#RSCMBB Tournament Bracket & Qualifiers Released: Feb. 21-27 at Campus Sites
#RSCMBB Tournament Bracket & Qualifiers Released: Feb. 21-27 at Campus Sites
2017-18 RSC MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT -- FEB. 21-27, 2018
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IU East (31-2) wins 2017-18 RSC Men's Basketball Tournament championship and earns automatic bid to the NAIA Division II National Championship as regular season and tournament champion. IU Southeast (23-8) earns the RSC's second automatic bid as RSC West Division champion.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
NEW ALBANY, Ind. -- The 2017-18 River States Conference Men's Basketball Tournament bracket and qualifiers have been determined, and they are released for the first time here at RiverStatesConference.com.
The eight-team tournament takes place Feb. 21-27 at campus sites around the RSC with the top four teams from the RSC East and West Divisions qualifying. Hosting quarterfinal games on Feb. 21 are the first- and second-place teams in each division. The semifinals are Feb. 24, and the championship final is Feb. 27 with the higher seed hosting each game of the tournament.
The No. 1 overall seed is IU East (26-2, 16-0 RSC), which had a perfect record of 16-0 in conference play and is ranked No. 2 in the nation. The Red Wolves have won 22 games in a row and are guaranteed a bid to the NAIA Division II National Championship as the RSC regular-season champion. The RSC East winners open the conference tournament Feb. 21 at home versus Brescia (Ky.) University (12-17, 9-9 RSC), the No. 4 seed from the RSC West.
The other No. 1 seed is IU Southeast (21-7, 15-3 RSC), which is the RSC West Division champion. The Grenadiers, ranked No. 15 in the country, are 10-1 the last month with the only loss during that time to IU East. IU Southeast begins the tournament Feb. 21 at home versus No. 4 seed Carlow (Pa.) University (6-20, 6-11 RSC) from the RSC East.
No. 2 seed IU Kokomo (16-14, 12-6 RSC) took second place in the RSC West and plays No. 3 seed Ohio Christian University (12-16, 8-9 RSC) from the RSC East in the quarterfinals on Feb. 21. The winner of that will face the winner of the other quarterfinal matchup from that side of the bracket, which is No. 1 IU East vs. No. 4 Brescia.
No. 2 seed WVU Tech (19-10, 12-5 RSC) from the RSC East and No. 3 seed Asbury (Ky.) University (17-11, 10-8 RSC) from the RSC West meet in a quarterfinal matchup of teams that are both "receiving votes" in the NAIA Division II Top 25 Poll on Feb. 21. The winner will face the winner of No. 1 IU Southeast vs. No. 4 Carlow.
The RSC Tournament champion will receive an automatic bid to the NAIA Division II national tournament. If IU East wins the tournament, then RSC West champion IU Southeast will receive the conference's other automatic bid to nationals.
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