2025 NAIA Conference Tournaments
Updated Conference Tournament Tracker
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Tuesday March 4 -
American Midwest Conference Championship
William Woods vs Central Baptist
Frontier Conference Championship
Montana Tech vs Providence
GPAC Conference Championship
Morningside vs Concordia
Great Southwest Conference (GSAC) Championship
Arizona Christian vs The Masters
Heart of America Conference Championship
Baker vs Graceland
Mid-South Conference Championship
Freed-Hardeman vs The University of the Cumberlands
Northstar Conference Championship
Jamestown vs Dickinson
River States Conference Championship
St Mary of the Woods vs IU Southeast
Sooner Conference Championship
Langston vs Nelson
Wolverine-Hoosier Conference (WHAC) Championship
Indiana Tech vs Cornerstone
Bowen’s Brackets (@BowensBrackets on X)
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American Midwest Conference
#1 Automatic Bid to Tournament Champion - William Woods
Game 1 - William Woods 117 def Harris-Stowe 57 - Francis Okwuosah 21p 7r
Game 2 – Missouri Baptist 59 def Hannibal-LaGrange 54 - Breven McMullen 16p 6r
Game 3 – Columbia 85 def Crowley’s Ridge 65 - Collin Parker 20p 15r
Game 4 - Central Baptist 83 def Mission 79 - Sage Borbon 24p 5r
Saturday March 1 Semifinal
William Woods 78 def Missouri Baptist 55 - Francis Okwuosah 15p 4r
Central Baptist 78 def Columbia(MO) 74 - Sage Borbon 22p 3r 6ast
Tuesday March 4 Championship 4pm
William Woods 85 def Central Baptist 52 - Kevin Taylor 15p 20r
Appalachian Conference
1st Automatic Bid – Pikeville
2nd Automatic Bid – Milligan
Wednesday, Feb. 26
Game 1 - #9 Truett McConnell 78 def No. 8 Reinhardt 77 - Raul Arias-Ortega 26p 5r
Game 2 - #7 Tenn Wesleyan 77 def #10 Union Commonwealth - 69 - Jay Reed 13p 10r
Thursday, Feb. 27
Game 3 - No. 1 Pikeville 72 def Truett McConnell 58 - Keian Worrix 22p 2r
Game 4 - No. 4 Johnson 86 def No. 5 Bryan 70 - Toris Woods 22p 11r
Game 5 - #2 Milligan 69 def Tennessee Wesleyan 60 - McCaskill Rivers 23p 6r
Game 6 - #6 Montreat 82 def #3 Columbia International 79 - Jack Keller 27p 6r
Friday, Feb. 28
Game 7 - #4 Johnson 78 def #1 Pikeville 73 -Isaiah Poore 29p 4r
Game 8 - #2 Milligan 80 def #6 Montreat 60 - McCaskill Rivers 22p 8r
Saturday, March 1
Game 9 - Championship - Milligan 67 def Johnson 64 - McCaskill Rivers 23p 7r 7ast
Cal Pac Conference
1 Automatic Bid to Tournament Champion - Westcliff
February 28 & March 2, 2025
Merced, CA - Hosted UC Merced
February 28 (Fri) - Men's Semifinals
3:00 PM – #2 Westcliff 74 def #3 La Sierra 57 - Jeramiah Paulino 22p 3r
8:00 PM – #1 UC Merced 70 def #4 CSU Maritime 61 - Jaron Mertle 13p 9r
March 2 (Sun) - Men's & Women's Championships
4:00 - #2 Westcliff 64 def #1 UC Merced 53 - Jeramiah Paulino 18p 4r
Cascade Conference
1st Automatic Bid to Conference Champion – The College of Idaho
2nd Automatic Bid to conference runner-up - Oregon Tech
Campus Sites- all games at 7 p.m. local time
2024-25 CCC Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament Schedule:
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, February 25
#1 College of Idaho 88 #8 Bushnell 61 - Drew Wyman 14p 7r
#7 Multnomah 84 def #2 Oregon Tech 75 - Noah Madsen 22p 5ast
#3 Lewis-Clark State 88 def #6 Corban 75 - MaCarhy Morris 23p 4r
#4 Southern Oregon University 80 def #5 Eastern Oregon 70 - Elijah Jackson 29p 4r
Semifinals – Friday, February 28
College of Idaho 70 def Southern Oregon 65 - Johnny Radford 15p
Lewis-Clark State 98 def Multnomah 78 - Alton Hamilton 20p 12r
Championship – Monday, March 3
The College of Idaho 86 def Lewis-Clark (LC) State 69 - Drew Wyman 21p 8r
Chicagoland Conference Tournament
