The long and winding road to the men’s Final Four begins on Sunday night.
Atlantic Sun Tournament 2025: Lipscomb books a spot in NCAA March Madness
Lipscomb is headed to the NCAA men’s tournament
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The ASUN is the first of 31 men’s conference tournaments set to get underway this month, and the ASUN conference tournament begins with a pair of games on Sunday evening. No. 9 Stetson will face No. 10 Central Arkansas on the campus of Lipscomb, with the top-seeded Bisons waiting in the wings to take on the winner of that game. Stetson won the ASUN tournament a year ago, knocking off Austin Peay to advance to their first NCAA tournament.
Speaking of the Governors they will take on No. 8 North Florida on the campus of North Alabama in Sunday night’s other game, with Austin Peay the No. 7 seed in the ASUN tournament. The winner of the Austin Peay-North Florida game will take on the No. 2 seed North Alabama, also on Tuesday night.
The ASUN is likely a one-bid conference, and both Lipscomb and North Alabama finished with matching 14-4 records in conference play, and 22-9 records overall. The two teams split their season series, with Lipscomb clinching the top seed on the second tiebreaker, which is their record against the third-seeded team in the conference, Florida Gulf Coast. Lipscomb beat FGCU this season, while North Alabama lost to the Eagles.
All games in the ASUN tournament are hosted at campus sites. In addition, only the top ten teams in the conference advance to the tournament, which means that both West Georgia and Bellarmine will be watching along with the rest of us this week.
Another interesting feature of the ASUN tournament? All rounds reseed in the semifinals. That is where the highest remaining seed will play the lowest remaining seed in one game, with the other two teams squaring off in the other matchup.
2025 men’s Atlantic Sun tournament bracket
You can view the entire ASUN bracket at the conference tournament website.
2025 men’s Atlantic Sun tournament schedule
March 2 First Round
Game 1: Central Arkansas 77, Stetson 72
Game 2: Austin Peay 90, North Florida 69
March 3 Quarterfinals
Game 3: North Alabama 90, Austin Peay 64
Game 4: Lipscomb 84, Central Arkansas 66
Game 5: Jacksonville 78, Eastern Kentucky 67
Game 6: Queens 71, Florida Gulf Coast 65
March 6 Semifinals
Game 7: Lipscomb 81, Queens 75
Game 8: North Alabama 78, Jacksonville 63
March 9 Championship
Game 9: Lipscomb 76, North Alabama 65
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