2011 nsic / sanford health men's basketball tournament
2011 NSIC / SANFORD HEALTH MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Wed., March 2
Championship
Sat., March 5
Sun., March 6
(1) #6 Minnesota State (19-3) Mankato, Minn. - 7:00 pm
(8) Wayne State (9-13) (4) Concordia-St. Paul (13-9)
2:30 pm
St. Paul 8:00 pm
(5) Winona State (13-9)
Gangelhoff Center St. Paul, Minn.
(2) #19 U-Mary (18-4)
4:30 pm
Bismarck, N.D. - 7:00 pm
2011 NSIC Tournament Champions
(7) MSU Moorhead (12-10)
(3) Augustana (15-7)
7:30 pm
Sioux Falls, S.D. - 7:00 pm
(6) St. Cloud State (12-10)
MEN’S
2011 NSIC/Sanford Health Men’s Basketball Tournament Format Wednesday, March 2 2011 NSIC/Sanford Health Men’s Basketball Tournament First Round Site - Highest Seed Game A: No. 8 Wayne State at No. 1 Minnesota State 7:00 pm Game B: No. 7 MSU Moorhead at No. 2 U-Mary 7:00 pm Game C: No. 6 St. Cloud State at No. 3 Augustana 7:00 pm Game D: No. 5 Winona State at No. 4 Concordia-St. Paul 8:00 pm Saturday, March 5, 2011 - Semifinal Games Site - Gangelhoff Center - St. Paul, Minn. Semifinal: Winner Game A vs. Winner Game D 2:30 pm Semifinal: Winner Game B vs. Winner Game C 7:30 pm Sunday, March 6, 2011 Championship Game Site - Gangelhoff Center - St. Paul, Minn. Championship: Semifinal Winner vs. Semifinal Winner 4:30 pm NOTE: NSIC Men’s Basketball Tournament Champion earns automatic qualification to the 2011 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Central Regional Tournament held March 12-13, 15 - site to be determined. The winner of the Central Region will advance to the Elite Eight to be held March 23-24, and 26, 2011 at MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass.. NCAA Regional Selection Show airs Sunday, March 6th at 9:00 p.m. at www.NCAA.com
NSIC Tie-Breaking Criteria
The tie-breaking criteria for seeding into the NSIC / Sanford Health Basketball Tournaments will be as follows. (Note: The formula will be used to break one tie at a time. Once a team is seeded via the following tiebreaker, the formula will repeat itself from the beginning to determine any additional seeding for the tournament due to ties in the conference standings. The formula will be used to break the highest-seeded tie first according to the conference standings). Tie-Breakers 1. Conference Record 2. Head to head if two games are played 3. Point rating system – Conference only games 4. Head to head if one game is played 5. Point rating system – include DII non-conference games 6. Coin Flip Any game played on a neutral court will be calculated as a “road game” Augustana College • Bemidji State • Concordia - St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota , Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato • • MSU Moorhead • Northern State • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Wed., March 2
Championship
Sat., March 5
Sun., March 6
(1) #6 Minnesota State (19-3) Mankato, Minn. - 7:00 pm
(8) Wayne State (9-13) (4) Concordia-St. Paul (13-9)
2:30 pm
St. Paul 8:00 pm
(5) Winona State (13-9)
Gangelhoff Center St. Paul, Minn.
(2) #19 U-Mary (18-4)
4:30 pm
Bismarck, N.D. - 7:00 pm
2011 NSIC Tournament Champions
(7) MSU Moorhead (12-10)
(3) Augustana (15-7)
7:30 pm
Sioux Falls, S.D. - 7:00 pm
(6) St. Cloud State (12-10)
MEN’S
2011 NSIC/Sanford Health Men’s Basketball Tournament Format Wednesday, March 2 2011 NSIC/Sanford Health Men’s Basketball Tournament First Round Site - Highest Seed Game A: No. 8 Wayne State at No. 1 Minnesota State 7:00 pm Game B: No. 7 MSU Moorhead at No. 2 U-Mary 7:00 pm Game C: No. 6 St. Cloud State at No. 3 Augustana 7:00 pm Game D: No. 5 Winona State at No. 4 Concordia-St. Paul 8:00 pm Saturday, March 5, 2011 - Semifinal Games Site - Gangelhoff Center - St. Paul, Minn. Semifinal: Winner Game A vs. Winner Game D 2:30 pm Semifinal: Winner Game B vs. Winner Game C 7:30 pm Sunday, March 6, 2011 Championship Game Site - Gangelhoff Center - St. Paul, Minn. Championship: Semifinal Winner vs. Semifinal Winner 4:30 pm NOTE: NSIC Men’s Basketball Tournament Champion earns automatic qualification to the 2011 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Central Regional Tournament held March 12-13, 15 - site to be determined. The winner of the Central Region will advance to the Elite Eight to be held March 23-24, and 26, 2011 at MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass.. NCAA Regional Selection Show airs Sunday, March 6th at 9:00 p.m. at www.NCAA.com
NSIC Tie-Breaking Criteria
The tie-breaking criteria for seeding into the NSIC / Sanford Health Basketball Tournaments will be as follows. (Note: The formula will be used to break one tie at a time. Once a team is seeded via the following tiebreaker, the formula will repeat itself from the beginning to determine any additional seeding for the tournament due to ties in the conference standings. The formula will be used to break the highest-seeded tie first according to the conference standings). Tie-Breakers 1. Conference Record 2. Head to head if two games are played 3. Point rating system – Conference only games 4. Head to head if one game is played 5. Point rating system – include DII non-conference games 6. Coin Flip Any game played on a neutral court will be calculated as a “road game” Augustana College • Bemidji State • Concordia - St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota , Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato • • MSU Moorhead • Northern State • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State
