Lincoln College to host 2019 A.I.I. Men’s Basketball Championship this weekend
 

[February 23, 2019] 

Lincoln College will be hosting the Association of Independent Institutions' (AII) Men's Basketball Championship tournament this weekend.

Lincoln Christian University (11-16) is one of the eight teams competing in the NAIA post-season event. LCU received the 8th seed in the tournament. The Lincoln College Lynx won’t be competing in this event because, as this is their first season in the NAIA, it is a probationary year for the school.

“We are proud to host the AII Championship Tournament. We welcome these top teams to the campus and we look forward to being part of the competition in coming years,” said Lincoln College President David Gerlach.

While Lincoln College hosts the men’s tournament, Lincoln Christian University will be hosting the women.

Indiana University Northwest enters the tournament as the top seed. IU-N was ranked as high as No. 23 in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national rankings and finished the regular season with a 21-6 record. Washington Adventist University (MD), the No. 2 seed, comes in with a record of 20-9 and Voorhees College (19-5) of South Carolina is the No. 3 seed. College of the Ozarks (MO), brings in an 18-9 record to round out the top half of the bracket as the No. 4 seed.

Other participants include Haskell Indian Nations University (12-15), Northern New Mexico College (10-16) and Green Mountain College from Vermont (18-6).

Four quarterfinal games will take place on Friday, February 22nd beginning at 1:00 PM. The four winners advance to the semifinals on Saturday with the championship game set for 7:30 PM that evening.

Both teams able to advance to the championship game earn automatic bids to the NAIA Division II national tournament field. The winner of a third-place game Feb. 24 at 5:30 p.m. will determine the A.I.I.'s third automatic national tournament bid.

Complete Schedule of Games:

Friday, Feb. 22

Game 1 – No. 1 Seed Indiana University Northwest (21-6) vs. No. 8 Seed Lincoln Christian University (11-16), 1 p.m.

Game 2 – No. 2 Seed Washington Adventist University (20-9) vs. No. 7 Seed Green Mountain College (18-6), 3 p.m.

Game 3 – No. 4 Seed College of the Ozarks (18-9) vs. No. 5 Seed Haskell Indian Nations University (12-15), 5:30 p.m.

Game 4 – No. 3 Seed Voorhees College (19-5) vs. No. 6 Seed Northern New Mexico College (10-16), 7:30 p.m.


Saturday, Feb. 23

Game 5 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 3, 5:30 p.m.

Game 6 – Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 4, 7:30 p.m.


Sunday, Feb. 24

Game 7 – Loser of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 6, 5:30 p.m.

Game 8 – Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6, 7:30 p.m.

[Mark Tippett
Lincoln College
Sports Information]