IRVING, Texas – Officials from the American Conference office announced late on Thursday the full field for the 2026 American Women’s Soccer Championship, to be held at the Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, November 8-14. The defending American Conference tournament champions, UTSA soccer (8-5-5, 4-4-2 AMER) finished in a tie for fourth in the heated conference standings and was named the fifth seed in the upcoming tournament.
The Roadrunners are set to face No. 4 seed Rice (6-7-5, 4-4-2 AMER) in the quarterfinal on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 4 p.m. CT on ESPN+. The winner will advance to meet the quarterfinal winner between top-seeded Memphis (11-3-3, 8-0-2 AMER) and No. 8 North Texas (6-6-6, 2-3-5 AMER) in a semifinal matchup on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
The conference final will be Saturday, November 14 at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
In 2025 in Lakewood Ranch, the Roadrunners entered the tournament as the fifth seed and advanced past fourth-seeded UAB (2-1) and No. 3 Memphis (T, 3-3 PK 3-1) to face and defeat Rice for the conference title in overtime, 1-0, garnering the third program conference championship and second under head coach Derek Pittman.
Admission is free to the matches at the Premier Sports Campus.
2026 American Women's Soccer Championship Schedule
Premier Sports Campus | Lakewood Ranch, Fla.
Sunday, November 8
Quarterfinal 1 – No. 6 Temple vs. No. 3 UAB | 11 a.m. ET | ESPN+
Quarterfinal 2 – No. 7 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 2 Charlotte | 1:30 p.m. ET | ESPN+
Quarterfinal 3 – No. 5 UTSA vs. No. 4 Rice | 5 p.m. ET | ESPN+
Quarterfinal 4 – No. 8 UNT vs. No. 1 Memphis | 7:30 p.m. ET | ESPN+
Wednesday, November 11
Semifinal 1 – Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2 | 4 p.m. ET | ESPN+
Semifinal 2 – Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4 | 7 p.m. ET | ESPN+
Saturday, November 14
Championship Final – Winner Semi 1 vs. Winner Semi 2 | 7 p.m. ET | ESPN+
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