BASKETBALL: It's on! Playoff brackets announced : On Campus

Posted on | February 25, 2013 | Comments

Mt. San Jacinto and San Bernardino Valley split two regular-season games and now head into the postseason. (Kurt Miller)

BY ALLAN STEELE

Basketball pairings were announced Monday with all six community college teams earning berths into the Southern California regionals and the University of Redlands men’s team – fresh off a SCIAC championship – learning it will play in Washington for its NCAA Division III opener.

First up, the community college men. Mt. San Jacinto (19-10), which put together a late season charge just to reach the playoffs, will host Fullerton at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. The winner will play at No. 2 Ventura.

Riverside City College, which finished second in the Orange Empire Conference, hosts San Bernardino Valley at 7 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers finished the regular season 19-8 and are seeded seventh in the Southern California bracket. The Wolverines finished 20-8 and tied for second in the Foothill Conference.

On the women’s side, MSJC was the highest seeded local team at No. 3 and hosts Cuesta at 7 p.m. on Friday. The Eagles (26-2) won the Foothill Conference title and are unbeaten at home.

RCC (16-12) is the third team out of the Orange Empire Conference and qualified as a the 16th seed. The Tigers host No. 17 LA Pierce at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. The winner faces No. 1 Mt. San Antonio College.

San Bernardino Valley (24-5) is the second team out of the Foothill Conference and hosts Santa Barbara at 7 p.m. on Saturday.

Bulldogs headed to Spokane

The University of Redlands men’s basketball team heads to Spokane, WA, to take on eighth-ranked Whitworth University at 7 p.m. on Saturday in the opening round of the NCAA Championships.

It’s the second time in three seasons Redlands has won a SCIAC title and advanced to the Big Dance.

Redlands (22-5) is riding an 11-game winning streak and has won 15 of its past 16 games.

Here’s the JC men’s bracket.

Here’s the JC women’s bracket.

Here’s the men’s NCAA Division III bracket

Category: Basketball, College Sports Blog: Allan Steele

Tags: basketball > MSJC > NCAA tournament > playoffs > rcc > redlands > sbvc

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