Who will Chicago face?

Here are the criteria for tournament assignments:

• Teams shall be geographically paired. Seeding is second in priority to proximity.

• The host site shall be no less than 500 miles from any school.

• Pitting conference opponents against each other in the first round will be avoided when possible.

I’m expecting the men to be along with some combination of Elmhurst (W 3-1), Dominican (L 1-2), Wisconsin–Whitewater (L 1-2), Wheaton, Calvin, Ohio Northern and Macalester.

PREDICTION (purely for entertainment purposes): Wheaton hosts Chicago vs. Calvin in first round. Ohio Northern and Wheaton would be the other matchup. (This would mean Dominican would host Elmhurst among others.)

The women likely will host three of Calvin (W 3-0), Aurora (W 2-0), Wisconsin–Stevens Point (W 1-0) and Wheaton (W 3-1). Other candidates are Ohio Northern and Macalester.

PREDICTION: Chicago hosts Aurora in first round. Stevens Point and Wheaton in other matchup.