FOREST, Va. --- For the second time in as many seasons, Randolph-Macon College tops the field heading into the upcoming ODAC Men's Basketball Tournament. The Yellow Jackets, ranked fifth in the country by D3hoops.com and #1 in the NCAA South Region rankings, went 15-1 thru their league slate and are riding a 10-game winning streak. Guilford College stands as the #2 seed after posting a 12-4 conference record.

While R-MC and GC earned their seeds outright, parity reigned over the next four positions as a four-way tie featured in designated the next four seeds. Those positions were certainly coveted as the top six seeds in the field earn byes thru the first round and into the quarterfinals in Salem.

There is no better example of the parity that exists in the ODAC with four teams tied with 11-5 records. The University of Lynchburg, Virginia Wesleyan University, Washington and Lee University, and Roanoke College comprised the large stalemate. Head-to-head results among the tied teams sifted out the seed order as league protocol calls for winning percentage in games played between the tied squads to serve as the first step in the modified criteria under the unbalanced schedule. Lynchburg wen 2-1 (.667) in its contests against the other three tied teams, affording the Hornets the #3 seed. Virginia Wesleyan went 3-2 (.600) to earn the fourth seed, while Washington and Lee went 2-2 (.500) to grab fifth position. Roanoke went 1-3 (.250) to wrap up the sixth seed.

Emory & Henry College will start it's tournament title defense in the first round as the seventh seeded Wasps host 10th-seeded Eastern Mennonite University in one of two opening round tilts. Bridgewater College as the eighth seed will host the other with #9 Randolph College making the trip north.

RELATED: ODAC Men's Basketball Bracket

Tournament play begins on Monday, February 18, with two first round contests at the previously mentioned 7-8 seeds. The winners of those two games will join the top six seeds in Salem at the Salem Civic Center for the quarterfinals on Thursday, February 21. Semifinals will be on Saturday, February 23, followed by the championship game on Sunday, February 24.

Listed below is the full schedule for the 2019 ODAC Men'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 either on the ODAC Basketball Streaming Channel or via Facebook Live.  First round games can be watched LIVE thru each host school. Check the tournament website, bracket and schedules for links.

2019 ODAC MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS AND SCHEDULE - LIVE BRACKET
First Round | Monday, February 18 | at highest seeds
Game 1: #9 Randolph at #8 Bridgewater | 7:00 p.m.
Game 2: #10 Eastern Mennonite at #7 Emory & Henry | 7:00 p.m.

Quarterfinals | Thursday, February 21 | Salem Civic Center
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. #1 Randolph-Macon | 1:00 p.m.
Game 4: #5 Washington and Lee vs. #4 Virginia Wesleyan | 3:00 p.m.
Game 5: Winner Game 2 vs. #2 Guilford | 6:00 p.m.
Game 6: #6 Roanoke vs. #3 Lynchburg | 8:00 p.m.

Semifinals | Saturday, February 23 | Salem Civic Center
Game 7: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 - 1:00 p.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 - 3:00 p.m.

Championship | Sunday, February 24 | Salem Civic Center
Game 9: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 - 1:00 p.m