Cape Henlopen and Tower Hill earned the No. 1 seeds when the DIAA announced the field hockey state tournament fields on Nov. 2.

After a 15-0 regular season, Cape Henlopen is the top team in the DIAA Division I Field Hockey Tournament. The Vikings finished runner-up in 2025 to Smyrna, who is this year's No. 4 seed after an 11-4 regular season.

Tower Hill finished the regular season 14-1 to earn the top seed in the DIAA Division II Field Hockey Tournament. Last year's champion, Wilmington Friends is the No. 6 seed after a 12-3 regular season.

First-round D-II games are scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 4. The D-I tournament begins Friday, Nov. 6.

Semifinals will be played at the DE Turf Sports Complex Nov. 10-11. The championship games are scheduled for 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13.

2026 DIAA Division I Field Hockey Tournament

Quarterfinals

No. 8 Appoquinimink (8-7) at No. 1 Cape Henlopen (15-0), 2:30 p.m.

No. 5 Odessa (11-4) at No. 4 Smyrna (11-4), 2:30 p.m.

No. 7 Charter of Wilmington (8-7) at No. 2 Caesar Rodney (12-3), 3 p.m.

No. 6 Milford (8-7) at No. 3 Padua (12-3), 2:30 p.m.

Semifinals

Charter of Wilmington-Caesar Rodney winner vs. Milford-Padua winner, 4 p.m.

Appoquinimink-Cape Henlopen winner vs. Odessa-Smyrna winner, 6 p.m.

Championship

2026 DIAA Division II Field Hockey Tournament

First round

No. 12 Mount Pleasant (9-6) at No. 5 Indian River (12-3), 2:30 p.m.

No. 11 Delaware Military Academy (8-7) at No. 6 Wilmington Friends (12-3), 2:30 p.m.

No. 9 Ursuline (10-5) at No. 8 Lake Forest (10-5), 4 p.m.

No. 10 Sussex Academy (8-7) vs. No. 7 Concord (11-4), 5 p.m. at Odyssey Charter

Quarterfinals

Ursuline-Lake Forest winner at No. 1 Tower Hill (14-1)

Mount Pleasant-Indian River winner at No. 4 Archmere (11-4)

Sussex Academy-Concord winner at No. 2 Newark Charter (13-2)

Delaware Military Academy-Wilmington Friends winner at No. 3 Caravel (11-4)

Semifinals

Ursuline-Lake Forest-Tower Hill winner vs. Mount Pleasant-Indian River-Archmere winner

Sussex Academy-Concord-Newark Charter winner vs. Delaware Military Academy-Wilmington Friends-Caravel winner

Championship

How to buy tickets for DIAA field hockey tournaments

Tickets can be purchased on GoFan.

First-round tickets go on sale by Tuesday, Nov. 3 at noon.

Both semifinals and the championship will be broadcast on the NFHS Network. The stream is available via a paid monthly or yearly subscription. More information can be found on the DIAA website.