Livingstone Receives No. 8 Atlantic Region Seed

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana -- The NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Committee announced the field of 64 teams that will compete in the 2015 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship.

Twenty-two conferences have been awarded automatic qualification. The remaining 42 teams were selected at large by the committee.

Livingstone College will represent the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) with its third consecutive trip to the Atlantic Region Tournament. The Blue Bears (19-9 overall) won its second consecutive conference championship and automatic qualification.

West Liberty University won the Mountain East Conference (MEC) championship and an automatic qualification as the No. 1 seed. The Hilltoppers (26-3 overall) - last year's national runners-up – have won the last four Atlantic Region championships and are serving as regional tournament hosts for the fifth time in the past six seasons.

Livingstone will travel to West Liberty, West Virginia to take on West Liberty for the second time in post-season play.

The Atlantic Region Tournament will be conducted March 14, 15 and 17. The eight regional champions will advance to the quarterfinals in conjunction with the 2015 NCAA Division II Men’s Elite Eight at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.

Central Missouri defeated West Liberty, 84-77, to win the 2014 NCAA Division II Men’s Elite Eight championship game in Evansville, Indiana.



NCAA Division II Men's Basketball
Atlantic Region Tournament

Saturday, March 14
Regional Quarterfinals (at West Liberty, W.Va.)
No. 1 WEST LIBERTY (26-3) vs. No. 8 Livingstone, N.C. (19-9), 6:00 PM - LIVE STATS
No. 4 Fairmont State (21-10) vs. No. 5 Mercyhurst, Pa. (20-8), 8:30 PM
No. 3 Indiana, Pa. (26-6) vs. No. 6 Glenville State (22-10), 12:00 PM
No. 2 Gannon, Pa. (23-8) vs. No. 7 Slippery Rock, Pa. (20-10), 2:30 PM

Sunday, March 15
Regional Semifinals
West Liberty/Livingstone winner vs. Fairmont/Mercyhurst winner, 5:00 PM
Indiana/Glenville winner vs. Gannon/Slippery Rock winner, 7:30 PM

Tuesday, March 17
Regional Championship
Sunday's winners, 7:00 PM

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