Pairings set for Men's Basketball Tournament

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - (TOURNAMENT PAGE) - The 2022 Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Men's Basketball Conference Tournament Bracket is set with Indiana Tech sitting as the top seed. The tournament starts with first round games on Feb. 23 at the higher seeds. The Warriors won the regular season with an 18-2 league record and will host eighth-seeded UNOH as they look to defend their tournament title.

Second-seeded Cornerstone, whose last tournament championship was in 2017, hosts No. 7-seeded Lawrence Tech. Madonna takes the third seed after winning the tiebreaker and hosts No. 6 Aquinas. Lourdes winds up as the fourth seed after losing the tiebreaker with Madonna and hosts fifth-seeded Rochester.

The semifinals are slated for Feb. 26 with the championship on Feb. 28 - all with the higher seed hosting.The winner of the conference tournament receives the league's second automatic berth to the NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship Opening Round.

First Round - Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022
#8 UNOH (8-12, 11-18) at #1 Indiana Tech (18-2, 24-6), 7 p.m.
#5 Rochester (12-8, 19-11) at #4 Lourdes (13-7, 21-7), 7 p.m.
#6 Aquinas (10-10, 16-13) at #3 Madonna (13-7, 19-11), 7 p.m.
#7 Lawrence Tech (9-11, 12-14) at #2 Cornerstone (15-5, 21-9), 7:30 p.m.

Semifinals - Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022
Winner #8/#1 vs. Winner #5/#4
Winner #6/#3 vs. Winner #7/#2

Championship - Monday, Feb. 28, 2022
Semifinal winners at higher seed

All-Time Tournament Champions
1993-94 (1) Siena Heights
1994-95 (4) Spring Arbor
1995-96 Siena Heights
1996-97 (1) Siena Heights
1997-98 Siena Heights
1998-99 (1) Cornerstone
1999-2000 (2) Siena Heights
2000-01 (2) Cornerstone
2001-02 (2) Cornerstone
2002-03 (1) Siena Heights
2003-04 (2) Cornerstone
2004-05 (2) Indiana Tech
2005-06 (2) Cornerstone
2006-07 (2) Aquinas
2007-08 (2) Indiana Tech
2008-09 (1) Aquinas
2009-10 (1) Cornerstone
2010-11 (1) Cornerstone
2011-12 (1) Davenport
2012-13 (2) Madonna
2013-14 (1) Cornerstone
2014-15 (3) Cornerstone
2015-16 (1) Davenport
2016-17 (1) Cornerstone
2017-18 (4) UM-Dearborn
2018-19 (3) Indiana Tech
2019-20 (2) Madonna
2020-21 (2) Indiana Tech