The University of Manitoba and University of Winnipeg's Men's Basketball Teams have earned spots into the post season Canada West Playoffs which run over the next 3 weekends. Winnipeg, coming in as the number 10 seed will open in Regina this weekend and Manitoba will see a week 1 bye and host Fraser Valley March 3-5 at the Investors Group Athletic Centre.
The winners of those series move onto the best-of-three conference quarter-finals March 3-6, before the Canada West Final Four tournaments March 11-12.All the Canada West playoff action can be seen live on Canadawest.tv.
The conference playoffs lead to the CIS Final 8 tournaments with two men’s teams joining the host UBC Thunderbirds at the men’s event March 17-20.
Canada West men’s basketball playoffs seeding and schedule:
1. Calgary Dinos (1st Pioneer Division, 17-3)
2. Thompson Rivers WolfPack (1st Explorer Division, 16-4)
3. UBC Thunderbirds (2nd Pioneer Division, 16-4)
4. Manitoba Bisons (3rd Pioneer Division, 15-5)
5. UFV Cascades (2nd Explorer Division, 12-8)
6. Lethbridge Pronghorns (4th Pioneer Division, 12-8)
7. Regina Cougars (5th Pioneer Division, 11-9)
8. MacEwan Griffins (3rd Explorer Division, 10-10)
9. Alberta Golden Bears (6th Pioneer Division, 10-10)
10. Winnipeg Wesmen (7th Pioneer Division, 10-10)
Play-in series (best-of-three)
Friday, February 26
Winnipeg (10) at Regina (7) / 7:00 PM CST / CW play-in series Game 1
Alberta (9) at MacEwan (8) / 6:00 PM MST / CW play-in series Game 1
Saturday, February 27
Winnipeg (10) at Regina (7) / 7:00 PM CST / CW play-in series Game 2
Alberta (9) at MacEwan (8) / 5:00 PM MST / CW play-in series Game 2
Sunday, February 28
Winnipeg (10) at Regina (7) / 7:00 PM CST / CW play-in series Game 3 (if necessary)
Alberta (9) at MacEwan (8) / 2:00 PM MST / CW play-in series Game 3 (if necessary)
Quarter-finals (best-of-three)
Thursday, March 3
Winnipeg (10) OR Regina (7) at TRU (2) / 7:00 PM PST / CW quarter-final Game 1
Lethbridge (6) at UBC (3) / 7:00 PM PST / CW quarter-final Game 1
UFV (5) at Manitoba (4) / 7:00 PM CST / CW quarter-final Game 1
Friday, March 4
Alberta (9) OR MacEwan (8) at Calgary (1) / 7:00 PM MST / CW quarter-final Game 1
Winnipeg (10) OR Regina (7) at TRU (2) / 7:00 PM PST / CW quarter-final Game 2
Lethbridge (6) at UBC (3) / 7:00 PM PST / CW quarter-final Game 2
UFV (5) at Manitoba (4) / 7:00 PM CST / CW quarter-final Game 2
Saturday, March 5
Alberta (9) OR MacEwan (8) at Calgary (1) / 7:00 PM MST / CW quarter-final Game 2
Winnipeg (10) OR Regina (7) at TRU (2) / 7:00 PM PST / CW quarter-final Game 3 (if necessary)
Lethbridge (6) at UBC (3) / 7:00 PM PST / CW quarter-final Game 3 (if necessary)
UFV (5) at Manitoba (4) / 3:00 PM CST / CW quarter-final Game 3 (if necessary)
Sunday, March 6
Alberta (9) OR MacEwan (8) at Calgary (1) / 2:00 PM MST / CW quarter-final Game 3 (if necessary)
Final Four – hosted by highest remaining seed
Friday, March 11
TBD vs. TBD / TBA / CW Final Four semifinal 1
TBD vs. TBD / TBA / CW Final Four semifinal 2
Saturday, March 12
Loser semifinal 1 vs. Loser semifinal 2 / TBA / CW bronze medal game
Winner semifinal 1 vs. Winner semifinal 2 / TBA / CW championship game
Updated results can be found at http://canadawest.org/sports/mbkb/2015-16/schedule-all