SAN BRUNO, Calif. - It came down to the final minutes of the regular season to determine the host, participants and seeds, now the bracket is set for the 2026 West Coast Conference Women's Soccer Championship from Nov. 11-14. LMU and Pepperdine shared the regular-season crown, with the Lions emerging as the No. 1 seed and host for the Championship next week at Sullivan Field in Los Angeles.
 
Entering the final day of regular-season play with a three-way tie atop the standings between LMU, Pepperdine and Seattle U, both the Lions and Waves secured victories to claim shares of the WCC regular-season title - with Pepperdine netting a game-winner at Saint Mary's in the 87th minute to earn its piece of the hardware.

By virtue of its 1-0 victory in Malibu on Oct. 17, LMU (7-6-4, 6-1-2 WCC) claimed the top seed and host duties for the inaugural WCC Championship, with Pepperdine (10-4-4, 6-1-2 WCC) slotting into the No. 2 seed.

The regular-season title is the first ever for LMU, while Pepperdine claims at least a share of the conference crown for the third straight season and seventh time in program history (2025, 2024, 2017, 2016, 2011, 2002).

Seattle U (11-4-5, 5-1-3 WCC) settled for a 1-1 draw against Denver on Saturday to come in as the No. 3 seed, while lone league unbeaten Santa Clara (8-2-9, 4-0-5 WCC) earned the No. 4 seed.