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Wesleyan Gets At-Large Bid In Div. III Tournament

The Illinois Wesleyan men's basketball team will play the University of Dubuque (23-5) at 5 p.m. on Friday in the first round of the 62-team 2015 NCAA Division III basketball championships in Stevens Point, Wis. The Pointers (21-5) will host Concordia Wis. (19-9) with the winners to meet Saturday night.

 width=Augustana and Elmhurst from the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin also made the field. Augustana was one of two schools to receive a first-round bye and the Vikings' opponent Friday will be either the Bears of Washington University (20-5 and runners-up in the University Athletic Association) or the Tigers of DePauw (19-9 and champions of the North Coast Athletic Conference postseason tournament). In the NCAA tournament for the fourth time in school history, Elmhurst (19-7) will play at No. 3-ranked St. Norbert (24-1) on Friday.

Earning an at-large bid into the tourney, the Titans (19-8) are making their sixth straight and 24th overall NCAA tournament appearance in the 32 years of NCAA affiliation and have a 53-23 record in tournament play, including a national championship in 1997, third place finishes in 1996, 2001 and 2006 and semifinal appearances in 2012 and 2014.

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