Farmingdale, N.Y. - For the fourth time in the last five seasons, the Farmingdale State men's basketball team has claimed the #1 seed for the Skyline Conference Men's Basketball Championship. The Rams finished the regular season with a 14-2 record in conference play and have earned home court advantage throughout the playoffs.
Top-seeded FSC will host #8 Sarah Lawrence in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, February 22nd at 7:00 p.m. The winner of that contest will advance to Thursday's semifinals round and will play the winner of fifth-seeded St. Joseph's-Long Island and fourth-seeded Manhattanville.
On the other side of the bracket, the United States Merchant Marine Academy is the #2 seed and will play host to #7 Mount Saint Vincent at 7 p.m. on Tuesday night.
The winner of the Mariners/Dolphins tilt will advance to Thursday night action, where they will face the winning side from Tuesday's 8 p.m. contest between sixth-seeded Purchase College and#3-seed Yeshiva University.
The championship final will take place February 26th at the highest-remaining seed, with the winner earning the Skyline's automatic bid to the following week's 2022 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship.
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Men's Basketball Championship Seedings
- Farmingdale State
- USMMA
- Yeshiva
- Manhattanville
- St. Joseph's-Long Island
- Purchase
- Mount Saint Vincent
- Sarah Lawrence
Quarterfinals - Tuesday, Feb. 22
Sarah Lawrence at Farmingdale State - 7 p.m.
Mount Saint Vincent at USMMA - 7 p.m.
St. Joseph's-LI at Manhattanville - 8 p.m.
Purchase at Yeshiva - 8 p.m.
Semifinals - Thursday, February 24th (games played at higher seeds in each match-up)
St. Joseph's-LI/Manhattanville winner vs. Sarah Lawrence/Farmingdale State winner
Purchase/Yeshiva winner vs. Mount Saint Vincent/USMMA winner
Final - Saturday, February 26th (note: accommodations will be made for religious observances)
Semifinal winners (at highest-remaining seed), time TBA
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