The 64-team NCAA Division II national tournaments for men's and women's basketball are in progress.
The Central regionals are being played in Mankato, Minn., for men and Topeka, Kan., for women. In both tournaments, the champions advance to the Elite Eight with the other seven regional champs across the country. Here are Saturday's results an the pairings:
|COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL|
|CENTRAL REGION|
|At Mankato, Minn.|
|SATURDAY'S OPENING ROUND|
Augustana 79, Upper Iowa 65
Winona State 70, Northestern State 57
Mankato 81, Arkansas Tech 65
Harding 75, Central Missouri 71
|TONIGHT'S SEMIFINALS|
Augustana (22-8) vs. Winona State (25-7), 5 p.m.
Mankato (27-4) vs. Harding (22-9), 7:30 p.m.
|TUESDAY|
Championship, 7 p.m.
|COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL|
|CENTRAL REGION|
|At Topeka, Kan.|
|FRIDAY'S OPENING ROUND|
Augustana 78, Concordia-St. Paul 66
Southwest Oklahoma State 73, Central Missouri 71
Emporia State 65, Washburn 58
Mankato 72, Arkansas Tech 58
|SATURDAY'S SEMIFINALS|
Augustana 68, Southwest Oklahoma State 64
Emporia State 69, Mankato 67
|MONDAY'S CHAMPIONSHIP|
Augustana (26-6) vs. Emporia State (22-8), 7 p.m.