UMBC has received a No. 15 seed for the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship and will face No. 2 Georgetown in the first round of the tournament on Friday, March 21 at 2:35 p.m. in Raleigh, N.C. The game will be televised live on CBS. Complete Bracket.
The Retrievers (24-8) earned America East's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with an 82-65 win over Hartford in the conference title game on Saturday. The Retrievers, who set a school record for wins in a season, have won 11 of their last 12 heading into their first-ever NCAA tournament.
The Hoyas (27-5) are ranked ninth in the country,won the Big East regular-season title and reached the finals of the Big East tournament.