The George Mason men's and women's basketball teams were informed of their conference opponents for the next three years on Tuesday, as the Colonial Athletic Association released its men's and women's basketball scheduling format for the next three seasons (2011-12 through 2013-14).

For the Patriot men, there are five teams that Mason will face annually in home-and-home series: James Madison, UNC Wilmington, Old Dominion, Towson, and VCU. Next season, the Patriots will play home-and-home with Delaware and Hofstra, host Georgia State, and William & Mary, while traveling to Drexel and Northeastern. The full grid for the two years thereafter is listed below.

Mason's women will face Delaware, James Madison, Old Dominion, Towson and William & Mary twice for the next three years as permanent partners. For the 2011-12 season, the Patriots face Northeastern and VCU in home-and-home affairs, while hosting Georgia State and Hofstra. The Patriots will travel to Drexel and UNC Wilmington to round out their slate. A full three-year grid is listed below.

The new format features 18 conference games and is similar to the recently completed six-year schedule that was adopted prior to the 2005-06 campaign. Each team was assigned five "permanent partners" that they play home and away during all three seasons (10 games). The remaining six "non-permanent partners" rotate through a three-year cycle in which teams face two opponents at home, two opponents away and two opponents home and away (8 games) each year.

Each school submitted a list of five preferred permanent partners in rank order, with only the top choice guaranteed. The CAA then utilized the services of Bortz Scheduling Group of Denver, Colo. to assign the other partners. Each school received a minimum of three of its five preferred permanent partner choices in the final schedule.

The CAA will release its men's and women's schedules for the 2011-12 season in early September.

MASON'S MEN'S BASKETBALL CAA THREE-YEAR SCHEDULE

Permanent Partners: James Madison, UNC Wilmington, Old Dominion, Towson, VCU

2011-12: Home-and-Home (Delaware, Hofstra), vs. Georgia State, vs. William & Mary, at Drexel, at Northeastern
2012-13: Home-and-Home (Northeastern, W&M), vs. Delaware, vs. Drexel, at Georgia State, at Hofstra
2013-14: Home-and-Home (Drexel, Georgia State), vs. Hofstra, vs. Northeastern, at Delaware, at W&M

MASON'S WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CAA THREE-YEAR SCHEDULE

Permanent Partners: Delaware, James Madison, Old Dominion, Towson, William & Mary

2011-12: Home-and-Home (Northeastern, VCU), vs. Georgia State, vs. Hofstra, at Drexel, at UNC Wilmington
2012-13: Home-and-Home (Hofstra, UNC Wilmington), vs. Drexel, vs. VCU, at Georgia State, at Northeastern
2013-14: Home-and-Home (Drexel, Georgia State), vs. UNC Wilmington, vs. Northeastern, at Hofstra, at VCU