# 2022 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship

The 2022 U Sports Men's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was held April 1–3, 2022, in Edmonton, Alberta, to determine a national champion for the 2021–22 U Sports men's basketball season.
Despite an undefeated regular season (12-0), the defending champion Carleton Ravens entered the tournament ranked seventh, following a loss in the Ontario provincial semi-final game (OUA East final) to the Queen's Gaels. However, the Ravens overcame three teams in this tournament to claim their 16th national title — their third straight crown, 10th of the last 11, and 16th of the last 19. They remain the winningest top division school in Canada or the United States.

## Host

The tournament was hosted by the University of Alberta for the first time in school history, and played at the Saville Community Sports Centre. This marks the only time the tournament has been held in Edmonton in the 59 years it’s been contested, and the fifth time in Alberta (the other four were in Calgary). This year's tournament was originally scheduled for March 10 to March 13, 2022, but was delayed three weeks due to ongoing pandemic issues.

## Participating teams

| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record | Last | Total |
| 1 | Brock Badgers | OUA Champion | 14–1 | 2008 | 2 |
| 2 | Victoria Vikes | Canada West Champion | 17–1 | 1997 | 8 |
| 3 | Alberta Golden Bears | Canada West Finalist (Host) | 16–0 | 2002 | 3 |
| 4 | Dalhousie Tigers | AUS Champion | 12–2 | None | 0 |
| 5 | Queen's Gaels | OUA Finalist | 9–5 | None | 0 |
| 6 | McGill Redbirds | RSEQ Champion | 12–0 | None | 0 |
| 7 | Carleton Ravens | OUA Semifinalist (At-large berth) | 14–0 | 2020 | 15 |
| 8 | Saskatchewan Huskies | Canada West Bronze | 11–5 | 2010 | 1 |

## Championship bracket

| First Round: April 1 | First Round: April 1 | First Round: April 1 | Semi-Finals: April 2 | Semi-Finals: April 2 | Semi-Finals: April 2 | Gold Medal Game: April 3 | Gold Medal Game: April 3 | Gold Medal Game: April 3 |
| 1 | Brock Badgers | 73 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 77 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 77 | 5 | Queen's Gaels | 60 | | | |
| | | | 8 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 86 | | | |
| 4 | Dalhousie Tigers | 80 | 8 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 86 | | | |
| 5 | Queen's Gaels | 90 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Queen's Gaels | 90 | | | | 7 | Carleton Ravens | 85 |
| | | | | | | 8 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 72 |
| 2 | Victoria Vikes | 77 | | | | | | | 8 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 72 |
| 7 | Carleton Ravens | 94 | | | |
| 7 | Carleton Ravens | 94 | 3 | Alberta Golden Bears | 63 | Bronze Medal Game: April 3 | Bronze Medal Game: April 3 | Bronze Medal Game: April 3 |
| | | | 7 | Carleton Ravens | 64 |
| 3 | Alberta Golden Bears | 85 | 7 | Carleton Ravens | 64 | 3 | Alberta Golden Bears | 95 |
| 6 | McGill Redbirds | 68 | | | | 5 | Queen's Gaels | 84 |

## Consolation bracket

| Semi-Finals: April 2 | Semi-Finals: April 2 | Semi-Finals: April 2 | Fifth Place Game: April 3 | Fifth Place Game: April 3 | Fifth Place Game: April 3 |
| 1 | Brock Badgers | 77 | | | |
| 4 | Dalhousie Tigers | 90 | | | |
| 4 | Dalhousie Tigers | 90 | 2 | Victoria Vikes | 72 |
| | | | 4 | Dalhousie Tigers | 98 |
| 2 | Victoria Vikes | 77 | 4 | Dalhousie Tigers | 98 |
| 6 | McGill Redbirds | 68 | | | |