It’s that time of year again! Balladeer’s Blog will, of course, offer coverage of every game in the NAIA playoffs. Here are this Saturday’s 8 Round One matchups.
(1) The MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE MUSTANGS
Great Plains Athletic Conference Champions
host
(16) The ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE BATTLIN’ BEARS
Frontier Conference Champions
.
(2) The MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS
MSFA Mideast Division Champions
host
(15) The SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY COUGARS
MSFA Midwest Division Champions
.
(3) The BETHEL (TN) WILDCATS
Mid South Conference – Bluegrass Division Champions
host
(14) The BAKER UNIVERSITY WILDCATS
Heart of America Athletic Conference – South Division Champions
.
(4) The REINHARDT UNIVERSITY EAGLES
Mid South Conference – Appalachian Division Champions
host
(13) The CONCORDIA (MI) CARDINALS
At-Large Berth Number 5
.
(5) The NORTHWESTERN (IA) COLLEGE RED RAIDERS
At-Large Berth Number 1
host
(12) The DICKINSON STATE BLUE HAWKS
North Star Athletic Conference Champions
.
(6) The KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY COYOTES
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Champions
host
(11) The LANGSTON UNIVERSITY LIONS
Sooner Athletic Conference Champions
.
(7) The BENEDICTINE COLLEGE RAVENS
Heart of America Athletic Conference – North Division Champions
host
(10) The UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS PATRIOTS
At-Large Berth Number 4
.
(8) The UNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS (IN) COUGARS
At-Large Berth Number Two
host
(9) The GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY VIKINGS
At-Large Berth Number Three
Love those Blue Hawks!
I can certainly understand that!