The United Basketball Conference (UBC) is a scheduling alliance of NCAA Division I basketball independents which began play in January 2007. Its members are
The UBC allows these teams more consistent scheduling during January and February, when most teams are committed to their conference schedules. The possibility exists of the UBC becoming a formally recognized NCAA conference, but this is unlikely, as it would take 13 years for the conference to be automatically eligible for the NCAA tournament, and even that is not a certainty. The conference most likely will be a temporary home for these programs, as former members
