MEDFORD, MA (November 8, 2026) – Defending NCAA Division III Field Hockey champion Tufts University will open its defense of the 2025 title at home this coming weekend (Nov. 14-15) after the Jumbos were announced as one of four Regional hosts for the 2026 tournament on Sunday evening.
NCAA Div. III Field Hockey Championship 2nd & 3rd Rounds at Tufts University
Dates: Saturday-Sunday, November 14-15, 2026
Location: Medford, MA (Ounjian Field)
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Tina Mattera's undefeated Jumbos (18-0) are the #1 overall seed in the 2026 NCAA Tournament. Tufts will host NCAA Regional weekend action for the fifth time, and for the second time in the last three years.
Three NCAA first-round games will be played on Wednesday (Nov. 11) to determine which teams will advance to Medford for the "Sweet 16" on Saturday. Centennial Conference runner-up Swarthmore College (12-7) will host Landmark Conference champion University of Scranton (17-2). Stevenson University (17-2), the MAC Commonwealth Conference champ, will host Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) winner Colby-Sawyer College (18-2). Johns Hopkins University (16-4), the Centennial Conference champion, will welcome North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) champion Denison University (16-2).
Tufts will face the Swarthmore-Scranton winner on Saturday at 11:00 AM in the second round, while the other two first-round winners will meet on Saturday at 2:00 PM. The winners of Saturday's games will move on to the "Elite 8" on Sunday (1:00 PM start) with a berth into the "Final Four" on the line.
NESCAC foes Middlebury College and Bowdoin College along with Christopher Newport University are the three other NCAA Regional hosts for next weekend's games.
This is the 17th NCAA Tournament berth for Tufts and its seventh straight. Including their run of five NCAA Tournament wins last fall, featuring a 2-1 overtime victory against Johns Hopkins in the national championship game, Tufts has a 32-14 overall record in NCAA play. That includes a perfect 8-0 record at home during the NCAA Regional rounds they have hosted. The Jumbos have won two titles, including 2012.
The Final Four will be held at McCooey Field on the campus of Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York. National semifinal games will be played on Friday, November 20, and the national championship game is set for Sunday, November 22.
This release will be updated following the results of Wednesday's first-round games.
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