ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — After earning the CCIW's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament with a conference tournament title this past Saturday, the Augustana men's basketball team found out its fate on Monday. The top-ranked, 26-1 Vikings will open NCAA tournament play versus St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament champion Westminster (Mo.) (12-15) at Carver Center on Friday, March 4. Augustana and the Blue Jays will play in the evening's second contest at 7:30 p.m.
 
The rest of the Rock Island first and second round bracket will include Hope (23-3) and Mount St. Joseph (18-9), which square off in Friday's first game at 5:30 p.m. The winner of that contest will face the Augustana-Westminster winner on Saturday, March 5 at 7:00 p.m. with a trip to the sectionals on the line. Hope was the regular season champion in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Mount St. Joseph shared the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference title this year and won the league's automatic NCAA bid by winning its conference tournament.

The NCAA has set ticket prices for both nights at $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students. Tickets, which will all be general admission, go on sale at 4:00 p.m. on Friday and 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.

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