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After taking the CAA tournament title and the league's automatic NCAA bid as the No. 2 seed last year, UNC Wilmington enters this year's event as the team to beat.
The Seahawks paced the conference during the regular season with a 26-5 overall record, including 15-3 in CAA play. UNCW has a balanced attack, with seven players averaging between 9.3 and 14.6 points per game, and will hope to continue its run of success deep into March.
There will be plenty of able challengers, though, led by No. 2 seed Charleston, which won the CAA tournament title in 2023 and 2024. Led by former Louisville and Xavier coach Chris Mack, the Cougars won at UNCW in the regular-season finale and are primed for another title run.
Plenty of other teams could challenge for glory, from No. 3 seed Hofstra or No. 4 Monmouth to a surprise underdog. UNCW's championship game win last year was a nail-biter over No. 12 seed Delaware, which upset three of the top five seeds to reach the final.
Here's everything you need to know to watch all the drama this year.
Where to watch CAA tournament 2026
- TV channels: CBSSN (semis and final)
- Live streams: FloCollege (first three rounds), DIRECTV (semis and final)
The first three rounds of the 2026 CAA tournament will be televised by FloCollege, with the semifinals and final set to air on CBS Sports Network. See the full game schedule below.
New subscribers can get a 15 percent discount on a FloCollege annual subscription through The Sporting News' exclusive offer. Purchasing a FloCollege subscription gives sports fans access to live streams, event replays and FloSports Originals.
Fans can stream the semis and championship game on DIRECTV, which offers a free trial to new subscribers.
CAA tournament schedule, scores 2026
All games will take place at CareFirst Arena in Washington, D.C., home of the WNBA's Washington Mystics.
Friday, March 6: First round
| Game 1: No. 12 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 13 Northeastern | 2 p.m. | FloCollege |
Saturday, March 7: Second round
| Game 2: No. 8 Stony Brook vs. No. 9 Campbell | 12 p.m. | FloCollege |
| Game 3: No. 5 Drexel vs. Game 1 winner | 2:30 p.m. | FloCollege |
| Game 4: No. 7 Towson vs. No. 10 Hampton | 6 p.m. | FloCollege |
| Game 5: No. 6 William & Mary vs. No. 11 Elon | 8:30 p.m. | FloCollege |
Sunday, March 8: Quarterfinals
| Game 6: No. 1 UNC Wilmington vs. Game 2 winner | 12 p.m. | FloCollege |
| Game 7: No. 4 Monmouth vs. Game 3 winner | 2:30 p.m. | FloCollege |
| Game 8: No. 2 Charleston vs. Game 4 winner | 6 p.m. | FloCollege |
| Game 9: No. 3 Hofstra vs. Game 5 winner | 8:30 p.m. | FloCollege |
Monday, March 9: Semifinals
| Game 10: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner | 6 p.m. | CBS Sports Network, DIRECTV |
| Game 11: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner | 8:30 p.m. | CBS Sports Network, DIRECTV |
Tuesday, March 10: Championship
| Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner | 7 p.m. | CBS Sports Network, DIRECTV |
CAA tournament bracket 2026
The bracket for the 2026 CAA tournament is below, based on the regular-season conference standings.
| No. 1 | UNC Wilmington | 26-5 (15-3) |
| No. 2 | Charleston | 21-10 (14-4) |
| No. 3 | Hofstra | 21-10 (12-6) |
| No. 4 | Monmouth | 17-14 (11-7) |
| No. 5 | Drexel | 16-15 (10-8) |
| No. 6 | William & Mary | 19-11 (10-8) |
| No. 7 | Towson | 17-14 (9-9) |
| No. 8 | Stony Brook | 17-14 (9-9) |
| No. 9 | Campbell | 14-17 (8-10) |
| No. 10 | Hampton | 13-18 (7-11) |
| No. 11 | Elon | 14-17 (6-12) |
| No. 12 | North Carolina A&T | 11-18 (4-14) |
| No. 13 | Northeastern | 6-23 (2-16) |
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