1st Automatic Bid to Conference Champion – St Francis
2nd Automatic Bid - Indiana University Northwest
Round 1 Tuesday February 25
#1 St Francis 65 def #8 St Ambrose 59 - Aitor Anabitarte 19p 11r
#7 Governor’s State 104 def #2 Indiana Northwest 101 - Javon Johnson 28p
#6 Calumet 73 def #3 Saint Xavier 70 - Hrvoje Majcunic 15p 9r
#5 Olivet Nazarene 73 def Indiana South Bend 73
Thursday, February 27, 2025 (at site of highest remaining seed)
Game #5: St Francis 72 def Olivet Nazarene 69 - Rahmel Davis 23p
Game #6: Governor’s State 72 def Calumet 67 - Vincent Davis 16p 14r
Saturday, March 1, 2025 Championship
Game #7: St Francis 73 def Governor’s State 63 - Rahmel Davis 14p 6r
Continental Conference
1 Automatic Bid to the Tournament Champion - Carolina (NC)
2025 Continental Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Schedule (All times in central time zone)
Thursday, February 27 – Quarterfinal Round
Game 1: #8 Carolina University 86 def #1 Florida College 80 - Aundree Polk 25p 15r
Game 2: #2 Arkansas Baptist 65 def #7 Haskell Indian Nations 55 - Malik Kaba 10p 14r
Friday, February 28 – Quarterfinal Round
Game 3: #6 Spartanburg Methodist 67 def #3 Washington Adv 62 - Chase Cooke 19p 9r
Game 4: #5 Northern New Mexico 93 def #4 Fisher 80 - Nigel Quaynor 23p 9r
Saturday, March 1 – Semifinal Round
Game 5: Carolina Univ 75 def Northern New Mexico 61 - Aundree Polk 22p 10r 7ast
Game 6: Spartanburg Methodist 93 def Arkansas Baptist 76 - Bryan Bayonne 31p 5r
Sunday, March 2 – Championship Game
Game 7: Carolina (NC) 64 def Spartanburg Methodist 62 - Chris High 24p 6r
Crossroads League
1st Automatic Bid to League Champion – Grace College
2nd Automatic Bid to #2 Seed (Grace won both titles) - Bethel University
Tuesday, February 25 - Quarterfinals
7:00 pm --- #1 GRA 83 #8 def MVNU 64 - Ian Scott 23p 8r
7:00 pm --- #2 BU 77 def v #7 69 - Trent Edwards 22p 6ast
7:00 pm --- #3 HU 95 v #6 USF 83 - Lane Sparks 23p 4r
7:00 pm --- #5 IWU 96 def #4 SAU 95 in 3OT - Luke Brown 43p 6r
Friday, February 28 - Semifinals
Grace 89 def Indiana Wesleyan 82 - Ian Scott 19p 10r
Huntington 75 def Bethel 65 - Lane Sparks 20p 3r
Monday, March 3 - Championship
Grace 80 def Huntington 72 - Ian Scott 20p 7r
Frontier Conference
1 Automatic Bid To Conference Tournament Champion
Sunday, March 2, 2025 in Great Falls, Mont
Rocky Mountain 88 def Montana Western 86 - Omari Nesbit 18p 5r
Carroll 72 def MSU-Northern 60 - Isaiah Crane 25p 3r
Monday, March 3, 2025 in Great Falls, Mont
Montana Tech 82 def Rocky Mountain 73 - Karson Peffer 18p 3r
Providence 73 def Carroll 70 - Jamil Bowels 21p 6r 7ast
Tuesday March 4, 2025 in Great Falls, Mont - Championship 7:30pm
Championship Game - Montana Tech 69 vs Providence 50 - Hayden Diekhans 23p 11r
Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC)
1st Automatic Bid Conference Champion - Dordt
2nd Automatic Bid Tournament Champion -
2025 Great Plains Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Post-Season Tournament
GPAC Men's Basketball Quarterfinals – Wednesday, February 26
#1 Dordt 76 def #8 Mount Marty 59 - Lucas Lorenzen 24p 9r
#4 Morningside 91 def #5 Dakota Wesleyan 74 - Aidan Vanderloo 31p
#3 Northwestern 83 def #6 Briar Cliff 65 - Jesse Van Kalsbeek 32p 15r
#2 Concordia 101 def #7 Midland 81 - Tristan Smith 48p 10r
GPAC Men's Basketball Semifinals – Saturday, March 1
#4 Morningside 99 def #1 Dordt 97 - Brendan Buckley 23p 11r
#2 Concordia 67 def #3 Northwestern 61 - Tristan Smith 20p 16r
GPAC Men's Basketball Championship Tuesday, March 4
#4 Morningside 87 def #2 Concordia 77 - Daniel Brocaille 28p 7r
Great Southwest Athletic Conference (GSAC)
1 Automatic Bid to Tournament Champion –
Saturday, March 1, 2025
1:00 P.M. PT Glendale, Ariz.
