MARIETTA, Ohio — The Marietta College men's basketball team earned the Ohio Athletic Conference automatic bid into the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament Monday (Feb. 28) afternoon. The Pioneers, making their tenth NCAA Tournament appearance, were named as a host site for the first and second round games slated for March 4-5 in Ban Johnson Arena.
Rochester University (17-8 overall) earned an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament after finishing 8-6 in the University Athletic Association. The Yellow Jackets will play Eastern University (21-5), who earned an at-large bid out of the MAC Commonwealth Conference.
Marietta (25-2) won the OAC Regular Season and Tournament Championships and will play Medaille College (15-12) in the first round. The Mavericks won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Tournament earning an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
The two Friday winners will square off in the second round game on Saturday.
Ticket information will be released on Tuesday.
The 64-team championship field is comprised of 44 conference champions and 20 at-large teams. The first and second round games will be played March 4-5. Winners advance to one of four sectional round sites for games on March 11-12. The semifinals and championship will be played at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana March 18-19.
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pioneers.marietta.edu. You can also follow the Pioneers on Facebook at
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