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2026 Bay Area Division Women’s Schedule

Bay Area Division Schedule Notes
NOTE: Due to Stanford University not competing at the opening weekend on Saturday-Sunday, February 14-15, and informing the league during the course of the weekend of their inability to field a team for the 2026 season, the Bay Area Division schedule is revised to a five-team format (February 16)
NOTE: Due to not competing, Stanford University is suspended for the duration of the 2026 season and the entirety of the 2027 season.  The team can petition for readmission to the conference for the 2028 season (February 23)

wdt_ID Date (Time) Location Matchup: (Dark vs. White) Dark Score White Score Video
27 Sat., Feb. 14 (11:50AM) San Jose State University, San Jose, CA San Jose State University vs. University of San Francisco 14 7
28 Sat., Feb. 14 (1:00PM) San Jose State University, San Jose, CA University of Calif.-Santa Cruz "A" vs. Stanford University 5 0 Forfeit
29 Sat., Feb. 14 (2:05PM) San Jose State University, San Jose, CA University of Calif.-Santa Cruz "B" vs. Fresno State University 9 20
30 Sat., Feb. 14 (3:15PM) San Jose State University, San Jose, CA San Jose State University vs. University of Calif.-Santa Cruz "A" 4 10
31 Sat., Feb. 14 (4:25PM) San Jose State University, San Jose, CA Fresno State University vs. Stanford University 5 0 Forfeit
34 Sat., Feb. 14 (5:30PM) San Jose State University, San Jose, CA University of Calif.-Santa Cruz "B" vs. University of San Francisco 11 13
39 Sun., Feb. 15 (11:50AM) San Jose State University, San Jose, CA Fresno State University vs. University of Calif.-Santa Cruz "A" 6 11
40 Sun., Feb. 15 (1:00PM) San Jose State University, San Jose, CA University of San Francisco vs. Stanford University 5 0 Forfeit
41 Sun., Feb. 15 (2:05PM) San Jose State University, San Jose, CA San Jose State University vs. Fresno State University 16 10
44 Sun., Feb. 15 (3:15PM) San Jose State University, San Jose, CA Stanford University vs. University of Calif.-Santa Cruz "B" 0 Forfeit 5

 

 

 

 

Bay Area Division Championship Schedule

Teams are seeded based on their won/loss records during the regular season:
Bracket A  Bracket B
1st Seed –
University of California-Santa Cruz “A”
2nd Seed –
San Jose State University
4th Seed –
University of California-Santa Cruz “B”
3rd Seed –
Fresno State University
5th Seed –
University of San Francisco
 
 
Loser of Game 6 is Fifth Place
 
Teams listed first wear dark caps and are home on the scoreboard.
Host team always wears dark caps and is listed first on the scoreboard regardless of seed.

wdt_ID Date (Time) Location Matchup: (Dark vs. White) Dark Score White Score Video
27 Sat., March 14 (2:30PM) Bay Area Division Championship-University of Calif.-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 4th Seed vs. 5th Seed (Game 1) - University of Calif.-Santa Cruz "B" vs. University of San Francisco 7 OT 9
28 Sat., March 14 (4:50PM) Bay Area Division Championship-University of Calif.-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 1st Seed vs. 4th Seed (Game 2) - University of Calif.-Santa Cruz "A" vs. University of Calif.-Santa Cruz "B" 5 0 Forfeit
29 Sat., March 14 (6:00PM) Bay Area Division Championship-University of Calif.-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 2nd Seed vs. 3rd Seed (Game 3) - San Jose State University vs. Fresno State University 11 5
30 Sat., March 14 (7:10PM) Bay Area Division Championship-University of Calif.-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 1st Seed vs. 5th Seed (Game 4) - University of Calif.-Santa Cruz "A" vs. University of San Francisco 17 4
31 Sun., March 15 (9:00AM) Bay Area Division Championship-University of Calif.-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA Winner Game 3 vs. 2nd in Bracket A (Game 5) - San Jose State University vs. University of San Francisco 10 5
32 Sun., March 15 (10:10AM) Bay Area Division Championship-University of Calif.-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA Loser Game 3 vs. 3rd in Bracket A (Game 6) - Fresno State University vs. University of Calif.-Santa Cruz "B' 12 6
33 Sun., March 15 (11:20AM) Bay Area Division Championship-University of Calif.-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 1st in Bracket A vs. Winner Game 5 (First Place) - University of Calif.-Santa Cruz "A" vs. San Jose State University 9 14
34 Sun., March 15 (12:30PM) Bay Area Division Championship-University of Calif.-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 5 (Third Place) - Fresno State University vs. University of San Francisco 12 8

2026 Bay Area Women Standings

wdt_ID Final Standing Regular Season Standing Team Win Loss Points Win (Final Standings) Loss (Final Standings)
1 1 2 San Jose State University* 7 1 14 10 1
2 2 1 University of Calif.-Santa Cruz "A"* 7 1 14 9 2
3 3 3 Fresno State University 4 4 8 6 5
5 4 5 University of San Francisco^ 2 6 4 3 9
10 5 4 University of Calif.-Santa Cruz "B"^ 2 6 4 2 9
16 N/A N/A Stanford University 0 4 0 N/A N/A

 

*University of California-Santa Cruz “A” claims the No. 1 seed due to goal differential in games versus San Jose State University with a 10-4 win and an 11-8 loss for a +3 differential; ^University of California-Santa Cruz “B” takes the No. 4 seed due to goal differential versus the University of San Francisco with a 13-11 loss and an 18-10 win for a +6 differential

 

 

 

 

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