Jason Walker, University of Providence Sports Information
GREAT FALLS, Mont. - The University of Providence men and women are gearing up for the Frontier Conference basketball championships to be held Sunday, Feb. 26 – Tuesday, Feb. 28 at the Pacific Steel Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls.
The Argo women are the No. 4-seed and will open the tournament at 1 p.m. Sunday taking on No. 5-seed Montana Tech. The Argos won 2 of 3 matchups between the teams in the regular season.
For the first time since the 2007-08 season the tourney will be played at a single site.
Frontier Conference Women's Basketball Championship
Top-seeded Carroll College and second-seeded Montana Western receive first round byes.
No. 1 – Carroll College (14-1, 23-5)
No. 2 – Montana Western (12-3, 24-4)
No. 3 – Rocky Mountain College (10-5, 18-9)
No. 4 – University of Providence (5-10, 15-13)
No. 5 – Montana Tech (3-12, 7-18)
No. 6 – MSU-Northern (1-14, 8-20)
Quarterfinals - Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023
No. 5 Montana Tech vs No. 4 University of Providence, 1 p.m.
No. 6 MSU-Northern vs No. 3 Rocky Mountain College, 3 p.m.
Semifinals - Monday, Feb. 27, 2023
Lowest remaining seed vs No. 1 Carroll College, 1 p.m.*
Highest remaining seed vs No. 2 Montana Western, 3 p.m.*
*The starting times for the Monday semi-final round could change due to possible high school challenge games.
Championship Games – Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023
Women's Championship, Lowest remaining seed vs highest remaining seed 5 p.m.
The Providence men are the No. 2-seed and received a first round bye thanks to owning tiebreakers over MSU-Northern and Carroll College. Regular season champion Montana Tech also received a bye into Monday's Semifinals. The Argos will play Monday night against the highest remaining seed.
Frontier Conference Men's Basketball Championship
No. 1 – Montana Tech (12-3, 24-4)
No. 2 – University of Providence (7-8, 13-13)
No. 3 – MSU-Northern (7-8, 18-10)
No. 4 – Carroll College (7-8, 13-13
No. 5 – Rocky Mountain College (6-9, 14-13)
No. 6 – Montana Western (6-9, 11-17)
Quarterfinals - Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023
No. 5 Rocky Mountain College vs No. 4 Carroll College, 5 p.m.
No. 6 Montana Western vs No. 3 MSU-Northern, 7 p.m.
Semifinals - Monday, Feb. 27, 2023
Lowest remaining seed vs No. 1 Montana Tech, 5 p.m.*
Highest remaining seed vs No. 2 University of Providence, 7 p.m.*
*The starting times for the Monday semi-final round could change due to possible high school challenge games.
Championship - Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023
Lowest remaining seed vs highest remaining seed 7:30 p.m.
All games will be broadcast by the University of Providence on the Frontier Conference YouTube channel, as well as SWX-TV. AM 1450 in Great Falls will also air the games on radio. Live stats and more for all Frontier games will be available at www.upargos.com.
