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Howard Men’s Basketball Will Face UMBC in the First 4 of the NCAA Tournament From Dayton
UMBC secured the America East Tournament title with a 74-59 win over Vermont, earning an automatic NCAA Tournament bid for the first time since 2018, officials confirmed.
- At the conference final on Saturday, UMBC beat Vermont to win the America East title and secure its first NCAA Tournament bid since 2018.
- During the championship weekend, multiple conferences saw their final games produce NCAA qualifiers, including the America East final on Saturday, when ten other automatic bids were also decided.
- The program's 2018 upset of Virginia, with Jairus Lyles scoring 28 points, marked UMBC's return to the NCAA Tournament since then.
- Following weekend results such as Arkansas and Utah State wins, UMBC's title adds a guaranteed NCAA bid, prompting warnings that 'Top seeds beware: Maryland-Baltimore County is back in the NCAA Tournament.'
- With conference winners finalizing the field, UMBC joins a list of automatic qualifiers that includes Gonzaga, Duke and Arizona, highlighting the diverse NCAA Tournament field.
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Howard men’s basketball will face UMBC in the First 4 of the NCAA Tournament from Dayton
Back in the big dance are the Howard Bison. For the third time in four years, Howard is in the NCAA men’s tournament and will play University of Maryland Baltimore County Tuesday night as part of the First 4 from Dayton, Ohio. Howard won the MEAC Tournament, hold a 23-10 record and have won eight straight games. UMBC (24-8) won the America East conference and have won 12 straight games. “We have earned it,” Howard coach Kenny Blakeney told WTOP.…
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Bracket Watch: UMBC is back in the NCAA Tournament for the 1st time since pulling a 16-over-1 upset
Top seeds beware: Maryland-Baltimore County is back in the NCAA Tournament. UMBC is headed to the Big Dance for the first time since 2018, when the Retrievers beat Virginia to become the first No. 16 seed to beat a No.…
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