The NCBBA is excited to announce that UNC Asheville and Eastern Michigan have joined. They are the 26th and 27th official new programs to join the NCBBA-M division for the 2026-2027 season. Welcome Bulldogs and Eagles.

James Madison, the Runner Ups in the 2026 National Championship, are #1 in the 26-27 NCBBA-M Tytan Athletics Preseason Top 20 Poll.  They received 1 First Place vote.

UCLA (4 first place votes) #2, Florida (4 first place votes) #3,  Ohio State comes in at #4, and Boston College sits #5 to round out the top-5 respectively. 32 teams received votes in the preseason.

The 26-27 season starts November 1st where teams will be opening up conference play that weekend, Nov. 7-8!

Stay tuned… The next poll will be released on November 19th. Which will be Week 3 of the season.

The South Atlantic Region has grown to 26 member schools across 4 conferences.  The Top 2 teams from each conference to move onto the South Atlantic Regional Tournament?  Take a look at the South Atlantic Team Previews to form your opinion!

Also, be on the lookout for the Tytan Athletics Preseason Top 20 which will be released on Thursday, October 29th!

The Pacific Region is a growing one. Now up to 20 teams across 3 conferences. There is still plenty of room to grow and other teams who are already interested for 2027.  Who will  move onto the Pacific Regional Tournament?  Take a look at the Pacific Team Previews to form your opinion!

Also, be on the lookout for the Tytan Athletics Preseason Top 20 which will be released on Thursday, October 29th!

The North Atlantic Region is made up of 33 member schools across 4 conferences.  Who will be the top-2 from each conference to move onto the North Atlantic Regional Tournament?  Take a look at the North Atlantic Team Previews to form your opinion!

Also, be on the lookout for the Tytan Athletics Preseason Top 20 which will be released on Thursday, October 29th!

The New England Region is made up of 31 member schools across 4 conferences.  Who will be the top-2 from each conference to move onto the New England Regional Tournament?  Take a look at the New England Team Previews to form your opinion!

Also, be on the lookout for the Tytan Athletics Preseason Top 20 which will be released on Thursday, October 29th!

The Mid-Atlantic Region has grown to 34 member schools across 4 conferences.  Who will be the top-2 from each conference to move onto the Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament?  Take a look at the Mid-Atlantic Team Previews to form your opinion!

Also, be on the lookout for the Tytan Athletics Preseason Top 20 which will be released on Thursday, October 29th!

The brand new Gulf Coast Region is made up of 14 member schools across 2 conferences.  Who will be the top-2 from each conference to move onto the Gulf Coast Regional Tournament?  Take a look at the Gulf Coast Team Preview to form your opinion!

Also, be on the lookout for the Tytan Athletics Preseason Top 20 which will be released on Thursday, October 29th!

The Great Lakes Region is made up of 26 member schools across 4 conferences.  Who will be the top-2 from each conference to move onto the Great Lakes Regional Tournament?  Take a look at the Great Lakes Team Previews to form your opinion!

Also, be on the lookout for the Tytan Athletics Preseason Top 20 which will be released on Thursday, October 29th!

The Official 2026-27 NCBBA Men’s Rulebook has been released. No rule changes were made. Previous season rule changes are highlighted in yellow.  Be sure to download a copy by clicking the link.

The NCBBA-M Rulebook and other important documents available for download can be found on the DOCUMENTS page under the INFO tab of the NCBBA-M website.