INDIANAPOLIS - The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) released Saturday night the bracket for the 2026 GLVC Men's Basketball Championship Tournament, with William Jewell earning the No. 2 seed.. Regular Season Champion Rockhurst earned the No. 1 overall seed, followed by the Cardinals at No. 2, Illinois Springfield was tabbed as the 3-seed, and Indianapolis claimed the 4-seed. The tournament is being held in St. Louis, Mo., at Mark Twain Building for the first time since 2020-21 from Thursday, Mar. 5 through Sunday, Mar. 8.
 
Missouri S&T and McKendree earned seeds No. 5 and 6, respectively, while Upper Iowa and Drury filled the final two spots at No. 7 and 8. The eight-team tournament is seeded 1-8 based on the GLVC Point Rating System (PRS) rankings.

The Cardinals went 19-9 overall and 15-5 in league play to finish with a 4.00 PRS during the regular season while Upper Iowa was 17-10 overall and 12-8 in the GLVC with a 3.28. The Cardinals defeated the Peacocks 83-74 back on January 22 at home. Jewell is making their eighth postseason appearance and will be looking for their second title after winning in 2024. Upper Iowa has made the tournament in each of their three seasons since joining the league in 2023-24. 

The four quarterfinal winners will compete in the semifinals on Saturday, March 7, at 5:30 and 7:45 PM CT, while the semifinal winners will battle for the 2026 trophy on Sunday, Mar. 8 at 3:30 PM.
 
For the fifth year in a row, all GLVC Championship Tournament action will be streamed live for $15 per game or $40 for the full tournament on GLVCSN.com, the GLVCSN iOS and Android mobile apps, and GLVCSN OTT apps on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and Android TV. A season or monthly pass will not be valid for the postseason tournament.
 
All spectators attending in person will be required to pre-purchase tickets online at GLVCsports.com/tickets. No cash will be accepted on site.
 
For further information regarding the Conference Championship Tournament, visit GLVCsports.com/2026mbb.