Postseason basketball is here and for fans of North Platte Community College, there is still a lot of things that are up in the air.
For the Women, the regular season is over and they know what their fate will be. They ended the regular season in second place:
| Division Record | Region 9 Record | Overall Record | |||
| Central Community College-Columbus | 4-0 | 4-1 | 10-13 | ||
| North Platte Community College | 1-3 | 3-13 | 5-22 | ||
| Southeast Community College | 1-3 | 1-5 | 9-19 |
That means the Women will host the first round of the Region IX playoffs against Southeast Community College. That game will be played on Wednesday, Feb 27th. The Knights have gone 1-1 against the Southeast Storm this season. The first matchup the Knights lost 81-74 at home on Jan 28th. The Knights then beat Southeast in Beatrice on Feb 9th 77-62.
The winner of that game will then go on to the finals of the Region IX tournament to play Central Community College. That game will be played in Columbus on March 4th.
Should the Knights beat both Southeast and Central, they would then host the District F championship (which spends one year in Region IX and one year in Region XIII, this year Region IX will host) for the opportunity to then move on to the national championship.
The Women’s national championship will be March 19-23rd in Arkansas.
For the Men, one game remains in the regular season and it is a very important one. On February 26th the Knights will travel to Scottsbluff to play the Cougars for first place in the South sub-district of Region IX. Here are the standings headed into that game:
| Division Record | Region 9 Record | Overall Record | |||
| North Platte Community College | 9-2 | 15-2 | 22-3 | ||
| Western Nebraska Community College | 9-2 | 14-3 | 22-7 | ||
| Otero Junior College | 6-5 | 6-5 | 20-8 | ||
| Trinidad State Junior College | 5-6 | 5-6 | 18-9 | ||
| Lamar Community College | 4-8 | 4-8 | 16-14 | ||
| Northeastern Junior College | 4-8 | 5-11 | 12-17 | ||
| McCook Community College | 3-9 | 4-11 | 11-17 |
The Knights are 1-0 against Scottsbluff this season, beating them in North Platte on Jan 25th, 81-74. After the game on the 26th, the Region IX playoffs will start. Where the Knights play and how many rounds is dependent on what happens the night of the 26th.
Knights beat Scottsbluff: The Knights will be the #1 seed in the Region IX South sub-district and will earn that all important first round bye. This automatically punches their ticket to Sheridan, WY for the Region IX tournament where they will be re-seeded. That tournament will take place on March 7-9. Headed into the Tournament with the #1 seed in the South Sub-district will help the Knights earn a favorable draw for the first round.
Knights lose to Scottsbluff: The Knights drop to #2 and will have to win another game in order to earn their spot in Sheridan. Should this happen the Knights will host McCook at home on Saturday, March 1st. McCook is one of two teams in the South sub-district to get a win over North Platte this season. The Knights split their games against the Indians, losing the first 84-76 on Jan 29th in McCook. The Knights got revenge at home on Feb 20th with a big win, 91-68.
Should the Knights win the Region IX tournament that earns an automatic entry into the National Championship tournament. If the Knights make it to the final day of the Region IX tournament there is still a chance the Knights can earn an “at large” bid into the national championship. As it stands Region IX has two teams ranked in the top 25 on the season (Sheridan and Casper) and Western Nebraska has spent time ranked this season. All of that goes into consideration when discussing “at large” bids.
The Knights have been to the national tournament twice in their history. The furthest they have gotten is the second round.