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PUBLISHED ON February 24, 2023

22022-23 Canada West Men's Basketball Playoffs

February 17th - March 5th, 2023


BACKGROUND

After a 17-team, single-knockout tournament last year, Canada West returns to its 12-team playoff in 2022-23. The conference's top four team will host play-in games on the first day of postseason action, each taking on the winner the following day in the quarterfinals. 



MEN'S BASKETBALL

Manitoba Bisons vs Winnipeg Wesmen
Location: Investors Group Athletic Centre
Date & Time: Saturday, February 25 at 7 p.m.
What's At Stake: A trip to nationals for the winner and a berth in the Canada West final next week

History: The Wesmen and Bisons meet for the second time this season after splitting a pair of games earlier this year. 

On Feb. 3 at IGAC, the Wesmen built up a 23-point second-half lead then fought off a Manitoba run in the fourth quarter to score an 89-80 victory. A night later, the Bisons stepped their defensive efforts up and held the Wesmen to 61 points in a 10-point win. 

How They Got Here: Both teams earned byes past the play-in games last weekend. The Wesmen survived a triple-overtime thriller with Brandon and won 87-84. The Bisons also survived a thrilling battle against the Calgary Dinos 75-72.


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Semifinals are slated for February 24 and 25, with the CW Championship Final to take place the first weekend in March. 

The top two teams will earn a spot at the U SPORTS national tournament in Halifax, Nova Scotia from March 9-12. 

The Victoria Vikes are the defending champs, seeking their 17th conference title to continue to build the school's legacy as the most winningest men's basketball team in CW history. Click here for the 2021-22 Championship Final recap. 


For the complete men's basketball playing regulations, click here.

For the 2022-23 regular season standings, click here.

WATCH

Catch every CW Women's Hockey Playoff game on Canada West TV. You can also watch select games (featured Games of the Week) on TELUS Optik TV (schedule here). 

Championship Stories


2022-2023 PLAYOFF RANKINGS
(based on regular season RPI)

  1. Victoria – 0.6405
  2. Manitoba – 0.6316
  3. Winnipeg – 0.6024
  4. Alberta – 0.5998
  5. UBC – 0.5656
  6. Brandon – 0.5500
  7. TWU – 0.5319
  8. Regina – 0.5067
  9. UNBC – 0.5008
  10. Calgary – 0.4836
  11. UFV – 0.4648
  12. MRU – 0.4517


PLAYOFF FORMAT

WEEK 1: Feb. 17 & 18 play-in games & quarter-finals (single elimination games)

  • Day 1:
  • Mount Royal (12) vs British Columbia (5) (@ Alberta - 4)
  • Fraser Valley (11) vs Brandon (6) (@ Winnipeg - 3)
  • Calgary (10) vs Trinity Western (7) (@ Manitoba - 2)
  • Northern British Columbia (9) vs Regina (8) (@ Victoria -1)
 
  •  Day 2:
  • Winner (12 vs 5) @ Alberta (4)
  • Winner (11 vs 6) @ Winnipeg (3)
  • Winner (10 vs 7) @ Manitoba (2)
  • Winner (9 vs 8) @ Victoria (1)
 
Week 2:  Feb. 24 or 25:   Semi-Finals (single elimination games - teams re-seeded after QFs)
  • British Columbia (4) @ Victoria (1)
  • Winnipeg (3) @ Manitoba (2)
 
Week 3 – March 3 or 4: Final (Single elimination game at highest remaining seed):
CW Gold Medal – Semi-Final winners

WEEK 4: March 9-12

  • U SPORTS National Championships
    • Hosted by St. Francis Xavier University (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Championship Schedule


Source: https://canadawest.org/tournaments/?id=87
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