(Sioux City, Iowa) – Morningside will be the number one seed when the 2018 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Men’s Postseason Basketball Tournament, presented by Cypress Risk Management, begins on Wednesday, February 21. The Mustangs went 14-4 in the GPAC and 23-6 for the season. As the number one seed the Mustangs have secured an automatic berth to the NAIA Men’s Division II National Tournament in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, which runs March 7-13 at the Sanford Pentagon. Briar Cliff is the two seed, Northwestern the three seed, and Dakota Wesleyan the four seed. The top four seeds all host first round games.
Hastings is seeded fifth, Concordia is sixth, Doane is seeded seventh, and Dordt is the eighth seed. GPAC tiebreakers determined the seeds for the tournament.
The semifinals are on Saturday, February 24, at the highest two remaining seeds. GPAC Championship Tuesday, presented by Cypress Risk Management, will be on Tuesday, February 27. The GPAC Postseason Tournament Champion garners an automatic berth to the NAIA National Basketball Tournament (the runner-up gains the berth if the regular season champion (top seed Morningside) wins the postseason).
GPAC Men’s Basketball Quarterfinals – Wednesday, February 21
#8 Dordt (12-18, 6-12) at #1 Morningside (23-6, 14-4), 7pm
#5 Hastings (20-10, 10-8) at #4 Dakota Wesleyan (21-9, 11-7), 8pm
#6 Concordia (17-12, 8-10) at #3 Northwestern (23-5, 13-5), 8pm
#7 Doane (13-17, 7-11) at #2 Briar Cliff (24-6, 13-5), 7pm
GPAC Men’s Basketball Semifinals – Saturday, February 24
#8/#1 winner vs. #5/#4 winner, Time TBA
#6/#3 winner vs. #7/#2 winner, Time TBA
GPAC Men’s Basketball Championship Tuesday, February 27
Semifinal winners at highest remaining seed, Time TBA
