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SAN BRUNO, Calif. – The West Coast Conference (WCC) officially announced its bracket for the upcoming 2026 Credit Union 1 WCC Men’s Basketball Championship on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

San Francisco, which finished 16-15 overall and 8-10 in conference play, has earned the No. 5 seed. The tournament will be held from Mar. 5-10 at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.<\/p>\n

Pacific, San Francisco, and Seattle U are tied for fifth place in the standings with an 8-10 league record. Conference tiebreaker policies involving three or more teams place the teams in a pod, comparing head-to-head results. The team with the best record, as determined by winning percentage, even if unequal games in the conference’s unbalanced schedule, is seeded the highest, and the team with the worst record is seeded the lowest. In the pod, San Francisco is 3-0 (1.000), Pacific is 1-2 (.333), and Seattle U is 0-2 (.000) against the others. San Francisco is the No. 5 seed, Pacific is the No. 6 seed, and Seattle U is the No. 7 seed.<\/p>\n

The first three rounds of the men’s tournament and the first five rounds of the women’s tournament will be broadcast on ESPN+. ESPN2 and ESPN will televise the quarterfinals and semifinals of the men’s tournament, and the championship games of both the men’s and women’s tournaments.<\/p>\n

2026 CREDIT UNION 1 WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

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\nThursday, March 5 – First Round

\n6:00 p.m. \u2013 Game 1: No. 9 seed Portland vs. No. 12 seed Pepperdine (ESPN+)

\n8:30 p.m. \u2013 Game 2: No. 10 seed LMU vs. No. 11 seed San Diego (ESPN+)<\/p>\n

Friday, March 6 – Second Round

\n6:00 p.m. \u2013 Game 3: No. 8 seed Washington State vs. Game 1 Winner (ESPN+)

\n8:30 p.m. Game 4: No. 7 seed Seattle U vs. Game 2 Winner (ESPN+)

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\nSaturday, March 7 – Third Round

\n6:00 p.m. \u2013 Game 5: No. 5 seed San Francisco vs. Game 3 Winner (ESPN+)

\n8:30 p.m. \u2013 Game 6: No. 6 seed Pacific vs. Game 4 Winner (ESPN+)<\/p>\n

Sunday, March 8 – Quarterfinals

\n5:30 p.m. \u2013 Game 7: No. 4 seed Oregon State vs. Game 5 Winner (ESPN2)

\n8:00 p.m. \u2013 Game 8: No. 3 seed Santa Clara vs. Game 6 Winner (ESPN2)

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\nMonday, March 9 – Semifinals

\n6:00 p.m. \u2013 Game 9: No. 1 seed Gonzaga vs. Game 7 Winner (ESPN)

\n8:30 p.m. \u2013 Game 10: No. 2 seed Saint Mary’s vs. Game 8 Winner (ESPN2)

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\nTuesday, March 10 – Championship Game

\n6:00 p.m. \u2013 Game 11: Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner (ESPN)<\/p>\n

For more information on the tournament, including tickets and game schedules, please visit championship central<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For updates and more information on the San Francisco men’s basketball program, follow the Dons\u00a0@USFDonsMBB<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter,\u00a0@USFDonsMBB<\/a>\u00a0on Instagram, and\u00a0@USFDonsMBB<\/a>\u00a0on Facebook.<\/p>\n