Release courtesy John Jay Athletic Communications
2026 Division III Men's Soccer Championship Bracket
INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Committee announced today the field of 64 teams that will compete in the 2026 NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship.
The John Jay men's soccer team, fresh off capturing the program's second City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) title and first since 2019, will face the No. 2 ranked Williams College in the opening round on Saturday, November 14 at 11:00 a.m. at Cole Field on the campus of Williams College.
This will be the first-ever meeting between the two programs. In the second pod, it will be Johns Hopkins (13-4-2) and Roger Williams (14-1-5).
The Bloodhounds, under head coach Chris Weeks, enter the NCAA Tournament with an 9-7-2 overall record and finished the conference slate of games at 3-3-1.
John Jay, who entered the CUNYAC tournament as the No. 5 seed, topped 2025 league champions, Lehman (2-0) in the quarterfinals and blanked top-seed Baruch, 1-0, to setup a meeting with No. 6 seed Medgar Evers. The Bloodhounds prevailed in penalty kicks, 3-1, advancing to their second-ever NCAA Tournament. The Bloodhounds are paced by 2026 CUNYAC Player of the Year, Josh Clemas, who amassed 17 goals on the season, good for third in the nation and 11th in total points with 36. All-Conference selection Davio Rossi-levin?, ranked among the top-50 keepers in the nation, recording a league-leading 89 saves this year to go along with a .761 save percentage.
Williams College, the No. 2 ranked team in NCAA Division III, finished 11-2-3 overall and 6-2-2 in conference play. The Ephs were outsted in the NESCAC Tournament semifinals after Amherst defeated them, 5-3 in penalty kicks after the match finished regulation squared at 2-2. Lorcan Mitchell led the Ephs this season with six goals, as the team had 13 different goal scorers this year with nine players scoring two or more goals on the season. Alex Bethencourt notche a team-high seven helpers and finished with 15 points. In goal, Kai Darrell allowed 15 goals on the season while recording 77 stops and three shutouts.
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