By: Cody Bush, Associate Commissioner / Strategic Communications
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Seeding for the 2026 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship tournament, presented by Under Armour, went down to the final seconds of the regular season’s final game. However, the bracket is set with play to begin Tuesday, March 3 at the campus sites of the Top 4 seeds.
Regular-season champion Black Hills State University is the No. 1 seed and will host No. 8-seeded University of Colorado Colorado Springs in Spearfish, South Dakota. The Yellow Jackets closed the regular season with a seven-game win streak, which began with a 112-81 victory against UCCS in Colorado Springs. The Mountain Lions lost back-to-back games at home to close the regular season. Black Hills is 2-0 against UCCS this season, adding a 97-92 victory in Spearfish back in December.
Colorado Mesa University claimed the No. 2 seed and will play host to No. 7 seed New Mexico Highlands University in Grand Junction. The Mavericks and Cowboys each closed the regular season by going 2-2 in their final four games. Colorado Mesa swept the regular-season series, 2-0, winning 94-84 in Las Vegas, New Mexico in January before claiming an 85-80 win on Feb. 14 in Grand Junction.
Colorado State University Pueblo finished as the No. 3 seed and will host Colorado School of Mines, the No. 6 seed, in a game in Pueblo. The ThunderWolves bring an eight-game win streak into the postseason, which started with a win against top-seeded Black Hills State and includes a 70-63 win against Colorado School of Mines on Feb. 21 in Golden to complete the season series sweep. The Orediggers won back-to-back games to close the regular season, ending with a 94-91 win against Metropolitan State University of Denver on Thursday.
Fort Lewis College is the tournament’s No. 4 seed and will host Adams State College, the No. 5 seed on Tuesday in Durango in the next edition of The Battle of U.S. Highway 160. The Skyhawks lost five of their last eight to tumble down to the No. 4 seed, but closed the season with a road win. Adams State dropped three of its last five, including a regular-season-ending loss at CSU Pueblo. The two teams split their regular season series, with the home team winning each outing. Fort Lewis won 94-85 on Dec. 13 while Adams State won 95-93 on Feb. 5.
Every game of the 2026 RMAC Women’s Basketball Championship tournament will be broadcast on the RMAC Network, available online at RMACNetwork.com. Single-game passes are available for $15.
Fans planning to attend games in person can purchase tickets for every tournament game online at RMACSports.org/Tickets starting Sunday.