BELLINGHAM, Wash. – November College Soccer in Bellingham has a nice ring to it … and the Western Washington University women's soccer team is making that happen earning the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division II West Regional to serve as a first and second round host at Harrington Field.

 

Coming off the program's 12th Great Northwest Athletic Conference regular-season title and seventh GNAC tournament victory, the Vikings earned the right to host at Harrington Field earning the No. 1 seed in the seven-team West Region for the second consecutive season.

 

WWU will be making its 15th all-time appearance in the NCAA postseason and the 13th in the last 14 seasons. The two-time national champion Vikings were announced as one of the eight top seeds across the nation for the 56-team single-elimination tournament.

 

Earning its sixth No. 1 seed in program history, the Vikings open their quest for a third national title Sunday at 3 pm at Harrington Field, facing the winner of Friday's No. 4 seed Cal Poly Pomona vs. No. 5 Simon Fraser first round game. This marks the 10th time Western will host NCAA Championship games in Bellingham and the ninth to host at Harrington Field since the facility opened in 2014.

 

The Vikings earned an automatic bid to the tournament winning the GNAC Tournament on Saturday with a 1-0 victory over Seattle Pacific. WWU claimed the conference regular season title going 12-1-1 and own an overall 16-2-3 mark heading into the West Regional Championships.

 

The other side of the West Region bracket features two games on Friday and one on Sunday in Irvine, California, with No. 2 seed Concordia University Irvine serving as the four-team bracket host. CUI faces No. 7 Biola in a PacWest match-up and No. 3 Cal State LA takes on No. 6 UC Merced in a battle of CCAA teams. The winner of the Bellingham and Irvine brackets meet in the West Regional Final, slated for Friday November 20 at the site of the highest remaining West Region team. The South Central Regional Final will also be held at the same West Region site on November 20, with the National Quarterfinal held Sunday November 22.

 

The NCAA Division II National Championships (Final Four) will be held in conjunction with the men's soccer championship December 3-5 at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri as part of the NCAA Division II Fall Sports Festival. The complete 56-team tournament bracket can be viewed online at NCAA.com.

 

National No. 1 Seeds:

• Atlantic – Gannon
• Central – Washburn
• East – Bentley
• Midwest – Missouri-St. Louis
• South – Nova Southeastern
• Southeast – Columbus State
• South Central – Dallas Baptist
• West – Western Washington

 

The Vikings (16-2-3) open the NCAA postseason on Sunday facing the winner of the No. 4 seed Cal Poly Pomona vs. No. 5 Simon Fraser game that will be played Friday at 3 pm at Harrington Field. The Vikings complete 2026 schedule can be viewed online via wwuvikings.com/26_WSOC with links to recaps, statistics and photo galleries.

 

 

The Vikings will be making their 15th appearance in the NCAA Division II Championships and 13th in the last 14 seasons. WWU is the two-time NCAA II National Champion, winning titles in 2016 and 2022, while also playing in the national championship game in 2019. The Vikings own an all-time 29-10-2 record in NCAA Championships play, winning at least one game in 11 of 14 trips to the NCAA postseason. WWU was crowned national champion in 2016 with a 24-0-1 record, capped by a 3-2 victory over Grand Valley State in Kansas City, Missouri, and earned a second star with a 2-1 win over West Chester to cap the 2022 season in Seattle. 

 

This marks the 10th time Western will host NCAA Championship games in Bellingham and the ninth time to host at Harrington Field since the facility opened in 2014. In 41 career NCAA Championship matches, WWU has played 17 in Bellingham between Orca Field at Whatcom Community College (4 games) and Harrington Field (13 games). The Vikings own an all-time 107-8-13 (.887) record at Harrington Field, including a 13-2-1 record in postseason play, hosting NCAA games in 2014 (0-1-0), 2015 (3-0-0), 2016 (1-0-0), 2017 (1-0-0), 2019 (2-0-0), 2021 (1-0-0), 2022 (3-0-0) and 2025 (0-0-1, PK loss), and GNAC Championships games in 2016 (1-0-0) and 2021 (1-1-0). Western was 7-1-2 at Harrington Field during the 2026 regular season.

