2026 Air Force Reserve CAA Men’s Basketball Championship Bracket Locked In on Tuesday
3/3/2026 9:30:00 PM
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RICHMOND, Va. – The 13-team bracket has been set for the 2026 Air Force Reserve CAA Men’s Basketball Championship, to be played March 6-10 at CareFirst Arena in Washington, D.C.
UNCW captured the CAA Regular Season Championship outright with a 76-57 win over Elon, marking their 10th regular season crown. The Seahawks will be the No. 1 seed entering the postseason slate. Charleston and Hofstra earned the second and third seed, respectively, each putting together identical 21-10 campaigns.
Monmouth enters the conference postseason slate as the fourth seed after securing the coveted double-bye following its 89-83 victory over Northeastern.
The postseason slate will begin with a First Round showdown on Friday, as No. 12 North Carolina A&T (11-18, 4-14) faces No. 13 Northeastern (6-23, 2-16) at 2 p.m.
The winner of Friday’s contest will join the remaining seven teams who secured a spot in Saturday’s Second Round. The afternoon of March 7 will open with No. 8 Stony Brook (17-14, 9-9) taking on No. 9 Campbell (14-17, 8-10) at 12 p.m., with No. 5 Drexel (16-15, 10-8) and the winner of the N.C. A&T/Northeastern game to follow at 2:30 p.m. Saturday’s evening session will begin with No. 7 Towson (17-14, 9-9) facing No. 10 Hampton (13-18, 7-11) at 6 p.m., before No. 6 William & Mary (19-11, 10-8) plays No. 11 Elon (14-17, 6-12) at 8:30 p.m.
Top-seeded UNCW (26-5, 15-3) will open Sunday’s Quarterfinal competition at Noon with No. 4 Monmouth (17-14, 11-7) to follow at 2:30 p.m. The evening session will feature No. 2 Charleston (21-10, 14-4) at 6 p.m. and No. 3 Hofstra (21-10, 12-6) at 8:30 p.m.; all four teams will take on the winners of Saturday matchups.
The semifinals will be played Monday, March 10, at 6 and 8:30 p.m., with the CAA Championship game tipping off Tuesday, March 11, at 7 p.m.
Tickets are available for all and individual sessions by clicking HERE.
For those unable to attend, the action of the first three rounds can be seen on FloCollege, with Monday and Tuesday’s semifinals and final nationally televised on CBS Sports Network.
Friday, March 6 – First Round
Game 1 – #12 North Carolina A&T vs. #13 Northeastern – 2 p.m. (FloCollege)
Saturday, March 7 – Second Round
Game 2 – #8 Stony Brook vs. #9 Campbell – 12 p.m. (FloCollege)
Game 3 – #5 Drexel vs. Game 1 winner – 2:30 p.m. (FloCollege)
Game 4 – #7 Towson vs. #10 Hampton – 6 p.m. (FloCollege)
Game 5 – #6 William & Mary vs. #11 Elon – 8:30 p.m. (FloCollege)
Sunday, March 8 – Quarterfinals
Game 6 – #1 UNCW vs. Game 2 winner – 12 p.m. (FloCollege)
Game 7 – #4 Monmouth vs. Game 3 winner – 2:30 p.m. (FloCollege)
Game 8 – #2 Charleston vs. Game 4 winner – 6 p.m.
Game 9 – #3 Hofstra vs. Game 5 winner – 8:30 p.m.
Monday, March 9 – Semifinals
Game 10 – Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner – 6 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
Game 11 – Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner – 8:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
Tuesday, March 10 – Championship
Game 12 – Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner – 7 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
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