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EOU, WPC and OIT Among Field of 32 for NAIA Men's Tourney

EOU, WPC and OIT Among Field of 32 for NAIA Men's Tourney

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially released the field of 32 teams for the 17th Annual Division II Men's Basketball National Championship, which will be held March 12-18 in Point Lookout, Mo. The College of the Ozarks (Mo.) serves as host for the ninth straight year and receives an automatic bid as the host qualifier.

The Cascade Collegiate Conference is represented by three teams: Eastern Oregon, Warner Pacific and Oregon Tech. EOU and Warner Pacific earned the league's two automatic bids, OIT received an at-large berth.

There are four teams who are making their first trip to the Division II Championships: Eastern Oregon, Edward Waters (Fla.), Judson (Ill.) and Oklahoma Wesleyan. Of the 32-teams, defending national champion MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) and Northwestern (Iowa) are tied for the most active appearances with 13. The Red Raiders of Northwestern own the most Championship wins all-time with 22.

The 32-team field is comprised of 23 automatic qualifiers from NAIA affiliated conferences, plus the host and eight at-large selections, which are determined using the final regular-season rating released Feb. 27. The official Championship bracket will be released by 5 p.m. CST on Wednesday, March 5.

The first 30 games of the Championships will be video-streamed live on the Internet, while the National Championship Game on March 18 will air live nationwide on College Sports Television (CSTV), with Jason Knapp calling the action and Steve Wolf providing color analysis.

2008 NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Tournament (March 12-18)

Team (Overall, Conference)      Qualification
Aquinas (Mich.) (24-8, 11-3) At-Large C
Bellevue (Neb.) (29-3, 11-1) Midlands Collegiate Champion
Bethel (Ind.) (27-6, 12-4) Mid-Central College Tourn. Champion
Bluefield (Va.) (25-7, 15-3) Appalachian Reg. Season Champion
Cedarville (Ohio) (21-7, 10-4) American Mideast Tourn. Champion
Dakota Wesleyan (24-8, 13-5) At-Large E
Eastern Oregon (25-5, 17-3) Cascade Regular Season Champion
Edward Waters (Fla.) (20-11, 6-8) Florida Sun Tournament Champion
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (27-6, 10-4) At-Large D
Evangel (Mo.) (27-6, 17-3) Heart of America Tournament Champion
Friends (Kan.) (18-11, 12-6) Kansas Collegiate Tourn. Champion
Grace (Ind.) (25-9, 11-5) At-Large G
Indiana-Southeast (24-8, 9-0) Kentucky Intercollegiate Champion
Indiana Tech (17-15, 8-6) Wolverine-Hoosier Tourn. Champion
Jamestown (N.D.) (23-8, 11-3) At-Large F
Judson (Ill.) (19-8, 10-2) Chicagoland Collegiate Champion
King (Tenn.) (26-7, 16-2) Appalachian Champions
Menlo (Calif.) (18-9, 13, 3) California Pacific Tourn. Champion
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) (28-4, 17-3) Heart of America Reg. Season Champion
Minot State (N.D.) (19-11, 10-4) Dakota Athletic Tourn. Champion
Morningside (Iowa) (28-3, 16-2) Great Plains Athletic Reg. Season Champion
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) At-Large I
(23-7, 9-5)
Northwestern (Iowa) (27-4, 15-3) Great Plains Athletic Tourn. Champion
Northwood (Fla.) (25-7, 12-2) At-Large B
Oklahoma Wesleyan (25-7, 8-4) At-Large H
Oregon Tech (26-6, 16-4) At-Large A
Ottawa (Kan.) (23-8, 14-4) Kansas Collegiate Reg. Season Champion
Ozarks (Mo.) (25-5, 10-2) Host Institution
St. Joseph (Vt.) (13-14, 9-5) Sunrise Conference Tourn. Champion
Walsh (Ohio) (25-4, 12-2) American Mideast Conference Champion
Warner Pacific (Ore.) (22-10, 14-6) Cascade Tournament Champion
William Penn (Iowa) (28-5), 13-3) Midwest Collegiate Champion

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