FOREST, Va. --- Nationally second-ranked
Randolph-Macon College was the final team to secure its seeding in the upcoming ODAC Men's Basketball Tournament on Saturday night, and it appeared for a while that ODAC tiebreakers would be needed to determine the eight-team field's top billing.
That is because Bridgewater College owned a two-point edge with just over eight minutes to play in its regular season finale with RMC before the Yellow Jackets enjoyed as much as a seven-point lead on the way to a 67-61 victory. Randolph-Macon, at 23-2 overall and 14-2 in league play, slots as the ODAC's top seed for the eighth time since 2018 with only the COVID-shortened 2021 season keeping RMC from an nine-season run.
Virginia Weselyan (18-7, 13-3) earned a win over the
University of Lynchburg (14-11, 9-7) to command second position, while
Roanoke College (19-6, 12-4) claimed the third seed after a win over Randolph College.
Hampden-Sydney College (16-9, 10-6) rounds out the top-four seeds following its final day triumph over
Washington and Lee University (17-8, 9-7). RMC, LYN, RC, and H-SC will each host an ODAC quarterfinal game on Tuesday, February 24 to kick off tournament play. All four games are slated for 7:00 p.m. ET.
Lynchburg and Washington and Lee tied for fifth in the final league table. The Hornet's 73-59 win over the Generals in Lexington broke the stalemate by the ODAC's first tiebreaking step, head-to-head results, awarding Lynchburg the fifth seed and a date at H-SC in the quarterfinals. WLU returns to the ODAC field as the sixth seed and will travel south on I-81 to Salem for a meeting at Roanoke.
The final day also provided clarity for the seventh and eighth seeds in the bracket.
Averett University (15-9, 8-8) defeated EMU to finish one game ahead of
Guilford College (13-12, 7-9) in the final standings following the Quakers loss at Shenandoah University. The Cougars head to VWU on Tuesday, while the defending champion Quakers trek to Ashland to meet RMC in the quarterfinals.
Below is the full schedule for the upcoming ODAC Men's Basketball Tournament. Check the ODAC tournament page for all information surrounding this season's event with admissions details for Tuesday's quarterfinals on campus and Friday and Saturday's semifinals and championship at the Salem Civic Center in Salem.
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| QUARTERFINALS | Tuesday, February 24, 2025 | at Higher Seeds |
| Game 1 |
#8 Guilford |
at |
#1 Randolph-Macon |
7:00 PM |
| Game 2 |
#5 Lynchburg |
at |
#4 Hampden-Sydney |
7:00 PM |
| Game 3 |
#6 Washington and Lee |
at |
#3 Roanoke |
7:00 PM |
| Game 4 |
#7 Averett |
at |
#2 Virginia Wesleyan |
7:00 PM |
| SEMIFINALS | Friday, February 27, 2025 | at Salem Civic Center |
| Game 5 |
Winner Game 1 |
vs. |
Winner Game 2 |
5:00 PM |
| Game 6 |
Winner Game 3 |
vs. |
Winner Game 4 |
7:30 PM |
| CHAMPIONSHIP | Saturday, February 28, 2025 | at Salem Civic Center |
| Game 7 |
Winner Game 5 |
vs. |
Winner Game 6 |
8:00 PM |