Men's Basketball to Face Franciscan in First Round of PAC Championships

GREENVILLE, Pa. (pacathletics.org)--Westminster College has earned the top seed and hosting rights throughout the 2020-21 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Men's Basketball Championship Tournament, which will run March 13-20. 

Westminster (8-1) will be looking for its first PAC title since winning as the No. 1 seed in 2003-04. 

In an adjustment to previous championship tournament formatting, all 10 men's programs have secured a spot in this year's tournament.

Bethany's Men's Basketball team secured the number 9 spot and will face Franciscan.  

Tournament action begins Saturday evening with a pair of first round games. Number 10 Saint Vincent College (2-7) will travel to No. 7 Waynesburg University (3-6) while No. 8 Franciscan University (2-7) will host No. 9 Bethany College (2-7). 

In Tuesday's quarterfinal round No. 1 Westminster will host the No. 8 Franciscan/No. 9 Bethany winner while No. 2 Geneva College (7-2) will host the No. 7 Waynesburg/No. 10 Saint Vincent winner. Third-seeded Washington & Jefferson College (7-2) will host No. 6 Thiel College (3-6) while No. 4 Grove City College (6-3) will host No. 5 Chatham University (5-4). 

In Thursday's semifinal round the tournament's lowest remaining seed will travel to the highest remaining seed, with the two remaining middle seeds meeting at the higher of the two. 

Next Saturday's title game will be hosted by the higher seed remaining following Thursday's semifinals. 

PAC institutions have adjusted spectator policies in place for home games during the 2021 season in an effort of promoting and prioritizing the health and safety of student-athletes, game day staff and designated personnel in light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Schools will determine if on-campus student, faculty and staff attendance is permissible at their own facilities. There will be no outside fans or visiting team's fans permitted.