Three Ties Lead to Seedings Shuffle

FOREST, Va. --- Emory & Henry College won for the ninth straight outing on Saturday afternoon, eliminating the possibility for a tie at the top of the standings and securing the #1 seed in the upcoming ODAC Women's Basketball Tournament. There were, however, three other ties that helped shape the tournament field.

Two of the three deadlocks were sorted thru head-to-head tiebreakers. That started with the second seed where Randolph-Macon College's two wins over Lynchburg College in the regular season awarded the Yellow Jackets the higher position. The Hornets sit third, with Guilford College rounding out the teams earning a bye thru the first round as the fourth seed.

The second stalemate featured Washington and Lee University and Virginia Wesleyan University. The Generals topped the Marlins in their only regular season meeting, leaving W&L as the fifth seed and VWU as the sixth seed. Both will host first round games on Monday, February 19.

The remaining two first round hosts also needed tiebreakers to determine, but it went a little deeper than head-to-head comparison. Bridgewater College and Eastern Mennonite University split their matchups during the conference slate, requiring the second step of the ODAC's tiebreaking procedure to sift out their order. The Eagles earned a slightly larger total thru the conference's five-point tiebreaker, leaving BC as the seventh seed and the Royals as #8.

Shenandoah University with make the jog down I-81 to EMU in the first round as the ninth seed. Tenth-seeded Roanoke College will head north up the interstate to Bridgewater. Like its men's program, Randolph College heads to Virginia Wesleyan in the opening round, while Hollins University takes a trip north to Washington and Lee.

RELATED: ODAC Women's Basketball Bracket

Tournament play begins on Monday, February 19, with four first round contests at the previously mentioned 5-8 seeds.  The winners of those four games will join the top four seeds in Salem at the Salem Civic Center for the quarterfinals on Thursday, February 22.  Semifinals will be on Saturday, February 24, followed by the championship game on Sunday, February 25.

Listed below is the full schedule for the 2018 ODAC Women's Basketball Tournament.  For more information, visit any of the participating schools' websites, or go to the ODAC tournament website.  Don't forget to become a fan of the ODAC on Facebook and follow @odacathletics on Twitter and Instagram.

All games in Salem can be watched LIVE on the ODAC Basketball Streaming Channel or on Facebook Live.  First round games can be watched LIVE thru each host school.  Check the tournament website, bracket and schedules for links.

2018 ODAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS AND SCHEDULE -- INTERACTIVE BRACKET

First Round - Monday, February 19 - at highest seeds
Game 1: #9 Shenandoah at #8 Eastern Mennonite - 7:00 p.m.
Game 2: #12 Hollins at #5 Washington and Lee - 7:00 p.m.
Game 3: #10 Roanoke at #7 Bridgewater - 7:00 p.m.
Game 4: #11 Randolph at #6 Virginia Wesleyan - 7:00 p.m.

Quarterfinals - Thursday, February 22 - Salem Civic Center
Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs. #1 Emory & Henry - 1:00 p.m.
Game 6: Winner Game 2 vs. #4 Guilford - 3:00 p.m.
Game 7: Winner Game 3 vs. #2 Randolph-Macon - 6:00 p.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. #3 Lynchburg - 8:00 p.m.

Semifinals - Saturday, February 24 - Salem Civic Center
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 - 1:00 p.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 - 3:00 p.m.

Championship - Sunday, February 25 - Salem Civic Center
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10 - 1:00 p.m.