MEN'S BRACKET | WOMEN'S BRACKET

SAVANNAH, GA (February 22, 2023) – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) released the seedings and bracket for the 2023 TIAA SIAC Basketball Championship presented by Cricket that will take place from Sat., February 25 to March 4 hosted by Savannah State University.
 
The annual tournament begins on Saturday with the men's matchups. Tuskegee (15-5) secured the top seed in the West Division. Morehouse (15-6) also earned the No. 1 seed in the East Division, and each team received a bye into the first quarterfinal round. West Division No. 6 seed Spring Hill (6-14) faces East Division No. 7 seed Edward Waters (7-14) in the opener at 12 p.m Saturday. East Division No. 6 Benedict (7-14) then plays West Division No. 7 Central State (5-15) 20 minutes after the conclusion of the Spring Hill-Edward Waters game.  
Kentucky State (11-9) earned the No. 5 seed and will face East Division No. 8 seed Allen (4-17) at approximately 5:00 PM to close out Day 1 of the championship tournament.
  
For the women's bracket, Tuskegee (19-0) earned the top seed in the West Division, and Clark Atlanta (14-5) earned the No. 1 seed in the East Division and a bye into the first quarterfinal round. The Allen Ladies got the 4 seed in the East and will take on West 5 Seed Central St. on Monday at 5 pm.

The women will open Day 2 of the tournament on Sunday, February 26, with a pair of games. West Division No. 6 seed LeMoyne-Owen (6-13) will face East Division No. 7 Fort Valley State in the opener at 2 p.m. ET. At 4:30 p.m. ET, East Division No. 6 seed Edward Waters will play West Division No. 7 seed Spring Hill.
 
Men's East Division No. 4 seed Albany State (6-13) will kick off the tournament's second round at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, February 27, against the winner of the Kentucky State-Allen game. The winners will then move on to play the tournament's top seeds on Wednesday and Thursday in the quarterfinals. The surviving teams will face off in the semifinal rounds on Friday, March 3.
 
The single-elimination tournament will feature 29 men's and women's teams playing in 27 games over the week. The championship game will be held at Savannah St. on Saturday, March 4, at 4 p.m. EST (women's championship) and 7:00 p.m. EST (men's championship).
 
All SIAC games throughout the tournament can be streamed via the web, smartphones, tablets, and connected devices on the ESPN+ app. A replay of the championship round will be available on ESPNU on March 5, with the women's championship re-airing at 8 a.m. ET and the men's championship at 10 a.m. ET.

The full championship bracket, information, and tickets can be found at HERE.

Live Stats
Women's Live Stats  | Men's Live Stats
 
Tournament Seeding

2023 TIAA SIAC Women's Basketball Tournament Final Seeding
presented by Cricket

West Division
No. 1 Tuskegee (19-0)
No. 2 Miles (13-6)
No. 3 Kentucky State (12-7)
No. 4 Lane (10-9)
 No. 5 Central State (9-10)
No. 6 LeMoyne-Owen (6-13)
No. 7 Spring Hill (2-17)

East Division
No. 1 Clark Atlanta (14-5)
No. 2 Savannah State (12-7)
No. 3 Benedict (10-9)
No. 4 Allen (8-11)
No. 5 Albany State (6-13)
No. 6 Edward Waters (6-13)
No. 7 Fort Valley State (6-13)

2023 TIAA SIAC Men's Basketball Tournament Final Seeding
presented by Cricket
West Division
No. 1 Tuskegee (15-5)
No. 2 Miles (15-5)
No. 3 LeMoyne-Owen (13-7)
No. 4 Lane (12-8)
No. 5 Kentucky State (11-9)
No. 6 Spring Hill (6-14)
No. 7 Central State (5-15)

East Division
No. 1 Morehouse (15-6)
No. 2 Savannah State (14-7)
No. 3 Fort Valley State (12-9)
No. 4 Albany State (9-12)
No. 5 Clark Atlanta (8-13)
No. 6 Benedict (7-14)
No. 7 Edward Waters (7-14)
No. 8 Allen (5-16)