HADDONFIELD, N.J. - The 2026 Atlantic East Conference Women’s Soccer Championship is set to begin on Saturday, October 31st, with first round action.
After semifinal play on Wednesday, November 4th, the championship will take place on Saturday, November 7th. The winner of the championship will earn the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, finding out its opponent in the national selection show.
The tournament seeding is as follows:
1. Marymount (7-0)
2. Immaculata (5-2)
3. Pratt (4-3)*
4. Gwynedd Mercy (4-3)*
5. Centenary (1-6)
6. Saint Elizabeth (0-7)
*Pratt takes third seed on differential tiebreak.
The first round game on Saturday, October 31st will see fifth seed Centenary travel to fourth seed Gwynedd Mercy for a 12pm kickoff, while third seeded Pratt will host Saint Elizabeth, the sixth seed, for a 9:30am kickoff. Top seeded Marymount and second seeded Immaculata have received first round byes, and will host semifinal play on Wednesday, November 4th. The lowest remaining seed will head to Marymount, with the other team traveling to Immaculata.
Wednesday’s winners will meet on Saturday, November 7th, for the championship, with the highest remaining seed being awarded hosting rights.
The Saints of Marymount will look to repeat upon last year's success.
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The Atlantic East Conference is a member of NCAA Division III comprising six institutions in a four-state area - Gwynedd Mercy and Immaculata Universities in Pennsylvania; Centenary and Saint Elizabeth Universities in New Jersey, Marymount University in Virginia, and Pratt Institute in New York.
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