2024 GPAC Women’s Basketball Tournament Pairings Announced

Concordia is the two seed, Briar Cliff third and Northwestern the fourth seed.  The top four seeds all host first round games on Wednesday.  The 5-8 seeds are Dakota Wesleyan, Jamestown, Morningside and Doane.  GPAC tiebreakers determined the seeds for the tournament.

The semifinals are on Saturday, March 2, at the highest two remaining seeds.  GPAC Championship Tuesday will be on Tuesday, March 5.  The GPAC Postseason Tournament Champion garners an automatic berth to the NAIA National Basketball Tournament (the runner-up gains the berth if the regular season champion (top seed Dordt) wins the postseason).

64 teams will make the NAIA Women's Basketball Postseason this year.  Games will be played at First and Second Round Sites on March 15-16 (four team pods).  The 16 opening round site winners will play in the NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship is set for March 21-26, 2024, in Sioux City, Iowa, at the Tyson Events Center. 

2024 Great Plains Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Post-Season Tournament

GPAC Women's Basketball Quarterfinals – Wednesday, February 28

#8 Doane (16-12, 11-11 GPAC) at #1 Dordt (26-2, 21-1 GPAC), 7pm
#5 Dakota Wesleyan (19-9, 14-8 GPAC) at #4 Northwestern (18-10, 14-8 GPAC), 6pm
#6 Jamestown (17-11, 13-9 GPAC) at #3 Briar Cliff (20-8, 15-7 GPAC), 7pm
#7 Morningside (15-12, 12-10 GPAC) at #2 Concordia (23-5, 17-5 GPAC), 6pm

GPAC Women's Basketball Semifinals – Saturday, March 2

#8/#1 winner vs. #5/#4 winner, Time TBA
#6/#3 winner vs. #7/#2 winner, Time TBA

GPAC Women's Basketball Championship Tuesday, March 5

Semifinal winners at highest remaining seed, Time TBA