NEW ALBANY, Indiana -- The 2017 River States Conference (RSC) Men's Soccer Tournament qualifiers and bracket are set with playoff competition to take place November 4, 8 and 11 at campus sites around the conference. 

The higher seed will host each game, and the top six teams in the standings qualified for the tournament. The No. 1 and 2 seeds received byes into the semifinals November 8 with quarterfinal action beginning November 4. The RSC Tournament championship game will be November 11 hosted by the highest remaining seed. The tournament champion will receive an automatic bid to the NAIA National Championship Opening Round.

No. 1 seed University of Rio Grande (14-1-1, 8-0-1) is once again the RSC regular-season champion and is ranked No. 3 nationally in the NAIA. The RedStorm is first in the country in shots per game and was unbeaten in conference play. Rio Grande will await its opponent in the conference semifinals, a game it will host November 8 at 7 p.m.

No. 2 seed Midway (Ky.) University (9-5-1, 6-2-1 RSC) won its final five conference games to take the second seed and earn a bye. The Eagles are hosting a semifinal game November 8 at 3 p.m. for a spot in the championship round. Midway is in its second year of men's soccer history. 

No. 3 Asbury (Ky.) University (11-5-1, 6-2-1 RSC) notched some big conference wins throughout the season to claim the No. 3 seed in a crowded race. The Eagles earned a quarterfinal home game with that, and they will welcome No. 6 IU East (8-8-2, 3-5-1 RSC) on November 4 at 7 p.m. IU East in its first year as a program, was .500 overall on the season and registered a big tie versus highly ranked Rio Grande.

No. 4 WVU Tech (7-9-2, 6-2-1 RSC) was the third of the three times tied at 6-2-1 RSC and gets the No. 4 seed. The Golden Bears played five ranked teams this year, and they host No. 5 seed Point Park (Pa.) University (11-5, 6-3 RSC) in a quarterfinal game on November 4 at 6 p.m. Point Park is also one of five RSC teams with at least six conference wins, and it lost, 3-2, to WVU Tech in the regular season.

Follow the 2017 River States Conference Men's Soccer Tournament at RiverStatesConference.com. Live Video coverage will be provided on the RSC Game Central presented by Stretch Internet, and live stats will be provided for select games. Come back to this RSC Tournament Central Page for links to coverage, results and updates through the playoffs. 

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2017 RIVER STATES CONFERENCE MEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT