INDIANAPOLIS – On Monday night, the NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Committee announced the field of 56 teams for the 2026 Division II Women’s Soccer Championship, and two Great Lakes Valley Conference teams will be represented.
Missouri-St. Louis garnered the first seed and will host No. 8 seed Saginaw Valley on Thursday Nov. 12 at 4:00 PM ET. The Tritons are making their fifth overall appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
The GLVC Champion McKendree earned the No. 3 seed and will face No. 6 seed Wayne State on Thursday Nov. 12 at 12:00 PM ET at Ashland in Ashland, Ohio. The Bearcats are making their tenth appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
The finalists out of each sub-region will compete for the regional title in the third round on Nov. 20, while that winner will advance to the quarterfinals on Dec. 22, with the semifinals being contested on Dec. 3 and the championship match taking place Dec. 5 at Switchbacks CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
MIDWEST REGION
- Missouri-St. Louis (14-2-3) *
- Ashland (14-3-3) *
- McKendree (16-2-3) *
- Cedarville (14-2-4) *
- Findlay (13-2-5)
- Wayne State (12-2-5)
- Grand Valley State (11-4-5)
- Saginaw Valley (12-6-3)
*Denotes host institution