Fort Hays State University Women’s Basketball went 17-1 in conference play to win the Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletic Association regular season title, earning them the top seed in the MIAA Tournament and an automatic bye into the MIAA quarterfinals, held Friday at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo.FHSU (25-2 overall) will face the winner of No. 8 seed Washburn and No. 9 Northeastern State, who will play Monday at 7 p.m. in Topeka, Kan. FHSU swept the season series with Washburn and Northeastern State, closing out the regular season at NSU on Saturday evening. The Tigers defeated NSU earlier this season, 71-41, in Hays. Against WU, FHSU won, 62-58, at Lee Arena in the first matchup between the teams before pulling out a 74-67 win at Gross Memorial Coliseum to close the home portion of its schedule.
Emporia State is the No. 2 seed, while Pittsburg State (seeded third) and Missouri Southern (seeded fourth) grabbed the other byes to the quarterfinals. Along with Washburn, Central Missouri (No. 5 seed), Central Oklahoma (No. 6 seed) and Missouri Western (No. 7 seed) will host first round games.
Below is the MIAA Men’s Basketball Tournament schedule.
| Tuesday, March 3 (Campus Sites | ||
| Game 1 | #9 Northeastern State at #8 Washburn | 7 p.m. |
| Game 2 | #12 Lindenwood at #5 Central Missouri | 7 p.m. |
| Game 3 | #10 Lincoln at #7 Missouri Western | 7 p.m. |
| Game 4 | #11 Nebraska-Kearney at #6 Central Oklahoma | 7 p.m. |
| Friday, March 6 | ||
| Game 5 | #1 Fort Hays State vs. Winner Game 1 | 12 p.m. |
| Game 6 | #4 Missouri Southern vs. Winner Game 2 | 2:15 p.m. |
| Game 7 | #2 Emporia State vs. Winner Game 3 | 6 p.m. |
| Game 8 | #3 Pittsburg State vs. Winner Game 4 | 8 p.m. |
| Saturday, March 7 | ||
| Game 9 | Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 | 6 p.m. |
| Game 10 | Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 | 8:15 p.m. |
| Sunday, March 8 | ||
| Game 11 | Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10 | |