Three-time defending champion Georgia Gwinnett College has earned the top seed in the four-team 2026 Continental Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship tournament, taking place Sunday, November 8, through Tuesday, November 10, at the Grizzly Soccer Complex.

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The Grizzlies will begin the postseason with a semifinal match against No. 4 seed Hesston College (Kansas) on November 8 at 5 p.m. The other semifinal match features No. 2 seed Bellevue University (Nebraska) playing No. 3 seed Carolina University (North Carolina) at 8 p.m.

The two semifinal-round winners will play for the tournament title and the CAC's automatic bid to the NAIA national tournament on November 10 at 7 p.m.

Georgia Gwinnett (7-8-1) has won three of its last four matches to conclude the regular season, including triumphs against tournament field opponents Bellevue and Carolina.

Hesston (8-4-3) has won three of its four matches leading into the regular-season finale against Spurgeon College (Missouri) on Friday, October 30. The Larks are making their second straight conference tournament appearance in Lawrenceville.

Bellevue (10-2-2) closes out the regular season against Midland University (Nebraska) on Saturday, October 31. The Bruins have a 3-1 record against CAC opponents, including sweeping two matches against Hesston.

Carolina (7-4-3) plays NCAA Division II Bluefield State University (West Virginia) on Saturday. The Bruins split their two matches against league opponents this fall. The team defeated Fisher College (Massachusetts) 2-0 on October 17 before falling to GGC nearly a week later.