Selection Sunday revealed where the winners of the three HBCU Division I men’s basketball tournaments will play in the NCAA Tournament.
SWAC winner Prairie View will face Lehigh in the First Four in Dayton, Ohio, on Tuesday, while MEAC champion Howard draws a Wednesday matchup with UMBC in the play-in game in the Midwest Region.
Tennessee State — in the NCAA field for the first time in more than 30 years — earned a No. 15 seed and will play Big 12 power Iowa State in the Midwest Region.
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