Four ODAC Teams Selected for Tournament Play

SALEM, Va. --- Four ODAC schools were selected to the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament field on Monday morning, marking the most from the ODAC in any one basketball national tournament in conference history.  Eastern Mennonite University, Guilford College, Randolph-Macon College and Virginia Wesleyan College make up the league's contingent in this year's 61-team field.

Both Eastern Mennonite and Guilford have been selected to host in the first round, which begins Friday, March 5 and continues through Saturday, March 6.  Each first round site, including the two locations that VWC and R-MC will be visiting, features four teams.  Three games amongst the first round opponents will determine the one team advancing to the next round.  The tournament culminates with the 2010 NCAA Division III Championship Series on Friday, March 19 and Saturday, March 20 at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Va.

Both Guilford and Eastern Mennonite are on the left side of the bracket, and wouldn't have an opportunity to face each other until the section al round with a possible spot in Salem on the line.  Virginia Wesleyan and Randolph-Macon are in the same situation on the right side of the bracket, with a sectional round meeting the only chance for those two squads to meet.  View the bracket HERE!

Eastern Mennonite (22-4) is making its first appearance in the NCAA Division III postseason tournament.  The Royals' first round opponent will be Centre College (18-8).  The other first round contest pits Wilmington College (Ohio) (21-7) against Lycoming College (Pa.) (21-6). 

Guilford (26-2) plays host to a set of first round games for the second time in the last three years.  The Quakers square off against Christopher Newport University (15-12).  John Carroll University (Ohio) (20-6) takes on Maryville University (Tenn.) (23-4) in the other first round contest.

Randolph-Macon (22-6) will be traveling to Pennsylvania to play at Albright College.  The Yellow Jackets will meet Cabrini College (25-2) in their first round matchup.  First round host Albright (21-5) will take on Clark College (Mass.) (16-12).

Virginia Wesleyan (22-5) also makes its way north, although a little closer to home with its trip to St. Mary's College in Maryland.  The Marlins will take on Richard Stockton College (N.J.) (20-7), which finished second in the nation in 2009.  The host Seahawks (24-3) will take on SUNY-Purchase (20-8).

For more information on the national tournament, visit the NCAA at www.ncaa.com.  For more information on ODAC basketball, go to the ODAC's home on the Internet at www.odaconline.com.