MACON, Ga. – Fresh off defeating Belmont for the SoCon tournament championship and clinching the league's automatic berth to the NCAA tournament, Mercer is now receiving votes in College Soccer News' final poll prior to the national invitational.

Mercer is joined by UNCG, the league's regular season champion, as the only SoCon schools to gain recognition in the poll.

With the NCAA Selection Show slated for 1 p.m., the Bears will learn who, where and when they will play in the tournament.

Since joining the SoCon in 2014, Mercer has claimed four tournament championships: 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2021.