Who is going dancing out of the Big South?
Let’s have some fun.
The highest-ranked team in the NET rankings out of the Big South conference is High Point University, checking in at No. 86 overall with their 26-5 record. Ken Pomeroy’s rankings have High Point at No. 88.
The next team in the conference? That would be Radford. Their 17-12 record has Radford ranked 164 in the NET, and 156 in Pomeroy’s set of rankings.
For those wondering, the Highlanders are the No. 4 seed in the Big Conference tournament. Just above them are UNC Asheville and Winthrop, two teams that have defeated Radford this season.
But a team from the Big South is headed to the Big Dance. Will it be High Point, as expected, or will a true Cinderella emerge out of the Big South Conference Tournament this week in Johnson City, Tennessee? Interestingly enough unlike some other conferences, High Point as the No. 1 seed only gets a bye into the quarterfinals, meaning they will need to win three games to reach the NCAA tournament.
Here is the bracket, along with the schedule of games.
2025 men’s Big South tournament bracket
2025 men’s Big South tournament schedule
Wednesday, March 5
Game 1: No. 8 Gardner-Webb v. No. 9 USC Upstate — 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+
Friday, March 7 Quarterfinals
Game 2: Game 1 winner vs. No. 1 High Point — 12:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+
Game 3: No. 4 Radford vs. No. 5 Presbyterian – 2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+
Game 4: No. 2 UNC Asheville vs. No. 7 Charleston Southern – 6:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+
Game 5: No. 3 Winthrop vs. No. 6 Longwood — 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+
Saturday, March 8 Semifinals
Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner — 12:00 p.m. ET, ESPN+
Game 7: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner — 2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+
Sunday, March 9 — Big South Championship Game
Game 8: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner — 12:00 p.m. ET, ESPN2
