The 2026 Atlantic Sun women's basketball tournament was the conference postseason tournament for the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN). The tournament was the 47th year the league has conducted a postseason tournament. The tournament was held March 3-9, 2026; first-round games were played at UNF Arena and Swisher Gymnasium, with all remaining games being played at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, for the first time in league history. The Jacksonville Dolphins won the tournament, their second title, and received an automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Tournament.

Seeds All 12 members of the conference will participate in the tournament. The top four seeds will earn a bye to the quarterfinals.

The tiebreakers used by the ASUN are as follows: 1) head-to-head record of teams with identical record, 2) comparing tied teams' win percentage against other teams in the conference, starting from the top team and descending until an advantage is gained, and 3) NCAA NET Rankings available on day following the conclusion of ASUN regular season play. SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker 1Tiebreaker 21Eastern Kentucky15–32Jacksonville13–51–0 vs. Central Arkansas3Central Arkansas13–50–1 vs. Jacksonville4Stetson12–65Florida Gulf Coast11–71–1 vs. North Alabama172 NET 6North Alabama11–71–1 vs. Florida Gulf Coast231 NET7West Georgia10–88Austin Peay8–109Lipscomb7–1110North Florida4–142–0 vs. Queens11Queens4–140–2 vs. North Florida12Bellarmine0–18

Schedule GameTime MatchupScoreTelevisionFirst round – Tuesday, March 3 – UNF Arena/Swisher Gymnasium112:00 p.m.No. 8 Austin Peay vs. No. 9 Lipscomb63–56ESPN+22:30 p.m.No. 5 Florida Gulf Coast vs. No. 12 Bellarmine94–2835:00 p.m.No. 7 West Georgia vs. No. 10 North Florida76–71 OT47:30 p.m.No. 6 North Alabama vs. No. 11 Queens57–55Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 5512:00 p.m.No. 1 Eastern Kentucky vs. No. 8 Austin Peay41–45ESPN+62:30 p.m.No. 4 Stetson vs. No. 5 Florida Gulf Coast70–6375:00 p.m.No. 2 Jacksonville vs. No. 7 West Georgia86–7787:30 p.m.No. 3 Central Arkansas vs. No. 6 North Alabama67–56Semifinals – Saturday, March 7911:00 a.m.No. 4 Stetson vs. No. 8 Austin Peay52–68ESPN+101:30 p.m. No. 2 Jacksonville vs. No. 3 Central Arkansas67–58Championship – Monday, March 9115:00 p.m.No. 8 Austin Peay vs. No. 2 Jacksonville63–66OTESPNUGame times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

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* denotes overtime period

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