Arizona Christian 69 def Hope International 60 - Anthony Howell 18p 3r
2:00 P.M. PT Santa Clarita, Calif.
The Master’s 89 def Embry-Riddle 87 - Kaleb Lowery 31p 16r
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - Championship
Arizona Christian 77 def The Master’s 75 - Last second buzzer beater by Lorenzo Wright wins the game for the Firestorm - Ese Onakpoma 16p 4r
HBCU
1st Automatic Bid to Conference Champion – Stillman
2nd Automatic Bid to Tournament Champion - Dillard
Tuesday February 25
Talladega 71 Oakwood 59 - - Lamont Sams 22p 12r
Philander Smith 73 def Voorhees 53 - Raymond Reece 23p 11r
Wednesday February 26
#7 Wilberforce 69 def #10 Fisk 63 - Cali Davis 17p 10r
#6 SUNO 83 def #11 Rust 80 - Jamal Gibson 25p 23reb 8blocks
Thursday February 27
#9 Wiley 95 def #8 Virgin Islands 72 - Tayvion Fisher 29p 3r
#4 Philander Smith 79 def Talladega 58 - Raymond Reece 25p 16r
Friday February 28
Dillard 63 def SUNO 60 - Armond Williams 15p 7r
Wilberforce 82 upsets Tougaloo 77 - Eduardo Diaz 23p
Stillman 72 def Wiley 54 - Michael Taylor 17p 5r
Saturday March 1
Philander Smith 79 def Stillman 69 - Raymond Reece 22p 9r
Dillard 89 def Wilberforce 80 - Justin Warren 19p 5r 7ast
Sunday March 2 - Championship
Dillard 74 def Philander Smith 72 - Bentravin Phillips 18p 3r 6ast
Heart Conference
1st Automatic Bid – Regular Season Champion - Baker
2nd Automatic Bid - Conference tournament champion, If they are the same, then the 2nd place regular season attends the national tournament
Wednesday, February 26 hosted by higher seeds
#1 Baker 72 def #8 Missouri Valley College 54 - Noah Rigatuso 16p 6r
#2 Graceland 78 def #7 Central Methodist 75 - Cole Bowen 22p 7r
#3 Peru State 76 def #6 Grand View 60 - Carlos Hines 27p 10r
#4 MidAmerica Nazarene 75 def #5 Park University 64 - Malachi Bryant 15p 2r
Saturday March 1st
#1 Baker 70 def #4 MidAmerica Nazarene 67 - Kaimen Lennox 19p
#2 Graceland 68 def #3 Peru State 61 - Cole Bowen 22p 10r
Tuesday March 4th
#1 Baker 74 def #2 Graceland 45 - Ahmed Mahgoub 24p 6r
KCAC
1st Automatic Bid - Conference Champion - Oklahoma Wesleyan
2nd Automatic Bid - Conference Tournament Champion - University of St Mary
Wednesday February 26 at 7 PM - Higher Seed hosts all games
#1 Oklahoma Wesleyan 100 def #8 Evangel 81 - Derrick Talton Jr. 28p 3r 7ast
#4 Bethel 88 def #5 Ottawa 84 2OT - Carmelo Yakubu 32p 6r
#3 St Mary 86 def #6 Southwestern 78 - Jordan Brown 29p
#2 Friends 102 def #7 McPherson 78 - KJ Spiller 21p 5r
Saturday March 1
#3 St Mary 69 def #2 Friends 52 -Tre Alexander 20p 7r
#4 Bethel 67 def #1 Oklahoma Wesleyan 64 - Eli Wiseman 14p 3r
Championship Monday March 3
St Mary 78 def Bethel 74 - Kaeden Bonner 28p
Mid South Conference
1 Automatic Bid to Conference Tournment Champion
Sunday, March 2 - Quarterfinals - (All times are Central)
