Bracket
 
NEW ORLEANS – The seeds and matchups for the 2019 Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Championship at the Ted Mackorell Soccer Complex in Boone, N.C., have been determined following the conclusion of the conference's regular season on Saturday night.
 
The championship begins on Wednesday, Nov. 13 with two matches at 4 and 7 p.m. ET and concludes with the title match on Sunday, Nov. 17. The winners of Wednesday's first-round matches meet in the semifinals on Friday, Nov. 15 at 4 and 7 p.m. ET. The semifinal winners meet in a Sunday matinee at 1 p.m. ET.
 
Central Arkansas (10-6-1, 4-1 Sun Belt) clinched its first Sun Belt regular-season title and the top seed with 12 points in its first season in the conference. The Bears enter the tournament having won six of their last seven matches, scoring 24 goals over that stretch.
 
Coastal Carolina (8-7-2, 3-2) secured the No. 2 seed with nine points. The Chanticleers closed the regular season strong as well, winning four of their last five matches.
 
The final four squads tied for third with six points each but Howard (5-11-1, 2-3) and Georgia Southern (7-8-2, 2-3) separated from the foursome with 2-1 records against the other three schools. By virtue of their win over the Eagles, the Bison earned the No. 3 seed, which placed Georgia Southern as the No. 4 seed. Georgia State's win over Appalachian State in the regular-season finale earned the No. 5 seed for the Panthers (10-4-3, 2-3), which slotted the host Mountaineers (10-6-1, 2-3) as the No. 6 seed.
 
All five tournament matches are set for live coverage on ESPN+ and the ESPN app. Live statistics are available on SunBeltSports.org.
 
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2019 SUN BELT MEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP
Schedule
Wednesday, November 13
Match 1 - No. 5 Georgia State vs. No. 4 Georgia Southern (ESPN+), 4 p.m.
Match 2 - No. 3 Howard at No. 6 Appalachian State (ESPN+), 7 p.m.
 
Friday, November 15
Match 3 - Match 1 Winner vs. No. 1 Central Arkansas (ESPN+), 4 p.m.
Match 4 - Match 2 Winner vs. No. 2 Coastal Carolina (ESPN+), 7 p.m.
 
Sunday, November 17
Match 5 - Match 3 Winner vs. Match 4 Winner (ESPN+), 1 p.m.
 
All Times are Eastern and Subject to Change
 
Championship Seeds and Conference Records
1. Central Arkansas (4-1, 12 points)
2. Coastal Carolina (3-2, 9 points)
3. Howard (2-3, 6 points)
4. Georgia Southern (2-3, 6 points)
5. Georgia State (2-3, 6 points)
6. Appalachian State (2-3, 6 points)
 
Tiebreakers
The records among the four teams tied for third place were Howard (2-1, 6 points), Georgia Southern (2-1, 6 points), Georgia State (1-2, 3 points) and Appalachian State (1-2, 3 points). This separated Howard and Georgia Southern. With Howard's win over 3-0 win over Georgia Southern on Oct. 26, the Bison earned the No. 3 seed thus making the Eagles the No. 4 seed.
 
With that tie broken, Georgia State earned the No. 5 seed over Appalachian State by virtue of its 3-0 win over the Mountaineers on Nov. 9.