CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
Maryville Earns Top Seed, Will Host Championship Semifinals and Finals
ATLANTA - Maryville College has earned the top seed for the upcoming 2022-23 Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) Men's Basketball Championship. The Scots posted a 10-2 mark to earn the top seed and a bye into the Semifinal Round of this year's championship. They have also earned the right to host this year's Championship Final Four as the Semifinals and Finals will be hosted by Maryville.
For the complete seedings and schedule of the 2022-23 CCS Men's Basketball Championship, please see below. The Championship final is scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 25th with the game scheduled to begin at 3pm.
Belhaven, Berea, and LaGrange each finished CCS Conference play with a mark of 7-5, but the Blazers earned the No. 2 seed by virtue of their 3-1 mark against the other two programs.
CCS Men's Basketball Championship Seeds
1. Maryville 10-2
2. Belhaven 7-5
3. LaGrange 7-5
4. Berea 7-5
5. Piedmont 5-7
6. Covenant 5-7
7. Huntingdon 1-11
* Belhaven earns the No. 2 seed by virtue of their 3-1 record in the mini-conference with LaGrange and Berea
* Belhaven then is removed from the mini-conference so LaGrange and Berea are measured head-to-head. LaGrange and Berea split the season series, 1-1, so we go to results vs. top to bottom. LaGrange went 1-1 against Maryville, while Berea went 0-2, so LaGrange earns the No. 3 seed. Berea is the 4 seed
* Piedmont and Covenant each finished at 5-7, but Piedmont won both matchups during the regular season so they earn the tiebreaker there and are the No. 5 seed. Covenant is the No. 6 seed
CCS Men's Basketball Championship Schedule
Tuesday, February 21
First Round
Game One - No. 7 Huntingdon at No. 2 Belhaven | 7pm
Game Two - No. 6 Covenant at No. 3 LaGrange | 7pm
Game Three - No. 5 Piedmont at No. 4 Berea
Friday, February 24
Semifinals (to be held at Maryville College)
Winner of Game Three vs. Maryville
Winner of Game One vs. Winner of Game Two
Saturday, February 25 | 3pm
Championship (to be held at Maryville College)
ABOUT THE COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE OF THE SOUTH
The CCS is an NCAA Division III athletic conference that began play during the 2022-23 academic year. The conference features nine members and sponsors championships across 14 sports. In addition to sharing the member institutions' geographic identity, the name 'Collegiate Conference of the South' is indicative of a shared commitment to academic excellence, which is commensurate with the NCAA Division III philosophy.