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MCAL tournament

Marin County Athletic League · 6 teams · Quarterfinals Mon Oct 26 · Final Fri Oct 30

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Not a section playoff

The North Coast Section and CIF hold no field hockey championship. MCAL’s own six-team tournament is the postseason.

Seeds

If the season ended today
Full table
MCAL tournament seeds from the league table, ordered by points. Unofficial.
#TeamPTS
1Tamalpais, 1st in MCAL, 31 points, 12/16 league games counted
2San Francisco University, 2nd in MCAL, 26 points, 10/16 league games counted
3Redwood, 3rd in MCAL, 22 points, 9/16 league games counted
4Marin Catholic, 4th in MCAL, 20 points, 12/16 league games counted
5Convent of the Sacred Heart, 5th in MCAL, 14 points, 12/16 league games counted
6Lick-Wilmerding, 6th in MCAL, 9 points, 10/16 league games counted
Tournament line
7Marin Academy, 7th in MCAL, 6 points, 11/16 league games counted
8Berkeley, 8th in MCAL, 5 points, 11/16 league games counted
9Archie Williams, 9th in MCAL, 5 points, 11/16 league games counted

Bracket

  1. Quarterfinals

    Mon Oct 26
    1. 5 Convent at 4 Marin Catholic.
    2. 6 Lick-Wilm. at 3 Redwood.

  2. Semifinals

    Wed Oct 28
    1. Lowest-ranked remaining seed at 1 Tamalpais.
    2. Highest-ranked remaining seed of 3-6 at 2 University SF.

  3. Final

    Fri Oct 30 · at Tamalpais
    1. Semifinal 1 winner vs Semifinal 2 winner.

How it works

  • Format: MCAL 2026 Field Hockey Play-off sheet (six schools; seeds 1 and 2 have byes).
  • Seeding: MCAL Field Hockey Handbook (rev. 10/19/24) §7a and §8b (seeded by point total).
  • Semifinals: MCAL 2026 Play-off sheet (lowest-ranked remaining seed at #1, highest-ranked remaining of 3-6 at #2; confirmed by the 2025 bracket).
  • Last place: MCAL Tie-Breaking Criteria (rev. 3/26) (6th place: a play-in unless one team won the head-to-head 2-0; the higher draw number hosts. A three-way tie for 5th: draw numbers place the 5th seed and the other two play in, hosted by the winner of their earlier meeting).

MCAL Field Hockey Handbook (rev. 10/19/24) §8b says the top four qualify; the 2026 play-off sheet (and the 2025 tournament) use six. This site follows the 2026 sheet.

The regular-season points leader is MCAL Champion. If a different team wins the tournament, it also receives a pennant.

If the season ends with games unplayed: MCAL General Rules (with an incomplete schedule, winning percentage replaces points). The seeds above follow points until then.

MCAL tournament play-off sheet (PDF) (opens in a new tab) · MCAL field hockey (opens in a new tab) · MCAL field hockey handbook (PDF) (opens in a new tab) · MCAL tie-breaking criteria (PDF) (opens in a new tab) · How MCAL standings are computed