Men's Basketball

Montclair State is Top Seed as NJAC Men's Basketball Championship Bracket is Set

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PITMAN, NJ --- The bracket is finalized for the 2025-26 New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Men’s Basketball Championship, with six teams advancing to postseason play following the completion of the regular season.
 
Montclair State (24-1 overall, 17-1 NJAC) captured the NJAC regular-season title outright and earned the tournament’s top seed along with a quarterfinal-round bye. TCNJ (19-6 overall, 14-4 NJAC) secured the No. 2 seed and also receives a quarterfinal-round bye.
 
Quarterfinal-round action will take place on Saturday, Feb. 21, as third-seeded Stockton (15-10 overall, 12-6 NJAC) hosts sixth-seeded Kean (12-13 overall, 9-9 NJAC), while fourth-seeded NJCU (14-11 overall, 10-8 NJAC) welcomes fifth-seeded Rowan (9-16 overall, 9-9 NJAC).
 
Tickets for Saturday’s quarterfinal contests will go on sale at noon on Thursday, Feb. 19.
 
Semifinals are scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 25, with the winner of the NJCU/Rowan matchup traveling to top-seeded Montclair State and the winner of the Stockton/Kean contest heading to second-seeded TCNJ.
 
Tickets for Wednesday’s semifinal contests will go on sale at noon on Sunday, Feb. 22.
 
The NJAC Championship Game will be contested on Saturday, Feb. 28, at the campus site of the highest remaining seed.
 
Tickets for next Saturday’s championship game will go on sale at noon on Thursday, Feb. 26.
 
All games throughout the championship will be hosted by the higher-seeded team. The tournament champion will earn the NJAC’s automatic qualification to the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Championship.
 
***All ticket sales are electronic only. NO CASH SALES will be available at any venue throughout the tournament.