KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State will be the No. 7 seed and host Lindenwood Tuesday night in the opening round of the MIAA Tournament. The winner advances to the quarterfinals where they will face No. 2 seed Missouri Southern at 2:15pm Friday.

Northwest Missouri, who wrapped up the outright MIAA title with their win over Lincoln Saturday, is the top seed. The Bearcats will await the winner of #8 Pittsburg State and #9 Lincoln in a game that will be played at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27 in Pittsburg, Kan.

Washburn has picked up the third seed and will face either #6 Nebraska Kearney or #11 Southwest Baptist when they face off on Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in Kearney, Neb. Central Oklahoma will be the fourth seed in the tournament and await the winner of #5 Central Missouri and #12 Missouri Western who face off on Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in Warrensburg, Mo.

Men’s quarterfinals on Kansas City are slated for 12:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Friday, March 2 from Municipal Auditorium.

Tuesday, February 27, 2018 (Campus Sites)
Game 1: #9 Lincoln at #8 Pittsburg State 7:00 p.m.
Game 2: #12 Missouri Western at #5 Central Missouri 7:00 p.m.
Game 3: #11 Southwest Baptist at #6 Nebraska Kearney 7:00 p.m.
Game 4: #10 Lindenwood at #7 Fort Hays State 7:00 p.m.

Friday, March 2, 2018 (Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Mo.)
Game 5: #3 Washburn vs. Winner Game 3 12:00 p.m.
Game 6: #2 Missouri Southern vs. Winner Game 4 2:15 p.m.
Game 7: #1 Northwest Missouri vs. Winner Game 1 6:00 p.m.
Game 8: #4 Central Oklahoma vs. Winner Game 2 8:15 p.m.

Saturday, March 3, 2018 (Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Mo.)
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 6:00 p.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 8:15 p.m.

Sunday, March 4, 2018 (Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Mo.)
Game 11: Semifinal Winners 3:30 p.m.