Friday March 15 | Saturday March 16 | Sunday March 17 | ||||||||
1 | Western | 71 | ||||||||
1:00 | G1 | Western | 79 | |||||||
8 | Victoria | 65 | ||||||||
5:00 TSN | G7 | Western | 71 | |||||||
4 | Laval | 74 | ||||||||
7:00 | G2 | Laval | 64 | |||||||
5 | StFX | 56 | ||||||||
5:30 TSN | G10 | Alberta Golden Bears | ||||||||
3 | Brandon | 77 | 2002 CIAU | |||||||
3:00 | G3 | York | .59 | Champions | ||||||
6 | York | 81 | ||||||||
8:00 TSN | G8 | Alberta | 76 | |||||||
2 | Alberta | 68 | ||||||||
9:00 | G4 | Alberta | 66 | |||||||
7 .. | Saint Mary's | 58 | ||||||||
Victoria | 73 | |||||||||
Noon | G5 | Victoria | 63 | |||||||
StFX | 66 | |||||||||
2:00 | G9 | Brandon | ||||||||
Brandon | 74 | Consolation | ||||||||
2:00 | G6 | Brandon | 69 | Champ | ||||||
Saint Mary's | 61 | |||||||||
Friday March 15 | Saturday March 16 | Sunday March 17 | ||||||||
Attend: 12,767 | Attend: 11,781 | Attend: 6,671 | 31,219 Total: |
Final Eight TEAM SHOOTS at Metro Centre (tentative) | |||
THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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9:00 - Victoria 10:00 - Western 11:00 - York 12:00 - Brandon 1:00 - StFX 2:00 - Laval 3:00 - Alberta 4:00 - Saint Mary's |
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8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 |
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F8 Rosters
Playoff Format
The 4 major conference champions are automatically
invited to the Final Eight.Three additional berths are awarded. The Final
8 tournament host conference is awarded a second entry. The 12-team Canada
West conference receives 2 berths. The 16-team OUA conference receives
two, one for each of OUA East and one for OUA West. In addition, there
was a lottery for an 8th berth that will rotate among the conferences.
32 ballots were put in a hat (12 CW, 16 OUA, 4 QU) with AUS excluded because
it already has a host berth. CW got the pick this year and sends a third
team. Next year OUA has the third one. Each conference decides its winner(s)
in its own way, often based on tradition and the geography of the conference.
The Atlantic conference in 1999 returned to a 6-team single knockout tournament, as usual held at Halifax Metro Centre. Teams seeded 3 thru 6 meet in a pair of Friday night quarterfinals. The winners advance to face the 1 and 3 seeds. The lower advancing quarterfinalist faces the #1 seed, while the higher advancing faces #2. The Final is held Sunday. Since AUS is the host for 2002 and 2003, both of its semi winners advance to theFinal8. Quebec's four teams have a 3-team playoff. #2 hosts #3 in a single semi game, with the winner playing #1 in a best-of-3. Ontario's OUA West and OUA East each hold a 6-team single knockout to declare a champion. 6 plays 3 and advances to play 2, while 4 plays 5 and advances to play 1. OUA East plays its tournament over 3 days at a host school. OUA West plays its over several days, like W/S/W with the game hosted by the highest seed in each pair. We do not know how they will select the third entry in 2003, but suspect it will be an additional game matching the two Division runners-up. Canada West now has three 4-team divisions. Each holds its own playoff, with a best-of-3 semi hosted by 3, then the winner meeting 1 in a best-of-3 hosted by 1. The three Division winners then meet in a 2-day Final Four, joined by a wildcard team. With 3 berths for 2002, the two semi winners advance to the Final8, while the losers meet to determine the third rep. |