DALLAS – Hardin-Simmons earned the 2025 American Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Regular Season Championship title, earning the top seed in the Championship Tournament.
 
This will be the 27th ASC Men's Basketball Championship Tournament held.
 
The women’s top seed, East Texas Baptist, will host the semifinal and final rounds on February 28^th and March 1^st in Marshall. The top three seeds receive a first-round bye and will await the winners of the quarterfinal that will be hosted in Brownwood on Tuesday, February 25^th.
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No. 1 seed Hardin-Simmons (16-9, 8-0) claimed the ASC Regular Season title and was the fourth team in ASC Men’s Basketball history to go undefeated in conference action. The Cowboys will play the winner of East Texas Baptist and Howard Payne on Friday in the semifinals. This will be the 18th appearance and seventh consecutive for Hardin-Simmons. The Cowboys have gone 23-14 in the tournament all-time and won the ASC Championship in 2016 and 2017.

No. 2 seed LeTourneau (18-7, 4-4) will make their 13^th ASC tournament appearance after earning four wins during the 2024-25 campaign. The YellowJackets will take on No. 3 Mary Hardin-Baylor in the semifinals. LeTourneau entered the tournament in the No. 3 seed last season earning a quarterfinal win over Concordia Texas before falling to the Comets in the semifinals. The YellowJackets won the ASC Champion title in 2020 and hold an overall 9-11 record in tournament play.   
 
No. 3 seed Mary Hardin-Baylor (14-10, 3-5) will play No. 2 LeTourneau in the semifinals on Friday. Mary Hardin-Baylor went 1-1 with the YellowJackets this season. The Cru entered the tournament in the fourth spot last season, earning a win over ETBU before falling to Hardin-Simmons in the semifinal. This will be the 25^th tournament appearance for Mary Hardin-Baylor and they are 20-21 overall in tournament play.
 
No. 4 seed Howard Payne (12-13, 3-5) hosts the quarterfinal matchup with East Texas Baptist on Tuesday. The Yellow Jackets went 1-1 against East Texas Baptist this season. This will be the sixth tournament appearance for Howard Payne and first since 2018. The Yellow Jackets are 4-5 overall in conference tournament action.  
 
No. 5 seed East Texas Baptist (6-19, 2-6) will face Howard Payne in Brownwood for the quarterfinal match on Tuesday. The Tigers return for their 18^th tournament and fourth consecutive. East Texas Baptist is 12-15 overall in tournament play and won the ASC title in 2023.