Bracket

INDIANAPOLIS - Colorado School of Mines has earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship, and will take on Lubbock Christian in the first round at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas.

Mines (25-5) is making its sixth consecutive NCAA Championship appearance and ninth in the last 10 years. The Orediggers are the third seed in the bracket; West Texas A&M earned the top seed and will play RMAC Tournament champion New Mexico Highlands, with fourth-seeded Texas A&M-Commerce vs. fifth-seeded Dallas Baptist and second-seeded St. Edward's vs. seventh-seeded Angelo State the other games in the South Central bracket.

With West Texas A&M earning both the men's and women's top seeds, the South Central men's bracket was split up to have two host sites on each side; WTAM will host the men's 1/8 and 4/5 games, with the 3/6 and 2/7 games at St. Edward's. First round games will be played Friday, March 15; times, ticket information, and game coverage details will be announced Monday.

The game with Lubbock Christian will be a rematch of the opening game of the year; LCU won 70-62 over Mines back on Nov. 9 in San Antonio. The Chaps are also an at-large bid after finishing 20-9 and losing in the Heartland Conference Tournament quarterfinals.

2019 NCAA South Central Regional Bracket
[1] West Texas A&M vs. [8] New Mexico Highlands (at WTAM)
[4] Texas A&M-Commerce vs. [5] Dallas Baptist (at WTAM)
[3] Colorado School of Mines vs. [6] Lubbock Christian (at St. Edward's)
[2] St. Edward's vs. [7] Angelo State (at St. Edward's)