The 12-team NSIC Men’s & Women's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Championships are set to take place Sat.-Tues., February 25-28 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. First round games will be played Wednesday, Feb. 22 on campus (top two seeds in each division receive first round byes). 

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STREAMING FAQ

GENERAL

• It is recommended to use an updated version of Google Chrome for optimal viewing and compatibility.
• If your browser is older or outdated, there is a chance it will not correctly load the website.
• You are watching a live HD broadcast, for optimal quality your internet connection should be capable of 10Mbps download speeds with a minimum of 1Mbps. Test your connection using speedtest.net.

MOBILE DEVICES

• Mobile devices including iPhone, iPad and Android will work with the default web browser.
• Devices should be kept up to date and connected to a reliable data connection for optimal playback.

WATCHING WEBCASTS ON YOUR TELEVISION SET

• The NSIC Network is available on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV (4th Generation) and Roku by searching for 'NSIC' or 'NSIC Network' in the application store on these devices.
• Apple users and owners of an AppleTV device can simply 'throw' the webcast from their iPhone or iPad using the 'AirPlay' feature. See How to use AirPlay for more information.
• Computer users can output their display directly to an HDMI signal if supported, otherwise a converter may be required.
• These options may require advance setup and we suggest using an 'On Demand' archive to test prior to watching a live event.

OTHER ISSUES OR QUESTIONS

• You can contact the BlueFrame Technology support team via email (help@blueframetech.com)

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Brackets and Seeding Policy

1. The NSIC Basketball Tournament is a twelve-team tournament and will be seeded by division (N 1-6 & S 1-6) using overall conference record (22-games).

The tie-breaking criteria for seeding into the 2023 NSIC/Sanford Health Post-Season Tournament will be as follows (By Division): 

1. Head-to-head. (If a three-way tie, the number of games played between all involved teams must be equal to evaluate using this criteria.)
2. Divisional win/loss percentage.
3. Head-to-head competition of descending divisional teams (win/loss record against teams who finished highest in standings). (The number of games played between all involved teams must be equal to evaluate using this criteria.)
4. Point rating system – divisional conference games only. (Take the total points and divide by the number of divisional games played, as teams may not have equal number of games played).
5. Head-to-head competition of descending teams using NSIC overall standings (win/loss record against teams who finished highest in standings). (The number of games played between all involved teams must be equal to evaluate using this criteria.)
6. Point rating system – NSIC overall standings non-divisional games only.
7. Coin flip.