Canada West has announced seeding and schedule details for the 2026 men’s and women’s basketball playoffs, with Manitoba’s three university programs – the University of Winnipeg Wesmen, University of Manitoba Bisons, and Brandon University Bobcats – all earning postseason berths and playing key roles across both brackets.
The 2026 Canada West postseason begins with play-in and quarterfinal games from February 12–15, followed by semifinals on February 20–21. Medal round games will be contested February 27–28. All playoff games are single elimination, with play-in and quarterfinal contests hosted by the top four seeds in each bracket. Every game will be streamed live on CanadaWest.TV – Powered by BioSteel.
Women’s Playoffs: Manitoba Representation in Regina and Langley
On the women’s side, both the Manitoba Bisons and Brandon Bobcats have qualified for postseason play.
The Brandon University Bobcats enter as the Prairie 7 seed and will open play on Friday, February 13 at 2:00 p.m. CST at the University of Regina, facing the Pacific 3 seed UBC Okanagan. With a win, Brandon would advance to a Saturday evening matchup against the University of Regina.
The University of Manitoba Bisons, seeded Prairie 6, will travel west to Trinity Western University for their opening-round matchup. Manitoba faces the Prairie 3 seed University of Calgary on Friday, February 13 at 12:00 p.m. PST, with the winner moving on to face Trinity Western on Saturday night.
Men’s Playoffs: Winnipeg Hosting, Manitoba Matchup, Brandon on the Road
The men’s bracket features all three Manitoba programs, highlighted by a top seed and a home playoff site in Winnipeg.
The University of Winnipeg Wesmen finished the regular season as the Prairie 1 seed and will host a quarterfinal game at the Duckworth Centre. Winnipeg will face the winner of the play-in matchup between the University of Calgary and Thompson Rivers University, with that quarterfinal scheduled for Saturday, February 14 at 2:00 p.m. CST.
The University of Manitoba Bisons earned the Prairie 3 seed and will host a play-in game at the University of British Columbia. Manitoba will face the Brandon University Bobcats on Thursday, February 12 at 5:00 p.m. PST in an all-Manitoba opening-round matchup. The winner advances to face UBC the following day.
Brandon University enters the men’s playoffs as the Prairie 7 seed, qualifying both its men’s and women’s teams for the 2026 Canada West postseason.
With the Wesmen, Bisons, and Bobcats all competing across the men’s and women’s brackets, the province will once again be strongly represented as the Canada West playoffs get underway.
Complete 2026 Canada West Women’s Basketball Playoff Schedule
Site 1 – University of Regina
Game A: Friday, February 13 – 2:00 p.m. CST
#12 Brandon University vs #5 UBC Okanagan
Game E: Saturday, February 14 – 6:00 p.m. CST
Winner Game A vs #4 University of Regina
Site 2 – Trinity Western University
Game B: Friday, February 13 – 12:00 p.m. PST
#11 University of Manitoba vs #6 University of Calgary
Game F: Saturday, February 14 – 8:00 p.m. PST
Winner Game B vs #3 Trinity Western University
Site 3 – University of Saskatchewan
Game C: Friday, February 13 – 5:00 p.m. CST
#10 Mount Royal University vs #7 University of the Fraser Valley
Game G: Saturday, February 14 – 5:00 p.m. CST
Winner Game C vs #2 University of Saskatchewan
Site 4 – University of British Columbia
Game D: Saturday, February 14 – 1:00 p.m. PST
#9 University of Victoria vs #8 University of Alberta
Game H: Sunday, February 15 – 2:00 p.m. PST
Winner Game D vs #1 University of British Columbia
CW Women’s Basketball Final Seeding
- Pacific 1 – UBC
- Prairie 1 – Saskatchewan
- Pacific 2 – Trinity Western
- Prairie 2 – Regina
- Pacific 3 – UBC Okanagan
- Prairie 3 – Calgary
- Pacific 4 – Fraser Valley
- Prairie 4 – Alberta
- Pacific 5 – Victoria
- Prairie 5 – Mount Royal
- Prairie 6 – Manitoba
- Prairie 7 – Brandon
Complete 2026 Canada West Men’s Basketball Playoff Schedule
Site 1 – University of British Columbia
Game A: Thursday, February 12 – 5:00 p.m. PST
#12 Brandon University vs #5 University of Manitoba
Game E: Friday, February 13 – 2:00 p.m. PST
Winner Game A vs #4 University of British Columbia
Site 2 – University of Alberta
Game B: Friday, February 13 – 1:30 p.m. MST
#11 University of Regina vs #6 University of the Fraser Valley
Game F: Saturday, February 14 – 1:30 p.m. MST
Winner Game B vs #3 University of Alberta
Site 3 – University of Victoria
Game C: Friday, February 13 – 7:00 p.m. PST
#10 Trinity Western University vs #7 Mount Royal University
Game G: Saturday, February 14 – 7:00 p.m. PST
Winner Game C vs #2 University of Victoria
Site 4 – University of Winnipeg
Game D: Friday, February 13 – 3:00 p.m. CST
#9 University of Calgary vs #8 Thompson Rivers University
Game H: Saturday, February 14 – 2:00 p.m. CST
Winner Game D vs #1 University of Winnipeg
CW Men’s Basketball Final Seeding
- Prairie 1 – Winnipeg
- Pacific 1 – Victoria
- Prairie 2 – Alberta
- Pacific 2 – UBC
- Prairie 3 – Manitoba
- Pacific 3 – Fraser Valley
- Prairie 4 – Mount Royal
- Pacific 4 – Thompson Rivers
- Prairie 5 – Calgary
- Pacific 5 – Trinity Western
- Prairie 6 – Regina
- Prairie 7 – Brandon
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Source: https://canada-west.prezly.com/basketball-playoffs-play-in-and-quarterfinals-hosts-announced