 

Here is a look at Western's record breakdown for the 2026 season:

 

 

The Vikings continue their tradition of playing in the NCAA Tournament with the program's 15th appearance in the West Regional Championships. WWU is a two-time national champion winning in 2016 in Kansas City and 2022 in Seattle. Western has an all-time 29-10-2 record in NCAA Championships play, winning at least one game in 11 of 14 previous trips to the NCAA postseason. Here is a game-by-game look at WWU in the NCAA postseason:

 

2006 (0-1):

Lost to UC San Diego, 4-0 (La Jolla, CA)

 

2008 (1-1):

Defeated Cal State Dominguez Hills, 1-0 (Bellingham, WA / Orca Field)

Lost to Seattle Pacific, 1-0 (OT) - West Region Final (Kirksville, MO)

 

2012 (2-1):

Defeated Cal Poly Pomona, 2-1 (OT) (Rohnert Park, CA)

Defeated Sonoma State, 2-1 (OT) (Rohnert Park, CA)

Lost to UC San Diego, 2-1 (OT) – West Region Final (Denver, CO)

 

2013 (3-1):

Defeated Seattle Pacific, 2-0 (Bellingham, WA / Orca Field)

Defeated Cal State San Bernardino, 1-0 – West Region Final (Bellingham, WA / Orca Field)

Defeated St. Edward's 2-0 - National Quarterfinal (Bellingham, WA / Orca Field)

Lost to West Florida, 2-1 (OT) – National Semifinal (Evans, GA)

 

2014 (0-1):

Lost to Stanislaus State, 1-0 (Bellingham, WA / Harrington Field)

 

2015 (3-1):

Defeated Seattle Pacific, 1-0 (Bellingham, WA / Harrington Field)

Defeated Azusa Pacific, 1-0 – West Region Final (Bellingham, WA / Harrington Field)

Defeated Dallas Baptist, 3-1 - National Quarterfinal (Bellingham, WA / Harrington Field)

Lost to Grand Valley State, 3-2 – National Semifinal (Pensacola, FL)

 

2016 (5-0):

Defeated Central Washington, 2-0 (Bellingham, WA / Harrington Field)

Defeated UC San Diego, 2-1 (OT) – West Region Final (Golden, CO)

Defeated Colorado Mines, 5-1 - National Quarterfinal (Golden, CO)

Defeated Kutztown, 3-0 - National Semifinal (Kansas City, MO)

Defeated Grand Valley State, 3-2 – National Championship Game (Kansas City, MO)

 

2017 (1-1):

Defeated Sonoma State, 2-0 (Bellingham, WA / Harrington Field)

Lost to UC San Diego, 2-0 – West Region Final (La Jolla, CA)

 

2018 (2-0-1):

Defeated Sonoma State, 1-0 (Portland, OR)

Defeated Concordia, 3-2 (OT) (Portland, OR)

Tied UC San Diego, 0-0 (2OT) – lost 4-1 on PK – West Region Final (Canyon, TX)

 

2019 (5-1):

Defeated Stanislaus State, 1-0 (Rohnert Park, CA)

Defeated Cal State LA, 1-0 (2OT) (Rohnert Park, CA)

Defeated Point Loma, 1-0 – West Region Final (Bellingham, WA / Harrington Field)

Defeated Dixie State, 3-0 – National Quarterfinal (Bellingham, WA / Harrington Field)

Defeated Flagler, 2-0 – National Semifinals (Pittsburgh, PA)

Lost to Grand Valley State, 1-0 (2OT) – National Championship Game (Pittsburgh, PA)

 

2021 (1-1):

Defeated Point Loma, 1-0 (Bellingham, WA / Harrington Field)

Lost to Seattle Pacific, 2-1 – West Region Final (Dallas, TX)

 

2022 (5-0):

Defeated Point Loma, 1-0 (Bellingham, WA / Harrington Field)

Defeated Concordia Irvine, 1-0 – West Region Final (Bellingham, WA / Harrington Field)

Defeated Colorado School of Mines, 3-1 – National Quarterfinal (Bellingham, WA / Harrington Field)

Defeated Columbus State, 2-1 – National Semifinal (Seattle, WA)

Defeated West Chester, 2-1 – National Championship Game (Seattle, WA)

 

2024 (1-1):

Defeated Azusa Pacific 2-1 (Pomona, CA)

Lost to Cal Poly Pomona, 1-0 (Pomona, CA)

 

2025 (0-0-1):

Tied Azusa Pacific, 1-1 (2OT) – lost 6-5 on PK (Bellingham, WA / Harrington Field)

 

Here is a look at the Vikings 2026 schedule and game-by-game results:

 

 

The Vikings won their 12th GNAC regular-season title to earn the No. 1 seed in the GNAC Championships. WWU has won the last three GNAC titles and four of the last five. In addition to winning in 2024, 2025 and now 2025, WWU added to titles won in 2022, 2018-19, 2012-16 and. The Vikings have finished first or second in the final GNAC table in each of the last 14 seasons dating back to 2012.