CHARLOTTE, NC – The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) announced the bracket for its 2022 Men's Basketball Tournament. Fayetteville State University took the top seed after winning the head-to-head tiebreaker over Northern Division champion Virginia Union, who like FSU finished with a 13-3 conference record to claim the no. 2 overall seed.
 
The single-elimination tournament will be held in Royal Farms Arena from February 22-26. The Championship game will tip-off at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 26. Each bracket is seeded 1 through 12 based on the conference winning percentage.  
 
Fayetteville State has one CIAA Championship title under its belt (1973) from eight championship game appearances. The Broncos reached the 2020 title game in Head Coach Luke D'Alessio's first year at the helm.
 
FSU and VUU are followed by no. 3 and Southern Division champion Winston-Salem State and no. 4 Lincoln who close out the regular season at 12-4 and 11-5, respectively. Each will receive a bye in the opening round as a top-four seed. 

Livingstone comes in at no. 5 with a 10-6 record in league play followed by Shaw, Virginia Union, and Winston-Salem State. Claflin, Bowie State, Saint Augustine's, and Johnson C. Smith make up seeds 9 through 12, respectively. 
 
The Men's Tournament will tip-off Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. with Virginia State vs. Claflin followed by Elizabeth City State vs. Bowie State at 8:50 p.m. Men's quarterfinal action will begin on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. with Saint Augustine's taking on Shaw followed by Johnson C. Smith vs. Livingstone at 12:10 p.m.
 
Fayetteville State will play the CU/VSU winner at 6:40 p.m. on Wednesday and Virginia Union will face the winner of Bowie State vs. Elizabeth City State at 8:50 p.m. The quarterfinals continue on Thursday as Lincoln (PA) takes on the Johnson C. Smith/Livingstone winner at 6:00 p.m. while Winston-Salem State takes on the winner of Shaw and Saint Augustine's at 8 p.m. 

All 22 games of the Tournament will be broadcast exclusively on ESPN+ (https://plus.espn.com/) with the championship games also being shown on ESPNU. Radio coverage of all the games will be provided by Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN) and can be found HERE. 
 
For the latest information on the 2022 CIAA Men's & Women's Basketball Tournament, visit ciaatournament.org or download the CIAA mobile app via the Apple Store or Google Play. You can also follow the CIAA on Twitter (@CIAAforLife), Instagram (@CIAASports), and Facebook (The CIAA), or search #CIAATourney, #CreatingNewLegacies, or #CIAAHoops on all platforms.

The men's bracket can be found HERE.