2026 GPAC Baseball Tournament Brackets and Hosts Set

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The two brackets for the 2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Postseason Baseball Tournaments are set.  Top seed, and regular season champion, Doane will serve as one bracket host (1,4,5,8 seeds), while second seed, Concordia, will be the other bracket host (2,3,6,7 seeds) for the two four-team tournaments. 

Bracket play will open on Wednesday, April 29.  The Doane bracket will host Briar Cliff, Northwestern, and Hastings.  The Concordia bracket will host Morningside, Dakota Wesleyan, and Mount Marty.  Games will continue Thursday, May 30, with the bracket championship games on Friday, May 1.  The Doane and Concordia bracket winners will meet on Monday, May 4, in the GPAC Baseball Tournament Championship Game.  The final game will be a single nine-inning contest at the highest remaining seed. The highest remaining seed will be the home team regardless of bracket play.

Doane has secured the league's first berth to the NAIA Opening Round, while the GPAC Tournament Champion will receive the second berth.  If Doane wins the GPAC Tournament, Concordia (as number two seed) will receive the second GPAC berth to the NAIA Opening Round. 

All games in the GPAC Tournament are nine innings and the two brackets will be double elimination.  The overall GPAC Baseball Championship Game is a winner take all contest (9 innings) regardless of prior records in bracket play.  GPAC tie-breakers were used in the seeding process.

2026 GPAC Baseball Tournament Brackets

Doane Bracket - Crete, Nebraska (Doane Baseball Field)

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Game #1 – (4) Briar Cliff vs (5) Northwestern - Noon

Game #2 – (1) Doane vs (8) Hastings – 3pm

Thursday, April 30, 2026
Game #3 – Winner Game #1 vs. Winner Game #2 – 9am
Game #4 – Loser Game #1 vs. Loser Game #2 – Noon
Game #5 – Winner Game #4 vs. Loser Game #3 – 3pm

Friday, May 1, 2026
Game #6 – Winner Game #3 vs. Winner Game #5 – Noon
Game #7 – If necessary (Game #6 winner/loser) – 3pm

Concordia Bracket - Lincoln, Nebraska (Sherman Park)

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Game #1 – (3) Morningside vs (6) Dakota Wesleyan – 3pm

Game #2 – (2) Concordia vs (7) Mount Marty – 6pm

Thursday, April 30, 2026
Game #3 – Winner Game #1 vs. Winner Game #2 – Noon
Game #4 – Loser Game #1 vs. Loser Game #2 – 3pm
Game #5 – Winner Game #4 vs. Loser Game #3 –  6pm

Friday, May 1, 2026
Game #6 – Winner Game #3 vs. Winner Game #5 – 3pm
Game #7 – If necessary (Game #6 winner/loser) –  6pm

GPAC Baseball Championship Game – Monday, May 4, 2026

Game #8 – Doane Bracket Winner vs. Concordia Bracket Winner (at highest seed)
3pm (no lights) or 6pm (lights) – One 9 inning game