Just as the divisions of college football covered here at Balladeer’s Blog start earlier than the other divisions their postseason also starts earlier. Here are this year’s NAIA playoff teams. Games begin Saturday.
The SOUTH-WESTERN COLLEGE MOUND-BUILDERS (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) will host the UNIVERSITY OF ST. FRANCIS COUGARS (Mid-States Football Association).
Kickoff will be at 1:00PM Eastern Time.
The DICKINSON STATE BLUE HAWKS (North Star Conference) will host the KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY COYOTES (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference).
Kickoff will be at 3:00PM Eastern Time.
The BAKER UNIVERSITY WILDCATS (Heart of America Athletic Conference) will host the UNIVERSITY OF PIKEVILLE BEARS (Appalachian Athletic Conference).
Kickoff will be at 12Noon Eastern Time.
The FRIENDS UNIVERSITY FALCONS (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) will host the OTTAWA UNIVERSITY (AZ) SPIRIT (Sooner Athletic Conference).
Kickoff will be at 2:00PM Eastern Time.
The 12 teams listed below have First Round Byes.
School: MONTANA TECH
Name: OREDIGGERS
Frontier Conference
School: MIDAMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY
Name: PIONEERS
Heart of America Athletic Conference
School: NORTHWESTERN (IA) COLLEGE
Name: Red Raiders
Great Plains Athletic Conference
School: KEISER UNIVERSITY
Name: SEAHAWKS
Sun Conference
School: GEORGETOWN (KY) COLLEGE
Name: TIGERS
Mid-South Conference
School: BENEDICTINE COLLEGE
Name: RAVENS
Heart of America Athletic Conference
School: INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
Name: WILDCATS
Mid-States Football Association
School: MORNINGSIDE UNIVERSITY
Names: MUSTANGS
Great Plains Athletic Conference
School: GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY
Name: VIKINGS
Heart of America Athletic Conference
School: MONTANA-WESTERN
Name: BULLDOGS
Frontier Conference
School: TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
Name: RAMS
Sooner Athletic Conference
School: ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY
Name: BOBCATS
Sun Conference
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