2:30 p.m. #4 Cumberland (Tenn.) 79 def #5 Bethel (Tenn.) 68 - Demarius Boyd 21p 3r
5pm #2 Georgetown 73 def #7 Lindsey Wilson 50 - Tae Dozier 16p 10r
7:30pm #3 Freed-Hardeman 68 def #6 Cambellsville 63 - Jordan Stephens 16p 3r
Monday, March 3 - Semi-finals
5pm Cumberlands 94 def Cumberland (TN) 73 - Anthony Johnson 24p 11r
7:30pm Freed-Hardeman 67 def Georgetown 59 - Peyton “The Law” 15p 7r
Tuesday, March 4 - Championship
7:30pm Freed-Hardeman 86 def Cumberlands 79 - Peyton ‘The Law’ 21p 14r
North Star Conference
1 Automatic Bid to Tournament Champion - Dickinson State
Wednesday February 26
#4 Valley City State 67 def #5 Bellevue 64 - Lane Tietz 22p 2r
#6 Dakota State 86 def #3 Mayville State 75 - Tyrel Creger 18p 4r
Saturday March 1 Semi Finals
#2 Jamestown 76 def #6 Dakota State 69 - Silas Bennion 24p
#1 Dickinson State 84 def #4 Valley City State 73 - Kose Egbule 29p 10r
Tuesday March 4 Final
#1 Dickinson State 67 def #2 Jamestown 62 - Kose Egbule 22p
Red River Conference
1st Automatic Bid Conference Champion - LSU Alexandria
2nd Automatic Bid Conference Tournament Champion -
Friday, February 28
#4 Texas A&M-Texarkana 88 vs #5 LSU Shreveport 67 - Raymond Moore 22p 6r
#6 Louisana Christian 72 def #3 Our Lady of the Lake 67 - Kevin Wiltz 19p 3r
#7 Southwest 75 def #2 Xavier 67 in Overtime - Lance Williams 22p 3r
#1 LSU Alexandria 77 def #8 Huston-Tillotson 66 - EJ McQuillan 18p 6r
Saturday, March 1
Semifinals
Southwest 75 def Louisiana Christian 63 - Rahkiem Petterson 19p 10r
LSU Alexandria 81 def Texas A&M-Texarkana 65 - Kashie Natt 24p 17r
Sunday, March 2
Championship Game, 2pm
#1 LSU Alexandria 88 def #7 Southwest 79 - Kashie Natt 36p 9r 9ast
River States Conference
1st Automatic Bid to Champion - Saint Mary of the Woods
2nd Automatic Bid to Tournament Champion - IU Southeast
Wednesday February 26
St Mary of the Woods 102 def Alice Lloyd 62 - Dameriz Merriweather 22p 7r
Brescia 99 def IU East 90 - Damian Garcia 30p 9r 9ast
IU Southeast 95 def Shawnee State 92 in OT - Lane Lauderbaugh 40p 10r
IU Kokomo 66 def Rio Grande 46 - Kedric Anderson 19p 6r
Saturday March 1 Semi Finals
St Mary of the Woods 93 def Brescia 57 - Dameriz Merriweather 28p 7r
IU Southeast 81 def IU Kokomo 78 - Xavier Price 22p 8r
Tuesday March 4 Championship
St Mary of the Woods 76 def IU Southeast 61 - Greg Jenkins 33p 2r 5ast
Sooner Athletic Conference
1st Automatic Bid Conference Champion - Nelson
2nd Automatic Bid Tournament Champion - Langston
Seeding
Thursday February 27 Quarterfinals
#1 Nelson 82 def #8 UNT-Dallas 65 - CJ Hall 17p 3r
#2 Langston 71 def #7 Central Christian 68
#3 Mid-America Christian 81 def #6 Texas Wesleyan 73 - Juwan White 16p 6r
#4 Wayland Baptist 94 def #5 John Brown 59 - James Lee 21p 8p 8ast
Semifinals Monday March 3rd at Langston
Nelson 83 def Wayland Baptist 77 - CJ Hall 21p
