Liberty will head to The Greenbrier in West Virginia for the 2026 Greenbrier Tip-Off and will take on Rhode Island and Richmond in November. The six-team field will be held Nov. 20-22 at The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. UAB, George Washington, and Western Kentucky are also part of the event. All games will be played inside Colonial Hall at The Greenbrier.

The Flames will take on Rhode Island on Nov. 20 at 4:30 p.m. and will take on Richmond two days later, on Nov. 22 also at 4:30 p.m. It will be the the first ever meeting between Liberty and Rhode Island while the Flames and Spiders will meet for the fifth time. UR holds a 3-1 edge in the series while they have not played since the 2012-13 season.

The Rams went 16-16 last season and 7-11 in the Atlantic 10 under fourth year head coach Archie Miller. Rhode Island was also part of the ESPN Event last year in Orlando but did not meet up with the Flames but posted a 2-1 record in the tournament.

The Spiders finished last season 15-17 overall and 5-13 in the A10. Liberty opened the 2013-14 season at Richmond, falling 84-42 under previous head coach Dale Layer. The Flames have not met a Division I program from Virginia in the non-conference regular season since the 2019-20 season opener when Liberty defeated Radford, 66-60.

Liberty (26-8 overall) claimed the CUSA outright regular season title last year for a second straight season, finishing with a 17-3 CUSA record, four games better than second place Sam Houston (13-7). The Flames have claimed 11 total titles over the last eight seasons – one CUSA Championship title, two CUSA regular-season crowns, three ASUN Championship crowns, four ASUN regular season titles and an ASUN division title. Liberty’s 11 crowns are tied for the second most in the country in the last eight years. Liberty has posted a 203-66 combined record over that span. The Flames’ 203 victories are tied for sixth most nationally during that time.

Liberty will open the upcoming season on Monday, November 2 at midnight ET against High Point in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The Flames will also spend Thanksgiving weekend in Wilmington, North Carolina competing in the 3rd annual Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic held at UNC Wilmington’s Trask Coliseum. A full three-game round-robin between Liberty, UNC Wilmington, Princeton, and St. Thomas will be played between Nov. 25th and 28th. The field includes three teams that competed in the NIT this past March.

Liberty’s current 2026-27 schedule:

Nov. 02: vs High Point (Rock Hill, SC)
Nov. 06: vs Boyce
Nov. 13: vs NC Central
Nov. 17: vs Southern Illinois (Charlotte, NC)
Nov. 17: vs Kentucky Christian (date likely has been moved)
Nov. 20: vs Rhode Island%
Nov. 22: vs Richmond%
Nov. 25: vs Princeton$
Nov. 27: vs Saint Thomas$
Nov. 28: at UNC Wilmington$
Dec. 17: vs Coppin State
Dec. 19: vs Dayton
Dec. 22: vs UMES
Jan. 02: vs Delaware*
Jan. 07: at FIU*
Jan. 09: at Missouri State*
Jan. 14: vs Middle Tennessee*
Jan. 16: vs Western Kentucky*
Jan. 21: at Jacksonville State*
Jan. 23: at Kennesaw State*
Jan. 28: vs Sam Houston*
Jan. 30: vs New Mexico State*
Feb. 04: vs Missouri State*
Feb. 06: vs FIU*
Feb. 11: at Western Kentucky*
Feb. 13: at Middle Tennessee*
Feb. 18: vs Kennesaw State*
Feb. 20: vs Jacksonville State*
Feb. 25: at New Mexico State*
Feb. 27: at Sam Houston*
Mar. 06: at Delaware*
Mar. 09-13: CUSA Tournament
% Greenbrier Tip-Off,  White Sulphur Springs, WV
$ Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic, Wilmington, NC
* Conference USA game