2026 Midwest Christian College Conference Tournament Preview!
Eagles seek to Bring Home Conference Hardware!
The 2025-26 Men's and Women's Basketball Seasons are coming to a close, but Tournament Season is just starting!
The first of two season-ending Tournaments is the Midwest Christian College Conference (MCCC) Tournament!
Here are the Seedings and Schedule:
WBB Seedings (Conference Records Only)
1. Calvary - 9-3 - EU lost both matches 76-63 and 76-48.
2. Manhattan - 8-4 - Are the #2 seed by virtue of their win over Calvary (2nd tiebreaker in the constitution - win over the highest seeded team not in the tiebreaker scenario.) - EU won the first game 55-51, lost the second match 97-70.
3. Ozark - 8-4 - Are the #3 seed by virtue of their wins over Manhattan (same tiebreaker as above, now that Manhattan is no longer in it.) - EU lost first meeting 70-65, won second meeting 84-78.
4. Emmaus - 8-4 - #4 seed due to losing both tiebreakers as listed above.
5. Central - 5-7 - EU won both meetings 81-79 and 69-56.
6. Faith - 4-8 - EU won both meetings 64-56 and 61-60.
1. Faith - 9-3 - win the conference by virtue of their wins over Manhattan - EU Lost both meetings 97-69 and 82-67.
2. Manhattan - 9-3 - EU lost both meetings 84-64 and 75-61.
3. Central - 8-4 - EU lost both meetings 81-75 and 80-72.
4. Ozark - 6-6 - EU lost the first meeting 89-77, won the second meeting 97-59.
5. Calvary - 4-8 - win tiebreaker by virtue of win over Central - EU lost the first meeting 61-48, won the second meeting 91-64.
6. Emmaus - 4-8
7. Barclay - 2-10 - EU Won both meetings 58-57 and 73-61.
Tournament Schedule: (All Bold and Underlined Games are Possible Games/Times for Emmaus to Play)
THURSDAY
Game 1 – 12 PM - Men's game – #2 Manhattan vs. #7 Barclay
Game 2 – 2 PM - Women's game – #3 Ozark vs. #6 Faith
Game 3 – 4 PM - Men's game – #3 Central vs. #6 Emmaus
Game 4 – 6 PM - Women's game – #4 Emmaus vs. #5 Central
Game 5 – 8 PM – Men's game - #4 Ozark vs #5 Calvary
FRIDAY
Game 6 – 10 AM – Women's consolation game - loser of game 2 vs. loser of game 4
Game 7 – 12 PM – Men's consolation game - loser of game 1 vs. loser of game 3
Game 8 – 2 PM – Women's semifinal game - Manhattan vs. winner of game 2
Game 9 – 4 PM – Men's semifinal game - winner of game 1 vs. winner of game 3
All Conference Awards – 5:30 PM
Game 10 – 6 PM – Women's semifinal game - Calvary vs. winner of game 4
Game 11 – 8 PM – Men's semifinal game - Faith vs. winner of game 5
SATURDAY
Game 12 - 10 AM – Men's consolation game - loser of game 5 vs. winner of game 7
Game 13 – 12 PM – Women's third-place game - loser of game 8 vs. loser of game 10
Game 14 – 2 PM – Men's third-place game - loser of game 9 vs. loser of game 11
Game 15 – 4 PM – Women's championship game - winner of game 8 vs. winner of game 10
Women's champion net cutting/pictures – 5:25 PM
Game 16 – 6 PM – Men's championship game - winner of game 9 vs. winner of game 10
Men's Championship net cutting/pictures 7:25 PM
Livestream: All games will be live-streamed HERE
Parking: Campus Security should be there to direct traffic/parking.
Admission: (Daily): Adults - $5, Students - $3, 12 and under – free
Hotels:
Fairfield by Marriott in Overland Park - 12440 Blue Valley Parkway Overland Park, KS 66213
Hampton Inn Kansas City/Lee's Summit - 1751 NE Douglas Street, Lee's Summit, Mo 64086
Holiday Inn Express: Lee's Summit-Kansas City - 1201 NW Innovation Parkway, Lee's Summit, Mo 64086
TL;DR Here's what you need to know:
- EU MBB = 6 Seed, will play CCCB First.
- EU WBB = 4 Seed, will play CCCB First.
- If they keep winning, they keep playing.
- If they lose, their opportunities decrease dramatically.
- Admission is $5 for Adults, $3 for students (13-17), and free for 12 and under.
- Calvary University's Campus Address: 15800 Calvary Road, Kansas City, MO 64147
- Calvary's Basketball Arena Address: 15812 Kensington Ave, Kansas City, MO 64147
- Any Questions should be directed to Chris McHugh (cmchugh@emmaus.edu) or Philip Parker (pparker@emmaus.edu).
- Come Out and Support Your Eagles!