The locations and seeding for the NAIA National Championship Opening Round tournament, May 12-16 at nine locations:
|
Location and Seedings |
Coaches' |
ISR |
How Qualified |
|
|
Daytona Beach Bracket |
No. 1 Embry-Riddle (FL) |
1 |
2 |
CC |
|
Hosted by Embry-Riddle - Daytona Beach, FL Tournament site |
No. 2 Brewton-Parker (GA) |
15 |
10 |
AL |
|
No. 3 Campbellsville (KY) |
|
34 |
CC |
|
|
No. 4 William Carey (MS) |
|
52 |
CR |
|
|
No. 5 Edward Waters (FL) |
|
90 |
CC |
|
|
Oklahoma City Bracket |
No. 1 Oklahoma City |
2 |
2 |
AL |
|
Hosted by Oklahoma City - Oklahoma City, OK Tournament site |
No. 2 Fresno Pacific (CA) |
18 |
11 |
AL |
|
No. 3 Belhaven (MS) |
20 |
21 |
CC |
|
|
No. 4 Texas-Brownsville |
|
46 |
CR |
|
|
No. 5 Doane (NE) |
|
82 |
CC |
|
|
Riverside Bracket |
No. 1 California Baptist |
3 |
4 |
CC |
|
Hosted by California Baptist - Riverside, CA Tournament site |
No. 2 British Columbia |
17 |
5 |
CC |
|
No. 3 Concordia-Irvine (CA) |
|
14 |
CC |
|
|
No. 4 California State-San Marcos |
|
25 |
CC |
|
|
No. 5 St. Thomas (FL) |
|
53 |
CR |
|
|
Joliet Bracket |
No. 1 Oklahoma Baptist |
4 |
9 |
CR |
|
Hosted by Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference and St. Francis (Ill.) - Joliet, Ill. Tournament site |
No. 2 Biola (CA) |
13 |
8 |
AL |
|
No. 3 St. Francis (IL) |
|
60 |
CC |
|
|
No. 4 Robert Morris (IL) |
|
83 |
CC |
|
|
No. 5 Jamestown (ND) |
|
31 |
CC |
|
|
Paducah Bracket |
No. 1 Cumberland (TN) |
5 |
6 |
AL |
|
Hosted by Paducah CVB/Brooks Stadium - Paducah, KY Tournament site |
No. 2 Southern Polytechnic (GA) |
19 |
26 |
AL |
|
No. 3 Tennessee Wesleyan |
|
28 |
CC |
|
|
No. 4 Bellevue (NE) |
|
67 |
CC |
|
|
No. 5 William Jewell (MO) |
|
75 |
CC |
|
|
Montgomery Bracket |
No. 1 LSU-Shreveport (LA) |
6 |
13 |
CC |
|
Hosted by Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) - Montgomery, Ala. Tournament site |
No. 2 Auburn-Montgomery (AL) |
10 |
16 |
AL |
|
No. 3 Union U. (TN) |
22 |
23 |
CC |
|
|
No. 4 William Woods (MO) |
|
35 |
CC |
|
|
No. 5 Huntington (IN) |
|
129 |
CC |
|
|
Cleveland Bracket |
No. 1 Lee (TN) |
7 |
15 |
AL |
|
Hosted by Lee (Tenn.) - Cleveland, Tenn. |
No. 2 Missouri Baptist |
14 |
18 |
AL |
|
No. 3 Culver-Stockton (MO) |
25 |
44 |
CC |
|
|
No. 4 Indiana Tech |
|
39 |
CC |
|
|
No. 5 Shawnee State (OH) |
|
51 |
CC |
|
|
Kingsport Bracket |
No. 1 Union C. (KY) |
8 |
17 |
AL |
|
Hosted by Kingsport CVB and Appalachian Athletic Conference - Kingsport, TN Tournament site |
No. 2 Faulkner (AL) |
12 |
12 |
AL |
|
No. 3 IU Southeast |
|
45 |
CC |
|
|
No. 4 Iowa Wesleyan |
|
33 |
CC |
|
|
No. 5 Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH) |
|
32 |
CC |
|
|
Lubbock Bracket |
No. 1 Lubbock Christian (TX) |
9 |
7 |
AL |
|
Hosted by Lubbock Christian - Lubbock, TX Tournament site |
No. 2 Rogers State (OK) |
15 |
22 |
CC |
|
No. 3 Northwood (TX) |
21 |
24 |
AL |
|
|
No. 4 Kansas Wesleyan |
|
73 |
CC |
|
|
No. 5 Hastings (NE) |
|
121 |
CC |
|
First place votes: Embry-Riddle 20, Oklahoma City 1, Lewis-Clark State 1; Lewis-Clark State was #11 in the coaches' poll, #1 in the ISR
How qualified: CC = conference champion, CR = conference runner-up, AL = at large
Left out: College of Idaho (ISR #19), Trevecca Nazarene (ISR #20), Point Park (coaches' #23), York (coaches' #24)