INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The 2026 NCAA Field Hockey Tournament Bracket was unveiled this evening, revealing two Mid-American Conference field hockey squads in this year's tournament field for the first time since the 2001 season when Kent State and Ohio each earned bids.
The Miami RedHawks earned the conferences automatic bid in winning their ninth consecutive MAC Tournament crown on Saturday afternoon. The RedHawks will take on No. 8 North Carolina at 3:30PM ET on Friday, November 13 from Lakeside Field in Evanston, Illinois.
Regular-season champion UMass earned the conference's first at-large bid in over 20 years after finishing its historic regular season at 17-1 (9-0 MAC). The Minutewomen will take on No. 6 Yale from Berylson Field in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Friday, November 13 at 2:30PM ET.
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