MARCH 14, 1944
FIELD SET FOR AIAA TOURNAMENT
Three teams from the Great Lakes Alliance have been named top seeds in the four sections for the 1944 AIAA College Basketball Championship Tournament. The fourth #1 seed comes as no surprise as it is defending National Champion and top ranked Rainier College, after the Majestics went 26-3 and won their first-ever West Coast Athletic Association title. The Majestics will be the top seed in the Western Section and will open against Boulder State (15-14), winners of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Association title.
The other top seeds, all hailing from the GLA, are Indiana A&M (21-8) in the Eastern Section, Western Iowa (24-6) gets the top spot in the South while Minnesota Tech (24-6) claims the number one seed in the Midwestern Section. The opening round of the tournament will be played Saturday and Sunday with the following match-ups.
EAST SECTION
#1 Indiana A&M (21-8) vs #8 Valley State (10-19)
#4 Annapolis Maritime (25-5) vs #5 Brooklyn State (20-9)
#3 Chesapeake State (22-7) vs #6 Troy State(NY) (22-7)
#2 Liberty College (24-5) vs #7 Dickson (24-8)
SOUTH SECTION
#1 Western Iowa (24-6) vs #8 Quaker College(CA) (14-16)
#4 Frankford State (22-7) vs #5 Brookland (24-5)
#3 North Carolina Tech (25-4) vs #6 Alabama Baptist (21-8)
#2 CC Los Angeles (23-6) vs #7 Boston State (18-11)
MIDWEST SECTION
#1 Minnesota Tech (24-6) vs #8 Oklahoma City State (16-13)
#4 Coastal California (21-8) vs #5 Sadler (23-8)
#3 Perry State College (23-6) vs #6 Texas Gulf Coast (23-7)
#2 Whitney College (19-10) vs #7 Cleveland (18-11)
WEST SECTION
#1 Rainier College (26-3) vs #8 Boulder State (15-14)
#4 Bronx Tech (23-6) vs #5 Garden State (19-10)
#3 Ohio Poly (23-6)vs #6 Carolina Poly (21-9)
#2 Detroit City College (21-8) vs #7 Harrisburg State (16-13)