FARGO, ND - The Omaha Mavericks are in a tight battle with three other teams heading into the final day of the regular season, with seeding in the middle of the Summit League Championship women's basketball bracket up for grabs.

Omaha (13-15, 5-10) has surged down the stretch, winning three straight games and four of their last five to position themselves for a seed as high as fifth in the tournament, scheduled for March 5-9 at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls. 

With their 76-70 win Thursday night at North Dakota, the Mavericks stand in a tie with South Dakota and UND for sixth place, 1/2 game back of Kansas City in fifth. Seeds one through four (SDSU, Oral Roberts, North Dakota State, St. Thomas) are secured, with Denver lodged firmly in 9th place. 

Here is a breakdown of the scenarios and tiebreakers  heading into Saturday's final day of regular season action. Omaha visits NDSU (10-5, 18-10) at 1:00 p.m. CT. South Dakota (5-10, 11-18)  is at Denver (1-14, 8-20) at 1:00 p.m. CT. North Dakota (5-10, 10-18) is at Kansas City (6-9, 20-10) at 1:00 p.m. CT. South Dakota State (15-0, 25-3) at St. Thomas (9-6, 17-11) at 2:00 p.m. CT will have no bearing on the final seeding. Oral Roberts (12-4, 22-7) is idle. 

WBB SEEDS LOCKED IN
1. South Dakota State
2. Oral Roberts
3. North Dakota State (holds head-to-head tiebreaker over St. Thomas if both finish 10-6)
4. St. Thomas
9. Denver

WBB 5-8 SCENARIOS
If Omaha beats NDSU, North Dakota beats Kansas City and South Dakota beats Denver, where that quartet all ends up tied for fifth and each finish 6-10.
5. Omaha (4-2 against the collective group)
6. North Dakota (3-3 against collective group, gets higher seed b/c of 1-1 vs. No. 3 NDSU)
7. South Dakota (3-3 against collective group, gets lower seed b/c of 0-2 vs. No. 3 NDSU)
8. Kansas City (2-4 against the collective group)

If Omaha beats NDSU, Kansas City beats North Dakota and South Dakota beats Denver
5. Kansas City (7-9)
6. Omaha (6-10; 1-1 vs. USD; move to No. 3 NDSU; 1-1)
7. South Dakota (6-10; 1-1 vs. UNO; move to No. 3 NDSU; 0-2)
8. North Dakota (5-11)

If Omaha beats NDSU, Kansas City beats North Dakota and Denver beats South Dakota
5. Kansas City (7-9)
6. Omaha (6-10)
7. North Dakota (5-11; 1-1 vs. USD, move to No. 3 NDSU; 1-1)
8. South Dakota (5-11; 1-1 vs. UND, move to No. 3 NDSU; 0-2)

If Omaha beats NDSU, North Dakota beats Kansas City, Denver beats South Dakota
Omaha, North Dakota, and Kansas City finish 6-10
5. Omaha (3-1 against collective group)
6. North Dakota (2-2 against collective group)
7. Kansas City (1-3 against collective group)
8. South Dakota (5-11)

If Omaha loses to NDSU, Kansas City beats North Dakota, Denver beats South Dakota
5. Kansas City (7-9)
Omaha, North Dakota, and South Dakota finish 5-11 Additional tournament information can be found on The Summit League's website.

You can find more about Omaha's win Thursday here, and an overall preview of the final weekend here. 

LISTEN/WATCH/FOLLOW
Omaha games can be heard on the Omaha Sports Network from Learfield via The Varsity Network app/website and over the air Saturday on 1180 AM The Zone 2. All Mavericks regular season conference games will be televised on the Summit League Network. Brent Weber handles the play-by-play for the Mavericks. The FNBO Pregame Show begins 15:00 prior to tip-off.

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Links are available on the OMavs.com schedule page. Tickets are available for all Mavericks home games at OMavs.com/tix.