GPAC Men’s Basketball Tournament Pairings

Sioux City, Iowa – Morningside College will be the number one seed when the 2021 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Men’s Postseason Basketball Tournament, presented by Cypress Risk Management, begins on Wednesday, February 24. The Mustangs went 16-4 in the GPAC and 20-4 for the season. As the number one seed Morningside has secured an automatic berth to the NAIA Men’s Basketball National Tournament.

Northwestern is the two seed, Jamestown third and Dakota Wesleyan the fourth seed. The top four seeds all host first round games on Wednesday. The 5-8 seeds are Concordia, Dordt, Briar Cliff and Mount Marty. GPAC tiebreakers determined the seeds for the tournament.

The semifinals are on Saturday, February 27, at the highest two remaining seeds. GPAC Championship Tuesday, presented by Cypress Risk Management, will be on Tuesday, March 2. 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).

48 teams will make the NAIA Men’s Basketball Postseason this year. Games will be played at Opening Round sites on March 12-13 (three team pods). The 16 opening round site winners will play in the NAIA Men’s Basketball National Championship is set for March 18-23, 2021, in Kansas City, Missouri, at Municipal Auditorium.

2021 Great Plains Athletic Conference Cypress Risk Management
Men’s Basketball Post-Season Tournament

GPAC Men’s Basketball Quarterfinals – Wednesday, February 24
#8 Mount Marty (9-16, 9-11 GPAC) at #1 Morningside (20-4, 16-4 GPAC), 8pm
#5 Concordia (17-8, 14-6 GPAC) at #4 Dakota Wesleyan (18-7, 14-6 GPAC), 7pm
#6 Dordt (18-7, 13-7 GPAC) at #3 Jamestown (18-7, 14-6 GPAC), 7pm
#7 Briar Cliff (12-13, 9-11 GPAC) at #2 Northwestern (20-5, 15-5 GPAC), 8pm

GPAC Men’s Basketball Semifinals – Saturday, February 27
#8/#1 winner vs. #5/#4 winner, Time TBA
#6/#3 winner vs. #7/#2 winner, Time TBA

GPAC Men’s Basketball Championship Tuesday, March 2
Semifinal winners at highest remaining seed, Time TBA

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