Three CCAA men's teams make playoff draw
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – Three California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) teams were named to the 64-team NCAA Tournament field that was announced by the NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Committee on Sunday. Twenty-two conferences were awarded automatic qualifiers and the remaining 42 were at-large selections.
CCAA Tournament winner UC San Diego earned the conference’s automatic berth, while regular-season co-champions Cal State San Bernardino and Humboldt State were at-large selections. All three teams will compete in the 2008 NCAA Division II West Regional scheduled for March 14-17 at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex in Anchorage, Alaska.
The Tritons (18-11) enter regional play as the No. 8 seed and will face host and No. 1 seed Anchorage Alaska (25-5) on Friday beginning at 8 p.m. Second-seeded Cal State San Bernardino (22-7) will meet No. 7 seed BYU-Hawaii (18-7) at 2:30 p.m.
Sixth-seed Humboldt State (20-8) will play No. 3 seed Chaminade (20-7) at Noon. Central Washington (21-6), the fourth seed, will square off against No. 5 Seattle Pacific (20-7) at 5:30 p.m.
The first-round winners will advance to the semifinals scheduled for Saturday with start times of 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. The regional final will be played on Monday beginning at 7 p.m.
The champion of the West Regional will move on to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals and will meet the East Regional Champion on March 26.
Seven of the regional tournaments, consisting of eight teams each, will be conducted March 15, 16 and 18 at regional sites. The West regional will be conducted March 14, 15 and 17. The eight quarterfinalists will advance to the finals at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, March 26, 27 and 29.
2008 NCAA Division II West Regional
Men’s Basketball Championships
Mar. 14, 15 & 17 – Anchorage, Alaska (Wells Fargo Sports Complex)
All times Alaska Daylight Time
First Round – Friday, Mar. 14
No. 3 Chaminade (20-7) vs. No. 6 Humboldt State (20-8), Noon
No. 2 Cal State San Bernardino (22-7) vs. No. 7 BYU-Hawaii (18-7), 2:30 p.m.
No. 4 Central Washington (21-6) vs. No. 5 Seattle Pacific (20-7), 5:30 p.m.
No. 1 Alaska Anchorage (25-5) vs. No. 8 UC San Diego (18-11), 8 p.m.
Semifinals – Saturday, Mar. 15
CU/HSU winner vs. CSUSB/BYUH winner, 5 p.m.
CWU/SPU winner vs. UAA/UCSD winner, 7:30 p.m.
Finals – Monday, Mar. 17
Semifinal winners, 7 pm
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