2026 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
| 2026 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2025–26 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Site | Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada |
| Champions | Gonzaga (23rd title) |
| Winning coach | Mark Few (21st title) |
| MVP | Graham Ike (Gonzaga) |
| Television | ESPN+, ESPN2, ESPN |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Gonzaga † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 31 | – | 3 | .912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Saint Mary's | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 27 | – | 6 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 19 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 WCC tournament winner As of March 19, 2026 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2026 West Coast Conference men's basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the West Coast Conference for the 2025–26 season. All tournament games were played at Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas-area community of Paradise, Nevada, from March 5–10, 2026.[1][2] The winner, Gonzaga, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA tournament.
Seeds
All 12 conference teams are scheduled to participate in the tournament.[3] Teams will be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The tiebreakers are to operate in the following order:
- Head-to-head record
- Record against the top-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the standings until the tie is broken
- NET rating after the final regular-season conference games on February 28
| Seed | School | Conf. record | Tiebreaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzaga | 16–2 | 2–0 vs. Santa Clara |
| 2 | Saint Mary's | 16–2 | 1–1 vs. Santa Clara |
| 3 | Santa Clara | 15–3 | |
| 4 | Oregon State | 9–9 | |
| 5 | San Francisco | 8–10 | 3–0 vs. Pacific/Seattle |
| 6 | Pacific | 8–10 | 1–2 vs. San Francisco/Seattle |
| 7 | Seattle | 8–10 | 0–2 vs. San Francisco/Pacific |
| 8 | Washington State | 7–11 | |
| 9 | Portland | 6–12 | 1–0 vs. Loyola Marymount |
| 10 | Loyola Marymount | 6–12 | 0–1 vs. Portland |
| 11 | San Diego | 5–13 | |
| 12 | Pepperdine | 4–14 |
Schedule and results
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round - Thursday, March 5 | ||||
| 1 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 9 Portland vs. No. 12 Pepperdine | 77–68 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 8:30 p.m. | No. 10 Loyola Marymount vs. No. 11 San Diego | 62–66 | |
| Second Round - Friday, March 6 | ||||
| 3 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 8 Washington State vs. No. 9 Portland | 68–74 | ESPN+ |
| 4 | 8:30 p.m. | No. 7 Seattle vs. No. 11 San Diego | 58–56 | |
| Third Round – Saturday, March 7 | ||||
| 5 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 5 San Francisco vs. No. 9 Portland | 82–65 | ESPN+ |
| 6 | 8:30 p.m. | No. 6 Pacific vs. No. 7 Seattle | 61–58 | |
| Quarterfinals - Sunday, March 8 | ||||
| 7 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 4 Oregon State vs. No. 5 San Francisco | 78–77 | ESPN2 |
| 8 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 3 Santa Clara vs. No. 6 Pacific | 76–68 | |
| Semifinals - Monday, March 9 | ||||
| 9 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 4 Oregon State | 65–56 | ESPN |
| 10 | 8:30 p.m. | No. 2 Saint Mary's vs. No. 3 Santa Clara | 71–76 | ESPN2 |
| Final – Tuesday, March 10 | ||||
| 11 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 3 Santa Clara | 79–68 | ESPN |
| *Game times in PST. Rankings denote tournament seed. | ||||
Bracket
| First round Thursday, March 5 | Second round Friday, March 6 | Third round Saturday, March 7 | Quarterfinals Sunday, March 8 | Semifinals Monday, March 9 | Championship Tuesday, March 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 12 Gonzaga | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Oregon State | 78 | 4 | Oregon State | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | San Francisco | 82 | 5 | San Francisco | 77 | 1 | 12 Gonzaga | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Washington State | 68 | 9 | Portland | 65 | 3 | Santa Clara | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Portland | 77 | 9 | Portland | 74 | 2 | 21 Saint Mary's | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Pepperdine | 68 | 3 | Santa Clara | 76 | 3 | Santa Clara | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Pacific | 61 | 6 | Pacific | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Seattle | 58 | 7 | Seattle | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Loyola Marymount | 62 | 11 | San Diego | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | San Diego | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source:[4]
All Tournament Team
The following players were recognized following the tournament:[5]
- Most Outstanding Player
- Graham Ike, F, Gonzaga
- All-Tournament Team
- Allen Graves, F, Santa Clara
- Mario Saint-Supéry, G, Gonzaga
- Sash Gavalyugov, G, Santa Clara
- Tyon Grant-Foster, G, Gonzaga
- Graham Ike, F, Gonzaga
See also
References
- ^ "2026 Credit Union 1 West Coast Conference Basketball Championship". Orleans. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
- ^ "Credit Union 1 West Coast Conference Basketball Championships | Las Vegas Shows & Events". www.visitlasvegas.com. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
- ^ "2025 Credit Union 1 WCC Basketball Championship Now Features Six Straight Days of Games". wccsports.com. February 3, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
- ^ "2026 Credit Union 1 West Coast Conference Basketball Championship - West Coast Conference". wccsports.com. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
- ^ Faraudo, Jeff (March 10, 2026). "Gonzaga Wins 2026 Credit Union 1 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Championship". wccsports.com. West Coast Conference.