For Immediate Release
Thursday, October 29, 2026
NSIC Media Relations
Tournament Website
BURNSVILLE, Minn. - The 2026 NSIC Women's Soccer Tournament pairings have been determined following the conclusion of the NSIC regular season schedule. The top eight teams from the
NSIC Soccer Standings advance to the single-elimination tournament. The top four seeds host first round matches on Monday, November 2 with the winning teams advancing to the semifinal and championship rounds on Friday, November 6 and Sunday, November 8 in a bracketed format. There will be no reseeding following the first round matches. The highest remaining seed following the quarterfinal matches will host both semifinal and championship matches.
Minnesota State won a share of its ninth NSIC regular season title after earning 38 points by finishing 12-1-2 in NSIC play. They shared the regular season title with the University of Mary, which earned a share of its first league title. The Mavericks will be the number one seed entering the tournament and will host a first round match against eighth seeded St. Cloud State on Monday at 1 p.m. UMary earned the second seed and will host seventh seed Bemidji State at 4 p.m. Third seeded Minnesota Duluth will matchup with sixth seeded Augustana at 4 p.m., while fourth seeded Northern State will host fifth seeded Concordia-St. Paul at 5 p.m.
The winner of the 2026 NSIC Women's Soccer Tournament earns an automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Central Region Tournament. The complete NCAA championship bracket will be announced on Monday, November 9 via a webcast selection show on
www.NCAA.com at 6 p.m. (CT).
Tiebreakers:
MSU earned the top seed as they defeated UMary head-to-head during regular season
CSP earned the fifth seed as they tied with AUGIE during regular season; CSP had a better goal difference in league play
BSU earned the seventh seed as they defeated SCSU head-to-head during regular season
About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men’s league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women’s league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 27 team national championships and crowned 128 individual national champions. For additional information, visit
NorthernSun.org.
About NCAA Division II
The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes can earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA’s three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit
NCAA.org.
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