INDIANAPOLIS – The 2026 NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship field was announced on Monday evening and three Conference Carolinas teams were selected. Francis Marion University, UNC Pembroke and Lees-McRae College will all compete in the championship on Friday.

Francis Marion earned the third seed and will travel to second seed University of North Georgia for the first and second rounds in Dahlonega, Georgia. They will be joined by Lees-McRae College and Lenoir-Rhyne University. Lees-McRae is the seventh seed while Lenoir-Rhyne is the sixth seed.

Francis Marion (15-4-1) won the Conference Carolinas title and will face South Atlantic Conference (SAC) champion Lenoir-Rhyne (13-6-1). Lees-McRae (10-3-5) will face host and Peach Belt Conference (PBC) runner-up North Georgia (13-4-3). The first round contests will be played on Friday, November 13 with the winners squaring off on Sunday, November 15.

NCAA DIVISION II WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET

In the other side of the bracket, Conference Carolinas runner-up UNC Pembroke earned the fifth seed and will take on fourth seed Catawba College in the opening round. The contests will be played at top seed Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia. The Braves own a record of 12-2-5 while Catawba, the SAC runner-up, owns a record of 13-5-2.

The other first round matchup in Columbus features eighth seed Flagler College (7-6-5) and the PBC champion Cougars, who own a record of 15-3-2. The first round contests will be played on Friday, November 13 with the winners squaring off on Sunday, November 15.

The third round and quarterfinals will be played at the highest seed remaining on November 20 and 22 before the semifinals and final at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on December 3 and 5.