CORVALLIS, Ore. – The 2026 Cascade Collegiate Conference Men’s Soccer Championship Tournament, presented by U.S. Bank, kicks off Saturday in Medford, Oregon, with quarterfinal matches at Lithia & Driveway Fields. The eight-team tournament will run November 7, 9, and 11, with the semifinals and championship match hosted at Wheeler Field.
All tournament games will be broadcast live on the Cascade Sports Network, powered by Hudl. Additional tournament information, including the full schedule and ticket sales, is available on the CCC Championship Page.
The CCC enters the postseason with one nationally ranked program, as Rocky Mountain College holds steady at No. 8 in the final NAIA Men’s Soccer National Selection Committee Top 25 Poll. Five conference teams also appeared in the final West Area Rating Committee standings, led by Rocky Mountain at No. 1, followed by Bushnell at No. 3, Southern Oregon at No. 5, Eastern Oregon at No. 6, and Carroll at No. 7.
This marks the third consecutive year the tournament will be hosted in Medford. All eight teams that qualified for last year's tournament return to the field, setting up another postseason featuring familiar matchups and several teams with recent championship experience.
No. 2 Seed Carroll College vs. No. 7 Seed Oregon Tech | 4 P.M.
Carroll (8-3-1 CCC) earned the No. 2 seed after finishing conference play with 25 points. The Fighting Saints closed the regular season with two consecutive victories and have won five of their last six matches. Senior Sean Balen leads the CCC with six assists in conference play, while senior Felix Billard leads the Saints with nine goals and 23 points overall. Billard also recently broke Carroll's career scoring record.
Oregon Tech (4-5-3 CCC) claimed the No. 7 seed with 15 points. The Owls secured their tournament berth on the final day of the regular season with a 3-0 shutout of Walla Walla and won their final two matches. Junior Yahir Ramos leads Oregon Tech with six goals overall, while sophomore Lucas Kay-Wong has contributed five assists overall. Freshman goalkeeper Noah Harwood has recorded 65 saves overall.
The teams met during the regular season, with Carroll earning a 4-1 victory. Luis Barreto scored three goals, including one from the penalty spot, as the Saints held a 21-11 advantage in shots and an 11-4 edge in shots on goal. Carroll also controlled the corner-kick count, 17-4. The Fighting Saints are making their fourth consecutive tournament appearance and have advanced to the championship match in each of the last two seasons. Oregon Tech is making its 10th appearance and previously captured the tournament title in 2022.
No. 3 Seed Southern Oregon University vs. No. 6 Seed Bushnell University | 4 P.M.
Southern Oregon (7-3-2 CCC) secured the No. 3 seed with 23 points and enters the tournament after winning its final two conference matches. The Raiders finished No. 5 in the final West ARC standings and are making their 10th consecutive tournament appearance. Junior Ariel De Dios Cruz leads the Southern Oregon attack with six goals overall, followed by senior JP Warnell and junior Jonathan Gaspar with five apiece. Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Daniel Espinoza has posted a 0.97 goals-against average overall.
Bushnell (6-3-3 CCC) earned the No. 6 seed with 21 points and finished No. 3 in the final West ARC standings. The Beacons have scored 35 goals and recorded 33 assists overall. Junior Brady Housley leads the team with nine assists overall, while junior Joan Remo Morales has six goals. Junior goalkeeper Aaron Lowry has recorded a 0.88 goals-against average overall.
The teams played to a 2-2 draw earlier this season. Bushnell built a two-goal lead on scores from Joao Maia and Emmanuel Rea, but the Raiders answered with a second-half surge to earn a point. Southern Oregon finished with a 19-8 advantage in shots, while Bushnell put two shots on goal. The Beacons will look to build on their postseason experience after reaching the semifinals last year, while Southern Oregon looks to advance after falling in the quarterfinals in 2025. The Raiders previously won tournament titles in 2015 and 2018.
No. 1 Seed Rocky Mountain College vs. No. 8 Seed Warner Pacific University | 7 P.M.
Rocky Mountain (11-0-1 CCC) captured the regular-season championship with 34 points, earning the top seed and the conference's first automatic berth to the NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship. The Battlin' Bears enter the tournament ranked No. 8 nationally and No. 1 in the final West ARC standings. Rocky Mountain leads the CCC in conference play with 41 goals and 38 assists and closed the regular season with 11 consecutive victories.
Sophomore Fynn Sweeting leads the CCC with 10 goals in conference play and has 12 goals overall. Teammate Luke Tooze has added nine goals overall. Defensively, sophomore goalkeeper Biruk Paulos-Negatu leads the CCC with a .850 save percentage and has a 0.42 goals-against average overall. Rocky Mountain has allowed just five goals in conference play.
Warner Pacific (4-7-1 CCC) rounds out the tournament field as the No. 8 seed with 13 points. The Knights return as the defending tournament champions after winning the 2025 title as the No. 4 seed. Senior Jose Robles and junior Luis Gonzalez lead the team with four goals apiece overall, while sophomore goalkeeper Owen Purvis has a 1.88 goals-against average overall.
Rocky Mountain won the teams' regular-season meeting, earning a 3-0 shutout. The Battlin' Bears controlled the match with a 24-9 advantage in shots and put 12 attempts on frame. Manny Mendez led the attack with seven shot attempts as Rocky Mountain extended its winning streak. The Battlin' Bears are seeking their third tournament title and first since 2018, while Warner Pacific looks to defend the championship it secured with a 2-1 overtime victory over Carroll last season.
No. 4 Seed Eastern Oregon University vs. No. 5 Seed College of Idaho | 7 P.M.
Eastern Oregon (6-2-4 CCC) earned the No. 4 seed with 22 points, winning the head-to-head tiebreaker over College of Idaho after a 2-1 victory on October 2. The Mountaineers enter the tournament on a three-match winning streak and finished No. 6 in the final West ARC standings. Senior Henry Lopez leads the team with six goals and 16 points overall, while senior goalkeeper Kevin Pullara has a 0.84 goals-against average overall.
College of Idaho (6-2-4 CCC) also finished with 22 points, claiming the No. 5 seed after the tiebreaker. The Yotes enter on a five-match winning streak, having closed the regular season with three consecutive shutouts. Junior Alfie Roffey leads the offense with five goals and 13 points overall, while junior goalkeeper Yago Gonzalez has a 0.98 goals-against average overall. In CCC play, College of Idaho leads the conference with a .514 shot-on-goal percentage and a .857 team save percentage.
The teams met twice during the regular season, with Eastern Oregon earning victories in both matchups. The Mountaineers capped off the week with a 2-1 win, finishing with a 17-7 advantage in shots and a 5-4 edge in shots on goal. EOU also held a 6-2 advantage in corner kicks. The quarterfinal marks another chapter in a matchup between two teams that finished level in the conference standings. Eastern Oregon won the tournament title in 2024, while College of Idaho claimed the championship in 2023.
The 2026 CCC Men’s Soccer Championship Tournament continues Monday, November 9, with the highest remaining seed facing the lowest remaining seed at 4 p.m. The next-highest and next-lowest seeds will meet at 7 p.m. The championship match is scheduled for Wednesday, November 11, at 1 p.m.
The 2026 CCC All-Conference Teams will be announced after the conclusion of the tournament.
Rocky Mountain has already secured the conference's first automatic berth to the 2026 NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship by winning the regular-season title. The tournament champion will earn the CCC's second automatic berth. If Rocky Mountain advances to the championship match, its opponent will secure the automatic qualification regardless of the final result.