Xavier Musketeers Punch NCAA Ticket With A-10 Tournament Title

Celebrations erupted across the Miami Valley, including in Greene County communities like Xenia, after the Xavier University men's basketball team clinched an automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Tournament. The Musketeers secured the bid with a 78-65 victory over Dayton on March 9 in the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament final. The Dayton Daily News reports that the victory marks Xavier's third A-10 title in five years under coach Sean Miller. Although Xavier University is located in Cincinnati, it m