Ramsey received the first-place individual speaker award. In the quarterfinals the team avenged one of their earlier losses by defeating the University of Missouri at Kansas City. They defeated Kansas State University for a third time in the semifinals. Then, in the finals, the team avenged their only other loss of the tournament by defeating the other USC team. FHSU was the favorite entering the tournament.
Expectations sometimes increase the pressure to perform.
Shanahan submitted the team's application for one of the 16 open bids to the national tournament on Tuesday, Feb. 13. If the team does not receive one of the open bids when they are announced on Monday, Feb. 19, they will need to compete at the district tournament which will be held in Wichita from Feb. 22-26.