WHAC Esports Championship Preview: Valorant and League of Legends
The 2025-26 Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Esports season comes to a close this weekend with the spring championship LAN. The event will crown a champion in League of Legends and Valorant as well as the overall Esports champion which is decided by total finish in all four titles. This will be the final season the WHAC will sponsor League of Legends as the conference transitions that title to Super Smash Bros. in 2026-27. The event will once again be hosted by Bethel University at the Bendix LAN Center in South Bend, Ind.
New this year, an online championship gear store is available. Fans can purchase Esports championship gear and have it shipped directly to them. Click the image below to view the store.
April 10-11, 2026
hosted by Bethel Univeristy
Bendix LAN Center, South Bend, Ind.
Top 6 teams advance to final site
Playoffs will be a single elimination bracket with Best of 3 matches, seeded based on regular season results. The final Championship match will be Best of 5 games.
WHAC Tournament Matchups:
Qualifying Teams:
No. 1 Lawrence Tech
No. 2 Indiana Tech
No. 3 Siena Heights
No. 4 Aquinas
No. 5 Saint Xavier
No. 6 Cleary
G1: No. 5 Saint Xavier def. No. 4 Aquinas | 2-1
G2: No. 3 Siena Heights def. No. 6 Cleary | 2-0
G3: No. 1 Lawrence Tech def. No. 5 Saint Xavier | 2-0
G4: No. 3 Siena Heights def. No. 2 Indiana Tech| 2-0
4/11
G5: No. 6 Cleary def. No. 4 Aquinas | 2-0
G6: No. 2 Indiana Tech vs. No. 5 Saint Xavier - 12 p.m. | Live Stream
G7: Championship - No. 1 Lawrence Tech vs. No. 3 Siena Heights - 2:30 p.m. | Live Stream
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS
April 10, 2026
hosted by Bethel Univeristy
Bendix LAN Center, South Bend, Ind.
Qualfying Teams:
No. 1 Indiana Tech
No. 2 Bethel
WHAC Tournament Matchup:
Championship Match: No 1. Indiana Tech vs. No. 2 Bethel - 6:30 p.m. | Live Stream
Current Point Standings after Fall Championships:
| Current Standings | Points |
| Indiana Tech | 16 |
| SXU | 12 |
| SHU | 12 |
| LTU | 9 |
| RCU | 7 |
| Aquinas | 5 |
| Bethel | 3 |
| Cleary | 3 |
| Defiance | 2 |