By Tad Dorsey
This is your guide to the NAIA DII Conference Tournament Championship Week. This page will be updated each and every day as we go through the week!
Tuesday, February 25th – The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA), and The Sun Conference, both kick off Conference Tournament week starting tonight.
Wednesday, February 26th – The Cascade, Chicagoland, Crossroads, GPAC, River States, and WHAC all start 1st round action today!!
Read The: NAIA Hoops Report DII Conference Tournament Breakdown
NAIA Division II National Tournament Bids:
Host Auto Bid: Northwestern College
Regular Season Auto Bids:
AAC: Union
AII: No regular season bid
Cal-Pac: No regular season bid
CCC: College of Idaho
CCAC: Olivet Nazarene and Holy Cross
CL: Indiana Wesleyan
GPAC: Morningside
KCAC: Ottawa
NSAA: No regular season bid
RSC: WVU Tech
TSC: Southeastern
WHAC: Indiana Tech
AT LARGE RANKINGS based on the 02/26/20 NAIA Top 25 Poll
**Teams listed here are projected as to NOT get an auto bid through the tournament.
| At Large | Team | Poll Rank |
|---|---|---|
| AL1 | Oregon Tech | 9 |
| AL2 | Grace | 13 |
| AL3 | St. Francis (IN) | 16 |
| AL4 | Dordt | 19 |
| AL5 | IU Kokomo | 22 |
| AL6 | Spring Arbor | 24 |
| AL7 | Southwestern | 25 |
| 1st Out | Mayville State | 28 |
| 2nd Out | Concordia | 29 |
| 3rd Out | Rochester | 32 |
| 4th Out | Lourdes | 33 |
| 5th Out | Indiana Southeast | 35 |
| 6th Out | St. Thomas | 36 |
Conference Tournaments
Appalachian Athletic Conference – (Kingsport, TN)
Teams with At-Large Chance Montreat
Bid Stealers Still Alive: Miligan, CIU, Allen, Kentucky Christian, Tennessee Wesleyan, Bryan
Schedule (Times EST)
- Quarterfinals (Thursday, February 27th):
- 4 CIU vs. 5 Allen 8:30 AM
- 1 Union vs. 8 Bryan 10:15 am
- 2 Montreat vs. 7 Tennessee Wesleyan 3:30 pm
- 3 Miligan vs. 6 Kentucky Christian 5:15 pm
- Semifinals (Friday, February 28th)
- Finals (Saturday, Feb 29th)
Association of Independent Institutions – (Hosted by Lincoln College)
Teams with At Large Chance: Washington Adventist
Bid Stealers Still Alive: Voorhees, Lincoln College, College of the Ozarks, Fisher, Haskell, Crowley’s Ridge, Lincoln Christian
Schedule:
- Quarterfinals (Friday, February 28th)
- 1 Washington Adventist vs. 8 Lincoln Christian 1:15 PM
- 2 Voorhees vs. 7 Crowley’s Ridge 9:45 AM
- 6 Haskell Indian Nations at 3 Lincoln College 4:45 PM
- 4 College of the Ozarks vs. 5 Fisher 8:15 PM
- Semifinals (Saturday February 29th)
- Finals (Sunday, March 1st)
Cal Pac (Lancaster, California)
Teams with At Large Chance: Antelope Valley
Bid Stealers Still Alive: UC Merced, Cal Maritime, Simpson
Schedule
- Semifinals (Saturday, February 29th):
- 1 Antelope Valley vs. 4 Simpson 5:00 PM
- 2 UC Merced vs. 3 Cal Maritime – After the first game
- Finals (Monday, March 2nd)
Cascade (Higher Seed)
Teams with an At Large Chance: Southern Oregon and Oregon Tech
Bid Stealers Still Alive: Northwest, Eastern Oregon, Northwest Christian, Warner Pacific, and Corban
Schedule:
- Quarterfinals (Wednesday, February 26th)
- 8 Corban at 1 College of Idaho
- 7 Warner Pacific at 2 Southern Oregon
- 6 Northwest Christian at 3 Oregon Tech
- 5 Eastern Oregon at 4 Northwest
- Semifinals:
- Finals:
Chicagoland (Higher Seeds)
Teams with At Large Chance: Indiana South Bend
Bid Stealers Still Alive: Saint Xavier, Robert Morris, Indiana Northwest, St. Ambrose, Governors State
Schedule (Times CST)
- Quarterfinals (Wednesday, February 26th)
