For Immediate Release
Saturday, February 18, 2023
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BURNSVILLE, Minn. - The 2023 NSIC Men's Basketball Tournament bracket is set as the 22-game regular season ended Saturday evening. Northern State (19-3) won the NSIC Overall and North Division Titles and will be the top seed in the North Division. Wayne State, Upper Iowa, and Sioux Falls were all 13-9 in the NSIC to claim a share of the NSIC South Division Crown. Wayne State will be the top seed, followed by Upper Iowa, with Sioux Falls earning the third seed.  

The NSIC Men’s Basketball Tournament will consist of 12 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 22 on the campuses of the higher seeds in each match up. The quarterfinals, semifinals, and championship will take place on February 25-28 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. All rounds of the NSIC 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
Wayne State earned the top seed with three wins against UIU and USF; Upper Iowa earned the second seed with two wins against WSC and USF.
Augustana earned the fifth seed with a season sweep of MSU.  
North Division
University of Mary, Minot State, and St. Cloud State all split season series; both SCSU and MINOT were 5-9 in divisional play with UMary being 4-10. Minot State earned the fifth seed over SCSU due to their win against Northern State while SCSU was swept by NSU this season. 

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 25 team national championships and crowned 96 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.