2026 ASUN women's basketball tournament

2026 ASUN women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2025–26
Teams12
SiteUNF Arena/Swisher Gymnasium
VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Florida
ChampionsJacksonville (2nd title)
Winning coachSpecial Jennings (1st title)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU
2025–26 ASUN women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Kentucky 15 – 3   .833 25 – 9   .735
Jacksonville † 13 – 5   .722 24 – 9   .727
Central Arkansas 13 – 5   .722 21 – 11   .656
Stetson 12 – 6   .667 20 – 12   .625
Florida Gulf Coast 11 – 7   .611 16 – 15   .516
North Alabama 11 – 7   .611 17 – 14   .548
West Georgia* 10 – 8   .556 18 – 13   .581
Austin Peay 8 – 10   .444 19 – 14   .576
Lipscomb 7 – 11   .389 10 – 20   .333
North Florida 4 – 14   .222 9 – 21   .300
Queens 4 – 14   .222 10 – 20   .333
Bellarmine 0 – 18   .000 2 – 30   .063
† 2026 ASUN tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
As of March 22, 2026

The 2026 Atlantic Sun women's basketball tournament was the conference postseason tournament for the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN). The tournament was the 47th year the league has conducted a postseason tournament. The tournament was held March 3-9, 2026; first-round games were played at UNF Arena and Swisher Gymnasium, with all remaining games being played at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, for the first time in league history.[1][2] The Jacksonville Dolphins won the tournament, their second title, and received an automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Tournament.

Seeds

All 12 members of the conference will participate in the tournament. The top four seeds will earn a bye to the quarterfinals.

The tiebreakers used by the ASUN are as follows: 1) head-to-head record of teams with identical record, 2) comparing tied teams' win percentage against other teams in the conference, starting from the top team and descending until an advantage is gained, and 3) NCAA NET Rankings available on day following the conclusion of ASUN regular season play.[3]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2
1 Eastern Kentucky 15–3
2 Jacksonville 13–5 1–0 vs. Central Arkansas
3 Central Arkansas 13–5 0–1 vs. Jacksonville
4 Stetson 12–6
5 Florida Gulf Coast 11–7 1–1 vs. North Alabama 172 NET [4]
6 North Alabama 11–7 1–1 vs. Florida Gulf Coast 231 NET
7 West Georgia 10–8
8 Austin Peay 8–10
9 Lipscomb 7–11
10 North Florida 4–14 2–0 vs. Queens
11 Queens 4–14 0–2 vs. North Florida
12 Bellarmine 0–18

Schedule

Game Time Matchup Score Television
First round – Tuesday, March 3 – UNF Arena/Swisher Gymnasium
1 12:00 p.m. No. 8 Austin Peay vs. No. 9 Lipscomb 63–56 ESPN+
2 2:30 p.m. No. 5 Florida Gulf Coast vs. No. 12 Bellarmine 94–28
3 5:00 p.m. No. 7 West Georgia vs. No. 10 North Florida 76–71 OT
4 7:30 p.m. No. 6 North Alabama vs. No. 11 Queens 57–55
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 5
5 12:00 p.m. No. 1 Eastern Kentucky vs. No. 8 Austin Peay 41–45 ESPN+
6 2:30 p.m. No. 4 Stetson vs. No. 5 Florida Gulf Coast 70–63
7 5:00 p.m. No. 2 Jacksonville vs. No. 7 West Georgia 86–77
8 7:30 p.m. No. 3 Central Arkansas vs. No. 6 North Alabama 67–56
Semifinals – Saturday, March 7
9 11:00 a.m. No. 4 Stetson vs. No. 8 Austin Peay 52–68 ESPN+
10 1:30 p.m. No. 2 Jacksonville vs. No. 3 Central Arkansas 67–58
Championship – Monday, March 9
11 5:00 p.m. No. 8 Austin Peay vs. No. 2 Jacksonville 63–66OT ESPNU
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

First round
Tuesday, March 3 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 5 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 7 		Championship
Monday, March 9
1 Eastern Kentucky 41
8 Austin Peay 63 8 Austin Peay 45
9 Lipscomb 56 8 Austin Peay 68
4 Stetson 52
4 Stetson 70
5 Florida Gulf Coast 94 5 Florida Gulf Coast 63
12 Bellarmine 28 8 Austin Peay 63
2 Jacksonville 66*
2 Jacksonville 86
7 West Georgia 76* 7 West Georgia 77
10 North Florida 71 2 Jacksonville 67
3 Central Arkansas 58
3 Central Arkansas 67
6 North Alabama 57 6 North Alabama 56
11 Queens 55


Source:[5]

* denotes overtime period

References

  1. ^ Smits, Garry. "Back in Jax: ASUN moves conference basketball tournaments to VyStar Veterans Arena". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  2. ^ "2026 ASUN Women's Basketball Tournament - Atlantic Sun Conference". asunsports.org. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  3. ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Standings". asunsports.org. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball NET Rankings". NCAA.com.
  5. ^ "2026 MBB Bracket (PDF) - Atlantic Sun Conference" (PDF). asunsports.org. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
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