The Peach Belt Conference has released the bracket for the 2025-26 Women’s Basketball Tournament following the conclusion of a thrilling final weekend of the regular season. PBC Tournament play will begin with the quarterfinals on Wednesday, March 4^th, hosted by the higher seeds. The semifinals and final will be hosted by the highest remaining seed on Saturday March 7^th and Sunday March 8^th.
 
Columbus State is the top seed in the PBC Tournament for the first time since 2017, where they received the #1 seed in the West Division. Ranked #11 in the nation by the WBCA and #3 in the most recent NCAA Southeast Region poll, the Cougars claimed the PBC Regular Season title earlier this month and wrap up the regular season with a 24-3 overall record and a 18-2 record in PBC play. Columbus State enters the post season on a 12-game winning streak having lost just one game in 2026. The Cougars will host eight seeded Lander on Wednesday with tipoff set for 5:30pm.
 
USC Beaufort is the #2 seed in the tournament as they make their first PBC Tournament appearance in program history. The Sand Sharks closed out the regular season with an 19-10 overall record and a 15-5 record in PBC action. USCB were ranked #10 in the latest NCAA Southeast Region poll.  The Sand Sharks will host seventh seeded GCSU on Wednesday with tipoff set for 5:30pm.

North Georgia and Augusta finished tied for third with a 13-7 record in PBC play. The first step in the tiebreak process is head-to-head results. Augusta won the first matchup on 1/21. North Georgia won the second matchup on 2/25. Since both teams remain tied, the next step is to compare each team’s results vs the highest seed not involved in the tie and continue until the tie is broken. North Georgia went 1-1 vs #1 Columbus State, while Augusta went 0-2 vs #1 Columbus State. North Georgia would have the upper hand in the tie break and receive the #3 seed in the PBC tournament with Augusta receiving the #4 seed. 

The #3 seed Nighthawks closed out the regular season with an 18-12 overall record and a 13-7 record in PBC play. The defending tournament champions were ranked #8 in the most recent NCAA Southeast Region poll. North Georgia will host sixth seeded Clayton State on Wednesday with tipoff set for 5:30pm. 
 
#4 seed Augusta ended the regular season with an 18-9 overall record and a 13-7 record in PBC play. The Jaguars will host fifth seeded Middle Georgia who closed out their first season of Division II play with a 17-10 overall record and a 10-10 record in PBC play. The Jaguars will tip off vs the Knights on Wednesday at 7:30pm. 
 
Heading into this weekend’s play, the final three spots in the PBC Tournament remained up for grabs with six teams fighting for their place in the post-season. 

Big wins for Clayton State and GCSU saw both teams end the regular season with an 8-12 record in conference play and secure their spot in the PBC tournament. Both the Lakers and the Bobcats tied for 6^th place in the PBC standings. The first step of the tie break process is head-to-head results. Clayton State won both games vs GCSU (12/3 and 1/23) and therefore have the upper hand in the tie break. Clayton State received the #6 seed in the PBC Tournament with GCSU receiving the #7 seed. 
 
Lander ended the regular season with a 7-13 record in conference play. Results fell in favor of the Bearcats on the final weekend as they end the season in 8^th place and receive the #8 seed in the PBC Tournament. 
 
2026 PBC Women’s Basketball Tournament Seeds
#1 Columbus State
#2 USC Beaufort
#3 North Georgia
#4 Augusta
#5 Middle Georgia
#6 Clayton State
#7 GCSU
#8 Lander
 
2026 PBC Women’s Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 4^th
#1 Columbus State vs #8 Lander – Columbus, Ga., 5:30pm
#2 USC Beaufort vs #7 GCSU – Bluffton, S.C., 5:30pm
#3 North Georgia vs #6 Clayton State – Dahlonega, Ga., 5:30pm 
#4 Augusta vs #5 Middle Georgia – Augusta, Ga., 7:30pm