2026 GPAC Men's Basketball Tournament Field Announced

(Sioux City, Iowa) – Morningside University will be the number one seed when the 2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Men's Postseason Basketball Tournament begins on Wednesday, February 25.  The Mustangs went 18-2 in the GPAC and 21-6 for the season.  As the number one seed Morningside has secured an automatic berth to the NAIA Men's Basketball National Tournament.

Northwestern is the two seed, Mount Marty third and Concordia the fourth seed.  The top four seeds all host first round games on Wednesday.  The 5-8 seeds are Dordt, Briar Cliff, Dakota Wesleyan, and Hastings.  GPAC tiebreakers determined the seeds for the tournament.

The semifinals are on Saturday, February 28, at the highest two remaining seeds.  GPAC Championship Tuesday will be on Tuesday, March 3.  The GPAC Postseason Tournament Champion garners an automatic berth to the NAIA National Basketball Tournament (the runner-up gains the berth if the regular season champion (top seed Morningside) wins the postseason).

64 teams will make the NAIA Men's Basketball Postseason this year.  Games will be played at First and Second Round Sites on March 13-14 (four team pods).  The 16 opening round winners will play in the NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship is set for March 19-24, 2026, in Kansas City, Missouri, at Municipal Auditorium. 

2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Post-Season Tournament

GPAC Men's Basketball Quarterfinals – Wednesday, February 25
#8 Hastings (8-20, 7-13 GPAC) at #1 Morningside (21-6, 18-2 GPAC), 7pm
#5 Dordt (16-12, 11-9 GPAC) at #4 Concordia (17-11, 11-9 GPAC), 8pm
#6 Briar Cliff (13-14, 10-10 GPAC) at #3 Mount Marty (15-10, 13-7 GPAC), 7pm
#7 Dakota Wesleyan (14-14, 9-11 GPAC) at #2 Northwestern (23-5, 15-5 GPAC), 7pm

GPAC Men's Basketball Semifinals – Saturday, February 28
#8/#1 winner vs. #5/#4 winner, Time TBA
#6/#3 winner vs. #7/#2 winner, Time TBA

GPAC Men's Basketball Championship Tuesday, March 3
Semifinal winners at highest remaining seed, Time TBA