Langston 76 def Mid-America Christian 71 - Bryce Monroe 26p
Championship Tuesday March 4th at Langston 8pm
Langston 65 def Nelson 62 - Bryce Monroe 17p 5r
Southern States Conference
1st Automatic Bid Conference Champion - Dalton State
2nd Automatic Bid Tournament Champion - Life University
Dates: Feb. 26 - March 1, 2025
Location: Multiplex at Cramton Bowl
Address: 220 Hall St. Montgomery, AL 36104
Wednesday, Feb. 26 at the Multiplex
Game 1: #4 Thomas 76 def #5 Loyola 71 -Andre Lightbourne 18p Deonta Jones 15reb
Game 2: #4 UT Southern 86 def #5 Brewton-Parker 79 - Zaiden Cross 27p 6r
Thursday, Feb. 27 at the Multiplex
Game 3: Life 84 def William Carey 80 - Chaze Harris 23p 7r 5ast
Game 4: Mobile 82 def Thomas 67 - BJ Comer 20p 4r
Game 5: Dalton State 86 def UT Southern 75 - Antonio Lewis 27p 5r
Game 6: Middle Georgia 83 def Faulkner 77 - Jamal Taylor 24p 2r
Friday, Feb. 28 at the Multiplex
Game 7: Life 90 def Mobile 52 - Chaze Harris 26p 10ast
Game 8: Middle Georgia 77 def Dalton 66 - Jamal Taylor 24p
Saturday, Mar. 1 at the Multiplex:
Championship: Life 85 def Middle Georgia 76 - Chaze Harris 30p 9r 6ast
SUN Conference
1 Automatic Bid - Ave Maria
Seeding
First round: Tuesday;
#3 Florida Memorial 67 def #6 St Thomas 65 - Mohamad Diallo 14p 6r
#4 Southeastern 82 def #5 New College 80 - Derek Murphy 21p 6r
1 seed and 2 seed receive a bye
Final Four: Friday and Saturday; at top seed.
Friday:
Ave Maria 81 def Florida Memorial 70 - Michael Klekas 25p 5r
Southeastern 96 def Keiser 87 -Derek Murphy 26p 5r
Saturday: Championship
Ave Maria 87 def Southeastern 71 - Jack Watkins 21p 9ast
Ave Maria head coach Jamon Copeland after the Sun Conference Championship win over Southeastern
Wolverine Hoosier (WHAC) Conference
1st Automatic Bid Conference Champion - Indiana Tech
2nd Automatic Bid Tournament Champion -
(tournament runner-up receives berth if #1 and #2 are the same)
2025 Men's Basketball Tournament
Feb. 25, Feb. 27, Mar. 1, Mar. 4
Top 10 teams in regular-season standings qualify
Higer seeds host in all rounds
Opening Round - Tuesday, Feb. 25
Game 1 7:00pm #8 Aquinas 74 def #9 Cleary 66 - Devon Boyd 23p 5r
Game 2 7:00pm #7 UNOH 86 def #10 UM-Dearborn 74 - Alex Benson 14p 3r
Quarterfinal Round - Thursday, Feb. 27
Game 3 #1 Indiana Tech 96 def #8 Aquinas 68 - Jaxson Fugate 15p 3r
Game 4 #5 Madonna 90 def #4 Lawrence Tech 82 -Ahmoni Weston 25p 4r
Game 5 #7 Univ Northwestern Ohio (UNOH) 96 def #2 Lourdes 94 in Overtime - Alex Benson 23p 3r
Game 6 #3 Cornerstone 95 def #6 Rochester Christian 82 - Connor Dykema 18p 14r
Semifinals - Saturday, Mar. 1
Game 7 Indiana Tech 95 def Madonna 74 - Dallas Roberts 19p 6r
Game 8 Cornerstone 117 def Northwestern Ohio (UNOH) 82 - Luke Rowlinson 30p 4r
Championship - Tuesday, Mar. 4
Cornerstone 79 def Indiana Tech 71 - Blake Stewart 17p 7r