After the completion of the regular season today, the seeding for the 2022 USA South Men's Basketball Tournament has been determined. The tournament consists of the top-four teams in each division in the Conference and is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, February 22 with first round contests hosted by the top-two divisional seeds.
The Battling Bishop men's team went 10-4 in the East Division this season to finish 2nd in the standings and will host #3 seed Pfeiffer (9-5) on Tuesday night at 7:30 PM.
The semifinal and championship games will be played at the site of the highest remaining divisional seed after quarterfinal round play on Friday and Saturday, February 25 and 26. If the highest-remaining divisional seeds are the same seed, the tournament semifinals and final will be hosted by the representative from the West Division based on a predetermined rotation.
Please visit the Tournament Website for up-to-date information, including the Tournament Bracket.
The 2022 Men's Basketball Tournament seeding is as follows:
East Division | ||
Seed | Team | Record |
1. | Averett | 11-3 |
2. | N.C. Wesleyan | 10-4 |
3. | Pfeiffer | 9-5 |
4. | Southern Virginia | 8-6 |
--- | Mary Baldwin | 7-7 |
--- | Greensboro | 5-9 |
--- | William Peace | 3-11 |
--- | Methodist | 3-11 |
West Division | ||
Seed | Team | Record |
1. | Covenant* | 10-2 |
2. | Maryville* | 10-2 |
3. | LaGrange* | 10-2 |
4. | Brevard | 5-7 |
--- | Piedmont | 3-9 |
--- | Berea | 2-10 |
--- | Huntingdon | 2-10 |
*Tie broken using records against common non-conference opponents. |
2022 USA South Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule (all times EST) First Round - Tuesday, February 22 Game 1: #4 East-Southern Virginia at #1 East-Averett - 7:30pm Game 2: #3 West-LaGrange at #2 West-Maryville - 7:00pm Game 3: #3 East-Pfeiffer at #2 East-N.C. Wesleyan - 7:30pm Game 4: #4 West-Brevard at #1 West-Covenant - 7:30pm Semifinals - Friday, February 25 (played at highest remaining divisional seed after quarterfinals) Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner - Time TBA Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner - Time TBA Final - Saturday, February 26 (played at highest remaining divisional seed after quarterfinals) Semifinal Winners - Time TBA |