record of 5-2-2, with a 2-0 win vs. Northern Kentucky on Tuesday.
- PFW will take on the best-remaining seed from the quarterfinal matches on Nov. 12 at Hefner Soccer Complex.
- The 2025 #HLMSOC Championship begins Sunday, Nov. 9 with quarterfinals hosted by No. 3 seed Green Bay and No. 4 seed Milwaukee.
- Both matches are set to begin at 1 p.m. CT.
- The Phoenix finished the regular season with 16 points in League play following a 3-2 win over Cleveland State on Tuesday.
- The Panthers totaled 14 League points.
- GB will host No. 6 seed Oakland, who wrapped up the regular season with 12 points following a 2-1 loss at IU Indianapolis.
- The Golden Grizzlies collected a 2-1 win over the Phoenix on Oct. 4.
- MKE will host No. 5 seed RMU as the Colonials closed out League play with 14 points leading to a tie breaker.
- The Panthers and Colonials played to a 2-2 draw on Oct. 18.
- Every match of the 2025 Horizon League Men’s Soccer Championship will be streamed live on ESPN+.
- For complete championship information, visit #HLMSOC Championship Central.