Livingstone earns first NCAA berth

SALIBURY, North Carolina  --  Livingstone has earned a chance at the NCAA Division II basketball championship.

The Blue Bears, who've advanced to the postseason for the first time in school history, will face fourth seed Fairmont State in the Atlantic Regional on March 16. Livingstone, which is seeded fifth, is a school-best 22-6 and advanced to the final of the CIAA tournament in addition to winning the South Division.

No. 2 seed Winston-Salem State takes on seventh-ranked Slippery Rock and CIAA tournament champion Bowie State, the No. 8 seed, will play No. 1 West Liberty (W.Va.) on March 16 in the first meeting between the schools.

At least two CIAA squads have earned tournament berths each season since 1991.

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