PLAYING FORMAT
The tournament will consist of an eight-team, single-elimination bracket with seedings based on regular season standings for both the men and women. The top eight teams will qualify, with pairings to be done by seed. First round games will be played in four doubleheader sessions consisting of a women’s and men’s same-seeded contest on Wednesday, March 5 and Thursday, March 6. The sessions are set for noon and 6 p.m. each day. The semifinal contests will be played on Friday, March 7 in two doubleheader sessions starting at noon and 6 p.m. The tournament concludes with both championship games in a doubleheader session at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 8.
The tournament winners will earn the LSC’s automatic berths to NCAA postseason play, which starts March 14 or 15 at campus sites. |