No. 5 Seed Dillard Set To Face No. 4 Seed Westmont (Calif.) In NAIA Tournament On March 14

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KANSAS CITY, Missouri -- On the heels of winning the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference regular season title and conference tournament championship, the Dillard men's basketball team earned a No. 5 seed in the Liston bracket when the pairings for the season's NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament were announced Wednesday.

The Bleu Devils (20-9) will face No. 4 seed [13] Westmont (24-7) in the first round Wednesday, March 14 at 10 p.m. CT at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri.

Dillard, which finished the regular season ranked No. 18th in the NAIA Division Men's Basketball Coaches' Poll, is making its third-consecutive appearance in the tournament and eighth overall.

The winner of Wednesday night's game will advance to the second round to play the winner of top-seed LSU Shreveport (La.) (27-4) and No. 8 seed Harris-Stowe State (Mo.) (23-10).

This year's field consists of 14 automatic berths, one host berth and 17 at-large spots. Automatic qualification is given to conference regular-season champions, regular-season runners-up, tournament champions or tournament runners-up depending on the league. At-large teams were determined using the final regular-season Coaches' Top 25 Poll released today. To access the poll, click HERE.

The NAIA Network (www.NAIANetwork.com) – the association's official video streaming home – will broadcast the first 30 games leading up to the championship final on ESPN3. The video platform, powered by Stretch Internet, allows users access video, statistics, and social interaction on a number of devices, including mobile. Single-day passes can be purchased for $9.95, while an all-tournament package is available at $34.95. Click HERE for more information.

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