Women's Basketball

2026 Women's Basketball Championship Field Set

LATHAM, N.Y. - The 2026 United East women’s Basketball Championship field is set, as the league schedule came to a close on Saturday evening.

The ten team tournament will begin Wednesday with the top four teams earning byes. The Championship Final will be held on Feb. 28 at the highest remaining seed.

Check out the full championship schedule as well as all other items pertaining to the tournament here: WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP PAGE

The Seahawks produced an unblemished conference record as they earned the top seed in the tournament. Penn College and Penn State Abington earned the next two seeds as they both only suffered a pair of losses. The Wildcats got the two seed as they took down Abington in their head-to-head matchup. Cedar Crest wrapped up the top four seeds as they ended the regular season with a 9-4 record.

Check out the full seeding below:

#1 - St. Mary’s College of Maryland (13-0)

#2 - Penn College (11-2)

#3 - Penn State Abington (11-2)

#4 - Cedar Crest College (9-4)

#5 - Notre Dame of Maryland University (8-5)

#6 -  Wilson College (8-5)

#7 - Lancaster Bible College (8-5)

#8 - Penn State Harrisburg (7-6)

#9 - Penn State Brandywine (5-8)

#10 - Gallaudet University (4-9)

Find the full breakdown of all of the tie breakers here: TIE BREAKER

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The United East boasts 14 NCAA Division III full member institutions which include: Cairn University, Cedar Crest College, Gallaudet University, Keystone College, Lancaster Bible College, Notre Dame of Maryland University, Penn College, Penn State Abington, Penn State Berks, Penn State Brandywine, Penn State Harrisburg, St. Mary's College of Maryland, University of Valley Forge, and Wilson College. For more information, please visit gounitedeast.com.