SAN BERNARDINO — The California Collegiate Athletic Association Men's and Women's Basketball Championship Tournament fields have been set and Cal State San Bernardino has announced that it will host a first-round match up on the men's side Tuesday at 7 p.m. inside Coussoulis Arena.
  
The Coyotes will host San Francisco State in a quarterfinal match with the winner advancing to the semifinals on Friday at Humboldt State. CSUSB is the defending tournament champion, having won the title in Coussoulis Arena in 2009, defeating Cal State Monterey Bay, 80-78, in the championship game.

Also on Tuesday night, CSUSB's women will take on Cal Poly Pomona at the CPP gym at 5:30 p.m. in a quarterfinal game.

Tickets for the men's game in Coussoulis Arena go on sale Monday, but Coyote season ticket holders can reserve their seats now. Those who have season tickets for the 2009-10 season can call (909) 537-5011 to reserve their seats and then can pay for their tickets in the main athletics office or at will call before the game. There is a reminder that all tickets not reserved will be released for sale to the public an hour before game time. So if season ticket holders do not reserve their tickets before 6 p.m. Monday, their tickets could be sold to the public. If season ticket holders do reserve their tickets before 6 p.m. Monday, they can pick them up anytime before game time.

2010 CCAA Tournament Ticket Prices (Prices set by CCAA and not CSUSB)
First Round (at campus sites)
Reserved – Chair Back Seats (if available) - $15
General Admission -- $10
Students (with ID), Seniors & Youth -- $5

Semifinals and Finals – (At Humboldt State)
Reserved All Games:      $40
Reserved Baseline All Games:   $50     
Reserved Courtside All Games :  $60
General Admission All Games:   $25
Student/Child All Games:    $12
 
Reserved Single Game     $15   
Reserved Baseline Single Game  $20
Reserved Courtside Single Game  $25
General Admission Single Game  $10
Student/Child Single Game    $5
 
Tickets may be purchased over the phone through the Humboldt State ticket office at 707-826-5959, via email at tom.trepiak@humboldt.edu or in person at the ticket office. Tickets can be pre-ordered for the HSU venue beginning February 22, 2010. A number of tickets at the HSU venue will be held for teams playing in the March 2, 2010 games. All tickets will be released to first-come, first-served status after 5 p.m. (PST) March 3. All pre-ordered tickets can be picked up at will call the day of the game.

Men's CCAA Tournament Preview
For the second year in a row, Cal Poly Pomona will be the top-seed at the 2010 California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Men's Basketball Championship Tournament that opens Tuesday, March 2, at campus sites.

The Broncos (20-5, 18-4) claimed a share of the conference's regular-season crown after tying Humboldt State for the CCAA's best record. Cal Poly Pomona earned the No. 1 seed by virtue of winning both meetings against the Lumberjacks.

The Broncos, who finished as NCAA national runner-up a season ago and will be in search of their first-ever CCAA Tournament title, will host Cal State L.A. (14-13, 10-12) in a first-round match-up. Cal Poly Pomona enters the tournament with a school-record 13-game winning streak.

Other first-round contests include No. 7 seed Sonoma State (11-16, 10-12) at No. 2 Humboldt State (21-6, 18-4), No. 6 San Francisco State (17-13, 10-12) at No. 3 Cal State San Bernardino (19-7, 17-5) and No. 5 Chico State (15-12, 11-11) at No. 4 Cal State Dominguez Hills (16-11, 16-6).

San Francisco State, Sonoma State and Cal State L.A. all tied for sixth with 10-12 records and the Gators earned the No. 6 seed based on their better head-to-head record with the Seawolves and Golden Eagles. Sonoma State was slotted seventh by virtue of a better record against tournament teams than Cal State L.A.

Following Tuesday's first-round games, the tournament will shift to Humboldt State's Lumberjack Arena for the semifinals and championship game on Friday and Saturday, respectively.

Cal State San Bernardino is the defending tournament champion after posting an 80-78 victory over Cal State Monterey Bay.

2010 CCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule
Tuesday - March 1 (At Campus Sites)
No. 8 Cal State L.A. (14-13, 10-12) at No. 1 Cal Poly Pomona (20-5, 18-4), 7:30 p.m.
No. 7 Sonoma State (11-16, 10-12) at No. 2 Humboldt State (21-6, 18-4), 7:30 p.m.
No. 6 San Francisco State (17-13, 10-12) at No. 3 Cal State San Bernardino (19-7, 17-5), 7 p.m.
No. 5 Chico State (15-12, 11-11) at No. 4 Cal State Dominguez Hills (16-11, 16-6), 7 p.m.

Women's Tournament Preview
UC San Diego earned the top seed in next week's postseason tournament for the second year in a row and will host eighth-seeded Cal State Dominguez Hills (10-17, 9-13). The Tritons captured their second consecutive regular-season title after posting a 24-3 overall record, including a 19-3 conference mark.

Cal Poly Pomona (21-5, 18-4), is the No. 2 seed and will host No. 7 Cal State San Bernardino (13-14, 9-13). Third-seeded Chico State (19-8, 16-6) enters the tournament on an eight-game winning streak and will entertain San Francisco State (15-15, 11-11). The final first-round match-up will pit No. 4 Humboldt State (16-10, 14-8) against No. 5 Cal State Monterey Bay (18-8, 14-8).

Four teams, Cal State San Bernardino, Sonoma State, Cal State Stanislaus and Cal State Dominguez Hills tied for seventh with 9-13 records. The four-way tie was broken based on head-to-head play, thus securing a berth for Cal State San Bernardino and eliminating Cal State Stanislaus.

In a two-way tie between Cal State Dominguez Hills and Sonoma State, all tie-breaking criteria were even, thus prompting a coin flip that was won by the Toros.

Cal State Dominguez Hills is the defending tournament champion after defeating Humboldt State, 74-69, in last year's championship game at Coussoulis Arena in San Bernardino.

2010 CCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Schedule
Tuesday - March 2
First Round (At Campus Sites)
No. 8 Cal State Dominguez Hills at No. 1 UC San Diego, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Cal State San Bernardino at No. 2 Cal Poly Pomona, 5:30 p.m.
No. 6 San Francisco State at No. 3 Chico State, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Cal State Monterey Bay at No. 4 Humboldt State, 5:30 p.m.