2026 Conference Tournament and NCAA Selection Thread

Sandon Mibut · **Yesterday** at 03:42:34 PM

NPI simulator has been updated recently and seems to properly reflect AQs from games that ended within the last hour or two.

Look how close positions 5-6-7 are: 14-thousandths separating them meaning when the official NCAA numbers are released you could potentially see NESCAC with all top-6 positions and CWRU down to 7th.

Looks like NESCAC might get 9 into the big show this year (Bates may sneak in) and Trinity is very close, too.

https://d3datacast.com/npi/msoc/

LibbyMoore · **Yesterday** at 03:43:13 PM

Salem State advances on PKs over Bridgewater for the AQ in the MASCAC.

paclassic89 · **Yesterday** at 03:47:04 PM

You can't say Bates doesn't deserve it. The record speaks for itself!

Sandon Mibut · **Yesterday** at 03:49:14 PM

Quote from: ronk on Yesterday at 03:40:34 PMRe NCAA tourney hosting: multiple sports aren't allowed to be hosted by a school on the same weekend; in basketball they alternate priority by gender. Is the same done in soccer?
Scranton has won the AQ in 3 sports this weekend and would seem to host in at least one(men's soccer). The 3rd sport is field hockey. How would they be affected by hosting decisions in soccer? Who would have priority between the sports?
I suspect this has come up in the past with schools(thinking NESCAC) that have excellent teams in these sports.

In 2026 men's soccer has priority first weekend, women's soccer has priority 2nd weekend. Not sure if other sports are considered.

D3SoccerTalker · **Yesterday** at 04:00:14 PM

Quote from: paclassic89 on Yesterday at 03:47:04 PMYou can't say Bates doesn't deserve it. The record speaks for itself!

Bates might be the most well rested team of all-time going into the tournament if they are able to sneak in...HAH!

Kuiper · **Yesterday** at 04:12:50 PM

FINAL: Whitman 3 - Pacific Lutheran 0

In the de facto championship game in the NWC, Whitman dominates the first half and holds on in the second half for the win. Whitman returns to the NCAA tournament for the second year in a row.

Kuiper · **Yesterday** at 04:15:09 PM

FINAL: Wisconsin-Eau Claire 1 - Wisconsin-Platteville 0 (OT)

Eau Claire takes the WIAC championship with a goal in the 95th minute during OT.

stlawus · **Yesterday** at 04:34:40 PM

I'm sorry but there should never be a scenario ever where a conference has a chance to get 9 teams in. Thank the lord they are adjusting the dials next year. We already have the SEC for that nonsense.

Ron Boerger · **Yesterday** at 04:41:18 PM

Quote from: ronk on Yesterday at 03:40:34 PMRe NCAA tourney hosting: multiple sports aren't allowed to be hosted by a school on the same weekend; in basketball they alternate priority by gender. Is the same done in soccer?
Scranton has won the AQ in 3 sports this weekend and would seem to host in at least one(men's soccer). The 3rd sport is field hockey. How would they be affected by hosting decisions in soccer? Who would have priority between the sports?
I suspect this has come up in the past with schools(thinking NESCAC) that have excellent teams in these sports.

In even years, men's soccer teams have priority in the first two rounds; in odd, women's. See p. 22 of the 2026-27 D3 Soccer Prechampions Manual.

Schools can apply to host playoffs in more than one sport but must have applied for each during the application window - there's no "oops, we won so let's apply to host" provision. For soccer, that period expired at 5pm EST on November 2nd.

NeymarFan · **Yesterday** at 04:43:43 PM

With the UWEC win over UWP, the 22 at large bids are most likely locked in with Oneonta as the last in at 32 (would drop to 33 if JHU result holds), and Bates as the first out.

NCAA Projected Field

Kuiper · **Yesterday** at 05:08:23 PM

SCAC Final

Colorado College 1 - LeTourneau 0

It wasn't easy, but Colorado College finally breaks through with a goal in the 68th minute after outshooting LeTourneau 18-4. In a nod to SCAC conference tournaments past involving St. Thomas and Texas Lutheran, LeTourneau gets red cards in the 83rd and 90th minutes as the game ends in an ugly fashion.

Kuiper · **Yesterday** at 06:07:28 PM

MWC Final

Grinnell 0 (3) - Luther 0 (1)

Grinnell beats Luther in PKs to win the MWC championship. The only time Grinnell went to the NCAA tournament was 2009 before this season.

Kuiper · **Yesterday** at 06:17:47 PM

SCIAC Finals

La Verne 1 - Whittier 0

La Verne wins the SCIAC and advances to the NCAA tournament for the first time in its history with a very tidy performance in a tight game.

It will be interesting to see how the pod is constructed for Region X. Southwestern, Whitman, Colorado College, Trinity, Hardin-Simmons, and La Verne are the qualifiers. I could see Southwestern hosting with Trinity and Whitman sent elsewhere. Whitman could go to Minnesota presumably.

NeymarFan · **Yesterday** at 06:48:17 PM

NCAA Tournament Field

The field is confirmed.

mngopher · **Yesterday** at 07:03:10 PM

Quote from: Kuiper on Yesterday at 06:17:47 PMSCIAC Finals

La Verne 1 - Whittier 0

La Verne wins the SCIAC and advances to the NCAA tournament for the first time in its history with a very tidy performance in a tight game.

It will be interesting to see how the pod is constructed for Region X. Southwestern, Whitman, Colorado College, Trinity, Hardin-Simmons, and La Verne are the qualifiers. I could see Southwestern hosting with Trinity and Whitman sent elsewhere. Whitman could go to Minnesota presumably.

I'm really interested how the pod construction will go too. Some of the North/Midwest coaches were not very happy about how things were spread out last season, and I think they had a point. I get that budgets are an issue, and it's impossible to manage that and make everyone happy, but it was very uneven last year.