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2022 Tournament Bracket Releases; Union Earns No. 1 Seed

2022 Tournament Bracket Releases; Union Earns No. 1 Seed
February 19, 2022

KINGSPORT, Tenn. - The regular season ended in a fury on Saturday, and now the bracket for the 2022 Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Men's Basketball Tournament is set with Union earning the No. 1 seed.

All 13 teams advanced to the tournament, and there will be five first-round games played on Monday, Feb. 21, at the higher seeds' home site. As the No. 1 seed, Union receives a first-round bye as well as an automatic berth to the NAIA National Championship Tournament. No. 2 seed Montreat and No. 3 seed Reinhardt also receive first-round byes.

The five first-round winners will join Union, Montreat, and Reinhardt in the quarterfinal round. The final three rounds will be held at the MeadowView Marriott Convention Center & Conference Resort in Kingsport, Tenn., on Feb. 24-26. The tournament champion will receive an automatic berth to the national tournament. Should Union win the tournament, the regular-season runner-up will receive the second bid.

Here are the seeds for the tournament:

  1. Union (22-8 overall, 20-4 AAC)
  2. Montreat (19-8 overall, 17-7 AAC)*
  3. Reinhardt (20-10 overall, 17-7 AAC)
  4. Bryan (18-10 overall, 15-9 AAC)
  5. Truett McConnell (18-11 overall, 14-10 AAC)**
  6. Columbia International (18-11 overall, 14-10 AAC)
  7. Tennessee Wesleyan (17-11, 14-10 AAC)
  8. Bluefield (16-12 overall, 14-10 AAC)
  9. Point (15-15 overall, 11-13)AAC)
  10. Kentucky Christian (6-22 overall, 6-18 AAC)***
  11. Johnson (8-20 overall, 6-18 AAC)
  12. Milligan (6-21, 5-19 AAC)
  13. St. Andrews (3-25 overall, 3-21 AAC)

*-Montreat defeated Union twice during the regular season to earn the tie-breaker over Reinhardt.
**-Truett McConnell went 5-1 against Columbia International, Tennessee Wesleyan, and Bluefield combined to earn the No. 5 seed. Columbia International defeated Montreat twice to earn the No. 6 seed, while Tennessee Wesleyan beat Montreat once to get the No. 7 seed.
***-Kentucky Christian went 2-0 against Johnson to earn the No. 10 seed.

Tournament Schedule
Monday, Feb. 21
Game 1 - No. 13 St. Andrews (3-25) at No. 4 Bryan (18-10), 5:30 p.m.
Game 2 - No. 12 Milligan (6-21) at No. 5 Truett McConnell (18-11), 7:30 p.m.
Game 3 - No. 11 Johnson (8-20) at No. 6 Columbia International (18-11), 7 p.m.
Game 4 - No. 10 Kentucky Christian (6-22) at No. 7 Tennessee Wesleyan (17-11), 7:30 p.m.
Game 5 - No. 9 Point (15-15) at No. 8 Bluefield (16-12), 6 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 24 - in Kingsport, Tenn.
Game 6 - Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner, 8:30 a.m.
Game 7 - No. 1 Union (22-8) vs. Game 5 Winner, 10:15 a.m.
Game 8 - No. 2 Montreat (19-8) vs. Game 4 Winner, 3:30 p.m.
Game 9 - No. 3 Reinhardt (20-10) vs. Game 3 Winner, 5:15 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 25 - in Kingsport, Tenn
Game 10 - Game 6 Winner vs. Game 7 Winner, 2 p.m.
Game 11 - Game 8 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner, 4 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 26 - in Kingsport, Tenn.
Game 12 - Championship Game - Game 10 Winner vs. Game 11 Winner, 1 p.m.

All games in Kingsport will be live-streamed on the AAC Digital Network for free. Fans are permitted in Kingsport this year, and tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students each day. To purchase tickets, click here.