Listed below are the collegiate programs formally invited to the 2004 Palmetto Cup:
NORTH CAROLINA
Davidson College, D1
East Carolina University, D1
Lees-McRae College, D2
Queens University, D2
UNC Charlotte, D1
Wingate University, D2
SOUTH CAROLINA
Anderson College, D2
Clemson University, D1
Coastal Carolina University, D1
College of Charleston, D1
Coker College, D2
Francis Marion University, D2
Furman University, D1
Lander University, D2
Limestone College, D2
North Greenville College, D2
Presbyterian College, D2
Southern Wesleyan, D2
University of South Carolina, D1
USC Aiken, D2
USC Spartanburg, D2
Winthrop University, D1
Wofford College, D1
Charleston Southern and The Citadel no longer have men's soccer programs, while Erskine and Newberry do not have men's head coaches named at this time.
VIRGINIA
Emory & Henry College, D3
Hampden-Sydney College, D3