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NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Augustana College will host the 2018 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men’s Basketball Tournament February 23-24.
 
The one-seeded Vikings (20-5, 12-4) will host No. 4 seed Wheaton (17-8, 10-6) at 7 p.m., while No. 2 seed Illinois Wesleyan (19-6, 12-4) will face No. 3 seed North Central (18-7, 11-5) in the other semifinal game at 5 p.m. on Friday. Friday’s winners will play for the tournament title at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
 
Fans can follow the games via Augustana’s live stats and live video links.
 
The Vikings are the only CCIW program to qualify for the conference tournament every year since its inception in 2006; a run that includes five tournament titles (2007, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2016). Augustana has qualified for the last four NCAA Tournaments including national title appearances in 2015 and 2017. The Vikings have advanced to the NCAA Tournament eight times under head coach Grey Giovanine. Augustana clinched a share of its 17th CCIW title with a 79-77 win over Elmhurst on Tuesday.  
 
The Titans return to the conference tournament for the first time since 2016. This will be Illinois Wesleyan’s 10th appearance in school history as the Ron Rose-led program seeks its first CCIW Tournament title. Under Rose, the Titans have appeared in six NCAA postseasons including two national semifinal appearances (2012, 2014). Illinois Wesleyan clinched a share of its conference-leading 30th CCIW title with a 92-63 win at Carthage on Saturday.
 
The defending tournament champion Cardinals will make their fourth-straight appearance and 10th overall. Under head coach Todd Raridon, North Central has won four conference tournament titles (2006, 2012, 2013, 2017) and has qualified for five NCAA Tournaments, including a national semifinal appearance in 2013.
 
The Thunder are back in the CCIW Tournament for the first time since 2014. This is the ninth appearance in program history and sixth under head coach Mike Schauer. Wheaton has won two CCIW Tournament titles, including one under long time coach Bill Harris in 2009, and one under Schauer in 2014. Schauer’s teams have also advanced to the NCAA Tournament four times.
 
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). During the 2016-17 academic year, the CCIW honored over 1,900 academic all-conference recipients, 10 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 33 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, one CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year and over 100 all-Americans.