2023 Basketball National Championships Schedules Released
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – The 2023 United States Collegiate Athletic Association Small College National Basketball Championship pairings for men’s and women’s division 1 and 2 were announced on Sunday evening.
In the Men’s Division I bracket, defending champions from Paul Quinn College took the top seed, while on the women’s side, it was Bryant and Stratton Buffalo and head coach Brittnee Perry who grabbed the number one seed.
In the Division II bracket the Penn State Wilkes - Barre men’s team has grabbed the top spot on the men’s side, while Central Maine Community College took the top spot in the Women’s Division II bracket with an overall record of 26-2 and a perfect 14-0 conference record.
The 2023 USCAA Small College National Basketball Championships will take place March 12th - 16th in Richmond, Virginia starting with the newly revamped Skills Competition and Awards Ceremonies. Both the Skills Competition and the Awards Ceremony will be held simultaneously at the Virginia State University Multi Purpose Center.
Don’t forget, you can watch all games live online by visiting theuscaa.com and clicking “Watch Live'' or going directly to the USCAA Sports Network at uscaasportsnetwork.com. Single games can be streamed for only $8 per game and the national championship games will be $10. We are also offering two different tournament pass options this year. For $25, you can access every men’s OR every women’s game of the tournament in both Division I and Division II, a total of 21 games! Or for $40 you can have an ALL ACCESS PASS which gives you all 42 games, both men and women, of the National Championships! The USCAA’s Basketball National Championship website – basketball.theuscaa.com, serves as a one-stop shop for live stats, results, schedules, and all other items related to tournament play.
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2023 USCAA Small College Basketball National Championships (ROUND 1)
Division I Men
#1 vs #8: Paul Quinn College vs Bluefield State College / 2:00 PM / VSU Multi Purpose Center
#2 vs #7: Bryant & Stratton - Buffalo vs Atlantis University / 2:00 PM / Richard Bland College
#3 vs #6: The Apprentice School vs Mississippi University for Women / 4:00 PM / Richard Bland College
#4 vs #5: Salem University vs #5 seed Bryant & Stratton - Syracuse / 4:00 PM / VSU Multi Purpose Center
Division I Women
#1 vs #8 Bryant & Stratton - Buffalo vs Carlow / 6:00 PM / VSU Multi Purpose Center
#2 vs #7 Bluefield State University vs Bryant & Stratton - Syracuse / 6:00 PM / Richard Bland College
#3 vs #6 D’Youville vs. Apprentice School / 8:00 PM / Richard Bland College
#4 vs #5 Salem University vs. Bryant & Stratton - Albany / 8:00 PM / VSU Multi Purpose Center
Division II Men
Receiving a first round bye, the #1 seed Penn State Wilkes Barre and #2 seed Penn State Mont Alto
#8 vs #9 Southern Maine Community College vs Penn State Greater Allegheny or Penn State Schuylkill / 10:00 AM / VSU Multi Purpose Center
#7 vs #10 Villa Maria vs Great Bay Community College / 12:00 PM / VSU Multi Purpose Center
#4 vs #5 Berkeley College vs Kent State Tuscarawas / 4:00 PM / VSU Multi Purpose Center
#3 vs #6 Miami Hamilton vs NHTI / 10:00 PM / Richard Bland College
Division II Women
Receiving a first round bye, the #1 seed Central Maine Community College and the #2 seed UC Clermont
#8 vs #9 Penn State Beaver vs Christendom College / 10:00 AM / Richard Bland College
#7 vs #10 University of Maine Augusta vs Central Penn College / 12:00 PM / Richard Bland College
#4 vs #5 Penn State Lehigh Valley vs Johnson & Wales Charlotte / 2:00 PM / VSU Multi Purpose Center
#3 vs #6 Miami Hamilton vs Penn State Schuylkill / 6:00 PM / Richard Bland College