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MCAL tournament

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

CCS playoffs (SCVAL, BVAL, PCAL)

Champion

Redwood won the MCAL tournament, beating Tamalpais 2–1 in the final on Fri Oct 30.

Tamalpais is the regular-season MCAL Champion (the points leader); Redwood won the tournament and also receives a pennant.

Bracket

  1. Quarterfinals

    Mon Oct 26 · 4 PM PT
    1. 5 Lick-Wilmerding at 4 Marin Catholic. Marin Catholic won and advances to the semifinals.

      Marin Catholic 2, Lick-Wilmerding 1, final after overtime.

    2. 6 Convent at 3 Redwood. Redwood won and advances to the semifinals.

      Redwood 3, Convent of the Sacred Heart 0, final.

  2. Semifinals

    Wed Oct 28 · 4 PM PT
    1. 4 Marin Catholic at 1 Tamalpais. Tamalpais won and advances to the final.

      Tamalpais 3, Marin Catholic 1, final.

      Level 0–0 after two overtimes; Tamalpais won the shootout 3–1, which MaxPreps records as the score (Marin Independent Journal, Oct 28, 2026).

    2. 3 Redwood at 2 SF University. Redwood won and advances to the final.

      San Francisco University 0, Redwood 1, final after overtime.

  3. Final

    Fri Oct 30 · 4 PM PT · at Tamalpais

    Tamalpais High School, 700 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941. Directions (opens in a new tab)

    Admission: Adults $10; students, children and seniors $5; pre-sale on GoFan. No booster passes or student body cards; lifetime MCAL, NCS and CIF passes are honored. (MCAL 2026 Field Hockey Play-off sheet)

    1. 3 Redwood at 1 Tamalpais. Redwood wins the MCAL tournament.

      Tamalpais 1, Redwood 2, final.

      MCAL tournament games tied after overtime are decided by a shootout, and MaxPreps may record the shootout as goals.

Seeds

Full table
MCAL tournament seeds from the league table, ordered by points. Unofficial.
#TeamPTS
1Tamalpais, 1st in MCAL, 43 points, 16/16 league games counted
2San Francisco University, 2nd in MCAL, 39 points, 16/16 league games counted
3Redwood, 3rd in MCAL, 36 points, 16/16 league games counted
4Marin Catholic, 4th in MCAL, 26 points, 16/16 league games counted
5Lick-Wilmerding, 5th in MCAL, 19 points, 16/16 league games counted
6Convent of the Sacred Heart, 6th in MCAL, 15 points, 16/16 league games counted
Tournament line
7Marin Academy, 7th in MCAL, 10 points, 16/16 league games counted
8Berkeley, 8th in MCAL, 9 points, 16/16 league games counted
9Archie Williams, 9th in MCAL, 6 points, 16/16 league games counted

Not a section playoff

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

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. Source: MCAL General Rules, Pennants 1–3 (“Pennants for varsity league champions will be presented at the conclusion of the playoffs … If the winner of the playoffs is different than the regular season winner, they will also be awarded 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