The 2026 Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Men's Basketball Championship heads to Santa Cruz, California. UC Santa Cruz hosts the five-team, three-day tournament beginning on Thursday (Feb. 26) with a champion being crowned on Saturday (Feb. 28).  

Seeding, based on custom national NPI calculations from D3 Datacast, is now finalized and the matchups are set. Below is the schedule for this week's conference championship: 

2026 C2C Men's Basketball Championship
Host: University of California, Santa Cruz at Kaiser Permanente Arena/West Field House in Santa Cruz, California 

TICKETS: 

• Free entry at West Field House
• Tickets for entry into KP Arena are $15 (children under 5 y/o get in for free)

Quarterfinals - Thursday, Feb. 26

Kaiser Permanente Arena

3:00 PM PT - Game 1: #5 Warren Wilson vs. #4 Salisbury


Semifinals - Friday, Feb. 27

West Field House

3:00 PM PT - Game 2: G1 Winner vs. #1 Mary Washington
6:00 PM PT - Game 3: #3 UC Santa Cruz vs. #2 Christopher Newport

Championship - Saturday, Feb. 28

Kaiser Permanente Arena

5:00 PM PT - Game 2 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner