The tournament plays out on a neutral site with seeds No. 1 and No. 2 earning a preferred first-round bye while playing a lower seed, then getting a day off, while seeds No. 3-6 also get a bye.

Portland State, who lost four of its last five, took care of Weber State on Monday in a regular-season final to claim the title and No. 1 seed outright — the Vikings’ first conference championship since 2008.

A three-way tie for fourth place goes to Montana by virtue of its 2-0 mark against first-place PSU.

Below is an interactive/live update bracket, a schedule and a printable image bracket for the 2026 Big Sky Conference men’s basketball tournament.

PRINTABLE BRACKET

TELEVISION

The Big Sky men’s basketball tournament will stream on ESPN+ from start to finish; one semifinal will also air on ESPNU and the other on ESPN2, and the championship game will air on ESPN2.

Tony Parks (play-by-play) and Joe Cravens (color commentary) will be on the call for all games.

SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES MOUNTAIN

First Round: Saturday, March 7 (ESPN+)

5:30 p.m. — No. 9 Idaho State (12-19) vs. No. 10 Northern Arizona (10-21)

8 p.m. — No. 7 Idaho (17-14) vs. No. 8 Sacramento State (10-20)

Quarterfinals Day 1: Sunday, March 8 (ESPN+)

5:30 p.m. — No. 1 Portland State (19-10) vs. ISU/NAU

8 p.m. — No. 2 Montana State (18-13) vs. Idaho/Sac State

Quarterfinals Day 2: Monday, March 9 (ESPN+)

5:30 p.m. — No. 4 Montana (16-15) vs. No. 5 Northern Colorado (20-11)

8 p.m. — No. 3 Eastern Washington (13-18) vs. No. 6 Weber State (16-15)

Semifinals: Tuesday, March 10

7 p.m. — PSU/ISU/NAU vs. Montana/NoCo (ESPNU)

9:30 p.m. — MSU/Idaho/Sac vs. EWU/WSU (ESPN2)

Championship game: Wednesday, March 11

9:30 p.m. on ESPN2