CAA Announces 2026-27 Men’s Basketball Conference Schedule
Dylan Smith
RICHMOND, Va. (July 16, 2026) – The CAA announced the 2026-27 Men’s Basketball conference schedule on Thursday.
The league campaign opens with a five-game slate on New Year’s Eve, Thursday, Dec. 31, settling into its Thursday and Saturday schedule for conference play. The CAA’s two new head coaches, Campbell’s
Jimmie Williams and Charleston’s
John Groce, will make their league debuts on opening night. The Camels visit Trask Coliseum to face UNCW, while the Cougars host Northeastern inside TD Arena.
Defending CAA Champion Hofstra will headline the conference’s first six-game day as it opens league action on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2027, when it takes on crosstown rival Stony Brook in Hempstead. The Pride are fresh off winning their second CAA title (2020) and making their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2001. Hampton and Towson will also commence CAA play in the new year, facing Drexel and Campbell, respectively.
CAA matchups will be available on FloHoops, CBS Sports Network and local television partners throughout the league’s footprint. In addition, the semifinals and final of the 2027 CAA Men’s Basketball Championship at CareFirst Arena in Washington, D.C., will be televised on CBS Sports Network.
Hampton and North Carolina A&T will spotlight a six-game feature on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Monday, Jan. 18). The loaded schedule will also feature the first of two meetings between William & Mary and UNCW. The CAA regular-season champion Seahawks finished with a league-best 27-7 overall record and a 15-3 mark in CAA action. However, the Tribe notched a pair of seven-point victories over the league’s top team in 2026, being one of two CAA squads to knock off UNCW in the regular season.
A rematch of the 2026 CAA Men’s Basketball championship is slated for Feb. 13 as Hofstra heads across state lines to take on Monmouth in West Long Branch, N.J. The two programs went back and forth in the tournament finale, with neither team seeing a lead exceed seven before the Pride earned a 75-69 victory in Washington, D.C.
Southern rivals Charleston and UNCW will square off in a pair of contests, with their first meeting slated for Jan. 28 inside Trask Coliseum. The two programs will clash again nearly a month later on Feb. 27 inside TD Arena. The Cougars and Seahawks split their two contests last season, including a thrilling, one-possession season finale on March 1.
Additional regional rivalries that earn home-and-home meetings on the calendar include Stony Brook-Hofstra (Jan. 2 in Hempstead, Feb. 20 in Stony Brook); Monmouth-Drexel (Jan. 16 in West Long Branch, Feb. 6 in Philadelphia); William & Mary-Hampton (Jan. 14 in Williamsburg, March 2 in Hampton); and Elon-North Carolina A&T (Dec. 31 in Elon, Feb. 11 in Greensboro).
2026-27 CAA Men’s Basketball Conference Schedule
Game times and potential local television broadcasts are to be announced by member institutions
National telecasts on CBS Sports Network will be announced at a later date
Thursday, December 31
Northeastern at Charleston
Monmouth at Stony Brook
Drexel at William & Mary
North Carolina A&T at Elon
Campbell at UNCW
Saturday, January 2
Northeastern at UNCW
Stony Brook at Hofstra
Drexel at Hampton
Towson at Campbell
North Carolina A&T at Charleston
Elon at William & Mary
Thursday, January 7
Hofstra at Towson
William & Mary at Northeastern
Hampton at Monmouth
Elon at Campbell
UNCW at North Carolina A&T
Charleston at Drexel
Saturday, January 9
Towson at Stony Brook
William & Mary at Hofstra
Hampton at Northeastern
North Carolina A&T at Campbell
UNCW at Elon
Charleston at Monmouth
Thursday, January 14
Northeastern at Drexel
Stony Brook at North Carolina A&T
Hofstra at Elon
Monmouth at Towson
Hampton at William & Mary
Campbell at Charleston
Saturday, January 16
Stony Brook at Elon
Hofstra at Hampton
Drexel at Monmouth
Towson at UNCW
Campbell at William & Mary
Charleston at North Carolina A&T
Monday, January 18
Stony Brook at Campbell
Monmouth at Northeastern
Drexel at Hofstra
Towson at Charleston
William & Mary at UNCW
Hampton at North Carolina A&T
Thursday, January 21
Northeastern at Hofstra
William & Mary at Stony Brook
North Carolina A&T at Towson
Elon at Hampton
UNCW at Monmouth
Saturday, January 23
Stony Brook at Northeastern
William & Mary at Towson
North Carolina A&T at Drexel
Elon at Charleston
Campbell at Hampton
UNCW at Hofstra
Thursday, January 28
Northeastern at Elon
Hofstra at Campbell
Monmouth at North Carolina A&T
Towson at Drexel
Hampton at Stony Brook
Charleston at UNCW
Saturday, January 30
Northeastern at William & Mary
Hofstra at Charleston
Monmouth at Elon
Drexel at Stony Brook
Hampton at Towson
UNCW at Campbell
Thursday, February 4
Drexel at Northeastern
North Carolina A&T at Hofstra
Elon at Stony Brook
Campbell at Monmouth
UNCW at William & Mary
Charleston at Hampton
Saturday, February 6
Monmouth at Drexel
Towson at Hofstra
Hampton at UNCW
North Carolina A&T at Northeastern
Campbell at Stony Brook
Charleston at William & Mary
Thursday, February 11
Stony Brook at Charleston
Hofstra at Northeastern
Drexel at Campbell
Towson at Monmouth
Elon at North Carolina A&T
Saturday, February 13
Northeastern at Towson
Stony Brook at UNCW
Hofstra at Monmouth
Drexel at North Carolina A&T
William & Mary at Campbell
Hampton at Elon
Thursday, February 18
Monmouth at William & Mary
North Carolina A&T at Hampton
Elon at Towson
Campbell at Northeastern
UNCW at Drexel
Charleston at Hofstra
Saturday, February 20
Hofstra at Stony Brook
Monmouth at Hampton
William & Mary at North Carolina A&T
Elon at Drexel
UNCW at Towson
Charleston at Northeastern
Thursday, February 25
Northeastern at Monmouth
Stony Brook at Drexel
Towson at William & Mary
Hampton at Charleston
North Carolina A&T at UNCW
Campbell at Elon
Saturday, February 27
Stony Brook at Monmouth
Hofstra at Drexel
Towson at Hampton
William & Mary at Elon
Campbell at North Carolina A&T
UNCW at Charleston
Tuesday, March 2
Northeastern at Stony Brook
Monmouth at Hofstra
Drexel at Towson
William & Mary at Hampton
Elon at UNCW
Charleston at Campbell
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