This year there are some slight changes to the format now that the playoff field has expanded to 28 teams. In the past the 1 and 2 seeds from each region had a Bye in the 1st Round. Going forward only the four 1 seeds have a Bye in the opening round.
ONE SEEDS – The four teams who get a Bye this weekend: NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE BEARCATS ### UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA WOLVES ### SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY RAMS ### And the MIDWESTERN STATE MUSTANGS
* ROUND ONE MATCHUPS *
(4) COLORADO STATE AT PUEBLO THUNDERWOLVES (Defending Champions) host the (5) UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS GREYHOUNDS.
(3) ASHLAND UNIVERSITY EAGLES host the
(6) GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY LAKERS
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(2) FERRIS STATE BULLDOGS host the
(7) TEXAS A&M AT COMMERCE LIONS
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(4) HUMBOLDT STATE LUMBERJACKS host the
(5) AUGUSTANA (SD) VIKINGS
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(3) HENDERSON STATE REDDIES host the
(6) UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS COUGARS
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(2) MINNESOTA STATE MAVERICKS host the
(7) EMPORIA STATE HORNETS
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(4) VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS host the
(5) CARSON-NEWMAN UNIVERSITY EAGLES
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(3) CATAWBA COLLEGE INDIANS host the
(6) TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY GOLDEN TIGERS
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(2) UNIV OF NORTH ALABAMA LIONS host the
(7) NEWBERRY COLLEGE WOLVES
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(4) CHARLESTON (WV) GOLDEN EAGLES host the
(5) INDIANA (PA) CRIMSON HAWKS
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(3) ASSUMPTION COLLEGE GREYHOUNDS host the
(6) BOWIE STATE BULLDOGS
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(2) SLIPPERY ROCK ROCKETS host the
(7) VIRGINIA UNION UNIV PANTHERS
The Bearcats will get another title this year! Bank it!
We will know soon enough!
CSU Pueblo is going to repeat.
Maybe so.