Men's Basketball

2022 AAC Men's Basketball Tournament

All 13 teams advanced to the tournament, and there will be five first-round games played on Monday, Feb. 21, at the higher seeds' home site. As the No. 1 seed, Union receives a first-round bye as well as an automatic berth to the NAIA National Championship Tournament. No. 2 seed Montreat and No. 3 seed Reinhardt also receive first-round byes.

The five first-round winners will join Union, Montreat, and Reinhardt in the quarterfinal round. The final three rounds will be held at the MeadowView Marriott Convention Center & Conference Resort in Kingsport, Tenn., on Feb. 24-26. The tournament champion will receive an automatic berth to the national tournament. Should Union win the tournament, the regular-season runner-up will receive the second bid.

Here are the seeds for the tournament:

1. Union (22-8 overall, 20-4 AAC)
2. Montreat (19-8 overall, 17-7 AAC)*
3. Reinhardt (20-10 overall, 17-7 AAC)
4. Bryan (18-10 overall, 15-9 AAC)
5. Truett McConnell (18-11 overall, 14-10 AAC)**
6. Columbia International (18-11 overall, 14-10 AAC)
7. Tennessee Wesleyan (17-11, 14-10 AAC)
8. Bluefield (16-12 overall, 14-10 AAC)
9. Point (15-15 overall, 11-13)AAC)
10. Kentucky Christian (6-22 overall, 6-18 AAC)***
11. Johnson (8-20 overall, 6-18 AAC)
12. Milligan (6-21, 5-19 AAC)
13. St. Andrews (3-25 overall, 3-21 AAC)

*-Montreat defeated Union twice during the regular season to earn the tie-breaker over Reinhardt.
**-Truett McConnell went 5-1 against Columbia International, Tennessee Wesleyan, and Bluefield combined to earn the No. 5 seed. Columbia International defeated Montreat twice to earn the No. 6 seed, while Tennessee Wesleyan beat Montreat once to get the No. 7 seed.
***-Kentucky Christian went 2-0 against Johnson to earn the No. 10 seed.

Tournament Schedule
Monday, Feb. 21
Game 1 - No. 4 Bryan (19-10) def. No. 13 St. Andrews (3-26), 89-71 (box)
Game 2 - No. 5 Truett McConnell (19-11) def. No. 12 Milligan (6-22), 81-73 (box)
Game 3 - No. 6 Columbia International (19-11) def. No. 11 Johnson (8-21), 78-73 (box)
Game 4 - No. 7 Tennessee Wesleyan (18-11) def. No. 10 Kentucky Christian (6-23), 91-71 (box)
Game 5 - No. 9 Point (16-15) def. No. 8 Bluefield (16-13), 76-64 (box)

Thursday, Feb. 24 - in Kingsport, Tenn.
Game 6 - No. 5 Truett McConnell (20-11) def. No. 4 Bryan (19-11), 63-51 (box)
Game 7 - No. 1 Union (23-8) def. No. 9 Point (16-16), 85-82 (OT) (box)
Game 8 - No. 2 Montreat (20-8) def. No. 7 Tennessee Wesleyan (18-12), 78-74 (box)
Game 9 - No. 6 Columbia International (20-11) def. No. 3 Reinhardt (20-11), 84-80 (box)

Friday, Feb. 25 - in Kingsport, Tenn
Game 10 - No. 1 Union (24-8) def. No. 5 Truett McConnell (20-12), 64-61 (box)
Game 11 - No. 2 Montreat (21-8) def. No. 6 Columbia International (20-12), 79-71 (box)

Saturday, Feb. 26 - in Kingsport, Tenn.
Game 12 - Championship Game - No. 1 Union (25-8) def. No. 2 Montreat (21-9), 84-79 (box)