2022 AAC Women's Basketball Tournament
All 15 teams advanced to the tournament, and there will be seven first-round games played on Monday, Feb. 21, at the higher seeds' home site. As the No. 1 seed, Bryan receives a first-round bye as well as an automatic berth to the NAIA National Championship Tournament.
The seven first-round winners will join Bryan 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 Bryan win the tournament, the regular-season runner-up will receive the second bid.
Here are the seeds for the tournament:
- Bryan (29-0 overall, 24-0 AAC)
- Milligan (22-7 overall, 22-2 AAC)
- Point (22-6 overall, 18-6 AAC)
- Tennessee Wesleyan (18-8 overall, 17-7 AAC)
- Reinhardt (16-13 overall, 15-9 AAC)
- Kentucky Christian (18-12 overall, 14-10 AAC)
- Truett McConnell (17-13 overall, 13-11 AAC)*
- Union (18-11 overall, 13-11 AAC)
- Columbia International (14-15, 12-12 AAC)
- Bluefield (11-15 overall, 11-13 AAC)
- Montreat (12-18 overall, 9-15 AAC)
- Brenau (6-19 overall, 5-19 AAC)
- Columbia (4-21 overall, 4-20 AAC)
- Johnson (3-23 overall, 2-22 AAC)
- St. Andrews (1-24 overall, 1-23 AAC)
*-Truett McConnell defeated Union twice during the regular season to earn the tie-breaker for the No. 7 seed.
Tournament Schedule
Monday, Feb. 21
Game 1 - No. 2 Milligan (23-7) def. No. 15 St. Andrews (1-25), 80-54 (box)
Game 2 - No. 3 Point (23-6) def. No. 14 Johnson (3-24), 88-62 (box)
Game 3 - No. 4 Tennessee Wesleyan (19-8) def. No. 13 Columbia (4-22), 92-43 (box)
Game 4 - No. 5 Reinhardt (17-13) def. No. 12 Brenau (6-20), 88-71 (box)
Game 5 - No. 6 Kentucky Christian (19-12) def. No. 11 Montreat (12-19), 77-54 (box)
Game 6 - No. 7 Truett McConnell (18-13) def. No. 10 Bluefield (11-16), 58-52 (box)
Game 7 - No. 9 Columbia International (15-15) at No. 8 Union (18-12), 81-64 (box)
Thursday, Feb. 24 - in Kingsport, Tenn.
Game 8 - No. 1 Bryan (30-0) def. No. 9 Columbia International (15-16), 97-77 (box)
Game 9 - No. 5 Reinhardt (18-13) def. No. 4 Tennessee Wesleyan (19-9), 63-42 (box)
Game 10 - No. 2 Milligan (24-7) def. No. 7 Truett McConnell (18-14), 66-44 (box)
Game 11 - No. 3 Point (24-6) vs. No. 6 Kentucky Christian (19-13), 74-52 (box)
Friday, Feb. 25 - in Kingsport, Tenn
Game 12 - No. 5 Reinhardt (19-13) def. No. 1 Bryan (30-1), 77-64 (box)
Game 13 - No. 2 Milligan (25-7) def. No. 3 Point (24-7), 71-54 (box)
Saturday, Feb. 26 - in Kingsport, Tenn.
Game 14 - Championship Game - No. 5 Reinhardt (19-13) def. No. 2 Milligan (25-7), 72-57 (box)
