MEC Men's Basketball Tournament 2026 Schedule, Date, Start-times, Teams, How to watch, TV Channel.
— The Mountain East Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament seeds and pairings have been finalized. The five-day tournament, which is presented by The Health Plan, runs from Wednesday, March 4 to Sunday, March 8 at Wheeling’s WesBanco Arena.
The Top 10 teams in the MEC men’s basketball standings qualify for the conference tournament, and the top six seeds receive a bye. A pair of men’s matchups will be played Wednesday, followed by four quarterfinal matchups on Friday.
West Liberty is the top overall seed as the 2025-26 regular season champion. The Hilltoppers, are 24-4 overall and 18-2 in MEC play, enter the tournament after winning nine of their last 10 games and are averaging 99.3 points per game.
2026 MEC Tournament Seeds, Teams Rankings
1. West Liberty (24-4, 18-2)
2. Fairmont State (24-4, 17-3)
3. Wheeling (19-8, 14-6)
4. Charleston (19-8, 14-6)
5. Glenville State (17-11, 11-9)
6. Concord (14-14, 10-10)
7. Frostburg State (14-14, 10-10)
8. Davis & Elkins (9-19, 6-14)
9. Point Park (8-18, 5-5)
10. West Virginia State (8-20, 4-16)
2026 MEC Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule, Date, Start-Times Of Every Game, How to watch
All Men's Basketball Tournament Games will be broadcast live to Watch on MEC Digital Network
MEC First Round Games (Wednesday, March 4)
6 p.m.: #7 Frostburg State vs. #10 WV State
8:30 p.m.: #8 Davis & Elkins vs. #9 Point Park
MEC Quarterfinal Games (Friday, March 6)
Noon: #2 Fairmont State vs. #7/10 winner
2:30 p.m.: #3 Wheeling vs. #6 Concord
6 p.m.: #1 West Liberty vs. #8/9 winner
8:30 p.m.: #4 Charleston vs. #5 Glenville State
MEC Semifinal Games (Saturday, March 7)
6:00 & 8:30 p.m.
MEC Championship (Sunday, March 8)
Semifinll Winners At 4:00 p.m.
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