Following its 76-47 win over the College of DuPage during the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Great Lakes District Championship on Saturday, Owens Community College (19-5) has clinched a spot in the NCJAA Division III tournament.

It was announced Wednesday that the Express — the defending national champions —were named the No. 1 seed in the 12-team tournament and have received a first-round bye.

Owens’ first tournament game will be on March 16 in Rochester, Minn., and the Express will play the winner of Prince George’s Community College and Akona-Ramsey.

A season ago, the Express defeated Prince George’s 61-46 in the quarterfinal of the same tournament.

First Published March 9, 2023, 12:43 a.m.