Commonwealth College Hoops teams going to March, breaking down who's going to the big dance

A March Madness sticker for the NCAA college basketball tournament is placed on a window in downtown Indianapolis, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

by: James Kattato

Posted: Mar 18, 2024 / 12:20 AM MDT

Updated: Mar 18, 2024 / 11:03 PM MDT

NORFOLK, VA (WAVY) — Five Commonwealth-based College Basketball teams made it to the NCAA Tournament on the Men’s and Women’s side. Let’s break down who’s going, and who they’re playing.

Norfolk State Women’s Basketball will take on 2 seeded Stanford on Friday, March 22 in California
Virginia Tech Women’s Hoops is a 4 seed and will play 13 seeded Marshall at home in Blacksburg on Friday, March 22
JMU is in a 12-5 game against Wisconsin. That’ll be Friday, March 22 at the Barclays Center
UVA is in a 10 seed play-in game with Colorado State. Winner plays Texas in Charlotte. Tipoff vs Colorado State, Tuesday, March 19 at 9:10 p.m.
Longwood will play top seeded Houston, which tips off in Memphis Friday, March 22 at 9:20 p.m.

The Non-NCAA Tournament teams are below (Dates, times, and opponents for some of these games are still TBD)

Virginia Tech and Richmond Men’s Basketball will square off in the opening round of the NIT Tuesday in Blacksburg at 9 p.m.
VCU will play Villanova in Pennsylvania at 9 p.m. on Wednesday
Norfolk State Men’s Basketball will host a CIT game against the winner of Alabama A&M and Austin Peay Saturday at 4 p.m.
ODU Women will play in the WNIT against either North Carolina A&T and UNC Greensboro. Time and place still TBD

The full men’s and women’s March Madness brackets are linked below: