The Dordt University men's soccer team secured the No.2 seed in the 2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) postseason tournament announced by the conference office.
The Defenders finished the regular season tied with Morningside for second place in the GPAC with 20 points and a 6-2-2 record. Dordt won the tie-break with Morningside to secure the No.2 seed by way of their 2-0 win during the regular season.
Dordt will host No.7 seed Midland (3-3-4, 13pts) in a GPAC Quarterfinal match on Saturday, Oct.31 at 5pm. The winner will play either No.6 Northwestern or No.3 Morningside in the GPAC semifinals on Friday, Nov.6.
Concordia won the GPAC regular season title with an unbeaten 10-0 record, 12-4 overall, and is the No.1 seed. They will host No.8 seed Doane on Saturday night with the winner to play either No.5 Briar Cliff or No.4 Dakota Wesleyan.
The winner of the GPAC Tournament will advance, as the league's automatic representative, to the NAIA National Men's Soccer National Championship Opening Round (on November 19-21). GPAC men's soccer receives one automatic bid with eleven teams.
The 2026 NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship will be November 30-December 7, at the Orange Beach Sportsplex
Orange Beach, Alabama.
Notes:
- this is the first time the Defenders have qualified for the conference tournament since 2024
- Dordt has qualified for the conference tournament for the 17th time (since start of the GPAC in 2000)
- Concordia is the defending GPAC postseason champion
- Dordt played Midland last weekend with match ending in a 1-1 tie on Oct.24
2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Postseason Tournament
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Quarterfinal Round
#8 Doane at #1 Concordia, 6pm
#5 Briar Cliff at #4 Dakota Wesleyan, 7pm
#6 Northwestern at #3 Morningside, 1pm
#7 Midland at #2 Dordt, 5pm
Friday, November 6, 2026
Semifinal Round- High Seeds Host
#8/#1 winner vs. #5/#4 winner, high seed hosts, time TBA
#6/#3 winner vs. #7/#2 winner, high seed hosts, time TBA
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
GPAC Postseason Championship
Semifinal winners at highest seed remaining, time TBA
