Crossroads News
Sat, Feb. 18, 2012 - [Men's Basketball]

The 2011-12 MCC men's basketball tournament brackets have been finalized following the completion of the regular season. The top eight teams in the MCC will compete in a single elimination tournament to determine who receives the MCC's second automatic bid to the NAIA Division II National Championship.

Indiana Wesleyan and Grace both finished the regular season with identical 12-6 conference records, and are the 2011-12 MCC men's basketball Co-Champions. Following the tiebreaking procedures stipulated by the MCC procedures manual Indiana Wesleyan will receive the #1 seed in the conference tournament by virtue of their 2-0 head to head record versus Grace. As the #1 seed the Wildcats will also receive the MCC's first automatic bid to the NAIA Division II National Championships. In the event that the regular season and tournament champions are the same, the tournament runner-up will receive the second automatic bid.

Opening round games will tip off the tournament on Wednesday February 22, at 7:00pm. The top seeded Wildcats will host #8 Goshen, in a rematch of their final season game. #2 Grace will also face their last opponent, as #7 Taylor will travel to face the lancers in the quarterfinals. #4 St. Francis will host Huntington, and #3 Marian will host #6 Spring Arbor.

Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket

The bracket will be updated as results are reported. Follow the MCC on Twitter for live updates. @midcentralconf