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2023 Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket Released; Bryan Earns Top Seed

2023 Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket Released; Bryan Earns Top Seed
February 19, 2023

WALESKA, Ga. - The bracket for the 2023 Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Women's Basketball Tournament is set, and Bryan is the No. 1 seed.

Bryan went 23-1 in conference play to earn the No. 1 seed and regular-season title. The Lady Lions also receive an automatic berth to the NAIA National Championship Tournament.

The tournament champion will receive an automatic berth to the national tournament. Should Bryan win the tournament, the regular-season runner-up will receive the second bid.

The entire tournament is being played at the MeadowView Marriott Convention Center & Conference Resort in Kingsport, Tenn.

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

Here are the seeds for the tournament:

  1. Bryan (25-3 overall, 23-1 AAC)
  2. Point (20-8 overall, 18-6 AAC)
  3. Milligan (19-9 overall, 17-7 AAC)*
  4. Reinhardt (18-10 overall, 17-7 AAC)*
  5. Tennessee Wesleyan (18-8 overall, 16-8 AAC)
  6. Montreat (19-9 overall, 15-9 AAC)
  7. Bluefield (14-13 overall, 14-10 AAC)**
  8. Columbia International (15-13 overall, 14-10 AAC)**
  9. Kentucky Christian (15-13, 12-12 AAC)
  10. Columbia (10-17 overall, 8-16 AAC)***

*-Milligan earned the No. 3 seed over Reinhardt by winning the season series 1-0.
**-Bluefield earned the No. 7 seed over Columbia International by winning the season series 1-0.
**-Columbia earned the No. 10 seed over Johnson, who also went 8-16 in conference play, by winning the season series 1-0.

Tournament Schedule
Wednesday, Feb. 22
Game 1 - No. 8 Columbia International (15-13) vs. No. 9 Kentucky Christian (15-13), 11 am
Game 2 - No. 7 Bluefield (14-13) vs. No. 10 Columbia (10-17), 12:45 pm
Thursday, Feb. 23
Game 3 - No. 4 Reinhardt (18-10) vs. No. 5 Tennessee Wesleyan (18-8), 8:30 am
Game 4 - No. 1 Bryan (25-3) vs. Game 1 Winner, 10:15 am
Game 5 - No. 2 Point (20-8) vs. Game 2 Winner, 3:30 pm
Game 6 - No. 3 Milligan (19-9) vs. No. 6 Montreat (19-9), 5:15 pm

Friday, Feb. 24
Game 7 - Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, 2 pm
Game 8 - Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 4 pm

Saturday, Feb. 25
Game 9 - Championship Game - Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner, 1 pm