The 2026 Southland men’s basketball tournament begins March 8, and the college basketball odds favor McNeese to hoist the title.
SFA earned the No. 1 seed after finishing 20-2 in the conference and 27-4 overall. Conference tourney favorite McNeese is the No. 2 seed. The Cowboys went 19-3 in league play and 26-5 overall.
McNeese and SFA went 1-1 vs. each other in the regular season.
Southland Basketball Tournament Odds
| Team | BetMGM Odds |
| McNeese | +115 |
| SFA | +125 |
| UTRGV | +700 |
| A&M-Corpus Christi | +1600 |
| New Orleans | +3000 |
| Nicholls | +12500 |
| Northwestern State | +20000 |
| HCU | +25000 |
| Odds as of March 3 |
