VWC Joined by R-MC as First and Second Round Hosts

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. --- Virginia Wesleyan 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.  Randolph-Macon College will also join VWC on the national stage after earning an at-large bid into the tournament. Both teams will host first and second round contests at their respective campuses.

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Virginia Wesleyan (22-6), winners of the 2014 ODAC tournament and six total conference crowns in men's basketball, are in the NCAA tournament for the 10th consecutive year. The Marlins will face Johns Hopkins (17-10) on March 7, while Alvernia (20-7) and Wesley (22-3) square off in first round action as well. The winners of those first round games will compete in second round competition on Saturday.

Randolph-Macon (20-6) was ranked #1 in the region heading into the ODAC tournament last week. The Yellow Jackets are in the field of 62 for the fifth time in as many years under head coach Nathan Davis.  R-MC will square off against DeSales (18-9) for its first round contest and a Yellow Jacket victory means a matchup with either Mary Washington (22-5) or Springfield (20-7) in the second round.

First and second round action takes place March 7-8.  Sectional play will commence on March 14-15 and the semifinals and finals will be held on March 21 and 22 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.