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A CAC record-tying five teams will continue their seasons in the 2016 NCAA Division III Basketball Tournaments beginning Friday. 

On the men's side, fourth-ranked Christopher Newport and 24th-ranked Salisbury are set to represent the CAC in the NCAA postseason. 

On the women's side, Mary Washington (No. 20 WBCA; No. 19 D3hoops.com), Marymount (No. 24 WBCA), and Christopher Newport (No. 21 WBCA; No. 23 D3hoops.com) will each compete in NCAA's, marking just the third time that the CAC has qualified three teams for the national postseason tournament. 

MEN'S PREVIEW

CNU (26-1) is ready for its 20th NCAA appearance and will host Lycoming (19-9) at 7:30 p.m. at the Freeman Center. NYU (20-5) and Brooklyn (22-6) meet in the opening game in Newport News at 5:30 p.m., with the winners set for a 7 p.m. showdown on Saturday with a spot in the Sweet 16 on the line.

The Captains are riding a 17-game winning streak and won the CAC title last Saturday wth an overtime victory over Salisbury. CNU is 26-1 and has matched a school record for wins in a single season. The Captains were 18-0 in CAC action this year, becoming just the second team in the 26-year history of the league to go undefeated in winning the regular-season title.

Salisbury, the CAC runner-up, is making its seventh overall and second straight NCAA Tournament appearance after earning an at-large bid. The Sea Gulls (21-6) will take on Middlebury (17-10) in Friday's first game at 5:30 p.m. at Stockton University in Galloway, N.J. Host Stockton (21-6) will take on Keene State (18-10) in the other first round contest at 7:30 p.m., with the winners set to meet Saturday at 7 p.m.

FOLLOW THE ACTION 

Salisbury vs. Middlebury, 5:30 p.m. - Live Stats | Video

Christopher Newport vs. Lycoming, 7:30 p.m. - Live Stats | Video

WOMEN'S PREVIEW

Mary Washington (24-4) will take on host Maryville (Tenn.) (24-3) in Friday's first round at 7:30 p.m., with Lynchburg (24-4) facing Birmingham Southern (24-3) in the other contest at 5:30 p.m. The CAC Champion Eagles will be competing in the NCAA Tournament for the eighth time under head coach Deena Applebury and the 10th time overall. UMW is riding a six-game winning streak entering the NCAA postseason. 

Marymount (22-5), the CAC regular season champion and postseason runner-up, travels to Scranton, Pa. for a first-round matchup against Cabrini (19-9) at 5 p.m. Host Scranton (27-0) will meet WPI (24-4) in the other game at the John Long Center at 7 p.m. The Saints return to the NCAA postseason for the 17th time in program history and the second time under head coach Ashlee Rogers. 

Christopher Newport (22-4) will play on a neutral floor against St. Joseph's (Maine) (23-5) on the campus of Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa., with tip-off set for 5 p.m. Muhlenberg (24-2) hosts St. John Fisher (22-4) in the other first-round game at 7 p.m. in Memorial Hall. The Captains return to the NCAA Tournament for the 17th time in program history and the third time in four seasons under head coach Bill Broderick. 

FOLLOW THE ACTION 

Christopher Newport vs. St. Joseph's (Maine), 5 p.m. - Live Stats | Video

Marymount vs. Cabrini, 5 p.m. - Live Stats | Video

Mary Washington vs. Maryville (Tenn.), 7:30 p.m. - Live Stats | Video