NAPERVILLE, Ill. - Following a competitive regular season that saw multiple teams battling for the top spot in the conference standings, the field is officially set for the 2026 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Men's Soccer Championship. Six teams will compete for the conference title, with quarterfinal action beginning Saturday, Oct. 31.
North Central College and North Park University battled for the top spot in the conference standings through the final day of the regular season, finishing tied with 20 points apiece and earning a share of the regular-season title. The Cardinals secured the No. 1 seed following the conference office's application of the league's tiebreaking procedures.
Illinois Wesleyan University earned the No. 3 seed. Wheaton College enters the tournament as the No. 4 seed, followed by Carroll University at No. 5 and Augustana College at No. 6.
As the top two seeds, North Central and North Park have earned first-round byes and will host semifinal matches Wednesday, Nov. 4.
Quarterfinal action begins Saturday at 2 p.m., when No. 4 Wheaton hosts No. 5 Carroll at Joe Bean Stadium. The second quarterfinal matchup will feature No. 3 Illinois Wesleyan hosting No. 6 Augustana at Neis Field at 3:30 p.m.
The winner of the Wheaton-Carroll matchup will advance to face top-seeded North Central at Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 5 p.m. The winner of the Illinois Wesleyan-Augustana matchup will travel to No. 2 North Park for a 7 p.m. semifinal at Holmgren Athletic Complex.
The two semifinal winners will advance to the CCIW Men's Soccer Championship final Saturday, Nov. 7, with the highest remaining seed hosting the match.
2026 CCIW Men's Soccer Championship Seeds
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North Central
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North Park
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Illinois Wesleyan
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Wheaton
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Carroll
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Augustana
Championship Schedule
Quarterfinals | Saturday, Oct. 31
Match 1 | 2 p.m.
No. 5 Carroll at No. 4 Wheaton
Joe Bean Stadium | Tickets available at gate (cash/credit)
Match 2 | 3:30 p.m.
No. 6 Augustana at No. 3 Illinois Wesleyan
Neis Field | Tickets
Semifinals | Wednesday, Nov. 4
Match 3 | 5 p.m.
Winner of Match 1 at No. 1 North Central
Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium | Tickets
Match 4 | 7 p.m.
Winner of Match 2 at No. 2 North Park
Holmgren Athletic Complex | Tickets
Championship Final | Saturday, Nov. 7
Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4
Hosted by the highest remaining seed
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.), Carroll University (Waukesha, Wis.), Carthage College (Kenosha, Wis.), Elmhurst University (Elmhurst, Ill.), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, Ill.), Millikin University (Decatur, Ill.), North Central College (Naperville, Ill.), North Park University (Chicago, Ill.) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, Ill.).