Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics

2026 NCAA Central Region Tournament

March 13, 14, 16    -    Taylor Center    -    Mankato, Minn.

2026 NCAA Central Region Tournament Seeds

 

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NCAA Bracket (Interactive | Printable)    |    Taylor Center (Google Maps)    |    Purchase Tickets Online

NCAA Program    |    Hotels & Restaurants   |    Parking (Fans encourgaed to park in lots 20 and 20A southeast of Taylor Center)

Friday, March 13th - First Round

 

12:00 p.m.	#3 Fort Hays State vs.  #6 Harding	FHSU Notes	HU Notes	Watch	Live Stats	FHSU 89 HU 82 OT	FHSU Recap	HU Recap	FHSU Presser HU Presser
2:30 p.m.	#2 Concordia-St. Paul vs. #7 Northwestern Oklahoma State	CSP Notes	NWOSU Notes	Watch	Live Stats	CSP 52 NWOSU 45	CSP Recap	NWOSU Recap	CSP Presser NWOSU Presser
5:00 p.m.	#1 Minnesota State vs. #8 Minnesota Duluth	MSU Notes	UMD Notes	Watch	Live Stats	UMD 72 MSU 63	MSU Recap	UMD Recap	MSU Presser UMD Presser
7:30 p.m.	#4 Central Missouri vs. #5 Washburn	UCM Notes	WU Notes	Watch	Live Stats	UCM 64 WU 55	UCM Recap	WU Recap	UCM Presser WU Presser

Saturday, March 14th - Second Round

 

5:00 p.m.	#3 Fort Hays State vs. #2 Concordia-St. Paul	FHSU Notes	CSP Notes	Watch	Live Stats	CSP 59 FHSU 53	FHSU Recap	CSP Recap	FHSU Presser CSP Presser
7:30 p.m.	#8 Minnesota Duluth vs. #4 Central Missouri	UMD Notes	UCM Notes	Watch	Live Stats	UMD 81 UCM 48	UMD Recap	UCM Recap	UMD Presser UCM Presser

 

Monday, March 16th - Regional Championship

 

7:00 p.m.

#2 Concordia-St. Paul vs. #8 Minnesota Duluth

CSP Notes

UMD Notes

Watch

Live Stats

UMD 94 CSP 87 2 OT

CSP Recap

UMD Recap

CSP Presser UMD Presser