INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) announced the 24-team field for the 2026 Division II Women's Lacrosse Championships, where the Florida Southern College Moccasins were tabbed as the No. 1 seed in the South Region, and will host First and Second Round games, May 7-9.
#2/#2 Florida Southern is the No. 1 seed in the South Region and will host the No. 4 and No. 5 seeds in the tournament, which are #5/#6 Tampa and #6/#7 Embry-Riddle. The First Round is set for Thursday, May 7, at 11 a.m. between the Spartans and the Eagles, before the winner advances to face the second-ranked Mocs on May 9th at 11 a.m.
The winners of each of the three-team brackets will face off in the NCAA Quarterfinals on May 16 at the highest remaining seed. The advancing team out of the South Region will travel to Rochester, N.Y., for the NCAA DII National Championship final four, with the Semifinal game slated for May 21 at Judson Stadium, and the National Championship game on May 23.
This is Florida Southern's tenth trip to the NCAA postseason and fifth straight selection. The Mocs won the entire tournament at the 2016 Spring Festival in Denver, Colo., before posting back-to-back National Runners-Up bids in 2017 and 2018. Florida Southern advanced to the NCAA National Semifinals in 2023, hosted in Indianapolis.
Tampa makes its fifth-straight NCAA appearance, while Embry-Riddle makes their second-straight appearance after last year's NCAA tournament debut.
2026 NCAA Division II South Region Bracket II
May 7
11 am - #5/#6 Tampa (12-5) vs #9/#10 Embry-Riddle (12-5)
May 9
11 am – #2/#2 Florida Southern (17-1) vs Winner G1
Flagler College is set to host the other South Region bracket as the No. 2 seed, where Saint Leo University and Young Harris College join the Saints in Saint Augustine. The Lions and Mountain Lions play Thursday, with the winner facing the Saints on the 9th.
