It may only be February on the calendar, but March Madness is ready to begin for the men's and women's basketball teams of Madison College as both will open NJCAA Region IV Tournament play this week.

The WolfPack men hit the floor first with a quarterfinal game Wednesday in Glen Ellyn, Illinois at 7:00 p.m. After finishing the regular season with a 10-18 overall record and finishing sixth in the North Central Community College Conference with a 4-10 league mark, Madison College earned the #5 seed opposite #4 College of DuPage (17-11, 5-9), who finished a spot ahead of the 'Pack in the N4C standings.

The two teams split their regular season series with the home team winning in each case. The Chaparrals earned a 69-67 come-from-behind win on January 9, while the WolfPack controlled most of a 63-58 victory on February 3. Madison College is currently on a season-long five-game losing skid, while DuPage has dropped two straight and seven of their last nine.

Wednesday's game will represent the first postseason matchup between the two schools. DuPage leads the all-time series 9-7, though the count is even at 7-7 since the Chaparrals and WolfPack became conference opponents in 2009-2010. The 'Pack is 2-5 against DuPage in true road games and has not won in Glen Ellyn since 2012.

The winner advances to Region IV semifinals against top-seeded Rock Valley (27-3, 11-3) at Alverno College in Milwaukee. The Golden Eagles have been ranked #1 in the NJCAA Division III poll all year after finishing runner-up in the nation last year.

Here is the 2016 NJCAA Region IV men's basketball bracket.
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(UPDATED 2/25/16)
The WolfPack women enjoyed of the most successful regular seasons in program history. It began with the program's second best start ever as Madison College reeled off 16 consecutive wins, and saw the 'Pack sit atop the NJCAA Division III rankings for five weeks after not even receiving votes in the preseason poll. They currently sit fourth in the nation.

Their 25-3 record already sits as tied for the fourth most wins in a year by a Madison College women's team, while their 9-3 mark in the North Central Community College Conference earned the WolfPack a second place finish by Rock Valley College by game. Thus, Madison College is the second seed in Region IV - behind RVC - and has earned a bye into the tournament semifinals.

The WolfPack will play Friday at 1:00 p.m. at Milwaukee's Alverno College against third-seeded Joliet Junior College. Madison College swept the regular season series with the Wolves, earning wins of 53-47 and 56-46. The 'Pack has won five of the last seven against Joliet. This will be the third postseason meeting between the two programs, with each team earning a win in the prior two matchups.

Joliet reached the semifinals by defeating sixth-seeded Harper College by a 50-25 final on Tuesday, improving their season record to 16-12.

Here is the 2016 NJCAA Region IV women's basketball bracket.
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For more information and to follow all the action, visit Region4Tournament.com.