ST. PAUL, Minn. – This week, four teams will compete in the 2025-26 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Men's Basketball Tournament for a shot to win the conference postseason title and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Watch all of the UMAC Men's Basketball Tournament games on the UMAC Sports Network: available on the web, as a mobile app for iOS and Android, and as a TV app for Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire, and Roku.
 
North Central University secured the No. 1 seed in the tournament during the regular season. The Rams will host No. 4 Bethany Lutheran College in a semifinal match this Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. in Minneapolis.
 
The No. 2 University of Minnesota Morris will host the No. 3 Crown College in the other semifinal match at 7:30 p.m. in Morris, Minn. Crown won the tiebreaker over Bethany Lutheran for the No. 3 seed with two wins in their two head-to-head regular season contests.
 
The championship title game will take place this Saturday, Feb. 28 at the site of the highest remaining seed.

TEAMS

No. 1 North Central | 9-3 UMAC | 

• 85.6 scoring average ranks second in the UMAC
• 49.2 shooting percentage from the field leads the UMAC
• Key Players:
  • Carrington McNeal: 18.3 PPG, (55.6%), 5.6 rpg, 52 steals, 14 blocks (overall stats)
  • Carmello McNeal: 16.8 PPG, (49.1%), 51 assists, 55 steals (overall stats)

No. 2 Minnesota Morris | 8-4 UMAC | 

• 86.1 scoring average leads the UMAC
• 47.8 field goal percentage from the field ranks second in the UMAC
• Key Players:
  • Carvin Fish: 20.3 PPG, (55.8%), 7.6 rpg, 25 blocks (overall stats)
  • Kaden Pieper: 17.7 PPG, (46.8%), 6.5 rbp, 54 assists (overall stats)

No. 3 Crown | 7-5 UMAC | 

• 44 blocked shots leads the UMAC
• 35.3 combined rebounds/game is third in the UMAC
• Key Players:
  • Anthony Knight: 17.3 PPG, (47.6%), 88 assists, 31 steals (overall stats)
  • Parker Behne: 15.1 PPG, (43.2%), 44 3-PT FG, 25 assists (overall stats)

No. 4 Bethany Lutheran | 7-5 UMAC |

• 106 steals leads the UMAC
• 83.3 scoring average is third in the UMAC
• Key Players:
  • Max Briggs: 17.8 PPG, (45.8%), 61 3-PT FG, 59 assists, 40 steals (overall stats)
  • Will Walter: 13.6 PPG, (48.6%), 57 3-PT FG, 18 assists, 3 blocks (overall stats)

SCHEDULE
• Semifinals: Wednesday, Feb. 25
    - 7 P.M. | #4 Bethany Lutheran at #1 North Central
        - Live Video | Live Stats
    - 7:30 PM | #3 Crown at #2 Minnesota Morris
        - Live Video | Live Stats
• Championship: Saturday, Feb.28
    - 4:30 PM | Winner of semifinal contests at highest remaining seed


TICKETS
• $15 | Adults
• $10 | Seniors
• $10 | College Students
• $10 | Youth (Ages 6-18)
• Free | Ages 5 and Under
• Free | Any UMAC students, faculty, and staff with a valid and current institutional ID.
    • No other passes will be accepted.