Men's basketball
Division II
NCAA Tournament
Central region
at MSU-Mankato
First Round
Saturday, March 16
1) No. 1 MSU-Mankato 81, No. 8 Arkansas Tech 65
2) No. 5 Harding 75, No. 4 Central Missouri 71
3) No. 3 Augustana 79, No. 6 Upper Iowa 65
4) No. 2 Winona State 70, No. 7 Northeastern St. 57
Second Round
Sunday, March 17
5) No. 1 MSU-Mankato 86, No. 5 Harding 65
6) No. 2 Winona State 77, No. 3 Augustana 65
Sweet 16
Tuesday, March 19
7) No. 1 MSU-Mankato vs. No. 2 Winona State, 8 p.m.
Elite 8
Thursday, March 28
at Louisville, Ky.
8) Winner Game 7 vs. Winner of West Liberty bracket, 5:30 p.m.
NOTES: Teams in bold represent the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The national semifinals are March 30 in Louisville, Ky., and the championship is April 7 at the same site.
woMen's basketball
Central region
at Topeka, Kan.
First Round
Friday, March 15
1) No. 8 Emporia State 65, Washburn 58
2) No. 4 MSU-Mankato 72, No. 5 Arkansas Tech 58
3) No. 6 Augustana 78, No. 3 Concordia-St. Paul 66
4) No. 7 Southwestern Oklahoma 73, No. 2 Central Missouri 71
Second Round
Saturday, March 16
5) No. 8 Emporia State 69 vs. No. 4 MSU-Mankato 67
6) No. 6 Augustana 68, No. 7 Southwestern Oklahoma 64
Sweet 16
Monday, March 18
7) No. 8 Emporia State vs. No. 6 Augustana, 8 p.m.
Elite 8
Tuesday, March 26
at San Antonio, Texas
8) Winner Game 7 vs. Winner of Clayton State bracket, Noon
NOTES: Teams in bold represent the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The national semifinals are March 27 in San Antonio, and the championship is March 29 at the same site.
Men's Hockey
Division I
WCHA (REGULar season)
WLTPtsGFGA
St. Cloud State1891379466
Minnesota1675379465
North Dakota1477359371
Wisconsin1387336964
Denver1495339281
Minn. St. Mankato16111339068
Nebraska-Omaha14122309291
Colorado College11134268898
Minnesota-Duluth10135257583
Michigan Tech8164207592
Bemidji State5167175887
Alaska Anchorage22061052106
OVERALL RECORDS: Alaska Anchorage 4-23-7, Bemidji State 6-20-8, Colorado College 14-17-5, Denver 19-11-5, Michigan Tech 12-18-4, Minnesota 24-7-5, Minn. Duluth 14-17-5, Minnesota State Mankato 22-11-3, Nebraska-Omaha 18-16-2, North Dakota 19-10-7, St. Cloud State 21-14-1, Wisconsin 17-12-7.
PLAYOFFS
First Round
(x-if necessary)
Friday, March 15
Minnesota St. 4, Nebraska Omaha 3 (OT)
Wisconsin 3, Minnesota Duluth 1
Minnesota 2, Bemidji St. 1 (OT)
North Dakota 5, Michigan Tech 3
St. Cloud State 6, Alaska Anchorage 1
Denver 5, Colorado College 3
Saturday, March 16
Nebraska Omaha 2, Minnesota St. 1
Wisconsin 4, Minnesota Duluth 1
Michigan Tech 2, North Dakota 1
Minnesota 4, Bemidji St. 3
St. Cloud State 5, Alaska Anchorage 1
Colorado College 2, Denver 1
Sunday, March 17
Minnesota St 3, Nebraska Omaha 1
North Dakota 6, Michigan Tech 0
Colorado College at Denver (n)
North Dakota 6, Michigan Tech 0
First period:?1. UND, Dillon Simpson (unassisted), 12:13.
Second period:?2. UND, Corban Knight (Danny Kristo, Derek Forbort), 4:45; 3. UND, Carter Rowney (Rocco Grimaldi, Andrew MacWilliam), 9:24; 4. UND, Mitch MacMillan (Connor Gaarder, Forbort), 13:54; 5. UND, Colten St. Clair (Joe Gleason), 16:23, short-handed.
Third period:?6. UND, Brendan O'Donnell (Knight), 16:45.
Goalie saves: MTU, Pheonix Copley 38; UND, Clarke Saunders 27, Tate Maris 1.
Penalties:?MTU, 1 minor; UND, 3 minors.
Class B
State tournament
at the Fargodome
Thursday, March 21
Quarterfinals
1) Napoleon vs. Beach, 1 p.m.
2) Central Cass vs. Grant County, 25 minutes after Game 1
3) Thompson vs. New Town, 6:30 p.m.
4) Benson County vs. Bishop Ryan, 25 minutes after Game 3
Friday, March 22
Consolation
5) Loser Game 1 vs. loser Game 2, 1 p.m.
6) Loser Game 3 vs. loser Game 4, 25 minutes after Game 5
Semifinals
7) Winner Game 1 vs. winner Game 2, 6:30 p.m.
8) Winner Game 3 vs. winner Game 4, 25 minutes after Game 7
Saturday, March 23
Seventh place
9) Loser Game 5 vs. loser Game 6, 1 p.m.
Fifth place
10) Winner Game 5 vs. winner Game 6, 25 minutes after Game 9
Third place
11) Loser Game 7 vs. loser Game 8, 25 minutes after Game 10
Championship
12) Winner Game 7 vs. winner Game 8, 25 minutes after Game 11