NEW YORK – The UConn Huskies and Old Dominion Monarchs are headed to the 2026 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship, giving the BIG EAST two representatives in the national tournament.

UConn (15-2, 6-0 BIG EAST) is returning to the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive season and will look to capture its sixth national championship in program history, the most recent in 2017.  The Huskies received an at-large bid and earned the No. 4 seed, allowing them to host the first and second rounds in Storrs, Conn. UConn will open tournament play against Patriot League champion Lafayette on Nov. 13 at 12 p.m. ET.

The 2026 BIG EAST Field Hockey Champion Old Dominion (15-4, 3-3 BIG EAST) will also compete in the first round on Nov. 13, traveling to Cambridge, Mass., to face Harvard at 12 p.m. ET.  The Monarchs received the conference’s automatic bid after capturing their second BIG EAST tournament title on Sunday afternoon with a 2-1 victory over UConn. Old Dominion is making its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2023 and will look to add to its tenth national championship, the most recent coming in 2000.

The top two seeds in the NCAA field receive first-round byes, while the remaining teams compete in first-round matchups on Nov. 13. The first and second rounds will take place Nov. 13-15 at campus sites.  The national semifinals and championship games are scheduled for Nov. 20-22 at Trager Stadium in Louisville, Ky.

All first-round games will be streamed live on ESPN+.  Ticket information for the first- and second-round games will be announced at a later date.

For the complete bracket and updated tournament information, visit the 2026 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship page.