Burnsville, Minn. – The top four teams for the NSIC / Sanford Health Men’s Basketball Tournament have been determined with St. Cloud State, MSU Moorhead, Bemidji State and Southwest Minnesota State all hosting first round games at 7:00 p.m. next Wednesday, February 29th. The NSIC Office has determined that none of these teams can drop out of the top four in the final NSIC Men’s Basketball Standings after games played this weekend. First round matchups will be announced Saturday night following the conclusion of the NSIC regular season games. Go to www.NorthernSun.org Saturday night for updated brackets.
Augustana, Winona State and Minnesota Duluth have all punched their ticket to the tournament and will be on the road in the first round. Northern State controls its own destiny; a win at U-Mary on Saturday and the Wolves are the number eight seed. A Wolves loss and a Wayne State sweep at Minnesota, Crookston and MSU Moorhead this weekend would tie the two teams at 9-13. The two teams split wins this season, so the NSIC point system will be used to determine who the eighth seed is.
The NSIC / Sanford Health Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament Semifinals and Championships will be played at Taylor Center in Rochester, Minn. on Sat.-Sun., March 3-4. The NSIC will be working with the Rochester Amateur Sports Commission to host the two-day event.
NSIC / Sanford Health Tournament Schedule
Quarterfinals - Wednesday, February 29, 2012 (Top Four Seeds Host)
7:00 pm : #8 Seed at #1 Seed
7:00 pm : #7 Seed at #2 Seed
7:00 pm : #6 Seed at #3 Seed
7:00 pm : #5 Seed at #4 Seed
Semifinals - Saturday, March 3, 2012 - Taylor Arena - Rochester, Minn.
12:00 pm: Women’s Semifinal - #1/8 Seed vs. #4/5 Seed
2:30 pm: Men’s Semifinal - #1/8 Seed vs. #4/5 Seed
5:00 pm: Women’s Semifinal - #2/7 Seed vs. #3/6 Seed
7:30 pm: Men’s Semifinal - #2/7 Seed vs. #3/6 Seed
Championship- Sunday, March 4. 2012 - Taylor Arena - Rochester, Minn.
2:00 pm: Women’s Championship
4:30 pm: Men’s Championship
The NSIC will again partner with Midco Sports Net to bring you live coverage of the NSIC / Sanford Health Men’s & Women’s Basketball Tournament Semifinals and Championships. Games will be aired on MidcoSN2 Ch. 322. Viewers can log onto www.midcosportsnet.com for program and channel information. If you are not a Midco Cable subscriber, the NSIC / Sanford Health Basketball Tournament will be webcast through NewMedia TV. Fans can access the webcast at NSIC.NMTVsports.com.
Ticket Information
First Round Games on Campus (Wed., Feb 29)
Adults - $10
Seniors (62+) - $8
Students - $2
Children 5 & Under - Free
Semifinals and Championship in Rochester (Sat.-Sun., March 3-4)
Adults - $15 (Ticket good for all games played on day of purchase)
Seniors (62+) - $10
Students - $5
Children 5 & Under - Free
NSIC / Sanford Health Basketball Tie-Breakers
The tie-breaking criteria for seeding into the NSIC postseason tournament 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-Breaker
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”
Point Rating System for tie-breaker #2 and #5.
7 Win on road >= .750
6 Win at home >= .750 Win on road >= .500
5 Win at home >= .500 Win on road >= .250
4 Win at home >= .250 Win on road < .250
3 Win at home < .250 Loss at home >= .750 Loss on road >= .750
2 Loss at home >= .500 Loss on road >= .500
1 Loss at home >= .250 Loss on road >= .250
0 Loss at home < .250 Loss on road < .250
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