SCAC Announces 2016 Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket

SCAC Announces 2016 Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - The SCAC office today announced the bracket for the 2016 men's basketball tournament, which will be begin Friday, Feb. 26 in Shreveport, La. Tournament Bracket | Official Tournament Website

The league's defending tournament champion, Texas Lutheran University posted an 11-3 conference mark (19-6 overall) to earn the top seed and a first-round bye for this weekend's event. Additionally, the Bulldogs enter the SCAC tournament as the the top-ranked team in the NCAA South Region rankings

Colorado College (10-4 SCAC; 15-10) earned the No. 2 seed and the other first-round bye by virtue of its head-to-head sweep of Southwestern University, which also finished 10-4 in league play (13-12 overall).

Men's quarterfinal action gets underway at 1 p.m. CT Friday afternoon as the host school and No. 4 seed Centenary College (7-7 SCAC; 15-10 overall) takes on the No. 5 seed Trinity University (6-8 SCAC; 10-15 overall) in a rematch of the 2014 title game.

The second quarterfinal pits the No. 3 seed Southwestern vs. No. 6 seed Austin College (4-10 SCAC; 14-10 overall). Austin College defeated Schreiner on Saturday to force a three-way tie for hte final tournament slot. The 'Roos earned the sixth seed over the University of Dallas and Schreiner by virtue of its better head-to-head mark among the three.

Friday - Quarterfinals at Centenary College
Game 1 - 1 p.m. CT - #4 Centenary vs. #5 Trinity
Game 2 - 3 p.m. CT - #3 Southwestern vs. #6 Austin College

Saturday - Semifinals at Centenary College
Game 5 - 1 p.m. CT - #1 Texas Lutheran vs. Winner of Game 1
Game 6 - 3 p.m. CT - #2 Colorado College vs. Winner of Game 2

Sunday - Finals at Centenary College
Game 9 - Noon CT - Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4

For more information on the 2016 SCAC Men's Basketball Tournament, click here for the official website.

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