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!

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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!!

Thursday, February 27th – The AAC, and KCAC start first round action today!

Friday, February 28th – The Aii gets started with 1st round play, while the AAC, CCAC, and The Sun all feature semifinal matchups!

Read The: NAIA Hoops Report DII Conference Tournament Breakdown

NAIA Division II National Tournament Bids:

Host Auto Bid: Northwestern College

Qualified for National Tournament

AAC: Union (Regular Season Champs) – Montreat (AAC 2nd Auto Bid)

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 RANKINGS based on the 02/26/20 NAIA Top 25 Poll

At Large	Team	Ranked	Result
AL1	Oregon Tech	9	Beat 6 seed NW Christian
AL2	Washington Adventist	10	Lost to 8 seed Lincoln Christian
AL3	Grace	13	Lost to 6 seed Taylor
AL4	St. Francis (IN)	16	Lost to 4 seed SAU
AL5	Oklahoma Wesleyan	18	Beat 6 seed Friends
AL6	Dordt	19	Lost to 6 seed Mount Marty
AL7	Spring Arbor	22	Beat 5 seed St. Francis IN
1st Out	IU Kokomo	24	Beat 3E seed Point Park
2O	IU East	23	Beat 3W seed Midway
3O	Mayville State	28	Beat 7 seed Dakota State
4O	Concordia	29	Beat 5 seed Northwestern
5O	Rochester	32	Beat 6 seed UM-Dearborn
6O	St. Thomas	36	Beat 6 seed Webber Intl

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Projected Auto Bids 

#5 Marian – Crossroads Tournament (Auto bid if Indiana Wesleyan Wins CL Tournament)

#7 Southern Oregon – Cascade Tournament

#11 Dakota Wesleyan – GPAC Tournament

#12 Antelope Valley – Cal-Pac Tournament

#14 Madonna – WHAC Tournament

#21 Keiser – Sun Tournament

#25 Southwestern – KCAC Tournament (Auto Bid if Ottawa wins KCAC Tournament)

#26 Bellevue – North Star Tournament

#30 Indiana South Bend – Chicagoland Tournament

#31 Montreat – AAC Tournament

#35 Indiana Southeast – River States Tournament

Lincoln (IL )– Aii Tournament Champion |Aii 2nd Auto Bid- College of Ozarks|3rd Auto Bid – Crowley’s Ridge

Conference Tournaments

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Appalachian Athletic Conference – (Kingsport, TN)

Tournament Page| Watch Live

Schedule (Times EST)

• Quarterfinals (Thursday, February 27^th):
  • 4 CIU vs. 5 Allen 91-83
  • 1 Union vs. 8 Bryan 74-59
  • 2 Montreat vs. 7 Tennessee Wesleyan 84-81
  • 3 Miligan vs. 6 Kentucky Christian 86-70
• Semifinals (Friday, February 28^th)
  • 4. CIU vs 1. Union 70-77
  • 2. Montreat vs. 3. Milligan 100-68
• Finals (Saturday, Feb 29^th)
  • #1 Union vs. #2 Montreat 1pm

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Association of Independent Institutions – (Hosted by Lincoln College)

Tournament Page | Watch Live

Teams with At Large Chance: Washington Adventist

Best Chance for Top 3: Lincoln College, College of Ozarks, Crowley’s Ridge

Bid Stealers Still Alive:  Fisher, Haskell, Crowley’s Ridge, Lincoln Christian 

Schedule:

• Quarterfinals (Friday, February 28^th)
  • 1 Washington Adventist vs. 8 Lincoln Christian 75-77
  • 2 Voorhees vs. 7 Crowley’s Ridge 81-92
  • 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 29^th)
• Finals (Sunday, March 1^st)

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Cal Pac (Lancaster, California)

Tournament Page | Watch Live

Teams with At Large Chance: Antelope Valley

Bid Stealers Still Alive: UC Merced, Cal Maritime, Simpson 

Schedule:

• Semifinals (Saturday, February 29^th): 
  • 1 Antelope Valley vs. 4 Simpson 5:00 PM
  • 2 UC Merced vs. 3 Cal Maritime – After the first game
• Finals (Monday, March 2^nd)

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Cascade (Higher Seed)

Tournament Page | Watch Live

Teams with an At Large Chance: Southern Oregon and Oregon Tech

Bid Stealers Still Alive:  Eastern Oregon

Schedule: 

• Quarterfinals (Wednesday, February 26^th)
  • 8 Corban at 1 College of Idaho 67-85
  • 7 Warner Pacific at 2 Southern Oregon 65-82
  • 6 Northwest Christian at 3 Oregon Tech 83-87
  • 5 Eastern Oregon at 4 Northwest  60-56
• Semifinals (Saturday, February 29th):
  • #5 Eastern Oregon at #1 College of Idaho
  • #3 Oregon Tech at #2 Southern Oregon
• Finals (Tuesday, March 3rd):

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Chicagoland (Higher Seeds)

Tournament Page | Watch Live

Teams with At Large Chance: Indiana South Bend

Bid Stealers Still Alive: Saint Xavier

Schedule (Times CST):

• Quarterfinals (Wednesday, February 26^th)
  • 8 Governors State at 1 Olivet Nazarene 78-88
  • 7 St. Ambrose at 2 Holy Cross 61-69
  • 6 Indiana Northwest at 3 Indiana South Bend 70-108
  • 5 Robert Morris at 4 Saint Xavier 78-88
• Semifinals (Friday, February 28^th)
• Finals (Monday, March 2^nd)

