For the first time in Conference history, the Centennial has three representatives in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

Johns Hopkins, who won the title with a 61-57 win at Swarthmore, will host a four-team regional, while the Garnet will head north to Connecticut. Franklin & Marshall also received an at-large bid and will head south to Virginia.

The last time the Centennial membership had three teams in the field was 1991 as members of the Middle Atlantic Conference, as Hopkins, F&M and Dickinson made the tourney.

BALTIMORE, MD -- The Johns Hopkins men's basketball team will host a four-team NCAA Regional March 2 and 3, it was announced Monday afternoon. Hopkins will host La Roche (21-6), MIT (22-5) and Brockport (19-7) at Goldfarb Gym. The Blue Jays are making their 12th NCAA Tournament appearance and third in the last five years. Hopkins is hosting the first and second rounds for the third time since 2007.

Tickets will be $10 for adults; $5 for senior citizens, students of the participating institutions (with ID) and children; kids two and under will be admitted free. Doors to Goldfarb Gym will open one hour prior to the start of competition on both days.

Hopkins earned the Centennial Conference's automatic bid after defeating 11th-ranked and top-seeded Swarthmore, 61-57, in the championship game this past Saturday. The CC title is the fourth for the Blue Jays and they have won 13 straight entering the NCAAs.

The Blue Jays are led by junior Michael Gardner (14.4 ppg), senior Kyle Doran (13.7 ppg) and freshman Conner Delaney(10.9). Doran leads the team in rebounding (6.9) and Delaney averages a team-best 4.04 assists per game. Hopkins ranks second in the nation in scoring defense (61.7 ppg), fourth in three-point percentage defense (.290) and 23rd in scoring margin (+11.30).

Hopkins will take on La Roche, winners of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, in the first round on Friday. The Redhawks are averaging 78.4 points per game and are led by sophomore Trell Thomas (15.8 ppg), junior Ray Quan Phifer (13.7 ppg) and senior Arnes Bajgora (13.2 ppg). Bajgora leads the squad in rebounding (6.7) and field goal percentage (.548). La Roche averages 10.1 points and 8.4 rebounds more per game than its opponents this season. The Redhawks rank eighth in the nation in rebounding margin and 26th in rebounds per game (42.44).

MIT earned an automatic bid after winning its sixth New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference title on Sunday. The Engineers boast four players in double figures, but have played without their leading scorer, Bradley Jomard, for the last seven games dues to a season-ending injury. Junior's Cameron Korb (14.4 ppg) and AJ Jurko (13.6 ppg) and freshman Hamilton Forsythe (14.0 ppg) have led the way and Jurko earned tournament MVP honors after averaging 19.5 points, five rebounds and 9.5 assists. The Engineers rank in the top 10 in the nation in scoring margin (+16.2), scoring defense (63.1 ppg) and three-point field goal percentage (.407).

Brockport earned an at-large bid out of the State University of New York Athletic Conference after falling in the semifinals to SUNY Oneonta. The Golden Eagles are led by senior Hamed Shamseldin (20.4 ppg), sophomore Justin Summers (17.4 ppg) and junior Tyler Collins (10.2 ppg). Shamseldin also leads the team in assists (5.9) while Summers leads in rebounding (7.7). The Golden Eagles rank ninth in the nation in free throw attempts (701), 11th in free throws made (487) and 15th in blocked shots (5.0).

SWARTHMORE, Pa.—Swarthmore College Men's Basketball returns to the NCAA Tournament after receiving an at-large bid on Monday afternoon.

The Garnet (22-5) finished as the runners-up in the Centennial Conference and have made the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row and the second time in program history.

Swarthmore ships up to the campus of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, to begin the NCAA Tournament. Swarthmore's opening draw is on March 2 against New England College, who finished 21-6 overall and won the North Atlantic Conference Championship.

The other matchup in Swarthmore's pod features host Wesleyan (21-6) facing Southern Vermont College (22-5). Wesleyan finished as the runner-up in the NESCAC after losing to Williams. Southern Vermont emerged as the winner of the New England Collegiate Conference Championship.

Swarthmore finished third in the Middle Atlantic in the NCAA's official regional rankings, behind York and Johns Hopkins. Wesleyan is ranked as the second-best team in the Northeast Region, and New England College and Southern Vermont are both unranked.

Should Swarthmore advance to round three, they would face the winner of the Plattsburgh St. pod. Plattsburgh (22-4), is top-ranked team in the East Region and is the champion of the SUNYAC. Plattsburgh has won 19 games in a row dating back to Dec. 8. Plattsburgh first-round opponent is Nichols College (25-3) who has won 11 straight, including the Commonwealth Coach Conference Championship, but is not ranked regionally.

The remaining matchup at that site is between New Jersey City University (19-7) and Union College (N.Y.) (18-8). NJCU lost in its conference quarterfinals but is ranked third in the Atlantic Region. Union is winner of the Liberty League but is not ranked regionally.

LANCASTER, Pa. — Franklin & Marshall's men's basketball team earned its 25th NCAA Division III Tournament bid when the field was announced Monday afternoon. The Diplomats will play Emory & Henry on Friday, March 2 at 5:30 p.m. at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Va. CNU will take on Lancaster Bible in the second game at 7:30 p.m. on Friday evening with the winner of each game facing off on Saturday at 7:00 p.m.

Franklin & Marshall (20-6) 

F&M returns to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2015-16 after receiving one of 21 coveted at-large berths. F&M finished the regular season with a 20-6 mark and advance to its 21st Centennial Conference Tournament in the 25-year history of the conference. The Diplomats fell by just one point to eventual CC Champions Johns Hopkins. F&M has advanced to the round of 16 on 16 occasions, made the Elite Eight 10 times, and advanced to the Four Final five times with one title game appearance in 1990-91.

Emory & Henry (22-6)

By virtue of its first-ever Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championship (ODAC),  Emory & Henry College received one of 43 automatic qualifier bids to the NCAA Division III Tournament.

The tournament appearance marks the first time since 1993 that the Wasps have reached the NCAA Tournament and the sixth time in program history. E&H made the Sweet 16 in both 1988 and 1993 and also had national postseason appearances in 1990, 1991 and 1992.

CNU (21-6)

The Captains are making their 22nd all-time appearance in the NCAA Tournament, as well as their third straight. CNU advanced to the Final Four two years ago and the Sweet 16 last season. CNU lost to York in the Capital Athletic Conference title game on Saturday at the Freeman Center, 82-73. 

Lancaster Bible (23-5)

Fresh off its second North Eastern Athletic Conference Championship in the last three years, Lancaster Bible has drawn Christopher Newport in the NCAA Division III First Round. Lancaster Bible received an automatic bid to the tournament thanks to its NEAC Title win over Morrisville State on Sunday.

Tickets

Tickets prices are $15 for reserved seating, $10 for general admission, $5 for all students and seniors. Tickets will be available for purchase starting on Wednesday at 9 a.m. by calling 757.594.7880 or onsite before the game.