For Immediate Release
Saturday, February 19, 2022
NSIC Media Relations
Bracket
Championship Website

BURNSVILLE, Minn. - The 2022 NSIC / Sanford Health Men's Basketball Tournament bracket has been released as the 22-game regular season ended Saturday night.  Augustana (17-2) won the NSIC Overall and South Division Titles and will be the top seed in the south division.  Minnesota Duluth finished 16-4 in the NSIC to claim its first NSIC North Division Crown and the top seed in the North Division.

The NSIC/Sanford Health Men’s Basketball Tournament will consist of twelve teams and will be seeded by division (N 1-6 & S 1-6) using overall conference record (22-games). The top two seeds in each division will receive first round byes.

The first round of the tournament is set for Wednesday, February 23 on the campuses of the higher seeds in each match up.  The quarterfinals, semifinals and championship will take place on February 26 to March 1 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  All rounds of the NSIC/Sanford Health Men’s Basketball Tournament played at the Sanford Pentagon will be aired live on Midco Sports and all games will be streamed for free on the NSIC Network.  

Tiebreakers:  
South Division
SMSU earned the fifth seed in the south over MSU as SMSU swept the season series.

Full Schedule available Here.
All Dates/Times subject to change.


About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men’s league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women’s league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a 16-team union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 24 team national championships and crowned 81 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

About NCAA Division II
The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes can earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA’s three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit NCAA.org.