I poll, while Nebraska-Kearney was 14th and Western State 25th in the Division II rankings. The teams met twice this season, the last in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Fort Collins. The tournament will also feature the new scoring system that they NCAA has adopted in an abbreviated format. The scoring format for the NCAA in 2001 will be the best of five rally scoring games with games 1-4 to 30 points and game 5 to 15. This tournament will be the best of three with games 1 and 2 to 30 and the tiebreaker to 15 if necessary.
Admission is free and the tournament is open to the public.