Sioux City, Iowa – Morningside College will be the number one seed when the 2021 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Women’s Postseason Basketball Tournament, presented by Cypress Risk Management, begins on Wednesday, February 24. The Mustangs went 21-1 in the GPAC and 23-2 for the season. As the number one seed Morningside has secured an automatic berth to the NAIA Women’s Basketball National Tournament.
Concordia is the two seed, Northwestern third and Briar Cliff the fourth seed. The top four seeds all host first round games on Wednesday. The 5-8 seeds are Dordt, Midland, Dakota Wesleyan and Jamestown. 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 Women’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 Women’s Basketball National Championship is set for March 18-23, 2021, in Sioux City, Iowa, at the Tyson Events Center.
2021 Great Plains Athletic Conference Cypress Risk Management
Women’s Basketball Post-Season Tournament
GPAC Women’s Basketball Quarterfinals – Wednesday, February 24
#8 Jamestown (15-10, 12-10 GPAC) at #1 Morningside (23-2, 21-1 GPAC), 6pm
#5 Dordt (15-10, 14-8 GPAC) at #4 Briar Cliff (16-9, 14-8 GPAC), 7pm
#6 Midland (15-10, 12-10 GPAC) at #3 Northwestern (16-9, 16-6 GPAC), 6pm
#7 Dakota Wesleyan (14-10, 12-10 GPAC) at #2 Concordia (18-7, 17-5 GPAC), 7pm
GPAC Women’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 Women’s Basketball Championship Tuesday, March 2
Semifinal winners at highest remaining seed, Time TBA
