The 2026 West Coast Conference Tournament will run from March 5-10 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Compared to the past, this year’s tournament is very much up for grabs between the top-three seeds with the No. 1 Gonzaga Bulldogs (28-3, 16-2 WCC), No. 2 Saint Mary’s Gaels (27-4, 16-2 WCC), and No. 3 Santa Clara Broncos (24-7, 15-3 WCC).
Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s will have a quadruple bye straight into the semifinals, while Santa Clara will be in the quarterfinals. If the Broncos were to get into the semifinals, coach Herb Sendek’s group would need to take down coach Randy Bennett’s team if they want any chance of receiving an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament. The Zags and Gaels are already locks for March Madness.
As for Mark Few’s unit, Gonzaga is the favorite to end up cutting the nets in Sin City and be named the West Coast Conference Tournament champions at -220, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Saint Mary’s is the runner-up at +250, followed by Santa Clara at +900.
The Zags’ semifinal matchup will take place on Monday, March 9, at 6:00 p.m. PT on ESPN. They will most likely either play the No. 4 Oregon State Beavers (16-15, 9-9 WCC) or the No. 5 San Francisco Dons (16-15, 8-10 WCC).
The championship game is scheduled for Tuesday, March 10, at 6:00 p.m. PT on ESPN.
Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho
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