WINTHROP, Mass. – Saint Joseph's College capped a perfect run through Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play in 2025–26, finishing 12-0 to secure the No. 1 seed in the upcoming GNAC tournament following a win over University of Saint Joseph on Saturday.

Quarterfinals will begin on Wednesday, Feb. 25, after the original start date of Tuesday, Feb. 24, was adjusted due to a forecasted snowstorm. The higher-seeded teams host throughout the tournament.

The four quarterfinal winners will advance to the GNAC semifinals on Friday, Feb. 27, with the championship set for Sunday, Mar. 1.

The tournament winner will be crowned the 2026 GNAC champion and earn the league's automatic qualifier to the 2026 NCAA Division III Championship.

Tournament Seeds & Quarterfinal Matchups:

• No. 1 Saint Joseph's College (12-0 GNAC, 17-8 overall) vs. No. 8 Regis College (5-7 GNAC, 14-11 overall) – 7:00 PM
• No. 2 University of Saint Joseph (11-1 GNAC, 18-7 overall) vs. No. 7 Norwich University (5-7 GNAC, 10-15 overall) – 7:00 PM
• No. 3 Albertus Magnus College (10-2 GNAC, 18-7 overall) vs. No. 6 Dean College (5-7 GNAC, 15-10 overall) – 7:00 PM
• No. 4 Lasell Lasers University (8-4 GNAC, 13-12 overall) vs. No. 5 Emmanuel College (7-5 GNAC, 13-12 overall) – 7:00 PM

Tiebreak Note:

The league's tiebreaking procedure was used to determine seeds 6–8 after a four-way tie between Dean College, Norwich University, Regis College, and Rivier University.

• In the first tiebreak step (records within the tied group), Norwich, Dean, and Regis each went 2-1, which eliminated Rivier.
• With those three still tied, additional criteria were applied, including results against common opponents. All three shared a common opponent in Anna Maria College, and Norwich was the only one of the three to take a loss in that comparison, which moved the Cadets behind Dean and Regis.
• The remaining tie between Regis and Dean was then decided by head-to-head, with Regis earning the advantage to take the higher seed.

Resulting seeds: No. 6 Regis, No. 7 Dean, No. 8 Norwich.

2026 GNAC Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule:

Quarterfinals – Wednesday, Feb. 25 (Hosted by higher seeds)

#1 Saint Joseph's vs. #8 Norwich, 7 p.m.
#2 University of Saint Joseph vs. #7 Dean, 7 pm
#3 Albertus Magnus vs. #6 Regis, 7 p.m.
#4 Lasell vs. #5 Emmanuel, 7 p.m.

Semifinals – Friday, Feb. 27 (Hosted by higher seeds)

Winner of #1/#8 vs. #4/5 Winner, TBD
Winner of #2/#7 vs. #3/6 Winner, TBD

Championship – Sunday, Mar. 1

Semifinal winners, TBD