Bracket Released for WinWon Women's Basketball Tournament; Milligan Snags Top Seed

AAC Tournament preview
February 22, 2025

WALESKA, Ga. - The field for 2025 WinWon Appalachian Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament is set, and Milligan is the No. 1 seed.

The top 10 teams advanced to the tournament, and the opening round will be played on Wednesday, Feb. 26. The tournament is being played at the MeadowView Marriott Convention Center & Conference Resort in Kingsport, Tenn.

Milligan and Johnson are the regular-season co-champions as both finished with a 19-3 conference record. However, Milligan defeated Johnson during the regular season to earn the No. 1 seed and the first automatic berth to the NAIA National Championship Tournament.

The tournament champion will receive an automatic berth to the national tournament. Johnson will receive the second bid if Milligan wins the tournament.

All games will be live-streamed on the AAC Digital Network for free. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students each day. To purchase tickets, click here.

Here are the seeds for the tournament:

  1. Milligan (21-7, 19-3 AAC)*
  2. Johnson (24-4, 19-3 AAC)
  3. Reinhardt (21-7, 17-5 AAC)**
  4. Pikeville (18-8, 17-5 AAC)
  5. Montreat (17-11, 14-8 AAC)
  6. Bryan (15-12, 13-9 AAC)
  7. Tennessee Wesleyan (15-12, 12-10 AAC)
  8. Columbia (18-11, 11-11 AAC)
  9. Truett McConnell (12-16, 9-13 AAC)***
  10. Union Commonwealth (10-18, 9-13 AAC)

*-Milligan defeated Johnson in their only regular-season meeting to earn the No. 1 seed
**-Reinhardt defeated Pikeville in their only regular-season meeting to earn the No. 3 seed
***-Truett McConnell defeated Union Commonwealth in their only regular-season meeting to earn the No. 9 seed

Tournament Schedule
Wednesday, Feb. 26
 Game 1 - No. 8 Columbia (18-11) vs. No. 9 Truett McConnell (12-16), 11 am
Game 2 - No. 7 Tennessee Wesleyan (15-12) vs. No. 10 Union Commonwealth (10-18), 12:45 pm

Thursday, Feb. 27
 Game 3 - No. 4 Pikeville (21-7) vs. No. 5 Montreat (17-11), 8:30 am
Game 4 - No. 1 Milligan (21-7) vs. Game 1 Winner, 10:15 am
Game 5 - No. 2 Johnson (24-4) vs. Game 2 Winner, 3:30 pm
Game 6 - No. 3 Reinhardt (21-7) vs. No. 6 Bryan (15-12), 5:15 pm

Friday, Feb. 28
 Game 7 - Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, 2 pm
Game 8 - Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 4 pm

Saturday, March 1
Game 9 - Championship Game - Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner, 1 pm