South Dakota State enters The Summit League Tournament as the No. 1 seed as eight teams begin play in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Saturday, March 3. The league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament will be determined in the championship game Tuesday, March 6.
The Jackrabbits (25-6, 13-1 Summit League) are riding an eight-game win streak and will meet No. 8 seed Western Illinois (12-15, 3-11) Saturday, March 3 at 6 p.m. CT (Midco Sports Network / ESPN3).
No. 2 seed South Dakota (24-7, 11-3) opens play in Saturday’s nitecap against last year’s tournament runner-up, No. 7 Omaha (9-21, 4-10), at 8:30 p.m. CT (MidcoSN / ESPN3).
Sunday’s quarterfinals session begins with No. 4 seed Fort Wayne (18-13, 7-7) against No. 5 North Dakota State (14-16, 5-9) at 6 p.m. CT (MidcoSN / ESPN3). No. 3 seed Denver (14-14, 8-6) faces No. 6 Oral Roberts (11-20, 5-9) at 8:30 p.m. (MidcoSN / ESPN3) to close out the quarterfinal round.
Monday’s semifinals begin with the winner of No. 1 vs 8 game against the winner of the No. 4 vs. 5 game at 6 p.m. followed by the winners of the 2 vs. 7 and 3 vs. 6 games at 8:30 p.m. Both semifinals air on MidcoSN with an ESPN3 simulcast.
Tuesday’s championship game is set for 8 p.m. and will be televised live on ESPN2 and available on WatchESPN.com.