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Crossroads League (Higher Seed)

Tournament Page | Watch Live

Teams with At Large Chance: Marian, Grace, Spring Arbor, St. Francis

Bid Stealers Still Alive: Bethel, Taylor

Schedule:

• Quarterfinals (Wednesday, February 26^th)
  • 8 Mount Vernon Nazarene at 1 Indiana Wesleyan 69-101
  • 7 Bethel at 2 Marian 85-77
  • 6 Taylor at 3 Grace 88-85
  • 5 Saint Francis (IN) at 4 Spring Arbor 68-79
• Semifinals (Saturday, February 29^th)
  • 4. Spring Arbor at 1 Indiana Wesleyan 3:00PM
  • 7. Bethel (IN) at 6. Taylor 3:00PM
• Finals (Tuesday, March 3^rd)

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Great Plains Athletic Conference (Higher Seed)

Tournament Page | Watch Live

Teams with At Large Chance: Dakota Wesleyan, Dordt, Concordia

Bid Stealers Still Alive: Mount Marty, Hastings

Schedule (Times CST):

• Quarterfinals (February 26^th)
  • 8 Hastings at 1 Morningside 84- 80
  • 7 Jamestown at 2 Dakota Wesleyan 75-90
  • 6 Mount Marty at 3 Dordt 75-74
  • 5 Northwestern at 4 Concordia 63-74
• Semifinals (Saturday, February 29^th)
  • 6 Mount Marty at 2 Dakota Wesleyan 3:00 PM
  • 8 Hastings @ 4 Concordia 4:00 PM
• Finals (Tuesday, March 3^rd)

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Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (Final at Hartman Arena in Park City, KS)

Tournament Page | Watch Live

Teams with At Large Chance: Oklahoma Wesleyan and Southwestern

Bid Stealers Still Aliv: McPherson, Bethel (KS)

Schedule:

• Quarterfinals (Thursday, February 27^th)
  • 8 York at 1 Ottawa 76-104
  • 7 Bethel (KN) at 2 Southwestern 67-66
  • 6 Friends at 3 Oklahoma Wesleyan 91-58
  • 5 McPherson at 4 Kansas Wesleyan 63-74
• Semifinals (Saturday, February 29^th)
  • 5 McPherson @ 1 Ottawa 7:00PM
  • 7 Bethel (KS) @ 3 Oklahoma Wesleyan 7:00PM
• Finals (Monday, March 2^nd)

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North Star Athletic Conference (Semis and Finals at Watertown Civic Arena)

Tournament Page | Watch Live

Teams with At Large Chance: Bellevue and Mayville State

“Bid Stealers” still alive: Viterbo, Waldorf

Schedule: 

• Quarterfinals (Tuesday, February 25^th): 
  • 8. Presentation at 1. Bellevue – 53-62
  • 5. Waldorf at 4. Dickinson State – 82-79
  • 7. Dakota State at 2. Mayville State – 59-74
  • 6. Valley City State at 3. Viterbo – 69- 90
• Semifinals (Saturday, Feb 29^th) 
  • 1. Bellevue vs. 5. Waldorf 6:00PM CST
  • 2. Mayville St. vs 3. Viterbo 8:00PM CST
• Finals (Sunday, March 1^st)

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River States Conference

Tournament Page | Watch Live

Teams with At Large Chance: IU Kokomo and IU East 

Bid Stealers Still Alive: IU Southeast

Schedule:

• Quarterfinals (Wednesday, February 26^th)
  • 4W Alice Lloyd at 1E WVU Tech 81-108
  • 3E Point Park at 2W IU Kokomo 63-97
  • 3W Midway at 2E IU East 78-97
  • 4E Ohio Christian at 1W IU Southeast 78-93
• Semifinals (Saturday, February 29^th)
• Finals (Tuesday, March 3^rd)

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The Sun Conference (Semifinals at Southeastern University)

Tournament Page | Watch Live

Teams with At Large Chance: Keiser

“Bid Stealers” Still Alive: St. Thomas, Ave Maria

Schedule: 

• First Round (Tuesday, February 25^th):
  • 3. St. Thomas vs. 6. Webber International 94-87
  • 4. Ave Maria vs. 5. Warner 89-67
• Semifinals (Friday, February 28^th)
  • 4. Ave Maria at 1 Southeastern 5:00PM EST
  • 2. Keiser vs. 3. St. Thomas 7:00PM EST
• Finals (Saturday, February 29^th) 

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Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference

Tournament Page | Watch Live

Teams with At Large Chance: Madonna and Lourdes

Bid Stealers Still Alive: Rochester, Cornerstone

Schedule:

• Quarterfinals (Wednesday February 26^th)
  • 8 UNOH at 1 Indiana Tech 88-99
  • 7 Siena Heights at 2 Madonna 66-93
  • 6 UM-Dearborn at 3 Rochester 70-80
  • 5 Cornerstone at 4 Lourdes 72-69
• Semifinals (Saturday, February 29^th)
  • 5. Cornerstone at 1 Indiana Tech 3:00PM
  • 3. Rochester at 2. Madonna 3:00PM
• Finals (Monday, March 2^nd)