Pairings set for CAA Tournament; Seahawks #2 seed, four-way tie for regular season title

RICHMOND, VA (CAA) – The pairings are set for the 2015 CAA Men’s Basketball Championship after one of the most competitive races in conference history, which included a four-way tie for the regular-season title. The four-day tournament will be held March 6-9 at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Md.

First-round action opens on Friday as eighth-seeded Elon (14-17, 6-12 in CAA) faces #9 Towson (12-19, 5-13 in CAA) at 6 p.m., followed by #7 Drexel (11-18, 9-9 in CAA) against #10 College of Charleston at 8:30 p.m. Both games will streamed online by CAA.TV.

The CAA quarterfinals tip off at Noon on Saturday with the Elon/Towson winner facing top-seeded William & Mary (18-11, 12-6 in CAA). At 2:30 p.m., #4 James Madison (19-12, 12-6 in CAA) takes on #5 Hofstra (19-12, 10-8 in CAA) at 2:30 p.m. The evening session features second-seeded UNCW (17-12, 12-6 in CAA) meeting the Drexel/CofC winner at 6 p.m., and #3 Northeastern (20-11, 12-6 in CAA) challenging #6 Delaware (10-19, 9-9 in CAA) at 8:30 p.m. All four contests will be televised by the Comcast SportsNet family of networks as well as several other regional outlets.

The semifinal games of the CAA Men’s Basketball Championship are set for 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Sunday, with the two winners facing off for the conference title and an automatic bid to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 9. The semifinals and championship game will be televised nationally on the NBC Sports Network.

Tickets are available at the box office of your favorite CAA school or Royal Farms Arena, by calling TicketMaster at 800-745-3000 or visiting Ticketmaster.com on the web.

For more information on the 2015 CAA Basketball Championship, visit our official championship pages under the championships tab at CAASports.com. or by logging on to CAASports.com/MBBChampionship. Fans can join the social media conversation by using the official CAA Basketball hashtag, #CAAHoops, on both Instagram and Twitter.

CAA.TV will be the online home for live coverage throughout the first three days of the CAA Basketball Championship. Logon using any internet connected device to access live video and stats. Fans can also follow live statistics of each contest by visiting CAAStats.com.

2015 CAA Men’s Basketball Championship
March 6-9 – Royal Farms Arena – Baltimore, Md.

Friday, March 6 – First Round
G1 – #8 Elon vs. #9 Towson – 6 p.m.
G2 – #7 Drexel vs. #10 College of Charleston – 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 7 – Quarterfinals
G3 – #1 William & Mary vs. Elon/Towson winner – Noon
G4 – #4 James Madison vs. #5 Hofstra – 2:30 p.m.
G5 – #2 UNCW vs. Drexel/CofC winner – 6 p.m.
G6 – #3 Northeastern vs. #6 Delaware – 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 8 – Semifinals
G7 – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 – 2:30 p.m.
G8 – Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6 – 5 p.m.

Monday, March 9 – Championship
G9 – Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8 – 7 p.m.