The 2026 Coastal Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's college basketball tournament for the Coastal Athletic Association for the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was held March 6–10, 2026, at CareFirst Arena in Washington, D.C. The winner, Hofstra, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA tournament.

Seeds All 13 CAA teams participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 11 teams received a first round bye, and the top four teams received a double bye, automatically advancing them into the quarterfinals.

SeedSchoolConf.Tiebreaker1UNC Wilmington15–32Charleston14–43Hofstra12–64Monmouth11–75Drexel10–81–0 vs. William & Mary6William & Mary10–80–1 vs. Drexel7Towson9–92–0 vs. Stony Brook8Stony Brook9–90–2 vs. Towson9Campbell8–1010Hampton7–1111Elon6–1212North Carolina A&T4–1413Northeastern2–16

Schedule SessionGameTime*MatchupScoreTelevision First Round – Friday, March 6112:00 p.m.No. 12 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 13 Northeastern72–88FloHoops Second Round – Saturday, March 72212:00 p.m.No. 8 Stony Brook vs. No. 9 Campbell89–96FloHoops32:30 p.m.No. 5 Drexel vs. No. 13 Northeastern84–77346:00 p.m.No. 7 Towson vs. No. 10 Hampton74–6858:30 p.m.No. 6 William & Mary vs. No. 11 Elon72–62 Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 84612:00 p.m.No. 1 UNC Wilmington vs. No. 9 Campbell70–85FloHoops72:30 p.m.No. 4 Monmouth vs. No. 5 Drexel65–57586:00 p.m.No. 2 Charleston vs. No. 7 Towson56–8198:30 p.m.No. 3 Hofstra vs. No. 6 William & Mary92–61 Semifinals – Monday, March 96106:00 p.m.No. 4 Monmouth vs. No. 9 Campbell74–64CBSSN118:30 p.m.No. 3 Hofstra vs. No. 7 Towson68–65OT Championship – Tuesday, March 107127:00 p.m.No. 3 Hofstra vs. No. 4 Monmouth75–69CBSSN *Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

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* denotes overtime period

Awards and Honors All-Tournament Team Player Team Preston Edmead Hofstra Cruz Davis Kavion McClain Monmouth Jason Rivera-Torres Jeremiah Johnson Campbell Tyler Tejada Towson

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See also 2026 CAA women's basketball tournament

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