TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida State soccer team will host the NCAA Tournament First Round against Samford on Friday, November 14, at 5 p.m. ET. FSU is seeded No. 3 in its bracket.
 
Tickets are on sale now at Seminoles.com/Tickets. A ticket will be required for all fans, and the first 100 students will receive free admission with a valid FSU ID.
 
The Seminoles will make their 26th NCAA Tournament appearance, all consecutively since 2000. FSU will host the First Round for a 21st time and for the 16th time in the last 17 years, with the lone exception being the all-neutral-site 2020 tournament contested in the spring of 2021. Florida State is 24-0-1 all-time in the First Round, with 2004 the only year the team did not advanced.
 
Ranked No. 6 in the latest national polls, FSU enters the NCAA Tournament with a 10-2-4 record and a 6-2-2 mark in the ACC to finish in fourth place. The Seminoles’ two losses came to the top two teams in the country, while they played three of the four No. 1 seeds in this year’s tournament and 1-2-1 against those three teams.
 
The SoCon regular-season and postseason champions, Samford is 13-2-5 on the season and 7-0-2 in conference play. The Bulldogs have won seven in a row and are unbeaten in their last 17 games.
 
Florida State and Samford will square off for the sixth time overall and the fourth time in the NCAA Tournament. A year ago in Tallahassee, FSU posted an 8-0 victory in the First Round. The Seminoles are 5-0-0 all-time against the Bulldogs and 4-0-0 at home.
 
The winner of Friday evening’s First Round game will advance to the Second Round and face the winner between No. 6-seed Mississippi State and Lipscomb on November 20 at a location to be determined.
 
For more information on Florida State soccer, check Seminoles.com for the latest news and scheduling information, and keep up with the team on social media through Twitter/X and Facebook (@FSUSoccer) & Instagram (@NoleSoccer).