The 2026 Mountain West Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament (officially the 2026 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Men’s Basketball Championship) runs March 11–14, 2026, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the first year of an expanded 12-team format following Grand Canyon’s addition to the conference for the 2025-26 season, featuring all conference members in a single-elimination bracket with an opening round. We have the 2026 Mountain West Tournament schedule and bracket for you below.
The event follows the women’s tournament (March 7–11, with their championship on March 11 as a standalone), allowing a full week of action at the venue. All games are at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Key Details
- Dates: March 11–14, 2026 (men’s tournament; full championships March 7–14)
- Location: Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV
- Teams: All 12 Mountain West teams (including Grand Canyon), seeded 1–12 by regular-season conference record
- Format: Single-elimination; opening round (No. 5 vs. No. 12, plus three other first-round games), quarterfinals, semifinals, championship
- TV/Streaming: CBS Sports Network for quarterfinals and semifinals; CBS Television Network and Paramount+ for the championship; opening round games streamed on themw.com
- Tickets: All-session and single-session packages on sale now via unlvtickets.com or themw.com
Seeds and exact matchups will be set after the regular season concludes (conference play ends March 7, 2026). Check themw.com for more detail too.
2026 Mountain West Tournament Schedule
Here’s the 2026 Mountain West Tournament schedule for you. The men’s schedule follows the women’s this year. You can checkout other college basketball tournament brackets here too.
| Date | Round | Matchup | Time (ET) | TV/Stream |
| Wednesday, March 11 | Opening Round | No. 8 vs. No. 9 | 3:00 PM | themw.com (streaming) |
| Wednesday, March 11 | Opening Round | No. 5 vs. No. 12 | 5:30 PM | themw.com (streaming) |
| Wednesday, March 11 | Opening Round | No. 7 vs. No. 10 | 9:00 PM | themw.com (streaming) |
| Wednesday, March 11 | Opening Round | No. 6 vs. No. 11 | 11:30 PM | themw.com (streaming) |
| Thursday, March 12 | Quarterfinals | Winner (8/9) vs. No. 1 | 3:00 PM | CBS Sports Network |
| Thursday, March 12 | Quarterfinals | Winner (5/12) vs. No. 4 | 5:30 PM | CBS Sports Network |
| Thursday, March 12 | Quarterfinals | Winner (7/10) vs. No. 2 | 9:00 PM | CBS Sports Network |
| Thursday, March 12 | Quarterfinals | Winner (6/11) vs. No. 3 | 11:30 PM | CBS Sports Network |
| Friday, March 13 | Semifinals | Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2 | 6:00 PM | CBS Sports Network |
| Friday, March 13 | Semifinals | Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4 | 8:30 PM | CBS Sports Network |
| Saturday, March 14 | Championship | Semifinal winners | 6:00 PM | CBS Network / Paramount+ |
(Note: Times and networks align with official announcements and the provided grid structure; late-night slots are common for Vegas events. The “Credit Union 1” sponsor appears in official branding.)
Printable 2026 Mountain West Basketball Tournament Bracket
We’ve prepared a clean, printable bracket for the 2026 Mountain West Men’s Tournament for you. You can save or print it to PDF format. You can also checkout the 2026 March Madness schedule and printable 2026 NCAA Tournament Bracket to see where the Mountain West Champion might be playing after the tournament concludes.
