RSC Women's Basketball Championship: 10 teams Feb. 26-March 5 at Campus Sites
2023-24 RSC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
(Feb. 26-March 6 at Campus Sites) -- All Times Eastern
Feb. 26 -- First Round
No. 8 Midway (Ky.) def. No. 9 Alice Lloyd (Ky.), 73-68 -- Box Score
No. 10 IU East def. No. 7 IU Southeast, 71-66 -- Box Score
Feb. 28 -- Quarterfinals
No. 1 Rio Grande (Ohio) def. No. 8 Midway (Ky.), 112-81 -- Box Score
No. 4 Shawnee State (Ohio) def. No. 5 Ohio Christian, 71-58 -- Box Score
No. 2 Oakland City (Ind.) def. No. 10 IU East, 88-68 -- Box Score
No. 6 Point Park (Pa.) def. No. 3 St. Mary-of-the-Woods (Ind.), 97-81 -- Box Score
March 2 -- Semifinals
No. 1 Rio Grande (Ohio) def. No. 4 Shawnee State (Ohio), 71-56 -- Box Score
No. 2 Oakland City (Ind.) def. No. 6 Point Park, 74-55 -- Box Score
March 5 -- Finals
No. 1 Rio Grande (Ohio) def. No. 2 Oakland City (Ind.), 95-90** -- Box Score
**Rio Grande (Ohio) and Oakland City (Ind.) earn the RSC's automatic bids to the NAIA National Championship
CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- The 2023-24 River States Conference Women's Basketball Championship bracket is set with 10 teams playing it out on campus sites from Feb. 26 to March 5. The winner will earn automatic qualification to the NAIA National Championship the following week.
The top five teams from each of the RSC East and West Divisions qualified for the championship. The championship qualifiers and seedings were determined by the RSC points system, a weighted average of wins and losses based on home and away and strength of opponent. The points system seeds the teams 1-10 regardless of division.
University of Rio Grande (Ohio) came out on top in the points system and thus is the RSC regular-season champion and the No. 1 seed in the RSC Championship. The RedStorm, at 23-5 overall and 16-1 RSC have earned automatic qualification to the NAIA National Championship with those honors and won the RSC East Division.
Oakland City (Ind.) University is the No. 2 seed and the RSC West Division champion. The Mighty Oaks are 21-6 overall and 17-1 RSC.
The RSC Championship begins on Monday, Feb. 26 with two first-round games. No. 9 Alice Lloyd (Ky.) College (11-16, 6-11 RSC) plays at No. 8 Midway (Ky.) University (12-16, 8-10 RSC) with the winner moving on to play at No. 1 Rio Grande in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, Feb. 28.
The other first-round game on Feb. 26 is No. 10 IU East (10-18, 5-13 RSC) at No. 7 IU Southeast (13-14, 8-10 RSC). The winner will play at No. 2 Oakland City on Feb. 28.
St. Mary-of-the-Woods (Ind.) College is the No. 3 seed as the second-place team from the RSC West. The Pomeroys (18-10, 13-5 RSC) host No. 6 Point Park (Pa.) University (18-8, 11-6 RSC) in the quarterfinals Feb. 28
Shawnee State (Ohio) University earned the No. 4 seed with a big win over Rio Grande in the final game of the regular season on Saturday. The Bears (19-9, 11-6 RSC) host No. 5 Ohio Christian (20-8, 11-6 RSC) in an intra-division matchup in the quarterfinals Feb. 28.
The semifinals are March 2, and the finals are March 5 with the higher seed hosting each matchup throughout the championship.
All games of the RSC Women's Basketball Championship will be streamed on the RSC Game Central. Subscribe for live video streaming. Live Stats are planned for all games as well.