Seedings for the Northern Sun Conference basketball tournaments were announced Saturday night by the league office, and the Wayne State women will host a first-round playoff game on Wednesday at Rice Auditorium.
The Wildcat women are the No. 2 seed in the North Division and will host Minnesota Crookston, the seventh seed from the North Division, in the first round Wednesday at 7 p.m. The winner moves on to face either St. Cloud State or Concordia-St. Paul on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in Sioux Falls, S.D.
The Wayne State men are the No. 7 seed from the South Division and will play at St. Cloud State, the No. 2 seed in the North Division, at St. Cloud, Minn., on Wednesday at 8 p.m. The winner will face either University of Sioux Falls or Minnesota Crookston in the quarterfinals on Saturday at 8 p.m. in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Both tournaments run through Tuesday, Feb. 27, with the finals set to begin at 5 p.m. at the Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Brackets are as follows (seed in parenthesis):
Women’s Bracket
Wednesday, Feb. 21 First Round
(S8) Upper Iowa at (N1) Northern State, 6 p.m.
(S4) Winona State at (N5) Minot State, 6 p.m.
(N7) Minnesota Crookston at (S2) Wayne State, 7 p.m.
(S6) Concordia-St. Paul at (N3) St. Cloud State, 6 p.m.
(N8) Bemidji State at (S1) Augustana, 6 p.m.
(S5) Minnesota State at (N4) Minnesota Duluth, 7 p.m.
(S7) Southwest Minnesota State at (N2) MSU Moorhead, 7 p.m.
(N6) University of Mary at (S3) University of Sioux Falls, 6 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 25 Quarterfinals
UIU/NSU winner vs. WSU/MS winner, 12 p.m.
UMC/WSC winner vs. CSP/SCS winner, 2:30 p.m.
Augie/BSU winner vs. MSU/UMD winner, 5:30 p.m.
SMSU/MSUM winner vs. Mary/USF winner, 8 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 26 Semifinals
Sunday’s 12 p.m. winner vs. Sunday’s 2:30 p.m. winner, 5:30 p.m.
Sunday’s 5:30 p.m. winner vs. Sunday’s 8 p.m. winner, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 27 Championship
Semifinal winners, 7:30 p.m.
Men’s Bracket
Wednesday, Feb. 21 First Round
(S8) Concordia-St. Paul at (N1) Northern State, 8 p.m.
(N5) Minnesota Duluth at (S4) Winona State, 7 p.m.
(N7) MSU Moorhead at (S2) Minnesota State, 7 p.m.
(S6) Upper Iowa at (N3) Minot State, 8 p.m.
(N8) University of Mary at (S1) Southwest Minnesota State, 7 p.m.
(N4) Bemidji State at (S5) Augustana, 8 p.m.
(S7) Winona State at (N2) St. Cloud State, 8 p.m.
(N6) Minnesota Crookston at (S3) University of Sioux Falls, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 24 Quarterfinals
CSP/NSU winner vs. WSU/UMD winner, 12 p.m.
MSU/MSUM winner vs. MS/UIU winner, 2:30 p.m.
SMSU/Mary winner vs. BSU/Augie winner, 5:30 p.m.
SCSU/WSC winner vs. USF/UMC winner, 8 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 26 Semifinals
Saturday’s 12 p.m. winner vs. Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. winner, 12 p.m.
Saturday’s 5:30 p.m. winner vs. Saturday’s 8 p.m. winner, 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 27 Championship
Semifinal winners, 5 p.m.
