OLATHE, Kan. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has released its 32-team bracket for the 16th-Annual NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament, which will begin play Wednesday, March 7, in Point Lookout, Mo.
The tournament, which is hosted by College of the Ozarks (Mo.), will take place at Keeter Gymnasium in Point Lookout, and the 30 games prior to the championship game will be video streamed live on the Internet. Additionally, the national championship game will air live nationwide on CSTV, with Jason Knapp calling the action and Sean Farnham providing color analysis.
Click here to view a PDF version of the official bracket, and log on to
www.naia.org for further updates to the bracket once competition begins.
Automatic Qualifiers
Aquinas College (Mich.) - Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference tournament champion
Bellevue University (Neb.) - Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament champion
Bluefield College (Va.) - Appalachian Athletic Conference regular-season champion
Cedarville University (Ohio) - American Mideast Conference South Division regular season champion
Evangel University (Mo.) - Heart of America Athletic Conference automatic qualifier
Fisher College (Mass.) - Sunrise Conference tournament champion
Florida Memorial University - Florida Sun Conference tournament champion
Friends University (Kan.) - Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference automatic qualifier
Holy Names University (Calif.) - California Pacific Conference tournament champion
Huntington (Ind.) - Mid-Central College Conference tournament champion
Kansas Wesleyan - Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament champion
King College (Tenn.) - Appalachian Athletic Conference tournament champion
Mayville State University (N.D.) - Dakota Athletic Conference tournament champion
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) - Heart of America Athletic Conference tournament champion
Northwestern College (Iowa) - Great Plains Athletic Conference regular season champion
Oregon Institute of Technology - Cascade Collegiate Conference regular season champion
College of the Ozarks (Mo.) - Host Institution automatic qualifier
Point Park University (Pa.) - American Mideast Conference North Division regular season champion
University of Sioux Falls (S.D.) - Great Plains Athletic Conference tournament champion
Spalding University (Ky.) - Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament champion
Trinity International University (Ill.) - Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (II) tournament champion
Walsh University (Ohio) - American Mideast Conference tournament champion
Warner Pacific College (Ore.) - Cascade Collegiate Conference tournament champion
William Penn University (Iowa) - Midwest Classic Conference tournament champion
At-Large Berths
Indiana Wesleyan University - At Large No. 1
Mount Vernon Nazarene University (Ohio) - At Large No. 2
University of Saint Francis (Ind.) - At Large No. 3
Dakota Wesleyan University (S.D.) - At Large No. 4
Northwest University (Wash.) - At Large No. 5
Albertson College (Idaho) - At Large No. 6
Cornerstone University (Mich.) - At Large No. 7
Northwood University (Fla.) - At Large No. 8
