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| Minnesota State's beautiful Taylor Center will host the 2014 NCAA DII men's basketball Central Regional |
For basketball, that means an additional seven games of postseason action in Taylor Center with four regional quarterfinal games Saturday, a pair of semi-final games Sunday and a championship game Tuesday. Teams from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC), the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) and the Great American Conference (GAC) make up the Central Region and in addition to ninth-rated Minnesota State (NSIC) taking on Harding (GAC), the other three first-round games include Missouri Southern (MIAA) vs. Fort Hays State (MIAA), Central Missouri (MIAA) vs. Arkansas Tech (GAC) and Winona State (NSIC) vs. Northwest Missouri State (MIAA). The regional champion advances to the NCAA DII Elite Eight championship tournament, which is slated for March 26-29 in Evansville, Indiana.
The Mavericks, who stand 29-4 on the year, are hosting the regional tournament for the fourth time in the last five years.
The Minnesota State men's hockey team, meanwhile, squares off against Northern Michigan in a best-of-three series beginning Friday with the hopes of advancing to the WCHA Final Five. The winner of the league post-season tournament gets the league's auto-bid to the NCAA tournament. The Mavericks, who enter this weekend with a 22-13-1 overall record and have fashioned a nine-game unbeaten streak, finished second in the league regular-season standings.
Minnesota State is the only school in the country hosting the unique NCAA DII men's basketball regional/men's hockey league play-off series this weekend, but hosting postseason events is nothing new for the Mavericks. We've blogged a little on this in the past, but have added a few events to this burgeoning list.
Events Hosted by Minnesota State Athletics
Year Event
1983-84 NCC Baseball Tournament
1985-86 NCC Baseball Tournament
1987-88 NCAA DII Baseball Midwest Regional
1988-89 NCAA DII Softball Midwest Regional
1989-90 NCC Baseball Tournament
1993-94 NCAA DII Wrestling Regional/NCC Championship
1997-98 NCC Baseball Tournament
1998-99 NCC Baseball Tournament
2000-01 NCC Baseball Tournament
2002-03 WCHA Play-Offs First Round
2002-03 NCC Softball Tournament
2003-04 NCAA DII Wrestling National Championships
2005-06 NCC Baseball Tournament
2007-08 NCAA DII Wrestling Central Regional
2007-08 NCC Indoor Track & Field Championships
2007-08 NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field Championships
2007-08 WCHA Play-Offs First Round
2007-08 NCAA DII Softball Central Regional
2008-09 NCAA DII Women’s Basketball Central Regional
2009-10 NCAA DII Men’s Basketball Central Regional
2009-10 NSIC Indoor Track & Field Championships
2010-11 NSIC Women’s Soccer Tournament
2010-11 NSIC Baseball Tournament
2010-11 NCAA DII Men’s Basketball Central Regional
2010-11 NCAA DII Softball Central SubRegional
2011-12 NSIC Indoor Track & Field Championships
2011-12 NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field Championships
2011-12 NSIC Baseball Tournament
2011-12 NCAA DII Softball Central SubRegional
2011-12 NCAA DII Baseball Central Regional
2012-13 NSIC Women’s Soccer Tournament
2012-13 NCAA DII Football Second Round Game
2012-13 NCAA DII Football Quarterfinal Game
2012-13 NCAA SII Football Semifinal Game
2012-13 NCAA DII Women’s Soccer Central Regional
2012-13 WCHA Play-Offs First Round
2012-13 NCAA DII Men’s Basketball Central Regional
2012-13 NCAA DII Softball Central SubRegional
2012-13 NCAA DII Baseball Central Regional
2013-14 NCAA DII Football Second Round Game
2013-14 NCAA DII Men’s Basketball Central Regional
2013-14 WCHA Play-Offs First Round
2013-14 NCAA DII Softball Central SubRegional
2014-15 NSIC Women's Soccer Tournament
2014-15 NCAA DII Women's Soccer Regional 1st & 2nd Round
2014-15 NCAA DII Football Second Round Game
2014-15 NCAA DII Football Quarterfinal Game
2014-15 NCAA DII Football Semifinal Game
2014-15 NSIC Indoor Track & Field Championships
2014-15 NCAA DII Wrestling Super Region 3 Championship
2014-15 WCHA Play-Offs First Round
2015-16 NCAA DII Women's Soccer Regional 1st & 2nd Round
2015-16 NCAA DII Football First Round Game
2015-16 NCAA DII Women’s Soccer Regional 1st & 2nd Round
2015-16 NCAA DII Football First Round Game (loss)
2015-16 NSIC Indoor TF Championships
2015-16 NSIC Men’s Basketball Play-Offs - First Round
2015-16 WCHA First Round series (3 games)
2016-17 NCAA DII Women’s Soccer Regional 1st & 2nd Round
2016-17 NSIC Indoor TF Championships
2016-17 NSIC Men’s Basketball Play-Offs - First Round
2016-17 WCHA First Round series (2 games)
2016-17 NCAA DII Softball Super Region 2 Tournament
2017-18 NSIC Women’s Soccer postseason tournament
2017-18 NCAA DII Women’s Soccer Regional 1st & 2nd Round
2017-18 NCAA DII Football First Round Game (win)
2017-18 NCAA DII Football Second Round Game (win)
2017-18 NCAA DII Football Third Round Game (loss)
2017-18 NSIC Indoor TF Championships
2017-18 NSIC Men’s Basketball Play-Offs - First Round
2017-18 WCHA First Round series (2 games)
2017-18 WCHA Second Round series (3 games)
2018-19 NSIC Women’s Soccer postseason tournament
2018-19 NCAA DII Women’s Soccer Regional 1st & 2nd Round
2018-19 NCAA DII Football First Round Game (win)
2018-19 NCAA DII Football Second Round Game (win)
2018-19 NCAA DII Football Third Round Game (loss)
2018-19 NSIC Indoor TF Championships
2018-19 NSIC Men’s Basketball Play-Offs - First Round
2018-19 WCHA First Round series (2 games)
2018-19 WCHA Second Round series (2 games)
2018-19 WCHA Championship (1 game)
2019-20 NCAA DII Women’s Soccer Regional 1st & 2nd Round
2019-20 NCAA DII Women’s Soccer Third Round & NCAA Quarterfinals
2019-20 NCAA DII Football First Round Game (win)
2019-20 NCAA DII Football Second Round Game (win)
2019-20 NCAA DII Football Third Round Game (win)
2019-20 NSIC Indoor TF Championships
2019-20 NSIC Men’s Basketball Play-Offs - First Round
2019-20 NSIC Women’s Basketball Play-Offs - First Round
2019-20 WCHA First Round series (2 games)
It's great to be a Maverick.
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