Mar. 09– #6 Concordia University (28-2), the champions of the Northern Sun's regular season and tournament for the past two seasons, have been slated as the third seed in the 2007-08 NCAA North Central Regional Tournament.

The Golden Bears will take on the sixth seed, Minnesota State University, Mankato (21-8), who Concordia defeated 76-64 on Dec. 18 on the road in Mankato. The tournament will be played at the DakotaDome on the campus of The University of South Dakota in Vermillion, S.D. This will be the sixth-consecutive season CU will be competing in the NCAA Tournament in as many years of eligibility.

The tournament pairings are as follows, with times to be announced Monday by The University of South Dakota:

Seed	Team	W-L
1	#3 South Dakota	28-1
2	#5 North Dakota	27-3
3	#6 Concordia-St. Paul	28-2
4	#9 Fort Lewis	26-3
5	Nebraska-Kearney	26-6
6	Minnesota State	21-8
7	Wayne State	21-9
8	Colorado State Pueblo	21-9

Matchups:
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 14
No. 8 Colorado State Pueblo at No. 1 #3 South Dakota
No. 5 Nebraska Kearney vs. No. 4 #9 Fort Lewis
No. 7 Wayne State vs. No. 2 #5 North Dakota
No. 6 Minnesota State vs. No. 3 #6 Concordia-St. Paul

Semifinals - Saturday, March 15
CSU Pueblo/South Dakota winner vs. UN-Kearney/Fort Lewis winner
Wayne State/North Dakota winner vs. Minnesota State/Concordia winner

Championship (Sweet Sixteen) - Monday, March 17
Semifinal Winners