KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The MIAA has released the bracket for the 2026 MIAA Women's Soccer Championship (Oct. 28), with Pittsburg State finishing the regular season league standings in third.

Pittsburg State finished the MIAA regular season slate at 7-0-5 for 26 points, good enough to be third in the league standings and to serve as a hosting opening round school for the second year in a row. Pitt State will host a quarterfinal match against the No. 6 seeded Missouri Western State Univesity Griffons at 1:00 p.m. (CT) Sunday (Nov. 1) at the Gorilla Soccer Pitch.

The winner of the quarterfinal match between PSU and MWSU will advance to play either No. 2 University of Central Missouri Jennies or the No. 7 seeded Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats in the semifinals at the Scheels Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kan. (Nov. 6). Championship Sunday (Nov. 8) will crown the MIAA Tournament champion and see that team secure the automatic bid to the NCAA Division II National Tournament.

Entering the MIAA Championship, Pitt State is ranked third in the Central Region and 12th nationally in the NPI rankings (Oct. 28) at 60.664, with Minnesota State - Mankato the region leader at 61.664 and Washburn just ahead of the Gorillas at 60.689.

The Gorillas (13-0-5) hosted MWSU (8-3-7) for Senior Day (Oct. 18) this season with Macy Malik scoring the game winning goal against the Griffons. In three prior meeting, the Gorillas are 2-1-0 against Missouri Western with both wins coming in Pittsburg.
 
The MIAA championship page can be found at theMIAA.com/soccerchampionship

QUARTERFINALS — Sunday, November 1
No. 1 Seed Washburn vs. No. 8 Seed Northeastern State @ 1 PM | Topeka, Kan.
No. 2 Seed Central Missouri vs. No. 7 Seed Northwest Missouri @ 1 PM | Warrensburg, Mo.
No. 3 Seed Pittsburg State vs. No. 6 Seed Missouri Western @ 1 PM | Pittsburg, Kan.
No. 4 Seed Central Oklahoma vs. No. 5 Seed Emporia State @ 1 PM | Edmond, Okla.

SEMIFINALS — Friday, November 6
Scheels Stryker Sports Complex | Wichita, Kan.
Semifinal Match One @ 12 PM
Semifinal Match Two @ 3 PM

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH — Sunday, November 8 @ 2 PM
Scheels Stryker Sports Complex | Wichita, Kan.