MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The 2026 SSAC Women’s Basketball Championship will take place Feb. 25-28 at the Multiplex at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Ala., and only one of the 10 tournament seeds is locked in.
Link To Championship Schedule
Regular Season Champion
The top four teams in the standings are all still alive for the No. 1 seed and the regular season crown. Loyola, William Carey and Faulkner have split their head-to-head matchups this season, while UT Southern closes the season at William Carey and Loyola. Looking at records v. common opponents beyond the top four:
Loyola – 1-0 v. Life / 1-0 v. BMCU / 2-0 v. Thomas / 1-0 v. BPCU / 2-0 v. MOB / 2-0 v. ABAC
WCU – 0-1 v. Life / 1-0 v. BMCU / 2-0 v. Thomas / 1-0 v. BPCU / 2-0 v. MOB / 2-0 v. ABAC
UTS – 2-0 v. Life / 2-0 v. BMCU / 1-0 v. Thomas / 1-0 v. BPCU / 2-0 v. MOB / 1-0 v. ABAC
Faulkner – 1-0 v. Life / 2-0 v. BMCU / 1-0 v. Thomas / 1-1 v. BPCU / 1-0 v. MOB / 1-0 v. ABAC
Middle of the Pack
The battle in the middle for the No. 5-7 seeds is big, as the fifth and sixth seeds get byes to Thursday, while No. 7 will have to play Wednesday. Life clinches a bye with one more win.
Life is 2-0 v. BMCU and 0-1 v. Thomas / Blue Mountain is 0-2 v. Life and 1-0 v. Thomas / Thomas is 0-1 v. BMCU and 1-0 v. Life.
Current Standings
| Seed |
Team |
Record |
Possible Seeds |
| 1 |
Loyola |
13-2 |
1-4 |
| 2 |
William Carey |
12-3 |
1-4 |
| 3 |
UT Southern |
11-3 |
1-4 |
| 4 |
Faulkner |
12-4 |
1-4 |
| 5 |
Life |
8-6 |
5-7 |
| 6 |
Blue Mountain |
6-8 |
5-7 |
| 7 |
Thomas |
7-8 |
5-7 |
| 8 |
Brewton-Parker |
5-10 |
8-9 |
| 9 |
Mobile |
5-11 |
8-9 |
| 10 |
ABAC |
3-12 |
10 |
| X |
Point |
0-15 |
X |
Tiebreakers
1. Head-to-head
* For comparing a tie of three or more, teams must have played each other an equal number of times
2. Head-to-head against common opponents working at the top of the standing down
* You can only use common opponents that teams played an equal number of times
3. Modified Krause System (don’t ask)
4. Coin flip
*There are more details involved in each step and other qualifiers, but that is the gist of it
Remaining Games
Thursday, Feb. 19
Thomas @ Life
Blue Mountain @ Loyola
UT Southern @ William Carey
Saturday, Feb. 21
Point @ Brewton-Parker
ABAC @ Life
Blue Mountain @ William Carey
UT Southern @ Loyola
Faulkner @ Mobile
*This information is subject to be wrong and/or changed repeatedly over the next few days