SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – After a high-scoring final day of the regular season, the 2026 Summit League Men's Championship bracket was unveiled by league officials Saturday evening.
Kansas City claimed the No. 1 seed in the six-team field after securing the regular season title last weekend. The Roos finished the season with a 4-1-0 Summit League, winning their first four conference matches before falling 4-0 to Omaha on Saturday night.
The Mavericks, earning the No. 2 seed and a bye to the semifinals, scored a pair of goals in each half to cap their senior night with a victory. They will play at 2 p.m., on Nov. 11 in Kansas City before a 6 p.m., kickoff for the host Roos.
The two quarterfinal matches will feature regular season finale rematches.
UMass will be the No. 3 seed after winning two of its final three games, including a 4-1 victory over Delaware this afternoon. The Minutemen netted the opener in the fifth minute and led until the 20th minute when the Blue Hens scored the equalizer. Two minutes later, UMass countered with the game-winning goal before two second half scores put the game away.
The Minutemen host the Blue Hens, the No. 6 seed, at noon CT in Amherst, Mass. Delaware closed the regular season 0-2-3 in conference play, opening the slate with three ties but have dropped its last two matches.
Tulsa, Oklahoma will be the site of the other quarterfinal match as St. Thomas will return to Oral Roberts on Friday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. CT. The Golden Eagles hosted St. Thomas on Saturday night and earned a home game following a 3-0 victory to jump into the No. 4 seed.
The 2026 Summit League Men’s Soccer Championship begins with two quarterfinal matches scheduled for Nov. 6-7 to be played at the higher seed. The #1 seed Kansas City will host the two semifinal matches on Wednesday, Nov. 11 and the title match on Saturday, Nov. 14. The winner of the Summit League Championship receives the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
For complete information on this year's championship, visit The Summit League Men's Soccer Championship
page. All matches will be streamed on the Summit League Network.
Quarterfinals | Friday, November 6 and Saturday, November 7 | Summit League Network
Q1: (5) St. Thomas at (4) Oral Roberts – Tulsa, Okla. | Nov. 6, 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT
Q2: (6) Delaware at (3) UMass – Amherst, Mass. | Nov. 7, 1 p.m. ET/12 p.m. CT
Semifinals | Wednesday, November 11 | Summit League Network
S1: (2) Omaha vs. Q1 Winner – Kansas City, Mo. | 2 p.m. CT/1 p.m. ET
S2: (1) Kansas City vs. Q2 Winner – Kansas City, Mo. | 6 p.m. CT/5 p.m. CT
Championship | Saturday, November 14 | Summit League Network
C: S1 Winner vs. S2 Winner – Kansas City, Mo. | 5 p.m. CT/4 p.m. CT
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