NCAA D-III MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET

Emory University will serve as a host site the first and second rounds of the NCAA D-III Men's Basketball Championship. The Eagles, 21-4 on the year, will battle Methodist University (18-10) of the USA South Athletic Conference on Friday (Mar. 6) in a scheduled 7:30 pm (EST) tip.  The Emory-Methodist contest will following the other first-round match of Centre College (24-4) against Pomona-Pitzer (21-5), which will start at 5:00 pm. The winners advance to Saturday's second round with that affair scheduled for a 7:30 pm tip.  All games will be played at the Woodruff PE Center.

The Eagles of head coach Jason Zimmerman were one of 43 programs to receive an automatic bid to the postseason. Emory co-tied for the University Athletic Association championship with Washington University, but got the nod for the automatic by virtue of two wins over the Bears. Emory will be making a conference-record eighth straight trip to the postseason and ninth in school history.

The Monarchs of Methodist, led by 21st-year Head Coach David Smith, earned an automatic bid to this weekend's action after winning the USA South Athletic Conference Tournament, topping Huntingdon, 79-73, in the finals. It marks the third time that Smith has guided MU to the NCAA postseason.

Friday's game against the Monarchs will be the fourth -ever meeting on the hardwood between the two schools with Emory winning the first three match-ups.

EMORY NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY (12-8)
Mar. 3, 1990 – Emory 91, Emory & Henry 81 (H)
Mar. 9, 1990 – Calvin 80, Emory 73 (N)
Mar. 10, 1990 – Emory 102, Averett 93 (A)
Mar. 2, 2013 – Emory 77, Randolph 56 (H)
Mar. 9, 2013- Whitworth 86, Emory 67 (A)
Mar. 8, 2014 – Emory 72, Centre 62 (H)
Mar. 14, 2014 – Emory 76, UW-Stevens Point 73 (ot) (A)
Mar. 15, 2014 – UW-Whitewater 74, Emory 51 (N)
Mar. 6, 2015 – Emory 88, Spalding 59 (H)
Mar. 7, 2015 – Emory 85, Whitworth 84 (H)
Mar. 13, 2015 – UW-Stevens Point, 73, Emory 53 (A)
Mar. 4, 2016 – Emory 76, Covenant College 51 (H)
Mar. 5, 2016 – Emory 84, Birmingham Southern 78 (ot)  (H)
Mar. 11, 2016 – Augustana 88, Emory 65 (A)
Mar. 3, 2017 – Emory 82, Texas Lutheran 69 (N)
Mar. 4, 2017 – Hardin-Simmons 95, Emory 85 (A)
Mar. 2, 2018 – Emory 91, Berry College 72 (H)
Mar. 3, 2018 – Emory 83, LeTourneau 82 (H)
Mar. 9, 2018 – UW-Oshkosh 93, Emory 72 (N)
Mar. 1, 2019 – Wittenberg 100, Emory 88 (N)