American Conference Unveils East Carolina’s 2026-27 Women’s Basketball Schedule
September 30, 2026 | Women's Basketball
IRVING, Texas – The American Conference officially unveiled the East Carolina women's basketball 2026-27 league schedule on Wednesday morning. The Pirates will play 18 league games with nine on the road and nine at inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.
Game time and TV designations will be announced at a later date.
ECU is set to open conference play on Wednesday, Dec. 30 playing host to Rice before hitting the road for consecutive games against Tulsa (Jan. 3) and Wichita State (Jan. 6). The Pirates will alternate home and road games playing Tulane (Jan. 9) and South Florida (Jan. 17) in Greenville while traveling to Temple (Jan. 13) and Florida Atlantic (Jan. 21).
From there, the team will alternate two-game swings at home and on the road. ECU will host Memphis (Jan. 27) and UTSA (Jan. 30), then hit the road against South Florida (Feb. 3) and at UAB (Feb. 6). Two more games at Minges Coliseum against Florida Atlantic (Feb. 9) and Charlotte (Feb. 13) highlight the schedule followed by road trips to Rice (Jan. 17) and UTSA (Jan. 20).
Coming down the stretch for the Pirates are home games against UAB (Feb. 24) and North Texas (Feb. 27) leading up the final contest of the regular season, which will be at Charlotte (March 6).
The 2027 American Conference Tournament will be held from March 9-13 with a 10-team, five-day format at Yuengling Center in Tampa. Fla. The top two seeds will advance automatically to the semifinals with the third- and fourth-place teams earning quarterfinal byes. The fifth- and sixth-place teams earn byes into the second round while the seventh through 10th place teams open the tournament playing Tuesday, March 9.
East Carolina will be looking for a fifth consecutive winning season in 2026-27 after posting a 22-10 record last year. They begin their eighth season under the guidance of head coach Kim McNeill, who has registered 109 victories and led the Pirates to a pair of 20-plus win campaigns.
Game time and TV designations will be announced at a later date.
ECU is set to open conference play on Wednesday, Dec. 30 playing host to Rice before hitting the road for consecutive games against Tulsa (Jan. 3) and Wichita State (Jan. 6). The Pirates will alternate home and road games playing Tulane (Jan. 9) and South Florida (Jan. 17) in Greenville while traveling to Temple (Jan. 13) and Florida Atlantic (Jan. 21).
From there, the team will alternate two-game swings at home and on the road. ECU will host Memphis (Jan. 27) and UTSA (Jan. 30), then hit the road against South Florida (Feb. 3) and at UAB (Feb. 6). Two more games at Minges Coliseum against Florida Atlantic (Feb. 9) and Charlotte (Feb. 13) highlight the schedule followed by road trips to Rice (Jan. 17) and UTSA (Jan. 20).
Coming down the stretch for the Pirates are home games against UAB (Feb. 24) and North Texas (Feb. 27) leading up the final contest of the regular season, which will be at Charlotte (March 6).
The 2027 American Conference Tournament will be held from March 9-13 with a 10-team, five-day format at Yuengling Center in Tampa. Fla. The top two seeds will advance automatically to the semifinals with the third- and fourth-place teams earning quarterfinal byes. The fifth- and sixth-place teams earn byes into the second round while the seventh through 10th place teams open the tournament playing Tuesday, March 9.
East Carolina will be looking for a fifth consecutive winning season in 2026-27 after posting a 22-10 record last year. They begin their eighth season under the guidance of head coach Kim McNeill, who has registered 109 victories and led the Pirates to a pair of 20-plus win campaigns.
Tuesday, March 03
Thursday, February 26
Tuesday, February 17
Thursday, February 12
