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Three Philly-Area Schools Selected For March Madness
March Madness 2016 hits the Philly area: Saint Joseph's, Villanova, and Temple will move on to the NCAA Tournament.
March Madness 2016 has hit the Philly area.
Temple, Saint Joseph's, and Villanova will move on to the NCAA Tournament.
The Hawks soundly defeated Virginia Commonwealth University in Brooklyn on Sunday aftertoon, 87-74, to clinch the Atlantic 10 Championship and an automatic berth in tourney.
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SJU was selected as an 8 seed in the tournament, and will go on to face number 9 Cincinnati on Friday in Spokane in the West Bracket.
Villanova, meanwhile, is a 2 seed in the South Bracket, will face numbe 15 UNC-Asheville on Friday in Brooklyn.
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If they win, they could face Temple in the second round. Temple, a 10 seed, will also face off Friday against numbe 7 Iowa.
The women's brackets have yet to be determined.
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