Massachusetts is well-represented in two sections of the NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament this weekend, with a pair of teams two wins away from the Final Four.

Worcester Polytechnic (26-2) faces Rensselaer Polytechnic (23-5) of New York at 4:30 p.m. Friday in Ashland, Va., with the winner playing in the Elite Eight on Saturday night against either UMass-Dartmouth or regional host Randolph-Macon.

The Engineers, on an 11-game win streak, won the NEWMAC conference tournament before coasting past both Vassar and Penn State-Harrisburg in the NCAA tournament. RPI – also the Engineers – has the top scoring defense in Division III at 57.5 points per game.

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Perennial NESCAC power Williams, meanwhile, travels all the way to Bloomington, Ill., where the 19-4 Ephs will play 26-3 Wabash (Ind.) on Friday evening. Williams fell to Wesleyan – which lost to RPI in the NCAA second round – in overtime in the NESCAC tournament final, but rebounded with NCAA wins over Neumann and Stevens.

The Williams-Wabash winner is guaranteed to meet a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin team in the Elite Eight, with regional host Illinois Wesleyan facing Wheaton (Ill.) in the other regional matchup.

The D-III Final Four will be held next weekend in Fort Wayne, Ind.