2026 ECNC Basketball Tournament
January 22, 2026
Launch the media gallery 1 playerThe East Central Nebraska Conference has released the brackets for the 2026 ECNC Basketball Tournament. Games will begin on Monday, February 2nd, 2026.
The quarterfinal & semifinal rounds will be hosted at the higher seeds. The third place & championship games will be held at Mead on Saturday, February 7th, 2026.
SATURDAY FINALS BROADCAST INFORMATION
The Saturday Championship games from Mead will be livestreamed via the JCC Striv Channel (striv.tv/jcc) and striv.tv/ecnc and will feature commentators & multiple cameras, etc.
Full 2026 ECNC Basketball Tournament Brackets
2026 ECNC Basketball Tournament Bracket - Girls (PDF)
2026 ECNC Basketball Tournament Bracket - Boys (PDF)
Schedule/Results
Monday, February 2nd, 2026 - Boys Quarterfinals
1 Freeman def 8 Weeping Water, 85-16 @ Freeman - 6:00 PM
2 Auburn def 7 Falls City, 71-19 @ Auburn - 6:00 PM
3 Mead def 6 Palmyra, 53-49 @ Mead - 6:30 PM
4 JCC def 5 Elmwood-Murdock, 53-34 @ JCC - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026 - Girls Quarterfinals
1 Elmwood-Murdock def 8 Falls City, 53-22 @ Murdock - 6:00 PM
2 Freeman def 7 Mead, 48-32 @ Freeman - 6:00 PM
3 JCC def 6 Auburn, 54-45 @ JCC - 6:00 PM
4 Weeping Water def 5 Palmyra, 48-32 @ Weeping Water - 6:00 PM
Thursday, February 5th, 2026 - Boys Semifinals/Consolation
Boys Semifinals @ Freeman
2 Auburn def 3 Mead, 73-29 - 6:00 PM
1 Freeman def 4 JCC, 72-51 - 7:30 PM
Boys Consolation @ Murdock
6 Palmyra def 7 Falls City, 65-42 - 5:30 PM
5 Elmwood-Murdock def 8 Weeping Water, 64-30 - 7:00 PM
Friday, February 6th, 2026 - Girls Semifinals/Consolation
Girls Semifinals @ Murdock
2 Freeman def 3 JCC, 46-41 - 6:00 PM
1 Elmwood-Murdock def 4 Weeping Water, 58-37 - 7:30 PM
Girls Consolation @ Palmyra
5 Palmyra def 8 Falls City, 58-3 - 5:30 PM
6 Auburn def 7 Mead, 53-31 - 7:00 PM
Saturday, February 7th, 2026 - Girls/Boys Finals
@ Mead
1:00 PM - Boys 5th Place Game - 5 Elmwood-Murdock def 6 Palmyra, 65-55
3:00 PM - Girls 5th Place Game - 5 Palmyra def 6 Auburn, 45-33
@ Mead - Main Gym
1:00 PM - Boys 3rd Place Game - 3 Mead def 4 JCC, 55-45 OT
3:00 PM - Girls 3rd Place Game - 3 JCC def 4 Weeping Water, 48-42
5:30 PM - Girls Championship - 1 Elmwood-Murdock def 2 Freeman, 39-20 - striv.tv/jcc
7:00 PM - Boys Championship - 2 Auburn def 1 Freeman, 55-36 - striv.tv/jcc
2026 ECNC Girls Basketball Tournament Championship: Elmwood-Murdock vs Freeman (2/7/2026)
2026 ECNC Boys Basketball Tournament Championship: Freeman vs Auburn (2/7/2026)