WILLIAMSBURG—The College of William & Mary got its first look at the 2026-27 Coastal Athletic Association men’s basketball schedule earlier this week as the Tribe looks to build on last season’s success after posting the team’s first 20-win campaign since 2019-20.
The upcoming season will be head coach Brian Earl’s third leading the program. In his first two seasons, Earl guided the Tribe to consecutive winning records and back-to-back double-digit win totals in conference play.
Conference action begins Dec. 31 with a home game against Drexel. William & Mary was strong at Kaplan Arena last season, compiling an 11-2 home record.
The Tribe opens conference road play Jan. 7 at Northeastern. Winning away from home has been a challenge for William & Mary in recent years. Since the start of the 2021-22 season, the Tribe is 14-61 in true road games.
Jan. 18 begins William & Mary’s longest conference road swing of the season. The Tribe will travel to North Carolina to face UNC Wilmington before trips to Stony Brook and Towson.
The regular season concludes with road games against Elon and Hampton.
The CAA Tournament is scheduled for March 5-9 in Washington. The tournament champion will receive the conference’s automatic bid to the 2027 NCAA Tournament.
Off the court, the Tribe recently earned recognition from the National Association of Basketball Coaches for their academic performance. William & Mary received the NABC Team Academic Excellence Award for the second consecutive year after posting a 3.19 team GPA during the 2025-26 academic year. Six players also earned spots on the NABC Honors Court.
While William & Mary’s women’s team reached the NCAA Tournament last season for the first time in program history, the men’s team remains among a small group of long-standing Division I programs that have never appeared in the NCAA Tournament.
If recent progress continues under Earl, the Tribe could again contend near the top of the CAA standings as they seek to end one of college basketball’s longest NCAA Tournament droughts. If recent progress continues under Earl, the Tribe could again contend near the top of the CAA standings as they seek to end one of college basketball’s longest NCAA Tournament droughts.
