NCAA Proposes Starting College Basketball Seasons Earlier [View all]

Late last week, the NCAA’s Division 1 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Oversight Committees put forth a proposal to alter the timing for the start of the season for both sports. If approved in October by the Division 1 council, the changes would go into effect for the 2025-26 seasons.

Here’s what we’re looking at:

Men’s Basketball would start on the Wednesday 22 weeks before the championship game in April. Under the current schedule, the 2025-26 season would start on Tuesday, November 11, and the changed schedule would move that to Wednesday, November 5.

Women’s Basketball would start on the Monday 22 weeks before the championship game in April. Under the current schedule, the 2025-26 season would start on Tuesday, November 11, and the changed schedule would move that to Monday, November 3.



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