NEW HAVEN, Conn. (March 10, 2025) – Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference men’s basketball champion University of Bridgeport was selected as the No. 8 seed for the 2025 NCAA Division II East Region Championship tournament. CACC member Dominican University New York qualified for the event as an at-large selection and received the No. 7 seed to the eight-team event, which will be hosted by Daemen University in Amherst, N.Y. The 64-team field for the NCAA D-II Men’s Basketball Championship was announced by the NCAA on Sunday night.
Bridgeport (19-12) defeated Post University, 67-57, in Sunday’s CACC Championship final. The Purple Knights were last selected to the NCAA Tournament in 2020 before that year’s event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 public health crisis. UB will face top seed Daemen, the nation’s No. 1-ranked and only undefeated Division II team, on Saturday, March 15, at a time to be announced.
Dominican (20-8) is making its seventh NCAA Tournament appearance. The Chargers have drawn a first-round matchup against No. 2 seed Adelphi University, also on Saturday at Daemen.
Game times, ticket and broadcast information for the East Region Championship will be announced later in the week. The single-elimination tournament will continue with the semifinals on March 16 and the final on March 18 at Daemen.
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its affiliation with NCAA Division II. Conference institutions compete for championships in 18 sports – eight for men, nine for women, and one co-ed. The CACC contains 12 members in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Membership includes Bloomfield College of Montclair State University, the University of Bridgeport, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Dominican University New York, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Post University, Thomas Jefferson University, and Wilmington University.