Briar Cliff will be the number one seed when the 2017 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Men’s Postseason Basketball Tournament, presented by Cypress Risk Management, begins on Wednesday, February 25.
The 18th ranked Chargers went 14-4 in the GPAC and 24-6 for the season. With the number one seed Briar Cliff has secured an automatic berth to the NAIA Men’s Division II National Tournament in Point Lookout, Missouri, which runs March 8-14 at the College of the Ozarks.
Northwestern is the two seed, Dakota Wesleyan the three seed, and Midland will be the fourth seed. The top four seeds all host first round games,
Morningside is seeded fifth, Concordia is sixth, Hastings is seeded seventh, and Dordt is the eighth seed. GPAC tiebreakers determined the seeds and qualification for the tournament.
The semifinals are on Saturday, February 25, at the highest two remaining seeds. GPAC Championship Tuesday, presented by Cypress Risk Management, will be on Tuesday, February 28. 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 Briar Cliff) wins the postseason).
2017 Great Plains Athletic Conference Cypress Risk Management
Men’s Basketball Post-Season Tournament
GPAC Men’s Basketball Quarterfinals – Wednesday, February 22
#8 Dordt (14-16 Overall, 5-13 GPAC) at #1 Briar Cliff (24-6 Overall, 14-4 GPAC), 7pm
#5 Morningside (20-9, 10-8) at #4 Midland (21-8, 13-5), 7pm
#6 Concordia (21-9, 10-8) at #3 Dakota Wesleyan (22-8, 13-5), 8pm
#7 Hastings (14-16, 8-10) at #2 Northwestern (23-6, 13-5), 7pm
