Sun Belt Announces 2026 Women's Soccer Championship Bracket

The Foley Sports Tourism Complex in Foley, Alabama, is preparing to host the Sun Belt Women’s Soccer Championship for the 11th consecutive year, with the conference officially releasing the 2026 postseason bracket on Sunday evening, according to sunbeltsports.org.

James Madison and Old Dominion enter the tournament as regular-season co-champions after both squads accumulated 23 points in conference play. James Madison secured the No. 1 overall seed through a tiebreaker, marking the program’s second top finish in the last three seasons following an outright regular-season title and subsequent tournament championship run in 2024. The Dukes will open play against No. 8 seed Southern Miss.

For Old Dominion, earning a share of the crown represents the program’s first regular-season title since joining the conference. The Monarchs claimed the No. 2 overall seed for the second straight year, building on back-to-back tournament titles from their first two seasons in the league in 2022 and 2023 alongside semifinal appearances in each of the past two years. They face No. 7 seed Marshall in the opening round.

App State Makes History as Quarterfinal Matchups Take Shape

App State secured the No. 3 seed after putting up 20 points in the conference standings, establishing the highest tournament draw position in program history. The Mountaineers face No. 6 seed Louisiana in the quarterfinal round.

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐬!! 🏆Monarchs earn the second seed at the Sun Belt Championships! 👑💙#ODUSports | #ReignOn | #Monarchs pic.twitter.com/MyQApw5Fnk

— https://x.com/ODUWomensSoccer/status/2117054359456600474

Meanwhile, Georgia State grabbed the No. 4 seed by winning a three-way tiebreaker over South Alabama and Louisiana, who both finished with 17 points in the standings. The Panthers will match up against No. 5 seed South Alabama.

All seven matches of the tournament will be broadcast live on ESPN+, starting with the quarterfinals on Monday, November 9, moving to the semifinals on Wednesday, November 11, and culminating in the championship match on Saturday, November 14.

2026 Sun Belt Championship Schedule

Round	Matchup	Time (CT)
Quarterfinals (Nov. 9)	(3) App State vs. (6) Louisiana	11 a.m.
Quarterfinals (Nov. 9)	(2) Old Dominion vs. (7) Marshall	1:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals (Nov. 9)	(4) Georgia State vs. (5) South Alabama	4:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals (Nov. 9)	(1) James Madison vs. (8) Southern Miss	7 p.m.
Semifinals (Nov. 11)	Winner Match 1 vs. Winner Match 2	4 p.m.
Semifinals (Nov. 11)	Winner Match 3 vs. Winner Match 4	7 p.m.
Championship (Nov. 14)	Winner Match 5 vs. Winner Match 6	7 p.m.

Action gets underway in Foley on November 9, where the eight teams will compete through the week for the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.