R-MC Earns First Round Bye, VWC Hits the Road 

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. --- No. 1 Randolph-Macon College was a certainty to enter the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament after winning the ODAC title and earning the conference's automatic entry.  No. 10 Virginia Wesleyan College will also join R-MC on the national stage after earning an at-large bid into the tournament.

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Randolph-Macon (26-2), winners of the 2015 ODAC tournament and six total conference crowns in men's basketball, are in the NCAA tournament for the sixth consecutive year. R-MC defeated VWC in the conference finals, 81-74 in overtime, on Sunday, March 1 at the Salem Civic Center. The top-ranked Yellow Jackets have won 23-consecutive games, a program record. R-MC receives a first round bye and will face the winner of the Alvernia (18-9)/Catholic (22-5) game on Saturday, March 7 in second round action at Crenshaw Gymnasium in Ashland, Va.

Virginia Wesleyan (23-5) is in the field of 62 for the 11th straight year.  VWC will travel to William Paterson (20-7) in Wayne, N.J. and squares off against John Carroll (20-6) for its first round contest. A Marlin victory means a matchup with either host William Paterson or Cobleskill State (17-10) in the second round.

First and second round action takes place March 6-7.  Sectional play will commence on March 13-14 and the semifinals and finals will be held on March 20 and 21 at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Va.

For more information on the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament, go to www.ncaa.com.  For more on ODAC men's hoops, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the ODAC's home on the Internet at www.odaconline.com.  Don't forget to become a fan of the ODAC on Facebook and follow the ODAC on Twitter at @odacathletics.