LA GRANDE, Ore. - With the final regular season games finished, College of Idaho, Concordia and Warner Pacific finish with a three-way tie for first-place, and will each share a piece of the regular season title.
College of Idaho hold the tiebreakers over both schools, earning the first-seed in the 2015 CCC Men’s basketball Championship presented by U.S. Bank, which will kick off Wednesday, Feb. 25, with games on campus sites.
The third-ranked Yotes finished with the top spot going 14-4 in conference and 25-5 overall. COI clinches home court throughout the conference tournament along with the first automatic bid to the NAIA National Championship.
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th-Ranked Concorida (24-5, 14-4 CCC) goes into the tournament as the second-seed, holding tiebreakers over 16
th-ranked Warner Pacific (24-6, 14-4 CCC) who finishes as the third-seed.
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th-ranked Southern Oregon (22-8, 11-7 CCC) takes the final hosting spot after a loss to Concordia in the final game of the season earning them the fourth-seed. SOU will host fifth-seeded Northwest Christian who finished with a conference record of 10-8.
Sixth-seeded Corban (8-10, 17-10 CCC) will open playoffs on the road at Warner Pacific while seventh-seeded Eastern Oregon (14-14, 6-12 CCC) travels to Concordia.
Oregon Tech, 14-15 overall and 6-12 in conference, takes final playoff spot after holding the tiebreaker over Northwest. The Owls hit the road to face off against top-seeded COI in the opening round.
The 2015 Cascade Conference Men's Basketball Championship presented by U.S. Bank begins on Wednesday night with all games set to tip at 7 p.m. Wednesday's winners will meet on Saturday night in the semifinal round with the winners of those games advancing to the championship on Tuesday, Mar. 3.
2015 CCC Men's Basketball Championship presented by U.S. Bank Schedule
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Wednesday, Feb. 25 |
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#8 Oregon Tech at #1 College of Idaho |
Caldwell, Idaho |
7:00 p.m. MST |
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#7 Eastern Oregon at #2 Concordia |
Portland, Ore. |
7:00 p.m. PST |
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#6 Corban at #3 Warner Pacific |
Portland, Ore. |
7:00 p.m. PST |
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#5 Northwest Christian at #4 Southern Oregon |
Ashland, Ore. |
7:00 p.m. PST |
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Saturday, Feb. 28 |
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Lowest Remaining Seed at Highest Remaining Seed |
TBD |
7:00 p.m. LOCAL |
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Next Lowest Remaining Seed at Next Highest Remaining Seed |
TBD |
7:00 p.m. LOCAL |
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Tuesday, Mar. 3 |
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Lowest Remaining Seed at Highest Remaining Seed |
TBD |
7:00 p.m. LOCAL |