BALTIMORE, MD. (February 22, 2025) – The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Affiliation (CIAA), the nation’s oldest Traditionally Black Athletic Convention, introduced the brackets for its 2025 Males’s and Ladies’s Basketball Match.
The one-elimination match tipped off at CFG Financial institution Area in Baltimore, MD on Tuesday, February 25 – and can run thri the championship video games on March 1st. Championship video games will tip-off at 1:00 p.m. for the ladies adopted by the boys at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 1st. Every bracket is seeded primarily based on Division document. If division information are tied, the primary tiebreaker is head-to-head outcomes adopted by head-to-head level differential.
Within the Males’s area, Virginia State solidified the highest seed within the Northern Division by posting a 7-3 divisional document. Led by Head Coach Lonnie Blow Jr., the Trojans completed the common season with a 13-3 document in CIAA motion. The Trojans made it to the second day of final yr’s quarterfinals earlier than being eradicated. The No. 2 seed goes to Bluefield State. Beneath the steerage of head coach Devin Hoehn, the Large Blue completed common season play with an 10-6 convention document together with 6-4 within the division. With a 3-way tie for
the No. 3 seed, reigning champions Lincoln (PA) take the third spot with a +1 level differential over Virginia Union and a head-to-head tiebreaker over Bowie State. With the Trojans on the No. 3 seed, Virginia Union edges out Bowie State with two head-to-head common season wins and take the No. 4 seed. Bowie State will sit on the No. 5 seed with Elizabeth Metropolis State at No. 6. finale.
Within the Males’s Southern Division, Fayetteville State takes the highest spot for the 4th straight season. Claflin is available in at No. 2 for the second straight season with an 8-2 divisional document and Johnson C. Smith grabbed the third spot after concluding the season with a .500 document. After a head-to-head level differential tiebreaker, Livingstone claims the No. 4 spot over Shaw on the No.5 spot.
Winston-Salem State rounds out the Southern Division on the No. 6 spot.
Within the ladies’s northern division, Virginia State got here out on high with a close to excellent 9-1 divisional document after defeating rival Virginia Union of their closing common season sport. The Panthers, nonetheless, have been shut behind, as they’re locked into the second seed after posting an 8-2 divisional document on the season. Bowie State rounds out the top-three of the northern division, as they completed with an
above .500 document within the division at 6-4. Lincoln (PA) and Bluefield State are available in subsequent, respectively, with the Lions taking the 4 seed because of a +8 level differential over the Large Blue, who declare the 5 seed, whereas Elizabeth Metropolis State takes the six seed within the division at 1-9.
Within the southern portion of the ladies’s division, reigning champions Fayetteville State completed the place they left off, as their 9-1 document propelled them to the highest spot. Livingstone, who confirmed a lot enchancment from final yr’s fifth-seed end, jumped up all the way in which to the 2 seed, boasting a 7-3 document within the division. Claflin rounds out the highest three as they completed with a document above .500, coming in at 6-4 within the division. The Bears of Shaw are in possession of the 4 seed at 4-6, whereas Johnson C. Smith and Winston-Salem State’s divisional information have them because the 5 and 6 seed, respectively, with the Golden Bulls ending forward of the Rams because of a +1 level differential.
All 22 video games can be broadcast solely on ESPN+ (https://plus.espn.com/) with the championship video games additionally being proven on ESPNU.