• Championship Central | Bracket (PDF)

The 2026 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Soccer Championship field is set.

UT Martin won its sixth regular season title, the last in 2021, and earned the No. 1 seed while Southeast Missouri is the No. 2 seed. UTM matches Southeast Missouri for the most OVC regular season titles.

Both the Skyhawks and the Redhawks receive byes to the semifinals.  As the No. 1 seed, UTM will host the semifinals and finals on their campus.

No. 3 seed Eastern Illinois and No. 4 seed Lindenwood earned byes into the quarterfinals and will serve as hosts for the second round.  The No. 3 seed Panthers will play the winner of No. 6 Southern Indiana vs. No. 7 Western Illinois, while the No. 4 seed Lions  will play the winner of No. 5 SIUE and No. 8 Morehead State. USI and SIUE will host first round matchups.

First Round matchups will take place on Thursday, November 5 followed by the quarterfinals on Sunday, November 8. The semifinals will be held on a Thursday, November 12, with the Championship Match set for Sunday, November 15.

The entire championship will be broadcast on ESPN+.
 

2026 OVC Women's Soccer Championship Schedule
 
Thursday, November 5
Match 1 - #5 SIUE vs. #8 Morehead State, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+) (Edwardsville, Ill.)
Match 2 - #6 Southern Indiana vs. #7 Western Illinois , 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+) (Evansville, Ind.)
 
Sunday, November 8
Match 3 - Winner Match 1 at #4 Lindenwood, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+) (St. Charles, Mo.)
Match 4 - Winner Match 2 at #3 Eastern Illinois, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) (Charleston, Ill.)
 
Thursday, November 12
Match 5 – Winner Match 3 at #1 UT Martin, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Match 6 - Winner Match 4 vs. #2 Southeast Missouri, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) (Martin, Tenn.)

Sunday, November 15
Match 7 – Semifinal Winners, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) (Martin, Tenn.)
 
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