National Bracket
 
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Sunday evening the field was announced for the 2024 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship and following a season in which they finished third in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference standings and advanced to the semifinals of the league tournament, the Colorado School of Mines men's basketball was selected as the fifth seed in the South Central Regional.
 
The Orediggers will begin their latest NCAA Tournament campaign against the #4 seed Dallas Baptist. For the second year in a row, West Texas A&M earned hosting honors and the #1 seed following a season in which they were a mainstay in the top five in the country and had a stretch of six weeks ranked at #1. They'll take on #8 seed Angelo State in the opening round while RMAC Tournament champions Fort Lewis took the #2 seed and will play the #7 seed Lubbock Christian. Rounding out the bracket are the #3 seed Colorado Mesa and the #6 seed, Lone Star Tournament champions Eastern New Mexico.
 
Mines enters the national tournament with a record of 24-8 and posted a mark of 17-5 in conference and were led this season by a quartet of RMAC award winners, headlined by Freshman of the Year Alex Romack, First Team selections Majok Deng and Sam Beskind and Honorable Mention nod Cade Mankle. 2024 will mark the program's 13th all-time appearance in the tournament for the Orediggers, having previously made the field in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 and twice winning a regional title in 2017 (South Central) and again in 2021 (West).
 
Live stats and video will be available at www.minesathletics.com. A full preview along with ticket, parking and other event information will be available later this week.
 
Fans can keep up with Mines men's basketball on X and Instagram at @minesmbb. They can also keep up with Colorado School of Mines Athletics all year long on Facebook, X and Instagram using the handle @MinesAthletics.
 
NCAA South Central Region Bracket – Canyon, Texas. – Hosted by West Texas A&M
[1] West Texas A&M (26-4) vs. [8] Angelo State (19-10)
[4] Dallas Baptist (24-5) vs. [5] Mines (24-8)
[2] Fort Lewis (28-3) vs. [7] Lubbock Christian (23-10)
[3] Colorado Mesa (27-4) vs. [6] Eastern New Mexico (22-9)