2026 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament

The 2026 Atlantic Sun men'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 4–8, 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. The winner, Queens, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Tournament.

2026 ASUN men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2025–26
Teams	12
Site	UNF Arena/Swisher Gymnasium VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Florida
Champions	Queens (1st title)
Winning coach	Grant Leonard (1st title)
MVP	Nasir Mann (Queens)
Television	ESPN+, ESPN2
ASUN men's basketball tournaments

2025–26 ASUN men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Central Arkansas	15	–	3		.833			22	–	12		.647
Austin Peay	15	–	3		.833			22	–	9		.710
Queens †	13	–	5		.722			21	–	14		.600
Lipscomb	12	–	6		.667			19	–	13		.594
Florida Gulf Coast	8	–	10		.444			16	–	18		.471
West Georgia*	8	–	10		.444			15	–	17		.469
Eastern Kentucky	7	–	11		.389			11	–	21		.344
Bellarmine	7	–	11		.389			13	–	19		.406
Jacksonville	7	–	11		.389			12	–	20		.375
Stetson	7	–	11		.389			12	–	21		.364
North Florida	5	–	13		.278			7	–	25		.219
North Alabama	4	–	14		.222			9	–	21		.300
† 2026 ASUN tournament winner * ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

Seeds

All 12 members of the conference participated in the tournament. The top four seeds earned a bye to the quarterfinals.

The tiebreakers used by the ASUN are: 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.

Seed	School	Conference	Tiebreaker 1	Tiebreaker 2
1	Central Arkansas	15–3	1–0 vs. Austin Peay
2	Austin Peay	15–3	0–1 vs. Central Arkansas
3	Queens	13–5
4	Lipscomb	12–6
5	Florida Gulf Coast	8–10	1–0 vs. West Georgia
6	West Georgia	8–10	0–1 vs. Florida Gulf Coast
7	Eastern Kentucky	7–11	3–1 vs. BELL/JU/STET
8	Bellarmine	7–11	2–2 vs. EKU/JU/STET	1–0 vs. Jacksonville
9	Jacksonville	7–11	2–2 vs. EKU/BELL/STET	0–1 vs. Bellarmine
10	Stetson	7–11	1–3 vs. EKU/BELL/JU
11	North Florida	5–13
12	North Alabama	4–14

Schedule

Game	Time	Matchup	Score	Television
First round – Wednesday, March 4 – UNF Arena/Swisher Gymnasium
1	12:00 p.m.	No. 8 Bellarmine vs No. 9 Jacksonville	82–79	ESPN+
2	2:30 p.m.	No. 5 Florida Gulf Coast vs No. 12 North Alabama	69–58
3	5:00 p.m.	No. 7 Eastern Kentucky vs No. 10 Stetson	76–92
4	7:30 p.m.	No. 6 West Georgia vs No. 11 North Florida	93–85
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 6
5	12:00 p.m.	No. 1 Central Arkansas vs. No. 8 Bellarmine	86–73	ESPN+
6	2:30 p.m.	No. 4 Lipscomb vs. No. 5 Florida Gulf Coast	53–77
7	5:00 p.m.	No. 2 Austin Peay vs. No. 10 Stetson	69–60
8	7:30 p.m.	No. 3 Queens vs. No. 6 West Georgia	71–63
Semifinals – Saturday, March 7
9	5:00 p.m.	No. 1 Central Arkansas vs. No. 5 Florida Gulf Coast	73–63	ESPN+
10	7:30 p.m.	No. 2 Austin Peay vs. No. 3 Queens	83–90
Championship – Sunday, March 8
11	2:00 p.m.	No. 1 Central Arkansas vs. No. 3 Queens	93–98OT	ESPN2
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

	First round Wednesday, March 4					Quarterfinals Friday, March 6					Semifinals Saturday, March 7					Championship Sunday, March 8
						1	Central Arkansas	86
	8	Bellarmine	82			8	Bellarmine	73
	9	Jacksonville	79								1	Central Arkansas	73
											5	Florida Gulf Coast	63
						4	Lipscomb	53
	5	Florida Gulf Coast	69			5	Florida Gulf Coast	77
	12	North Alabama	58													1	Central Arkansas	93
																3	Queens	98*
						2	Austin Peay	69
	7	Eastern Kentucky	76			10	Stetson	60
	10	Stetson	92								2	Austin Peay	83
											3	Queens	90
						3	Queens	71
	6	West Georgia	93			6	West Georgia	63
	11	North Florida	85

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* denotes overtime period

Awards and honors

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Tournament MVP: Nasir Mann, Queens

ASUN All-Tournament Team

• Nasir Mann, Queens
• Chris Ashby, Queens
• Jordan Watford, Queens
• Ty Robinson, Central Arkansas
• Camren Hunter, Central Arkansas
• Rashaud Marshall, Austin Peay
• J.R. Konieczny, FGCU