The 2022 Summit League men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Summit League for the 2021–22 season. All tournament games were played at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, during March 5–8, 2022.
Top-seeded South Dakota State defeated second-seeded North Dakota State, 75–69, to claim their first title in four years as well as the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Seeds The top eight teams by conference record in the Summit League will compete in the conference tournament. St. Thomas was not eligible, due to its transition from Division III. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The tiebreakers operate in the following order: Head-to-head record. Record against the top-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the standings until the tie is broken.
SeedSchoolConf. recordTiebreaker(s)1South Dakota State 18–0 2North Dakota State 13–5 3Oral Roberts 12–6 2–0 vs. Kansas City4Kansas City 12–6 0–2 vs. Oral Roberts5South Dakota 11–76Western Illinois 7–11 1–1 vs. North Dakota State7Denver 7–11 0–2 vs. North Dakota State8Omaha 4–14
Schedule and results GameTime Matchup ScoreTelevision Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 516:00 pmNo. 1 South Dakota State vs. No. 8 Omaha 87–79MidcoSN/ESPN+28:30 pmNo. 2 North Dakota State vs. No. 7 Denver82–62 Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 636:00 pmNo. 4 Kansas City vs. No. 5 South Dakota74–61MidcoSN/ESPN+48:30 pmNo. 3 Oral Roberts vs. No. 6 Western Illinois80–68 Semifinals – Monday, March 756:00 pmNo. 1 South Dakota State vs. No. 5 South Dakota 83–60MidcoSN/ESPN+68:30 pmNo. 2 North Dakota State vs. No. 3 Oral Roberts 92–72 Final – Tuesday, March 878:00 pmNo. 1 South Dakota State vs. No. 2 North Dakota State 75-69ESPN2 *Game times in CST. Rankings denote tournament seed.Reference:
Bracket
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team: Player SchoolDouglas Wilson (MVP)South Dakota StateBaylor ScheiermanSouth Dakota StateSam GrieselNorth Dakota StateGrant NelsonNorth Dakota StateMax AbmasOral Roberts
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