Leatherneck Nation

The Summit League Tournament is going on this weekend at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

The Women's games tipped off earlier today.
In the first game, there was a pretty big upset with #8 Omaha knocking off #1 South Dakota State, 52-40.
Currently underway is #2 South Dakota vs #7 Oral Roberts - USD is up 25-18 right now midway through the 2nd quarter.
Tomorrow, our #5 Leathernecks take on #4 Kansas City at 11:45 AM. We split the games with KC this season (series was in Macomb).
Then #3 North Dakota State will take on #6 Denver at 2:45 PM.

Men's games get underway this evening:
#1 South Dakota State vs #8 Omaha at 5:45 PM
#2 South Dakota vs #7 Western Illinois at 8:45 PM
Then tomorrow, #4 Oral Roberts vs #5 North Dakota at 5:45 PM
and #3 North Dakota State vs #6 Kansas City at 8:45 PM

All the above games will be available on ESPN+ and the Midco Sports Network.

That #8 over #1 upset in the Women's bracket means that our potential route to the championship game is against the #4 and #8 teams. Obviously we have to take care of our own business first, but it bodes well for our chances having the #1 team out of the tournament.
SDSU's women were ranked #21 in the AP Top 25

On the other side of the women's bracket from us:
#2 South Dakota defeated #7 Oral Roberts 89-66
#3 North Dakota State defeated #6 Denver, 79-67

Which means that on Monday:
#5 Leathernecks take on #8 Omaha at 11:45 AM
#2 South Dakota faces #3 North Dakota State at 2:45 PM
Game winners play each other in the conference tournament championship game at 1 PM on Tuesday

In the men's bracket yesterday:
#4 Oral Roberts beat #5 North Dakota, 76-65
#3 North Dakota State beat #6 Kansas City, 69-65. The Bison held off a rally by KC after being up by 22 in the second half to hold onto a close victory.

Today's games are:
#4 Oral Roberts vs #1 South Dakota State at 5:45 PM
#3 North Dakota State vs #2 South Dakota at 8:45 PM

not sure you can have 2 teams 3 with more contrasting styles in the championship game.

Illinois (once, WIUWBB) and the two Dakotas are the only states to be home base of the mens and womens tournament champions during the last dozen years. Could Oklahoma be added to the mix tonight?

How Greisel never got the foul call on him with an out and out mugging and Abmas did on a soft touch is a mystery.

For the 3rd time in league history, two teams will represent the Summit League in the Women's NCAA Basketball Tournament.

Tournament champion South Dakota is the #11 seed in the Alamo Regional. They will be playing #6 seed Oregon at 9:00 PM on Monday.

Regular-season champion South Dakota State is the #9 seed in the River Walk Regional. They will be playing #8 seed Syracuse at 4:30 PM on Sunday.