The Sunshine State Conference is one of the most competitive leagues in Division II, and every SSC team plays in Florida. Two weeks into conference play, three teams have six points and nobody has pulled away. Here’s where the league stands.
The early leaders
Florida Southern is the hottest team in the conference. The Moccasins are 7-1, with 1-0 at Eckerd and 2-1 over Lynn to open league play. Their only loss was a wild 4-3 nonconference game at Saint Leo.
Florida Tech (4-1-2) is also perfect in league play. The Panthers won 3-0 at Nova Southeastern and then beat Saint Leo 3-2 in Melbourne.
Rollins (4-2-1) has won two straight 1-0 conference games, most recently at Embry-Riddle on Wednesday. Tampa (2-1-3) is unbeaten in the SSC after a 2-0 win over Rollins and a 1-1 draw at Saint Leo.
SSC standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall |
| Florida Southern | 2-0-0 | 7-1-0 |
| Florida Tech | 2-0-0 | 4-1-2 |
| Rollins | 2-1-0 | 4-2-1 |
| Tampa | 1-0-1 | 2-1-3 |
| Embry-Riddle | 1-1-1 | 5-1-2 |
| Lynn | 1-1-0 | 2-1-3 |
| Palm Beach Atlantic | 1-1-0 | 2-2-3 |
| Barry | 0-1-1 | 1-3-2 |
| Saint Leo | 0-1-1 | 3-2-2 |
| Eckerd | 0-2-0 | 2-5-0 |
| Nova Southeastern | 0-2-0 | 1-4-0 |
Records compiled from the SSC composite schedule. They include Wednesday afternoon’s results but not Wednesday night’s games.
Remaining SSC conference schedule
Home team listed second.
Wed., Sept. 23
- Eckerd at Tampa, 7 p.m.
- Barry at Nova Southeastern, 7 p.m.
- Lynn at Florida Tech, 7 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 26
- Tampa at Barry, 6 p.m.
- Florida Tech at Eckerd, 6 p.m.
- Palm Beach Atlantic at Saint Leo, 6 p.m.
- Florida Southern at Nova Southeastern, 7 p.m.
Wed., Sept. 30
- Rollins at Lynn, 6 p.m.
- Nova Southeastern at Palm Beach Atlantic, 6 p.m.
- Florida Tech at Embry-Riddle, 7 p.m.
- Saint Leo at Florida Southern, 7 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 3
- Lynn at Eckerd, 6 p.m.
- Embry-Riddle at Tampa, 6 p.m.
- Florida Southern at Rollins, 6 p.m.
- Barry at Saint Leo, 6 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 7
- Tampa at Palm Beach Atlantic, 6 p.m.
- Barry at Florida Tech, 6 p.m.
- Eckerd at Nova Southeastern, 7 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 10
- Saint Leo at Lynn, 6 p.m.
- Embry-Riddle at Nova Southeastern, 6 p.m.
- Rollins at Barry, 6 p.m.
- Palm Beach Atlantic at Florida Southern, 7 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 14
- Lynn at Barry, TBA
- Florida Tech at Tampa, 6 p.m.
- Nova Southeastern at Rollins, 6 p.m.
- Embry-Riddle at Florida Southern, 7 p.m.
- Eckerd at Saint Leo, 7 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 17
- Rollins at Eckerd, 6 p.m.
- Palm Beach Atlantic at Florida Tech, 6 p.m.
- Tampa at Lynn, 6 p.m.
- Saint Leo at Embry-Riddle, 7 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 21
- Barry at Eckerd, 6 p.m.
- Palm Beach Atlantic at Lynn, 6 p.m.
- Florida Tech at Rollins, 6 p.m.
- Nova Southeastern at Saint Leo, 7 p.m.
- Tampa at Florida Southern, 7 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 24
- Lynn at Embry-Riddle, TBA
- Eckerd at Palm Beach Atlantic, 6 p.m.
- Florida Southern at Barry, 6 p.m.
- Nova Southeastern at Tampa, 7 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 28
- Embry-Riddle at Palm Beach Atlantic, 6 p.m.
- Florida Southern at Florida Tech, 6 p.m.
Thu., Oct. 29
- Saint Leo at Rollins, 6 p.m.
Five matchups to circle
- Saint Leo at Florida Southern (Sept. 30): A rematch of the 4-3 nonconference game, and this time the points count.
- Florida Tech at Embry-Riddle (Sept. 30): A Space Coast rivalry between two teams with just one loss each.
- Florida Southern at Rollins (Oct. 3): The league’s best offense takes on a Rollins defense that has posted two straight 1-0 wins.
- Tampa at Florida Southern (Oct. 21): An I-4 rivalry game in Lakeland with the top seed possibly on the line.
- Florida Southern at Florida Tech (Oct. 28): The two unbeaten teams in conference play meet on the final Wednesday of the regular season. This could decide the title.
Nonconference notes: Florida Tech plays Francis Marion in Jacksonville on Oct. 10, and Rollins visits North Georgia on Oct. 24.
