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 | WOMEN’S 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 through the first three days. ESPN’s Roxy Bernstein will have play-by-play duties for the semifinals and final.

SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES MOUNTAIN

First Round: Saturday, March 7 (ESPN+)

No. 9 Idaho State 73, No. 10 Northern Arizona 65

No. 7 Idaho 68, No. 8 Sacramento State 45

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

No. 1 Portland State 85, No. 9 Idaho State 78

No. 7 Idaho 78, No. 2 Montana State 74

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

No. 4 Montana 95, No. 5 Northern Colorado 89

No. 3 Eastern Washington 84, No. 6 Weber State 79

Semifinals: Tuesday, March 10

No. 4 Montana 75, No. 1 Portland State 72

No. 7 Idaho 81, No. 3 Eastern Washington 68

Championship game: Wednesday, March 11

No. 7 Idaho 77, No. 4 Montana 66