2026 Men’s Basketball Championship Tuesday Set

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The number two and four seeds have advanced to Championship Tuesday of the 2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Men's Basketball Tournament after semifinal play on Saturday afternoon around the league.

In Sioux City, Iowa, four seed Concordia defeated top seed Morningside 92-87, while on the opposite side of the bracket in Orange City, Iowa, two seed Northwestern defeated three seed Mount Marty 78-71. 

Morningside will receive the GPAC regular season automatic berth to the NAIA National Men's Basketball Championship as the number one seed. The GPAC Men's Basketball Tournament winner will receive the second automatic berth to the NAIA National Men's Basketball Championship from the GPAC.

A field of 64 teams will make the NAIA Men's Basketball Postseason this year.  Games will be played at First and Second Round Sites on March 13-14 (four team pods).  The 16 opening round winners will play in the NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship is set for March 19-24, 2026, in Kansas City, Missouri, at Municipal Auditorium. 

2026 Great Plains Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Post-Season Tournament

GPAC Men's Basketball Quarterfinals – Wednesday, February 25
#1 Morningside 101, #8 Hastings 76
#4 Concordia 66, #5 Dordt 60
#3 Mount Marty 74, #6 Briar Cliff 73
#2 Northwestern 112, #7 Dakota Wesleyan 79

GPAC Men's Basketball Semifinals – Saturday, February 28
#4 Concordia 92, #1 Morningside 87
#2 Northwestern 78, #3 Mount Marty 71

GPAC Men's Basketball Championship Tuesday, March 3
#4 Concordia at #2 Northwestern, 7pm