We here at NAIA Hoops Report are pumped to welcome Red Banner Roundball on board to the site. Red Banner Roundball has a passion for putting together projections for the NAIA National Tournament. He has been doing it for years and now that the NAIA is 1 Division we have teamed up with them to help bring you a NAIA Bracketology Report. Red Banner will act as our “Joey Brackets” per say as we continue to look for ways to bring you the best NAIA Hoops Coverage around!
The Bracket
Overall Seeding
Field Notes:
First four on the outside: William Jessup, Texas Wesleyan, Grace (IN), Wayland Baptist
Next four on the outside: Xavier, Martin Methodist, Cornerstone, Concordia (NE)
ARC Rankings
GREAT LAKES
Mid-South Conference
River States Conference
MIDWEST
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
NORTH/CENTRAL
North Star Athletic Conference
SOUTHEAST
Southern States Athletic Conference
The Sun Conference
SOUTHWEST
Red River Athletic Conference
Sooner Athletic Conference
WEST
Bid Breakdown
Breakdown:
48 Teams will make it into the 2020-21 NAIA National Tournament. 37 auto-bids and 11 at-large selections will make up the field of 48.
-We are entering the NAIA Conference Tournament Season, so buckle up! Bubble teams will have their last chance to improve their resumes while they also sweat out other conference tournaments.
– NAIA At-Large selections will be Teams within the RPI Top 80 and will be graded on this criteria:
1. Record vs RPI Top 50
2. Overall Record Winning %
3. NAIA RPI
4. Strength of Schedule
5. Net Efficiency
6. Area Rating
Bubble Watch
| TEAM | CONF | STK | Last 10 | RPI* | SOS* |
| Texas Wesleyan | SAC | W1 | 7-3 | 12 | 30 |
| Bethel IN | CL | W1 | 4-6 | 19 | 41 |
| Wayland Baptist | SAC | W1 | 6-4 | 18 | 23 |
| Jamestown | GPAC | L2 | 6-4 | 19 | 79 |
| St Francis (IN) | CL | W5 | 7-3 | 20 | 62 |
| Cumberlands (KY) | MSC | W1 | 6-4 | 24 | 48 |
| Martin Methodist | MSC | W3 | 5-5 | 25 | 43 |
| Columbia | AMC | L1 | 7-3 | 27 | 100 |
| Mid-America Christian | SAC | W5 | 6-2 | 31 | 122 |
| Ottawa (KS) | KCAC | W2 | 6-4 | 32 | 71 |
| Dakota Wesleyan | GPAC | W2 | 7-3 | 34 | 83 |
| Madonna | WHAC | W5 | 6-2 | 35 | 129 |
| Indiana Tech | WHAC | L1 | 8-2 | 40 | 103 |
| MidAmerica Nazarene | HEART | W5 | 8-2 | 44 | 74 |
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