TOP PHOTO: Sarah Cain-Weinburger and her Lady Lions are the top seed in their conference tournament.

ASHEVILLE, NC (SPECIAL TO WLAF) – The bracket for the 2021 Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Tournament is out, and Bryan is the No. 1 seed.

Former Campbell County Lady Cougar Sarah Cain-Weinburger’s Lady Lions will open tourney play on Wed., Feb. 24, at noon. Bryan will face the winner of the Truett McConnell and Columbia winner.

Due to teams playing an unbalanced schedule, no regular-season champion was declared for the 2020-21 season. In addition, every team advances to the tournament, and the seedings were based on the league’s rankings and a selection committee.

The seedings are as follows:

  1. Bryan (14-0 AAC)
  2. Union (13-3 AAC)
  3. Reinhardt (10-5 AAC)
  4. Point (12-6 AAC)
  5. Brenau (8-8 AAC)
  6. Montreat (8-7 AAC)
  7. Columbia International (10-12 AAC)
  8. Truett McConnell (9-13 AAC)
  9. Columbia (8-11 AAC)
  10. Milligan (8-11 AAC)
  11. Bluefield (6-10 AAC)
  12. Kentucky Christian (4-9 AAC)
  13. St. Andrews (2-16 AAC)

Tennessee Wesleyan opted out of the women’s tournament.

The tournament will begin on Saturday with five first-round games at the higher seed’s home site. The top three seeds receive a first-round bye and advance to the quarterfinal round. The quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship rounds will all be played at the MeadowView Marriott Convention Center & Conference Resort in Kingsport, Tenn. on Feb. 24-26.

Times for Saturday’s first-round games will be announced once they are finalized.

No fans will be permitted at the games in Kingsport.

All games in Kingsport will be live-streamed and can be viewed by clicking here.

For a complete look at the bracket, click here. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 02/19/2021-9AM)

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