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NCAA Division II National Championships Festival

Kansas City is excited to host six NCAA championships held across the region.

Dec. 3–5, 2026

Visit KC, the Kansas City Sports Commission, the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association and local partners are honored to host six NCAA Division II national championships, welcoming more than 900 student-athletes to compete across Kansas City and surrounding areas.

Division II is the only NCAA division that conducts “National Championships Festivals”—Olympic-style events in which several national championships are held at a single site over several days. This fall festival will feature women’s volleyball and field hockey, along with men’s and women’s soccer and cross country.

Schedule of Events

All times are in Central

Thursday, Dec. 3

11 a.m.
Field Hockey: Semifinal #1, Pembroke Hill School
Men’s Soccer: Semifinal #1, CPKC Stadium
Volleyball: Quarterfinal #1, Municipal Auditorium

1:30 p.m.
Volleyball: Quarterfinal #2, Municipal Auditorium

2 p.m.
Field Hockey: Semifinal #2, Pembroke Hill School
Men’s Soccer: Semifinal #2, CPKC Stadium

4:30 p.m.
Volleyball: Quarterfinal #3, Municipal Auditorium

5 p.m.
Women’s Soccer: Semifinal #1, CPKC Stadium

7 p.m.
Volleyball: Quarterfinal #4, Municipal Auditorium

8 p.m.
Women’s Soccer: Semifinal #2, CPKC Stadium

Friday, Dec. 4

10 a.m.
Men’s Cross Country: 10,000 Meter Championship Race, Rim Rock Farm

11:15 a.m.
Women’s Cross Country: 6,000 Meter Championship Race, Rim Rock Farm

4 p.m.
Volleyball: Semifinal #1, Municipal Auditorium

7 p.m.
Volleyball: Semifinal #2, Municipal Auditorium

Saturday, Dec. 5

12 p.m.
Men’s Soccer: Championship, CPKC Stadium
Field Hockey: Championship, Pembroke Hill School

2 p.m.
Volleyball: Championship, Municipal Auditorium

4 p.m.
Women’s Soccer: Championship, CPKC Stadium

7 P.M.
NCAA National Championships Festival Closing Ceremonies, CPKC Stadium

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NCAA Division II Women’s Volleyball Championship

Dec. 3-5 at Municipal Auditorium

No stranger to championship competition, the Art Deco-style arena will set the stage in unforgettable fashion.

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NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Soccer Championships

Dec. 3 & 5 at CPKC Stadium

Set along the Missouri River, CPKC Stadium—the world’s first stadium built for a women’s professional soccer team—welcomes elite collegiate athletes back to the pitch.

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NCAA Division II Women's Field Hockey Championship

Dec. 3 & 5 at Pembroke Hill School

The action takes place at Pembroke Hill School, where field hockey has been played for more than a century.

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NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships

Dec. 4 at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, KS

Less than a 45-minute drive from downtown, Lawrence is home of the Jayhawks and the historic University of Kansas.

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