Jacksonville, Fla. - The field is set for the 2026 ASUN Men’s Basketball Championship with Central Arkansas earning the No. 1 overall seed. The tournament will take place March 4-8 in Jacksonville, Fla. with the first round games being held at the University of North Florida and Jacksonville University while the final three rounds are held at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.
Central Arkansas captured the No. 1 seed after winning 13 of its last 14 games during the regular season, including a 93-88 victory over Austin Peay in the final month of the regular season. The share of the ASUN regular season title with the Govs is the first conference championship for the Bears.
The latest tournament information can be found online HERE while tickets for all rounds of the ASUN Men’s Basketball Tournament can be purchased
HERE.
2026 ASUN Men’s Basketball Championship Seedings:
- Central Arkansas*
- Austin Peay*
- Queens*
- Lipscomb”
- FGCU
- West Georgia
- EKU
- Bellarmine
- Jacksonville
- Stetson
- North Florida
- North Alabama
*denotes a first round bye
The March 8 championship game will be televised on ESPN2 while all games of the 2026 ASUN Men’s Basketball Championship will be available on ESPN+.
The winner of the 2026 ASUN Men’s Basketball Championship will receive the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship.
First Round | Wednesday, March 4 | UNF Arena or Swisher Gymnasium
Game 1: No. 8 Bellarmine vs. No. 9 Jacksonville - 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT (UNF Arena)
Game 2: No. 5 FGCU vs. No. 12 North Alabama - 2:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. CT (UNF Arena)
Game 3: No. 7 EKU vs. No. 10 Stetson - 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT (UNF Arena)
Game 4: No. 6 West Georgia vs. No. 11 North Florida - 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT (Swisher Gymnasium)
Quarterfinals | Friday, March 6 | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Game 5: Game 1 Winner vs. No. 1 Central Arkansas - 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT
Game 6: Game 2 Winner vs. No.4 Lipscomb - 2:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. CT
Game 7: Game 3 Winner vs. No. 2 Austin Peay - 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT
Game 8: Game 4 Winner vs. No. 3 Queens - 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT
Semifinals | Saturday, March 7 | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Game 9: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner - 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT
Game 10: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner - 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT
Championship | Sunday, March 8 | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Game 11: Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner - 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT