The Anoka-Ramsey Men's Basketball team received the #3 seed in the Southern Division by virtue of a coin flip tie breaker and will face the #2 seed from the Northern Division Hibbing at 5:00pm on Friday, March 2nd at Anoka-Ramsey.
The Golden Rams finished in a three-way tie for second place with an 8-4 Southern Division record with MSCTC-Fergus Falls and Rochester. Anoka-Ramsey and Fergus Falls each owned a tie-breaker over Rochester as both Anoka-Ramsey and Fergus Falls split their regular season games with Southern Division Champion Central Lakes, while Rochester dropped both of their regular season contests with Central Lakes.
The next tie-breaker between Anoka-Ramsey and Fergus Falls came down to a coin flip, with Fergus Falls winning and earning the #2 seed from the Southern Division.
The tournament schedule is outlined below and can also be found on the league website www.mcac-sports.com
Friday, March 2nd
Game 1 - 1:00pm - #1N Vermilion vs #4S Rochester
Game 2 - 3:00pm - #2S Fergus Falls vs #3N Northland
Game 3 - 5:00pm - #2N Hibbing vs #3S Anoka-Ramsey
Game 4 - 7:00pm - #1S Central Lakes vs #4N Mesabi
Saturday, March 3rd
Game 5 - 10:00am - Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2
Game 6 - Noon - Loser Game 3 vs Loser Game 4
Game 7 - 2:00pm - Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2
Game 8 - 4:00pm - Winnter Game 3 vs Winner Game 4
Sunday, March 4th
5th Place Game - 10:00am - Winner Game 5 vs Winner Game 6
3rd Place Game - Noon - Loser Game 7 vs Loser Game 8
Championship - 2:00pm - Winner Game 7 vs Winner Game 8
The winner of the Championship game will be the Region XIII representative at the NJCAA Division III National Tournament March 15-17 at Sullivan County Community College in Loch Sheldrake, NY.
Anoka-Ramsey finished the regular season with a 20-7 overall record. The regular season included wins over Bismarck State College when they were ranked #8 in NJCAA Division II, Rochester when they were ranked #10 in NJCAA Division III, Central Lakes when they were ranked #1 in NJCAA Division III, North Dakota State College of Science when they were ranked #18 in NJCAA Division I, and Dakota County Technical College when they were ranked #8 in NJCAA Division II.
This is the second consecutive year that Anoka-Ramsey finished the regular season with a 20-7 record and 8-4 in MCAC Southern Division play earning the #3 seed.
Last year Anoka-Ramsey advanced to the MCAC/Region XIII Championship Game falling 74-70 in overtime to eventual National Runner-Up Rochester.
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