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Butte Today
By the People, for the People
Frontier Conference Basketball Tournaments Set
Men's and women's brackets finalized ahead of this week's action in Butte
Published on Feb. 22, 2026
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The Frontier Conference men's and women's basketball tournaments are set to begin this week in Butte, Montana. On the men's side, regular season champion Rocky Mountain will face 8-seed Mayville State, while Dakota State takes on Bismarck State. The women's bracket features several top matchups, including 4-seed Rocky Mountain vs. 5-seed MSU-Northern. The tournament winners will receive automatic bids to the NAIA Tournament.
Why it matters
The Frontier Conference tournaments are a major event for college basketball in Montana, determining which teams will represent the league in the NAIA national tournament. The matchups feature several of the top teams in the region battling it out for conference supremacy.
The details
The men's quarterfinal matchups are: 1-seed Rocky Mountain vs. 8-seed Mayville State, 4-seed Montana Western vs. 5-seed Montana Tech, 2-seed Bellevue vs. 7-seed MSU-Northern, and 3-seed Carroll vs. 6-seed Dakota State. On the women's side, the quarterfinal games are: 1-seed Dakota State vs. 8-seed Bismarck State, 4-seed Rocky Mountain vs. 5-seed MSU-Northern, 2-seed Montana Tech vs. 7-seed Providence, and 3-seed Carroll vs. 6-seed Montana Western.
- The tournament action begins on Thursday, February 27th with two men's and two women's quarterfinal games.
- The semifinals for both the men's and women's tournaments will be played on Sunday, March 2nd.
- The championship games are scheduled for Monday, March 3rd.
The players
Rocky Mountain
The men's regular season champion and top seed in the tournament.
Dakota State
The women's regular season champion and top seed in the tournament.
Bellevue
The men's regular season runner-up, who will receive an NAIA Tournament bid if Rocky Mountain wins the conference tournament.
Montana Tech
The women's regular season runner-up, who will receive an NAIA Tournament bid if Dakota State wins the conference tournament.
What’s next
The winners of the Frontier Conference tournaments will receive automatic bids to the NAIA National Tournament, which begins on March 11th.
The takeaway
The Frontier Conference basketball tournaments represent an exciting conclusion to the regular season and a chance for the top teams in Montana to punch their tickets to the NAIA national stage. With several intriguing matchups on tap, basketball fans in the region are in for an exciting few days of action in Butte.
