Men's basketball: Vikings earn No. 1 seed and will host NCAA Division II Tournament West Regional

Having earned the right to play host to NCAA Division II National Tournament games for the third time in four seasons, the Western Washington University men's basketball team faces No. 8 seed Grand Canyon University in an opening-round game of the West Regional on at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 9, at Sam Carver Gymnasium.
The Vikings, ranked No. 11 in last week's NCAA II National Poll, earned the No. 1 seed and the right to host the regional by posting a 25-5 record. They held onto the top spot in the West despite falling to Montana State Billings, 82-78, on Friday in the semifinals of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Tournament.