Showdown Sunday! Conference Carolinas Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships Feature Top Two Seeds Facing Off on Sunday
GREENVILLE, S.C. – It’s been a unique year overall for Conference Carolinas men’s and women’s basketball, but after a thrilling quarterfinal and semifinal round, the championship games of the 2021 Conference Carolinas Men's and Women's Basketball Championships will feature the top two seeds squaring off for the tournament titles.
Currently ranked first and second in the latest NCAA Division II Southeast Region rankings and also ranked in the top 25 in the latest D2SIDA national rankings, the 2021 Conference Carolinas Women’s Basketball Championship Game will feature top-seeded Belmont Abbey (21-2, 15-1 Conference Carolinas) hosting second-seeded Barton (12-1, 10-1 Conference Carolinas) at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 7, in Belmont, North Carolina.
Winners of 17 straight games, Belmont Abbey, who is also ranked 21
st in the latest WBCA NCAA Division II poll, suffered its last loss of the season to Barton in an 82-73 loss on Friday, Jan. 15. Belmont Abbey began its current winning streak the next day with an 83-65 victory over Barton.
According to Conference Carolinas records, Belmont Abbey is looking for its sixth Conference Carolinas tournament title overall in its NCAA Division II era, but also its first since 2002. Barton last won the tournament title in 2018 and is aiming for its third tournament title overall.
The 2021 Conference Carolinas Men’s Basketball Championship Game will feature two of the top three ranked teams in the latest NCAA Division II Southeast Region rankings battling at 4 p.m. with top-seeded Emmanuel (15-5, 11-2 Conference Carolinas) hosting second-seeded Belmont Abbey (17-4, 13-3 Conference Carolinas) on Sunday, March 7, in Franklin Springs, Georgia.
The matchup will be the fifth of the season between the two conference and region powers. The two teams split two non-conference games early in January before splitting their two conference matchups on Jan. 21 and Jan. 23.
Emmanuel will be looking for its second Conference Carolinas tournament title in the last three years in the title game, while Belmont Abbey is looking for its first tournament title since 2013. Belmont Abbey has won three Conference Carolinas tournament titles overall. The Crusaders are making their fourth consecutive championship game appearance on Sunday. Emmanuel won the tournament title in 2019 in its first season as a full Conference Carolinas member.
All of the action in both the men’s and women’s basketball championship games will be able to be followed live on
ConferenceCarolinas.com/Scoreboard. To learn more about the 2021 Conference Carolinas Men's and Women's Basketball Championships and to see all of the results so far in the Championships, please visit
HERE.