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Sun Belt Men’s Soccer Schedule 2026: Every Match, Every Week

RallyFuel Team • August 20, 2026 • 6 min read

Ten teams, nine conference matches each, and a league built almost entirely on affiliate members. Here is the full Sun Belt men’s soccer schedule.

Times are Eastern. Conference matches are in bold.

How the league works in 2026

Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison, Marshall and Old Dominion are full Sun Belt members. Kentucky, South Carolina, UCF and West Virginia join as men’s soccer affiliates, which makes ten. Each plays nine conference matches between September 17 and November 3.

Week 1, August 20 to 25

Match	Date	Time	TV
Old Dominion at George Washington	Aug 20	1:00
South Carolina at North Florida	Aug 20	5:00
Rider at James Madison	Aug 20	5:00	ESPN+
Florida Gulf Coast at Georgia Southern	Aug 20	6:00	ESPN+
USC Upstate at Georgia State	Aug 20	6:00
West Virginia at Charlotte	Aug 20	6:00
Boston University at UCF	Aug 20	6:00	ESPN+
Fairfield at Marshall	Aug 20	6:15
Western Michigan at Kentucky	Aug 20	6:30
Coastal Carolina at NC State	Aug 20	6:30
UCF at Florida Atlantic	Aug 23	5:00
Georgia Southern at UNC Wilmington	Aug 23	6:00
St. Bonaventure at West Virginia	Aug 24	5:00
Elon at Old Dominion	Aug 24	5:00	ESPN+
USC Upstate at South Carolina	Aug 24	6:00
Gardner-Webb at James Madison	Aug 24	6:00	ESPN+
Coastal Carolina at Longwood	Aug 24	6:00
Louisville at Kentucky	Aug 24	6:30
Georgia State at UAB	Aug 25	7:00

Week 2, August 27 to 30

Match	Date	Time	TV
Marshall at UC Santa Barbara	Aug 27	9:00
Kentucky at Virginia Tech	Aug 28	5:00
West Virginia at UNC Greensboro	Aug 28	6:00
Clemson at South Carolina	Aug 28	6:00
Lehigh at Old Dominion	Aug 28	6:00	ESPN+
Georgia Southern at Jacksonville	Aug 28	6:00
South Florida at UCF	Aug 28	6:00	ESPN+
Stetson at Coastal Carolina	Aug 29	5:00
James Madison at Radford	Aug 29	6:00
West Florida at Georgia State	Aug 30	12:00

Week 3, September 1 to 9

Match	Date	Time	TV
Clemson at UCF	Sep 1	6:00	ESPN+
Marshall at George Mason	Sep 1	6:15
Radford at Old Dominion	Sep 2	5:00	ESPN+
Liberty at Georgia Southern	Sep 2	6:00
Georgia State at Lipscomb	Sep 3	5:00
South Carolina at Charlotte	Sep 3	6:00
Akron at West Virginia	Sep 3	6:00
James Madison at Princeton	Sep 4	6:00
Evansville at Kentucky	Sep 4	6:30	ESPN+
Gardner-Webb at Coastal Carolina	Sep 5	5:00
Georgia State at Presbyterian	Sep 5	6:00
Bucknell at Old Dominion	Sep 6	12:00	ESPN+
Florida Polytechnic at UCF	Sep 6	3:00
Georgia Southern at North Florida	Sep 6	6:00
VCU at Marshall	Sep 6	6:15
James Madison at NJIT	Sep 7	6:00
High Point at South Carolina	Sep 7	6:00
George Mason at West Virginia	Sep 7	6:00
Ohio State at Kentucky	Sep 8	6:30
Coastal Carolina at North Florida	Sep 9	5:00
Georgia Southern at Stetson	Sep 9	6:00
Mercer at Georgia State	Sep 9	6:00

Week 4, September 11 to 15

Match	Date	Time	TV
Longwood at James Madison	Sep 11	6:00	ESPN+
Denver at West Virginia	Sep 11	6:00
UNC Greensboro at South Carolina	Sep 11	6:00
UMBC at Old Dominion	Sep 11	6:00	ESPN+
UCF at VCU	Sep 11	6:00
Utah Valley at Marshall	Sep 11	6:15
Georgia State at Wofford	Sep 12	1:00
Mercer at Georgia Southern	Sep 13	6:00
Old Dominion at VCU	Sep 14	3:00
College of Charleston at South Carolina	Sep 15	6:00

Conference week 1, September 17 and 18

Match	Date	Time	TV
Georgia State at West Virginia	Sep 17	6:00	ESPN+
Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina	Sep 18	5:00
UCF at James Madison	Sep 18	6:00	ESPN+
Marshall at Kentucky	Sep 18	6:00	ESPN+
South Carolina at Old Dominion	Sep 18	6:00	ESPN+

Week 6, September 22 and 23

Match	Date	Time	TV
William & Mary at Old Dominion	Sep 22	5:00	ESPN+
Kentucky at Lipscomb	Sep 22	5:00
Coastal Carolina at Wofford	Sep 22	5:00
UCF at Stetson	Sep 22	6:00
Duquesne at West Virginia	Sep 22	6:00
Liberty at James Madison	Sep 22	6:00
Eastern Illinois at Marshall	Sep 22	6:15
UNC Asheville at Georgia State	Sep 23	5:00

