INDIANAPOLIS – The top four seeds in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship bracket are ready to rock in the second round of the playoffs coming up on Friday.
 
No. 1 Findlay, No. 2 Walsh, No. 3 Hillsdale and No. 4 Cedarville, all survived upset bids from their respective opponents to advance out of the quarterfinals on Tuesday. 
 
Those four teams will now travel to Findlay, Ohio, where the Oilers serve as host for Friday’s semifinals and Saturday’s championship game in Croy Gymnasium. This is the second year Findlay has earned the right to host with back-to-back conference regular-season titles. 
 
The championship banquet on Thursday will recognize the achievements of the student-athletes while the annual all-conference team with individual award winners will officially be unveiled. 

Top seed and No. 6 nationally-ranked Findlay will take the floor in the early game against No. 4 seed Cedarville in a compelling matchup at 6 p.m. ET.
 
The Yellow Jackets handed the Oilers a loss by 13 points on Dec. 1, but UF would even the season series at home with a victory by the same margin on Jan. 31. 
 
No. 2 Walsh will tangle with No. 3 Hillsdale after, a trip to the championship final on Saturday at stake. The Cavaliers and Chargers will get underway around 8 p.m. ET. 
 
The moniker of March Madness has not yet come into play as the higher seeded teams all prevailed. 
 
No. 6 Lake Erie was bidding for an upset for the second straight year and nearly pulled it off on the road at Hillsdale as the Chargers won out by one point, 60-59. The Chargers remain ranked in the Midwest Region, falling down one spot to No. 9 this week. 
 
Findlay pulled away from No. 8 Alderson Broaddus as the No. 3 ranked team in the Midwest Region just continues to bury opponents. The Oilers are now winners of 12 straight and improved to 26-3 overall. 
 
No. 2 Walsh had a tough opening-round draw against No. 7 Malone with the narrative of a continued rivalry becoming the focal point. The Cavaliers won their 11th straight and quickly erased memories of last year’s first-round exit. 
 
Cedarville wasn’t even in the postseason last year and the league’s coaches thought they would be a bubble team this year, but the Yellow Jackets eliminated