Championship Information

It's almost time for the postseason fun to begin for teams from the Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference and the Western Junior College Athletic Conference.

The 2026 Region V Basketball Tournament will be held on March 11-14 at the Odessa College Sports Center. The top four men's and women's teams from the WJCAC and the NTJCAC will play a single-elimination tournament to determine which squads will be criwned the Region 5 champion and earn an automatic berth in the 2026 NJCAA D1 national tournaments.

2026 REGION V BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:

Wednesday, March 11:                                                                                                  
Game 1: Women - New Mexico vs. Grasyon - 1:00pm
Game 2: Women - Howard vs. McLennan - 3:00pm
Game 3: Women - South Plains vs. Collin - 5:00pm
Game 4: Women - Clarendon vs. Hill - 7:00pm

Thursday, March 12:                                                                                                       
Game 5: Men - Midland vs. McLennan - 1:00pm
Game 6: Men - South Plains vs. Temple - 3:00pm
Game 7: Men - New Mexico vs. Collin - 5:00pm
Game 8: Men - Howard vs. Ranger - 7:00pm

Friday, March 13:                                                                                                             
Game 9: Women - Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner - 1:00pm
Game 10: Women - Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner - 3:00pm
Game 11: Men - Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner - 5:00pm
Game 12: Men - Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner - 7:00pm

Championship Saturday, March 14:                                                                           
Game 13 - Women's Championship:              Winner G9 vs. Winner G10:                1:00pm
Game 14 - Men's Championship:                   Winner G11 vs. Winner G12:              3:30pm

*AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE RUNNER-UP AND CHAMPION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE END OF THE GAME*

You can download complete tournament information here