Conference week 2, September 27

Match	Date	Time	TV
Coastal Carolina at Georgia State	Sep 27	3:00
Kentucky at UCF	Sep 27	6:00	ESPN+
Old Dominion at Georgia Southern	Sep 27	6:00	ESPN+
James Madison at South Carolina	Sep 27	6:00	ESPN+
West Virginia at Marshall	Sep 27	6:15	ESPN+

Conference week 3, October 2 to 6

Match	Date	Time	TV
Coastal Carolina at James Madison	Oct 2	6:00
Georgia State at Georgia Southern	Oct 2	6:00
Old Dominion at Kentucky	Oct 2	6:00	ESPN+
Marshall at UCF	Oct 3	TBA	ESPN+
South Carolina at West Virginia	Oct 3	6:00	ESPN+
Jacksonville at Georgia State	Oct 6	5:00
Campbell at Coastal Carolina	Oct 6	5:00
Georgia Southern at Clemson	Oct 6	6:00
Mary Baldwin at James Madison	Oct 6	6:00	ESPN+
Kentucky at Indiana	Oct 6	6:30

Conference week 4, October 9 to 13

Match	Date	Time	TV
UCF at Coastal Carolina	Oct 9	5:00	ESPN+
West Virginia at Old Dominion	Oct 9	6:00	ESPN+
Georgia Southern at Marshall	Oct 9	6:15
Kentucky at South Carolina	Oct 10	5:00	ESPN+
Georgia State at James Madison	Oct 10	6:00	ESPN+
West Virginia at American	Oct 12	12:00
Marshall at UNC Greensboro	Oct 13	5:00

Conference week 5, October 16 and 17

Match	Date	Time	TV
Kentucky at West Virginia	Oct 16	6:00	ESPN+
Marshall at Coastal Carolina	Oct 17	5:00
Old Dominion at UCF	Oct 17	6:00	ESPN+
South Carolina at Georgia State	Oct 17	6:00	ESPN+
James Madison at Georgia Southern	Oct 17	6:00

Conference week 6, October 21

Match	Date	Time	TV
Georgia State at Old Dominion	Oct 21	5:00	ESPN+
Georgia Southern at South Carolina	Oct 21	6:00	ESPN+
Coastal Carolina at Kentucky	Oct 21	6:00	ESPN+
UCF at West Virginia	Oct 21	6:00	ESPN+
James Madison at Marshall	Oct 21	6:15

Conference week 7, October 25

Match	Date	Time	TV
West Virginia at Georgia Southern	Oct 25	1:00	ESPN+
Marshall at Georgia State	Oct 25	3:00
Kentucky at James Madison	Oct 25	5:00	ESPN+
Old Dominion at Coastal Carolina	Oct 25	5:00	ESPN+
South Carolina at UCF	Oct 25	6:00	ESPN+

Conference week 8, October 29 and 30

Match	Date	Time	TV
Coastal Carolina at West Virginia	Oct 29	6:00	ESPN+
Georgia State at UCF	Oct 29	6:00	ESPN+
Georgia Southern at Kentucky	Oct 30	6:00	ESPN+
Marshall at South Carolina	Oct 30	6:00	ESPN+
James Madison at Old Dominion	Oct 30	6:00	ESPN+

Conference week 9, November 3

Match	Date	Time	TV
South Carolina at Coastal Carolina	Nov 3	5:00	ESPN+
UCF at Georgia Southern	Nov 3	6:00	ESPN+
West Virginia at James Madison	Nov 3	6:00	ESPN+
Kentucky at Georgia State	Nov 3	6:00	ESPN+
Old Dominion at Marshall	Nov 3	6:15	ESPN+

Sun Belt Tournament

The Sun Belt Tournament follows the November 3 finale, seeded by conference record. Check the Sun Belt hub once the bracket is set.

Matches to circle in 2026

Georgia State at West Virginia, September 17. Conference play opens in Morgantown on ESPN Plus.
Marshall at Kentucky, September 18. Two of the league’s stronger sides on opening weekend.
West Virginia at Marshall, September 27. The in-state rivalry, on ESPN Plus.
Kentucky at South Carolina, October 10. A likely seeding decider.
Kentucky at West Virginia, October 16. A Friday standalone.
Five conference matches on November 3. The league finishes together on a Tuesday.

Sun Belt men’s soccer 2026 FAQ

When does Sun Belt conference play start? September 17, with Georgia State at West Virginia. The regular season ends November 3.

How many conference matches does each team play? Nine. Ten teams play forty five conference matches in all.

Which schools play men’s soccer in the Sun Belt? Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison, Marshall and Old Dominion as full members, with Kentucky, South Carolina, UCF and West Virginia as affiliates.

Where can I watch? Most conference matches carry an ESPN Plus window, with a handful of nonconference games streamed through school platforms.

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Times Eastern and subject to change.

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