ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — The pairings for the 2018 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament have been released and CCIW regular season and tournament champion Augustana will be hosting a four-team pod at Carver Center on Friday and Saturday, March 2-3. The Vikings, 22-5 on the season, will host Greenville in Friday's opening round at 7:30 p.m. Hope and Augsburg square off in the first game at 5:30 p.m. Friday's winners will meet Saturday at 7:00 p.m. to advance to sectional play.
 
Greenville (19-8), located in Greenville, Illinois, is this year's St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season and tournament champion. The Panthers lead the nation at all levels of NCAA play in scoring (126.6 points per game), three-point field goals (18.9 per game) and steals (17.9 per game) and have won seven straight games.
 
Hope (18-9), out of Holland, Michigan, tied for the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association regular season championship before claiming the MIAA tournament title. The Flying Dutchmen also played NCAA tournament games at Carver Center in 2011 and 2016. They'll enter this weekend's play having won eight of their last nine.
 
Augsburg (21-7), located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, finished fourth in this year's Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference race, but the Auggies earned the MIAC's automatic NCAA bid by winning the league's tournament. They come into this weekend on a four-game winning streak and have not lost a non-conference game this season.
 
Ticket prices, which are set by the NCAA, are $10 for adults, $5 for seniors aged 60 and up, $5 for students and children aged 2-18 and children under two will be admitted free of charge.  No passes will be recognized. Doors at Carver Center open at 4:00 p.m. on Friday and 5:30 on Saturday.

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