Point Loma and Hawaii Pacific are headed to Hayward for the NCAA tournament. (photo by Caitlin Lowe).
Point Loma and Hawaii Pacific are headed to Hayward for the NCAA tournament. (photo by Caitlin Lowe).

Men's Basketball

Sea Lions, Sharks Headed to NCAA Postseason

Point Loma will go as the No. 3 seed to the tournament hosted by CSU East Bay, while Hawaii Pacific is No. 7 .

INDIANAPOLIS--Pacific West Conference tournament and regular season champion Point Loma is the No. 3 seed, while Hawaii Pacific is in at No. 7, announced tonight (Sunday) on the NCAA Selection Show.

Point Loma will take on No. 6 Northwest Nazarene while the Sharks will face No. 2 Saint Martin's. The host site is in Hayward, where No 1 seed CSU East Bay easily clinched that role with a 30-0 season.

The Sea Lions are making their eighth appearance in the NCAA tournament and they have qualified eight of the last nine years. They advanced all the way to the NCAA title game in 2019. 

The Sharks are making their second appearance, and their first since 2017. 

This is the first time this season that Point Loma will play longtime church-affiliated rival Northwest Nazarene. Hawaii Pacific will be taking on St. Martin's for the second time in 2025-26, and they topped the Saints 88-75 back on November 18 in Honolulu. 

The tournament at CSU East Bay will begin on Friday, March 13. To see the complete bracket, go to NCAA.com.

#1 CSU East Bay (30-0) vs. #8 Cal Poly Humboldt (17-14)
#2 Saint Martin's (25-5) vs. #7 Hawaii Pacific (18-11)
#3 Point Loma (25-5) vs. #6 Northwest Nazarene (18-10)
#4 Alaska Anchorage (21-10) vs. #5 CSU Dominguez Hills (22-8)