Courtesy: The SIAC
ATLANTA — Bracket seeding for the 2024 SIAC Basketball Event is finalized after convention standings tightened within the closing week of the common season.
Males’s West DivisionOn the lads’s facet of the bracket, the defending champions, Miles (21-5, 16-4 SIAC), claimed the primary seed within the west division after ending the season on a nine-game successful streak. The remaining west division seeding unfolds with Tuskegee (13-14, 12-8 SIAC) because the quantity two seed, Spring Hill (14-12, 11-9 SIAC) because the quantity three seed, Kentucky State (12-13, September 11 SIAC) because the quantity 4 seed, Lane (10-15, 8-12 SIAC) because the quantity 5 seed, LeMoyne-Owen (8-18, 6-14 SIAC) because the quantity six seed and Central State (3-24, 2-18 SIAC) because the quantity seven seed. Males’s East DivisionThe Clark Atlanta (22-5, 16-5 SIAC) males’s staff secured the primary seed within the east division after sweeping Morehouse (19-9, 16-5 SIAC) throughout the common season, thus sending final yr’s east division primary seed holder all the way down to the 2 seed spot. The nationally ranked (No. 22) Benedict Tigers (21-6, 15-6 SIAC) suffered from inconsistent play late within the season, touchdown the quantity three seed. Allen (14-14, 10-11 SIAC) misplaced 4 of its final 5 video games however was in a position to maintain on to the quantity 4 seed over the quantity 5 seed Savannah State (12-13, 10-11 SIAC) after sweeping the Tigers within the common season. Edward Waters (10-17, 9-12 SIAC) enters the match within the quantity six seed spot, and Fort Valley State(7-20, 7-14 SIAC) enters because the quantity seven seed after successful a tiebreaker over quantity eight seed Albany State (9-18, 7-14 SIAC). The Georgia rivals break up their common season sequence with the Wildcats spoiling the Golden Rams’ homecoming on Jan. 27 and Albany State returning the favor on the Wildcats’ homecoming on Feb. 17. Fort Valley States’ 1-1 report in opposition to Allen gave the Wildcats the upper seed after Albany State went 0-2 in opposition to the identical opponent. The highest two seeds from every division will obtain a double bye within the first two rounds of the match. Seeds three and 4 from each divisions and seed 5 from the east division will obtain a first-round bye. This yr’s match will probably be performed at Savannah State College from spherical to the semifinals on March 3-9. The championship video games will probably be performed at Enmarket Enviornment on March 10.
Ladies’s West DivisionThe Kentucky State (19-6, 15-4 SIAC) ladies’s staff edged out the number one seed within the west division over Miles (20-6, 15-4 SIAC) successful 5 of its closing six video games. The 2 groups break up their common season video games with Miles successful the primary matchup on Jan. 22 and Kentucky State being victorious within the second sport on Feb. 10. The Thorobreds maintain the tie breaker within the match seeding after ending 2-0 in opposition to Tuskegee College whereas the Woman Bears report was 1-1 in opposition to the identical opponent.
Lane (13-13, 11-8 SIAC) claimed the quantity three seed within the division after Tuskegee (14-9, 11-8 SIAC) ended the season on a three-game dropping streak touchdown the Golden Tigers within the fourth seed spot. The Dragons maintain the tie breaker within the match seeding after ending 1-1 in opposition to Kentucky State whereas the Golden Tigers report was 0-2 in opposition to the identical opponent.
The west division is rounded out with Central State (12-14, 9-10 SIAC) because the fifth seed, LeMoyne-Owen (13-13, 8-11 SIAC) because the sixth seed and Spring Hill (6-17, 6-13 SIAC) because the seventh seed.
Ladies’s East DivisionThe Savannah State (19-5, 15-4 SIAC) ladies’s staff completed a powerful common season marketing campaign incomes the highest seed within the east division. Fort Valley State (14-10, 12-7 SIAC) earned the quantity 2 seed within the east division, a big enchancment from the seven seed spot the staff held getting into final years’ match. Clark Atlanta (14-11, 11-8 SIAC) landed the quantity three seed.
Edward Waters (9-17, 7-12 SIAC) dropped three of its final 4 video games making the staff the quantity 4 seed within the division by advantage of a tie breaker over Allen (11-14, 7-12 SIAC), the fifth seed. Regardless of stringing collectively a sequence of late season victories, Allen break up the common season sequence with the 4 seed successful the primary matchup on Jan. 31 and Edward Waters avenging the loss within the following sport on Feb. 3. The Woman Tigers maintain the tiebreaker within the match seeding after ending 1-1 in opposition to Savannah State whereas the Yellow Jackets report was 0-2 in opposition to the identical opponent.
The east division is rounded out with Albany State (5-22, 5-14 SIAC) because the sixth seed and Benedict (3-23, 1-18 SIAC).
The highest two seeds from every division will obtain a double bye within the first two rounds of the match, and seeds three, 4 and 5 will obtain a first-round bye.
