CORVALLIS, Ore. – The eight seeds of the 2022-23 Cascade Collegiate Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament, presented by U.S. Bank, were announced Saturday and the action tips off with quarterfinals on Tuesday.
CCC Men’s Basketball Tournament Page
The CCC tournament takes place on Feb. 21, 24, and 27, with the top-four seeds hosting on their home courts. For the next two rounds, the highest remaining seeds will host the lower seeds, with a trip to the NAIA National Tournament on the line. No. 1-ranked College of Idaho won its 11th regular-season conference championship and earned the CCC's first automatic bid to the NAIA National Tournament. In the event that the tournament is won by the regular season champion then the team seeded #2 in the CCC tournament will earn the second automatic bid to the national tournament.
The winner of the tournament will be awarded the
Danny Miles Trophy, named after the Hall of Fame Oregon Tech Coach who won three national titles with the Hustlin' Owls.
#1 College of Idaho vs. #8 Bushnell University | Live Stats | Live Video
No. 1-ranked College of Idaho will appear in the tournament for the 25th straight time. While holding an undefeated 22-0 CCC record, C of I host eighth-seeded Bushnell University who ended the season 10-12 in conference. Coyotes defeated the Beacons in an 81-65 victory on the road in January and, most recently, picked up a 97-74 win to secure a regular-season series sweep.
#2 Eastern Oregon University vs. #7 Oregon Tech | Live Stats | Live Video
Eastern Oregon University achieved the second seed while going 16-6 in conference play. The Mountaineers host seventh-seeded Oregon Tech who ended the season with an 11-11 mark. The teams opened their conference seasons against each other in early December and then faced again in late January. EOU will have the upper hand over OIT who grabbed two victories in double-digit margins with scores of 88-73, and 87-72.
#3 Southern Oregon University vs. #6 Lewis-Clark State College | Live Stats | Live Video
Southern Oregon University picked up the third seed in the conference with a 15-7 finish. Lewis-Clark State College finished the season with an even 11-11 record. The Raiders will host the sixth-seeded Warriors for the second year in a row. SOU took both meetings with LC State this season by finals of 85-81 and 84-50.
#4 Warner Pacific University vs. #5 Corban University | Live Stats | Live Video
Warner Pacific University and Corban University enter the tournament with identical 15-7 records. League guidelines require comparing records and allowed Warner Pacific to come out as the fourth seed above Corban as the final host. The two teams split the regular-season series, each winning on the road. The Knights took an 86-81 victory in early December, but the Warriors won 75-68 just a couple of weeks ago.
2022-23 CCC Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament Schedule:
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, February 21
#8 seed Bushnell University at #1 seed College of Idaho
#7 seed Oregon Tech at #2 seed Eastern Oregon University
#6 seed Lewis-Clark State College at #3 seed Southern Oregon University
#5 seed Corban University at #4 seed Warner Pacific University
Semifinals – Friday, February 24
Lowest remaining seed at highest remaining seed
Second-lowest remaining seed at second-highest remaining seed
Championship – Monday, February 27
Lowest remaining seed at highest remaining seed
All games will begin at 7:30 p.m. local time.