Women's Basketball

CCS Women’s Basketball Championship Tips Off February 24

CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
 
ATLANTA, Ga. (February 23, 2026) – The pursuit of a conference crown begins Tuesday, February 24, as the 2025–26 CCS Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament gets underway with six teams chasing postseason glory. With momentum, resilience, and rivalries all in play, the road to the title promises intensity from the very first tip.
 
Tournament play begins on Tuesday, February 24, with two opening-round matchups:
  • No. 3 Asbury (13-12, 11-5) hosts No. 6 seed Huntingdon (12-13, 9-7) in a battle between two teams that know each other well.
  • The night continues with an evenly matched showdown as No. 4 seed Piedmont (13-12, 10-6*) welcomes No. 5 seed Maryville (14-10, 10-6) in the second match of the day.
    • *Piedmont breaks the tie with a 1-1 record against LaGrange.

 
The top two seeds receive a first-round bye and will open play in the semifinal round on Friday, February 27:
  •  No. 1 seed LaGrange (18-7, 14-2) will face the winner of the Asbury-Huntingdon matchup.
  • No. 2 seed Belhaven (18-6, 11-5*) will take on the winner of the Piedmont-Maryville contest.
    • *Belhaven breaks the tie, achieving a 1-1 record versus LaGrange.

 
The winners of each semifinal will advance to the championship match on Saturday, February 28, where the 2025-26 CCS Women’s Basketball Champion will be crowned
 
The full 2025-26 CCS Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament schedule:
 
Quarterfinals: Tuesday, February 24th
Game 1: #3 Asbury Hosts #6 Huntingdon (5:00pm ET)
Game 2: #4 Piedmont Hosts #5 Maryville (5:00pm ET)
 
Semifinals: Friday, February 27th (Host LaGrange)
Game 3: #2 Belhaven vs Winner of Game 1 (5:00pm ET)
Game 4: #1 LaGrange vs Winner of Game 2 (7:00pm ET)
 
Finals: Saturday, February 28th (Host LaGrange)
Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs Winner of Game 4 (3:00pm ET)






ABOUT THE COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE OF THE SOUTH (CCS)
The CCS is an NCAA Division III athletic conference that began play during the 2022-23 academic year. The conference features nine member institutions (Agnes Scott College, Asbury University, Belhaven University, Covenant College, Huntingdon College, LaGrange College, Maryville College, Piedmont University, and Wesleyan College) and sponsors championships across 14 sports. In addition to sharing the member institutions' geographic identity, the name 'Collegiate Conference of the South' is indicative of a shared commitment to academic excellence, which is commensurate with the NCAA Division III philosophy.