WHITEFISH -- The Lewis-Clark State men and Carroll College women are the No. 1 seeds for the Frontier Conference basketball playoffs, which begin as early as Tuesday.
Lewis-Clark State (27-3 overall, 15-3 conference) is the men's regular-season champion and receives a first-round bye in the conference playoffs. Carroll College (22-8, 13-5) is the No. 2 seed, the University of Providence (23-7, 11-7) No. 3, Montana Tech (18-11, 10-8) No. 4, Montana State-Northern (19-11, 9-9) No. 5, Montana Western (11-18, 4-14) No. 6 and Rocky Mountain College (6-21, 1-17) No. 7.
Carroll College (21-9 overall, 13-5 conference) won the women's regular-season championship and will receive a first-round bye in the conference playoffs. Reigning national champion Montana Western (19-10, 12-6) is the No. 2 seed, Lewis-Clark State (19-9, 11-7) No. 3, Rocky Mountain College (19-10, 10-8) No. 4, the University of Providence (18-12, 9-9) No. 5, Montana Tech (14-16, 4-14) No. 6 and Montana State-Northern (15-15, 4-14) No. 7.
The schedules for the Frontier Conference basketball playoffs are below. All games will tip off at 7 p.m. local time.
MEN
Quarterfinals -- Tuesday, March 3
No. 7 Rocky Mountain at No. 2 Carroll College
No. 6 Montana Western at No. 3 University of Providence
No. 5 MSU-Northern at No. 4 Montana Tech
Semifinals -- Friday, March 6
Lowest remaining seed at No. 1 Lewis-Clark State
Lowest seed remaining at highest remaining seed
Championship -- Monday, March 9
Lowest remaining seed at highest remaining seed
WOMEN
Quarterfinals -- Wednesday, March 4
No. 7 MSU-Northern at No. 2 Montana Western
No. 6 Montana Tech at No. 3 Lewis-Clark State
No. 5 Providence at No. 4 Rocky Mountain
Semifinals -- Saturday, March 7
Lowest remaining seed at No. 1 Carroll College
Lowest seed remaining at highest seed remaining
Championship -- Monday, March 10
Lowest remaining seed at highest remaining seed
