WOOSTER, Ohio – The College of Wooster men's basketball team (21-7) is dancing in March for a NCAA Div. III record 18th consecutive season, and the College was selected as one of 16 sites to host first- and second-round action on Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7. Wooster will play Grove City College (20-8), champion of the Presidents' Athletic Conference Tournament at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 6. Elmhurst College (23-5), which won its first College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Tournament in program history, and Lycoming College (20-8), winners of the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth Tournament meet in Friday's 4 p.m. game. Friday's winners are set to play at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday at Timken Gymnasium.

"I'm very pleased to be playing at home this weekend," said head coach Steve Moore, whose team is making its 28th tournament appearance during his tenure. "It's good for our fans, and it's really good for our players with not having to miss class and travel. It's very positive news."

Wooster is hosting NCAA Tournament action at Timken Gymnasium for the 17th time and second straight year. The recently-renovated state-of-the-art facility has seating for just over 2,600 fans.

Overall, the Scots are making their 29th appearance in the Div. III national tournament, which is second all-time. Longtime nemesis Wittenberg University is making its 30th appearance, while the University of Scranton is third with 28 all-time trips to the national field.

Wooster enters play this week with a 36-29 all-time record in the Div. III national tournament, including a 23-9 ledger at home. The Scots have advanced as far as the national championship game (2011) and were national semifinalists in 2003 and 2007. Last year, Wooster topped Baruch College 81-57 before bowing out to Wheaton College (Ill.) 78-70 in the second round. The Scots last made the sectional round in 2016, advancing all the way to the national quarterfinals.

Wooster's 23-12 all-time against Grove City, 1-0 all-time against Elmhurst, and is 1-0 all-time against Lycoming. Wooster last played Grove City in the first round of the 2010 championships, a game won by Wooster 63-52. Wooster's only game against Elmhurst came on December 21, 2002, and the Scots won on the road 70-59. Lycoming came to Timken Gymnasium for the 1987 E.M. "Mose" Hole/Wooster Kiwanis Classic. Wooster won that game 75-50 in a contest that took place during Moore's first year leading the Scots.

Ticket Information: Ticket sales will begin at 2:30 p.m. on Friday and 5 p.m. on Saturday. Prices are as follows: Adults - $12; Seniors, students & children - $7; children under 2-years-old – free. Admission is free for College of Wooster students, thanks to the President's Office, but students must show their C.O.W. card at the ticket booth located on the second level of the Scot Center for entry.

Wooster's complete game notes will be available on Tuesday afternoon.