2026 Region IX Men's Basketball Tournament
in Sterling, Colorado.
Tournament links
Tournament Bracket -- Tournament Program -- Tournament Recaps/photos -- Tournament Livestream
2026 Region IX Champions
Trinidad State College
Tournament Scores
First Round
Casper 87, Southeast 82
Trinidad State 100, Gillette 74
Lamar 84, Western Wyoming 75
McCook 103, Eastern Wyoming 70
North Platte 78, Central Wyoming 73
Northwest 85, Western Nebraska 73
Quarter-Finals -- Thursday, March 12
1 p.m. -- Lamar 84, Casper 70
3 p.m. -- LCCC 88, McCook 79
5 p.m. -- Northwest 76, North Platte 74
7 p.m. -- Trinidad State 78, NJC 74
Semifinals -- Friday, March 13
5 p.m. -- Lamar 87, LCCC 79
7 p.m. -- Trinidad State73, Northwest 72
Finals -- Saturday, March 14
3 p.m. -- Trinidad State 101, Lamar 91
| South Division | |||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Record | Win % | Home | Away | GB | PF | PA | Record | Win % | Home | Away | PF | PA | Last 10 | Streak |
 Northeastern | 11-3 | .786 | 7-0 | 4-3 | - | 1061 | 965 | 20-10 | .667 | 13-2 | 7-8 | 2315 | 2189 | 8-2 | Lost 1 |
 Lamar | 10-4 | .714 | 7-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 1150 | 1004 | 20-14 | .588 | 11-2 | 9-12 | 2813 | 2658 | 9-1 | Won 7 |
| North Platte | 9-5 | .643 | 5-2 | 4-3 | 2 | 1128 | 1038 | 18-13 | .581 | 10-4 | 8-9 | 2541 | 2350 | 5-5 | Lost 1 |
 McCook | 7-7 | .500 | 4-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 1175 | 1157 | 18-14 | .563 | 9-5 | 9-9 | 2771 | 2589 | 5-5 | Lost 1 |
 Trinidad State | 6-8 | .429 | 4-3 | 2-5 | 5 | 1118 | 1210 | 16-17 | .485 | 8-4 | 8-13 | 2630 | 2796 | 6-4 | Lost 1 |
 Western Nebraska | 5-9 | .357 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 6 | 1091 | 1123 | 9-22 | .290 | 4-8 | 5-14 | 2468 | 2692 | 4-6 | Lost 3 |
 Southeast | 5-9 | .357 | 3-4 | 2-5 | 6 | 1056 | 1121 | 14-17 | .452 | 9-5 | 5-12 | 2456 | 2483 | 3-7 | Lost 3 |
 Otero | 3-11 | .214 | 3-4 | 0-7 | 8 | 1032 | 1193 | 4-24 | .143 | 4-7 | 0-17 | 2053 | 2444 | 2-8 | Lost 1 |
| North Division | |||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Record | Win % | Home | Away | GB | PF | PA | Record | Win % | Home | Away | PF | PA | Last 10 | Streak |
| Laramie County | 9-3 | .750 | 5-1 | 4-2 | - | 1047 | 900 | 17-12 | .586 | 11-4 | 6-8 | 2436 | 2267 | 7-3 | Lost 1 |
| Northwest | 8-4 | .667 | 5-1 | 3-3 | 1 | 871 | 840 | 21-12 | .636 | 12-3 | 9-9 | 2579 | 2295 | 6-4 | Lost 1 |
 Casper | 7-5 | .583 | 3-3 | 4-2 | 2 | 938 | 929 | 13-18 | .419 | 8-5 | 5-13 | 2525 | 2601 | 7-3 | Lost 1 |
 Gillette | 6-6 | .500 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 3 | 934 | 954 | 13-15 | .464 | 8-4 | 5-11 | 2127 | 2231 | 4-6 | Lost 1 |
| Central Wyoming | 4-8 | .333 | 4-2 | 0-6 | 5 | 824 | 855 | 10-18 | .357 | 6-4 | 4-14 | 1935 | 2041 | 3-7 | Lost 2 |
| Western Wyoming | 4-8 | .333 | 3-3 | 1-5 | 5 | 863 | 921 | 11-19 | .367 | 6-4 | 5-15 | 2210 | 2340 | 2-8 | Lost 6 |
 Eastern Wyoming | 4-8 | .333 | 4-2 | 0-6 | 5 | 934 | 1012 | 7-24 | .226 | 4-7 | 3-17 | 2378 | 2568 | 3-7 | Lost 3 |
New things on this website.
Going to try to include some history things of Region IX men's basketball.
If you have any information for the following let me know at mrein2963@gmail.com or mrein@wncc.edu
- All-time coaching records (and where coaches went on to coach after the college if any)
- All-time records. (I had the start of it in the women's Region IX tournament program last March, and would like to do one for the men's. I need record book information or at least the Top 10 in the different game, season, and career leaders.
- History of your players such as All-Americans, All-Region, All-Tournament, Where they went on to play, Any playing in the pros, etc.
- And, a big one, history of men's basketball at your college.
