2026 TBL season
| 2026 TBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | TBL |
| Sport | Basketball |
The 2026 TBL season will be the ninth season of The Basketball League (TBL).
League changes
The Grove City Whitetails were announced as an expansion team.[1] The Lehigh Valley Flight and Mesa Monsoons, teams which previously played in the Maximum Basketball League also joined the league for the 2026 season. In addition, to fill scheduling gaps the Mesquite Desert Dogs returned for 11 games and the Memphis Lions as well playing road games.
Standings
Atlantic Canada
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tri City Tide |
23 | 20 | 3 | .870 | — |
| 2 |  Newfoundland Rogues |
25 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 6 |
| 3 |  Halifax Hoopers |
20 | 7 | 13 | .350 | 11.5 |
| 4 | Port City Power |
25 | 5 | 20 | .200 | 16 |
Central
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Potawatomi Fire |
18 | 18 | 0 | 1.000 | — |
| 2 |  ADS Sentinels |
18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 7 |
| 3 |  Little Rock Lightning |
15 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 8.5 |
| 4 | Enid Outlaws |
18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 9 |
| 5 | Muskogee SkyKings |
18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 10 |
| 6 | CYM Leopards |
15 | 4 | 11 | .267 | 12.5 |
| 7 | Dallas Stampede |
18 | 1 | 17 | .056 | 17 |
Mid Atlantic
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  DC Heat |
19 | 14 | 5 | .737 | — |
| 2 |  DMV Soldiers |
22 | 15 | 7 | .682 | 0.5 |
| 3 |  First State Misfits |
19 | 12 | 7 | .632 | 2 |
| 4 |  Lehigh Valley Flight |
8 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 5.5 |
| 5 |  Tri State Admirals |
16 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 7.5 |
| 6 |  New England Kraken |
7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 7 |
Midwest
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lebanon Leprechauns |
22 | 18 | 4 | .818 | — |
| 2 |  St. Louis Griffins |
16 | 13 | 3 | .813 | 2 |
| 3 | Kokomo BobKats |
23 | 15 | 8 | .652 | 3.5 |
| 4 |  Glass City Wranglers |
19 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 5.5 |
| 5 | Columbus Wizards |
19 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Hamilton County Huskers |
18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 10 |
| 7 | Groove City White Tails |
22 | 5 | 17 | .227 | 13 |
| 8 |  Lake County Legacy |
9 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 10.5 |
South Atlantic
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Raleigh Firebirds |
18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | — |
| 2 |  Kissimmee Lambs |
16 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 1 |
| 3 | Fayetteville Liberty |
20 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 4 |
| 4 | Jacksonville 95ers |
13 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 6.5 |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Titans |
14 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 8 |
West
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  4 Bears Roar |
24 | 23 | 1 | .958 | — |
| 2 |  Great Falls Electric |
22 | 16 | 6 | .727 | 6 |
| 3 |  Grant County Red Tails |
20 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 9 |
| 4 | Tri City Sun Devils |
15 | 3 | 12 | .200 | 15.5 |
| 5 |  Willamette Valley Jaguars |
18 | 2 | 16 | .111 | 18 |
Tournament bracket
Play Off Play Ins
| May 23 – Mid Atlantic | ||||
| DC Heat | 101 | |||
| DMV Solders | 86 | |||
| May 26 – South Atlantic | ||||
| Kissimmee Lambs | 126 | |||
| Fayetteville Liberty | 106 | |||
Playoffs
| First Round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Potawatomi Fire | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| ADS Sentinels | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Potawatomi Fire | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 Bears Roar | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 Bears Roar | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Willamette Valley Jaguars | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 Bears Roar | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| West | |||||||||||||||
| Great Falls Electric | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Great Falls Electric | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Grant County Red Tails | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Potawatomi Fire | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Tri City Tide | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tri City Tide | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| DC Heat | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tri City Tide | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| East | |||||||||||||||
| Raleigh Firebirds | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Raleigh Firebirds | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Kissimmee Lambs | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tri City Tide | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| St. Louis Griffins | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| St. Louis Griffins | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Glass City Wranglers | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| St. Louis Griffins | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Midwest | |||||||||||||||
| Lebanon Leprechauns | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Lebanon Leprechauns | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Kokomo BobKats | 1 | ||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Jardy, Adam (September 23, 2025). "Grove City Whitetails bring second The Basketball League team to central Ohio". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved September 25, 2025.