SCAC Announces 2011 Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket

SCAC Announces 2011 Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket

SUWANEE, Ga. - The SCAC office today announced the bracket for the 2011 men's basketball tournament, which will be begin Friday, Feb. 25 in Jackson, Mississippi. Tournament Bracket | Official Tournament Website | Hoops Weekly - Tournament Edition

Trinity University earned the top seed from the Western Division, while 23rd-ranked Centre College, the two-time defending SCAC men's champion, earned the top seed from the Eastern Division.

Hendrix College, the four-seed from the West Division, played its way into the tournament with a 76-74 double-overtime road victory over Austin College on Sunday afternoon.

Rhodes College and Sewanee-The University of the South both finished with a 3-13 SCAC East Division mark, but the Lynx earned the fourth seed by virtue of its better in-division record (2-8 vs. Sewanee's 1-9).

Friday's quarterfinal round will be played at Belhaven University (click here for directions to Belhaven University), while Saturday's semifinal games and Sunday's championship game will all be contested at Millsaps College.

Friday - Quarterfinals at Belhaven University
1 p.m. CT - #1W Trinity (11-5/15-10) vs. #4E Rhodes (3-13/7-17)
3 p.m. CT - #2E DePauw (12-4/17-8) vs. #3W Austin College (7-9/11-13)
6 p.m. CT - #1E Centre (13-3/18-4) vs. #4W Hendrix (5-11 /10-15)
8 p.m. CT - #2W Colorado College (10-6/14-11) vs. #3E Oglethorpe (10-6/14-11)

Saturday - Semifinals at Millsaps College
5 p.m. CT - Winner #1W/#4E vs. Winner #2E/#3W
7 p.m. CT - Winner #1E/#4W vs. Winner #2W/#3E

Sunday - Finals at Millsaps College
2:30 p.m. CT - Winner 5 p.m. Semifinal vs. Winner 7 p.m. Semifinal

For more information on the 2011 SCAC Men's Basketball Tournament, click here for the official website.