2026 Summit League Basketball Championships

Name: 2026 Summit League Basketball Championships
Start: 2026-03-04T16:00:00-06:00
End: 2026-03-08T21:00:00-06:00
Location: Denny Sanford PREMIER Center

Schedule

Wed, 04 Mar, 2026 at 04:00 pm to Sun, 08 Mar, 2026 at 09:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Denny Sanford PREMIER Center | Sioux Falls, SD

The men’s and women’s brackets will feature each of the League’s nine members and combine to see 16 games played over a five-day span at the PREMIER Center. The action starts on Wednesday, March 4 with a combined session involving first round games between the No. 8 and No. 9 seeds for both genders.
2025 Basketball Championships Schedule
Wednesday, March 4 | Opening Round
WBB Game 1: No. 8 seed vs. No. 9 seed | 4:30 p.m. CT | Midco Sports/SLN
MBB Game 1: No. 8 seed vs. No. 9 seed | 25 minutes after WBB Game 1 | Midco Sports/SLN
Thursday, March 5 | Quarterfinals
WBB Game 2: No. 2 seed vs. No. 7 seed | 12 p.m. CT | Midco Sports/SLN
WBB Game 3: No. 1 seed vs. G1 winner | 25 minutes after WBB Game 2 | Midco Sports/SLN
MBB Game 2: No. 1 seed vs. G1 winner | 6 p.m. CT | Midco Sports/SLN
MBB Game 3: No. 2 seed vs. No. 7 seed | 25 minutes after MBB Game 2 | Midco Sports/SLN
Friday, March 6 | Quarterfinals
WBB Game 4: No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed | 12 p.m. CT | Midco Sports/SLN
WBB Game 5: No. 3 seed vs. No. 6 seed | 25 minutes after WBB Game 4 | Midco Sports/SLN
MBB Game 4: No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed | 6 p.m. CT | Midco Sports/SLN
MBB Game 5: No. 3 seed vs. No. 6 seed | 25 minutes after MBB Game 4 | Midco Sports/SLN
Saturday, March 7 | Semifinals
WBB Game 6: Winner G2 vs. Winner G5 | 12 p.m. CT | Midco Sports/SLN
WBB Game 7: Winner G3 vs. Winner G4 | 25 minutes after WBB Game 6 | Midco Sports/SLN
MBB Game 6: Winner G2 vs. Winner G4 | 7 p.m. CT | CBS Sports Network
MBB Game 7: Winner G3 vs. Winner G5 | 25 minutes after MBB Game 6 | CBS Sports Network
Sunday, March 8 | Championship Games
WBB Game 8: Winner G6 vs. Winner G7 | 3 p.m. CT | CBS Sports Network
MBB Game 8: Winner G6 vs. Winner G7 | 8 p.m. CT | CBS Sports Network
Both opening round games, all quarterfinals and the women’s semifinals will air linearly on Midco Sports Network and be streamed on the Summit League Network. CBS Sports Network will broadcast the men’s semifinals and both championship games.