Tournament Central
 
The six-team field has been announced for the 2026 Lone Star Conference Men's Soccer Championship, which will be held Saturday, Oct. 31 (quarterfinals), Wednesday, Nov. 4 (semifinals) and Saturday, Nov. 7 (final). Punching its tickets are Midwestern State, Oklahoma Christian, St. Mary’s, UT Dallas, St. Edward’s and DBU.
 
MSU (14-0-4 overall, 8-0-2 LSC) is the top seed after winning its record 13th LSC title with 26 points. The Mustangs, who have a 29-match unbeaten streak dating back to last year’s national championship season, earned a bye into the semifinals. MSU has won the last five LSC tournaments and six overall in the event’s seven-year history. The year the Mustangs did not win (2020), they reached the title match. MSU leads the conference with a 2.72 scoring average and .72 opponents’ scoring average. The Mustangs are ranked No. 5 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll.
 
OC (10-3-4, 6-0-4 LSC) is the No. 2 seed with 22 points and also claimed a bye into the semifinals. The Eagles, who went unbeaten in LSC play for the first time in program history, have not lost since Sept. 13.
 
StMU (10-5-2, 6-2-2 LSC) is the No. 3 seed with 20 points, followed by No. 4 seed UTD (10-2-6, 4-1-5 LSC, 17 points), No. 5 seed SEU (5-7-4, 4-4-2 LSC, 14 points) and No. 6 seed DBU (7-4-6, 3-2-5 LSC, 14 points).
 
The quarterfinals will feature StMU hosting DBU and UTD hosting SEU. In the semifinals, MSU will host the UTD-SEU winner, while OC will host the StMU-DBU victor. The title match will be hosted by the highest remaining seed. Start times for the quarterfinals and semifinals will be announced Oct. 29, while the final’s start will be announced Nov. 5.
 
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The winner of the event will be named the LSC Men’s Soccer Tournament champion and earn the league’s automatic qualification to the 2026 NCAA Division II Championship. The regional selection show is Nov. 9 on NCAA.com. The NPI rankings can be found here.
 
After the NCAA first round (Nov. 13), second round (Nov. 15), third round (Nov. 22) and quarterfinals (Nov. 29) at sites to be determined, the national semifinals (Dec. 3) and final (Dec. 5) are scheduled be at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
 
 
2026 LSC Men’s Soccer Championship
 
-All times CT-
 
Quarterfinal and Semifinal start times will be announced Oct. 29; Final start time will be announced Nov. 5.
 
Quarterfinals
Saturday, Oct. 31
 
At higher seed
Game 1: [6] DBU at [3] St. Mary’s, TBD
 
At higher seed
Game 2: [5] St. Edward’s at [4] UT Dallas, TBD
 
Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 4
 
At higher seed
Game 3: Winner Game 2 at [1] Midwestern State, TBD
 
At higher seed
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. [2] Oklahoma Christian, TBD
 
Championship
Saturday, Nov. 7
 
At highest remaining seed
Semifinal Winners, TBD