- 8 Governors State at 1 Olivet Nazarene 7:00 PM
- 7 St. Ambrose at 2 Holy Cross 6:00 PM
- 6 Indiana Northwest at 3 Indiana South Bend 6:00 PM
- 5 Robert Morris at 4 Saint Xavier 7:00 PM
- Semifinals (Friday, February 28th)
- Finals (Monday, March 2nd)
Crossroads League
Teams with At Large Chance: Marian, Grace, Spring Arbor, St. Francis
Bid Stealers Still Alive: Bethel, Taylor and Mount Vernon Nazarene
Schedule:
- Quarterfinals (Wednesday, February 26th)
- 8 Mount Vernon Nazarene at 1 Indiana Wesleyan 7:00 PM
- 7 Bethel at 2 Marian 7:00 PM
- 6 Taylor at 3 Grace 7:00 PM
- 5 Saint Francis (IN) at 4 Spring Arbor 7:00 PM
- Semifinals (Saturday, February 29th)
- Finals (Tuesday, March 3rd)
Great Plains Athletic Conference
Teams with At Large Chance: Dakota Wesleyan, Dordt, Concordia
Bid Stealers Still Alive: Mount Marty , Jamestown, Hastings
Schedule (Times CST):
- Quarterfinals (February 26th)
- 8 Hastings at 1 Morningside 8: 00 PM
- 7 Jamestown at 2 Dakota Wesleyan 7:00 PM
- 6 Mount Marty at 3 Dordt 8:00 PM
- 5 Northwestern at 4 Concordia 8:00 PM
- Semifinals (Saturday, February 29th)
- Finals (Tuesday, March 3rd)
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (Final at Hartman Arena in Park City, KS)
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Teams with At Large Chance: Oklahoma Wesleyan and Southwestern
Bid Stealers Still Aliv: Kansas Wesleyan, McPherson, Friends, Bethel (KN), York
Schedule:
- Quarterfinals (Thursday, February 27th)
- 8 York at 1 Ottawa 7:00 PM
- 7 Bethel (KN) at 2 Southwestern 7:00 PM
- 6 Friends at 3 Oklahoma Wesleyan 7:00 PM
- 5 McPherson at 4 Kansas Wesleyan 7:00 PM
- Semifinals (Saturday, February 29th)
- Finals (Monday, March 2nd)
North Star Athletic Conference (Semis and Finals at Watertown Civic Arena)
Teams with At Large Chance: Bellevue and Mayville State
“Bid Stealers” still alive: Viterbo, Waldorf
Schedule:
- Quarterfinals (Tuesday, February 25th):
- Semifinals (Saturday, Feb 29th)
- 1. Bellevue vs. 5. Waldorf 6:00PM CST
- 2. Mayville St. vs 3. Viterbo 8:00PM CST
- Finals (Sunday, March 1st)
River States Conference
Teams with At Large Chance: IU Kokomo and IU East
Bid Stealers Still Alive: IU Southwest, Midway, Point Park, Alice Lloyd, Ohio Christian
Schedule:
- Quarterfinals (Wednesday, February 26th)
- 4W Alice Lloyd at 1E WVU Tech 7:30 PM
- 3E Point Park at 2W IU Kokomo 7:00 PM
- 3W Midway at 2E IU East 7:00 PM
- 4E Ohio Christian at 1W IU Southwest 7:30 PM
- Semifinals (Saturday, February 29th)
- Finals (Tuesday, March 3rd)
The Sun Conference (Semifinals at Southeastern University)
Teams with At Large Chance: Keiser
“Bid Stealers” Still Alive: St. Thomas, Ave Maria
Schedule:
- First Round (Tuesday, February 25th):
- 3. St. Thomas vs.
6. Webber International - 4. Ave Maria vs.
5. Warner
- 3. St. Thomas vs.
- Semifinals (Friday, February 28th)
- 4. Ave Maria at 1 Southeastern 5:00PM EST
- 2. Keiser vs. 3. St. Thomas 7:00PM EST
- Finals (Saturday, February 29th)
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
Teams with At Large Chance: Madonna and Lourdes
Bid Stealers Still Alive: Rochester, Cornerstone, UM-Dearborn, Siena Heights, UNOH
Schedule:
- Quarterfinals (Wednesday February 26th)
- 8 UNOH at 1 Indiana Tech 7:00 PM
- 7 Siena Heights at 2 Madonna 7:00 PM
- 6 UM-Dearborn at 3 Rochester 7:00 PM
- 5 Cornerstone at 4 Lourdes 7:00 PM
- Semifinals (Saturday, February 29th)
- Finals (Monday, March 2nd)
