HADLEY, Mass. – Tufts University, the defending NESCAC Champion, has earned the top seed in the 2025 NESCAC Field Hockey Championship for the fourth time in program history and first time since 2016.
 
The tournament begins with quarterfinal action on Saturday, November 1 at the higher seeds. The four quarterfinal winners advance to the semifinal round on Saturday, November 7 at the highest remaining seed. The championship game is set for Sunday, November 8 at the site of the semifinal host.

All games will be streamed for free via the NESCAC NETWORK powered by NSN. The NESCAC NETWORK is available on the streaming apps for television (Android TV, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Roku), computers, and mobile devices (iOS, Android). The apps can be found by searching for NESCAC Network in the device’s app store and installed for free. Download the app and begin watching wherever you are.

2025 NESCAC FIELD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP
Quarterfinals - Saturday, November 1 at Higher Seeds
No. 8 Amherst at No. 1 Tufts – 12:00 p.m.
No. 7 Bowdoin at No. 2 Middlebury – 1:00 p.m.
No. 6 Hamilton at No. 3 Bates – 1:00 p.m.
No. 5 Williams at No. 4 Wesleyan – 1:00 p.m.

Semifinals - Saturday, November 8 at Highest Remaining Seed
Games at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Highest Remaining Seed vs. Lowest Remaining Seed
Remaining Quarterfinal Winners

Championship Game - Sunday, November 9 at Semifinal Site
Semifinal winners - 12 p.m.

Tiebreakers:
Middlebury, Bates, and Wesleyan finished with identical conference records of 7-3. In head-to-head competition, Middlebury, Bates, and Wesleyan went 1-1. In comparing results against the top four teams (Tufts, Middlebury, Bates, and Wesleyan), Middlebury, Bates, and Wesleyan posted identical 1-2 records. In comparing results against the top eight teams, (Tufts, Middlebury, Bates, Wesleyan, Williams, Hamilton, Bowdoin, and Amherst), Middlebury, Bates, and Wesleyan posted identical 4-3 records. In comparing results against teams in rank order, Middlebury, Bates, and Wesleyan each lost to No. 1 Tufts and defeated No. 5 Williams. Middlebury defeated No. 6 Hamilton, while Bates and Wesleyan lost to No. 6 Hamilton as Middlebury earned the No. 2 seed. In head-to-head competition, Bates defeated Wesleyan to earn the No. 3 seed. Wesleyan earned the No. 4 seed.

Williams and Hamilton finished with identical conference records of 6-4. In head-to-head competition, Williams defeated Hamilton to earn the No. 5 seed.