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| Conference hoop tourneys get underway this week. |
The conference tournaments in the GNAC, PacWest and CCAA all
take place up and down the West Coast this week, with tournament champions
crowned on Saturday. The six champions will earn automatic berths into the NCAA
West Regionals, which begin the following week.
For those interested in following all six tournaments –
three men’s, three women’s – we are providing the tournament schedules here for
convenience.
The CCAA tournaments get underway on Tuesday evening with
quarterfinal games contested at campus sites. The CCAA semis and finals are
Friday and Saturday in San Marcos, Calif.
The GNAC and PacWest tournaments are Thursday through
Saturday. The GNAC event will be held at Saint Martin’s University in Lacey,
Wash., while the PWC tourney will be held on the campus of Concordia-Irvine.
Remember, the NCAA West Regionals feature eight teams in each gender -- the automatic qualifier from each of the three conferences plus five at-large selections regardless of conference affiliation. Six-person men's and women's Regional Advisory Committees comprised of two reps from each of the three conferences are charged with making the at-large selections.
The NCAA Championships bracket announcements will be streamed live Sunday evening, March 5 via ncaa.com. The women's bracket will be revealed at 7 p.m. PT, the men's bracket at 7:30 p.m. PT.
Remember, the NCAA West Regionals feature eight teams in each gender -- the automatic qualifier from each of the three conferences plus five at-large selections regardless of conference affiliation. Six-person men's and women's Regional Advisory Committees comprised of two reps from each of the three conferences are charged with making the at-large selections.
The NCAA Championships bracket announcements will be streamed live Sunday evening, March 5 via ncaa.com. The women's bracket will be revealed at 7 p.m. PT, the men's bracket at 7:30 p.m. PT.
Season records below are listed in parentheses. All game times are
Pacific.
MEN’S TOURNAMENTS
March 2-4
Lacey, WA
Thursday, March 2
No. 6 Montana St. Billings (14-14) vs. No. 3 Western
Oregon (16-12), 5:15 p.m.
No. 5 Concordia (14-13) vs. No. 4 Saint Martin’s (16-12),
7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 3
Winner of 3/6 game vs. No. 2 Alaska Anchorage (21-7), 5:15
p.m.
Winner of 4/5 game vs. No. 1 Western Washington (23-5), 7:30
p.m.
Saturday, March 4
Championship Game, 7:30 p.m.
March 2-4
Irvine, CA
Thursday, March 2
No. 6 Point Loma (15-12) vs. No. 3 Dixie State (19-7), 2:45
p.m.
No. 5 Azusa Pacific (16-14) vs. No. 4 Chaminade (17-10),
7:15 p.m.
Friday, March 3
3/6 winner vs. No. 2 Cal Baptist (25-3), 2:45 p.m.
4/5 winner vs. No. 1 Hawaii Pacific (26-2), 7:15 p.m.
Saturday, March 4
Championship Game, 4:30 p.m.
CCAA
Feb. 28-March 4
Quarterfinals at Campus
Sites
Semis/Finals at San
Marcos, Calif.
Tuesday, Feb. 28
No. 8 Humboldt State (13-15) at No. 1 UC San Diego (22-5),
7:30 p.m.
No. 7 Cal State LA (14-15) at No. 2 San Francisco State
(23-4), 7 p.m.
No. 6 Cal Poly Pomona (12-12) at No. 3 Sonoma State (19-7),
7 p.m.
No. 5 Cal State Dominguez Hills (15-11) at No. 4 Chico State
(22-6), 7 p.m.
Friday, March 3
8/1 winner vs. 5/4 winner, 5:35 p.m.
7/2 winner vs. 6/3 winner, 8:05 p.m.
Saturday, March 4
Championship Game, 7:35 p.m.
WOMEN’S TOURNAMENTS
GNAC (all games live
on GNAC.tv)
March 2-4
Lacey, WA
Thursday, March 2
No. 6 Central Washington (14-14) vs. No. 3 Simon Fraser
(24-6), Noon
No. 5 Seattle Pacific (18-10) vs. No. 4 Northwest Nazarene
(12-14), 2:15 p.m.
Friday, March 3
3/6 winner vs. No. 2 Western Washington (24-4), Noon
4/5 winner vs. No. 1 Alaska Anchorage (27-1), 2:15 p.m.
Saturday, March 4
Championship Game, 5:15 p.m.
PacWest
March 2-4
Irvine, CA
Thursday, March 2
No. 6 Dominican (16-11) vs. No. 3 Hawaii Pacific (20-5),
12:30 p.m.
No. 5 Azusa Pacific (15-13) vs. No. 4 Notre Dame de Namur
(15-12), 5 p.m.
Friday, March 3
3/6 winner vs. No. 2 Point Loma (23-4), 12:30 p.m.
4/5 winner vs. No. 1 Cal Baptist (29-2), 5 p.m.
Saturday, March 4
Championship Game, 2 p.m.
CCAA
Feb. 28-March 4
Quarterfinals at Campus
Sites
Semis/Finals at San
Marcos, Calif.
Tuesday, Feb. 28
No. 8 Sonoma State (13-13) at No. 1 UC San Diego (21-5),
5:30 p.m.
No. 7 Chico State (15-11) at No. 2 Cal State East Bay (19-8),
6 p.m.
No. 6 Cal State San Bernardino (15-9) at No. 3 Cal Poly
Pomona (16-10), 7 p.m.
No. 5 Cal State LA (15-13) at No. 4 Stanislaus State
(15-14), 7 p.m.
Friday, March 3
8/1 winner vs. 5/4 winner, 12:05 p.m.
7/2 winner vs. 6/3 winner, 2:35 p.m.
Saturday, March 4
Championship Game, 5:05 p.m.
