Oklahoma City – For the fifth time in six years, Mid-America Christian has claimed the top seed in the upcoming 2026 Sooner Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Championship. The tournament is slated to start on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at the home sites of the higher seeds.
 
John Brown enters the postseason as the No. 2 seed, while Texas Wesleyan garnered the No. 3 seed in the tournament. Southwestern Christian earned the No. 4 seed after a three-team tiebreaker was used for the final hosting slot.
 
The No. 3 nationally ranked Evangels will welcome No. 8 Seed Wayland Baptist to Dill Soccer Field for a 7 p.m. kick. Mid-America Christian earned the regular season title with an overall record of 15-1-2 and a league mark of 8-0-1. The Pioneers join the field with an overall record of 4-8-4 and a conference record of 3-5-1. The Evangels won the regular-season contest by a score of 5-1 on Oct. 28.
 
The 14^th-ranked Golden Eagles will play host to No. 7 Panhandle State at Alumni Field with the start slated for 7 p.m. John Brown joins the tournament field with an overall record of 10-4-1 and a conference mark of 6-3. The Aggies wrapped up the regular season with an overall mark of 7-9 and a league record of 4-4-1. Panhandle State earned a 1-0 victory over the Golden Eagles on Oct. 23.
 
The Rams will take on No. 6 seed Oklahoma City in a 7 p.m. start at Karen Cramer Stadium. Texas Wesleyan enters the tournament with an overall record of 7-6-5 and a conference mark of 5-3-1. The Stars will open tournament action with an overall record of 6-8-3 and a league mark of 4-4-1. Texas Wesleyan won the regular-season match between the two schools 1-0 back on Oct. 6.
 
The final first-round contest will see the Eagles take on No. 5 seed Science & Arts at Cagle Family Soccer Field in a 2:30 p.m. start. Southwestern Christian earned the No. 4 seed via a tiebreaker with an overall record of 9-4-2 and a league mark of 4-4-1. The Drovers join the tournament field with an overall record of 7-6-4 and a conference mark of 4-4-1. The Eagles claimed the regular-season match between the squads by a score of 6-2 on Oct. 24.
 
The semifinals of the tournament will be held on Saturday, Nov. 7, with the championship match slated for Wednesday, Nov. 11.
 
For more information about the tournament, please go to the SAC Website.