RICHMOND, Va. (February 27, 2016) – The pairings are set for theafter a very competitive regular-season race, which included a tie for the regular-season title and a three-way tie for third place. The four-day tournament will be held March 4-7 at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Md.First-round action opens on Friday as eighth-seeded Elon (16-15, 7-11 in CAA) faces #9 Drexel (5-24, 3-15 in CAA) at 6 p.m., followed by #7 College of Charleston (16-13, 8-10 in CAA) against #10 Delaware (7-22, 2-16 in CAA) at 8:30 p.m. Both games will streamed online by CAA.TV.The CAA quarterfinals tip off at Noon on Saturday with the Elon/Drexel winner facing top-seeded Hofstra (22-8, 14-4 in CAA). At 2:30 p.m., #4 James Madison (21-10, 11-7 in CAA) takes on #5 William & Mary (19-10, 11-7 in CAA). The evening session features second-seeded UNCW (22-7, 14-4 in CAA) meeting the CofC/Delaware winner at 6 p.m., and #3 Towson (20-11, 11-7 in CAA) challenging #6 Northeastern (17-14, 9-9 in CAA) at 8:30 p.m. All four contests will be televised by the Comcast SportsNet family of networks as well as several other regional outlets.The semifinal games of the CAA Men’s Basketball Championship are set for 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, with the two winners facing off for the conference title and an automatic bid to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 7. The semifinals and championship game will be televised nationally on the NBC Sports Network.Tickets are available at the box office of your favorite CAA school or Royal Farms Arena, by calling TicketMaster at 800-745-3000 or visiting Ticketmaster.com on the web.Hofstra won a share of the CAA men’s basketball regular-season title for the first time, while UNCW claimed a share of the regular-season crown for the second year in a row. The two teams split their head-to-head matchups, but the Pride earned the #1 seed based on having a better record than the Seahawks against #6 Northeastern.Towson earned the #3 seed based on its 3-1 head-to-head record against JMU and W&M. The Dukes were 2-2 and received the #4 seed and the Tribe was 1-3 and got the #5 seed.For more information on the 2016 CAA Basketball Championship, visit our official championship pages under the championships tab at CAASports.com . or by logging on to CAASports.com/MBBChampionship . Fans can join the social media conversation by using the official CAA Basketball hashtag, #CAAHoops , on both Instagram and Twitter. CAA.TV will be the online home for live coverage of the CAA Basketball Championship. Logon using any internet connected device to access live video and stats. Fans can also follow live statistics of each contest by visiting CAAStats.com G1 - #8 Elon vs. #9 Drexel – 6 p.m.G2 - #7 College of Charleston vs. #10 Delaware – 8:30 p.m.G3 - #1 Hofstra vs. Elon/Drexel winner – NoonG4 - #4 James Madison vs. #5 William & Mary – 2:30 p.m.G5 - #2 UNCW vs. CofC/Delaware winner – 6 p.m.G6 - #3 Towson vs. #6 Northeastern – 8:30 p.m.G7 – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 – 1 p.m.G8 – Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6 – 3:30 p.m.G9 – Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8 – 7 p.m.