Prairie View to face Fairleigh Dickinson in NCAA Tournament

The Prairie View A&M Panthers are returning to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1998. Less than 24 hours after claiming the SWAC Championship in Birmingham, PVAMU learned of its next opponent.

The @PVAMUPanthers will play in the First Four in Dayton, Ohio against Fairleigh Dickinson. If PVAMU wins they will move on to face West Region no. 1 seed Gonzaga @marchmadness #SWACBKB19 pic.twitter.com/nYjm70kz6O

— The SWAC (@theswac) March 17, 2019

The Panthers were awarded a no. 16 seed by the committee and will face Fairleigh Dickinson in the first four play in game from Dayton, Ohio. The game will be played on Tuesday at 6:40 pm EST. Should the Panthers win they’ll face Gonzaga, the no. 1 seed in the West.