#NAIADIIMBB National Championship Bracket set with 3 teams from #RSCMBB

3/6/2019 12:00:00 AM

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NAIA DII MEN'S BASKETBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
March 6-12 (at Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Wed., March 6
No. 4 IU East (24-8) def. No. 5 Bethel (Ind.) (21-10), 83-81 (OT)
No. 6 IU Kokomo (25-7) def. No. 3 Union (Ky.) (26-6), 89-83
Thur., March 7
No. 1 WVU Tech (29-4) def. No. 8 College of the Ozarks (Mo.) (22-10), 90-79
Fri., March 8
No. 4 IU East (25-8) vs. No. 8 St. Francis (Ill.), 11:15 a.m. ET
No. 6 IU Kokomo (26-7) vs. No. 2 Oregon Tech, 2:45 p.m. ET
No. 1 WVU Tech (30-4) vs. No. 5 Briar Cliff (Iowa), 10:15 p.m. ET

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship bracket was announced on Wednesday night (Feb. 27), and it includes three teams from the River States Conference. That includes the No. 3-overall seed WVU Tech (29-4), one of four No. 1 seeds in the 32-team bracket.

The tournament begins March 6 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. The 32-team championship continues through March 12. The first round is spread across two days March 6-7.

WVU Tech, fresh off its RSC Championship title, moved up to No. 3 in the country in the NAIA Division II Top 25 Poll released earlier in the evening. When the bracket was revealed, the Golden Bears claimed a top seed. They play unranked College of the Ozarks (Mo.) (22-10) in the first round on Thursday, March 7 at 8:30 p.m. ET. College of the Ozarks is the runner-up from the Association of Independent Institutions.

IU Kokomo (25-7), the RSC Championship runner-up and the RSC West Division champion, moved up three spots to No. 22 in the Top 25 Poll. The Cougars earned themselves a No. 6 seed in the tournament. They play No. 3 seed Union (Ky.) (26-6), the Appalachian Athletic Conference regular season and tournament champion and the 2016-17 NAIA Division II national champion, on Wednesday, March 6 at 9 p.m.. ET.

IU East (24-8) earned an at-large bid to the national tournament as the No. 14-ranked team in the Top 25. The Red Wolves received a No. 4 seed and will play No. 5 seed Bethel (Ind.) (21-10) in a battle of at-large bid teams. Bethel is ranked No. 20 in the country. That matchup is set for Wednesday, March 6 at 1:00 p.m. ET.

The RSC had four teams mention in the NAIA Division II Top 25 Poll on Wednesday. That included Asbury (Ky.) University (21-10) in the "receiving votes" category and No. 33 overall in the country. The Eagles were RSC semifinalists, but unfortunately the at-large bids only went as far down as the No. 23 team in the nation.

For the complete release of the NAIA DII Men's Basketball National qualifiers and bracket, click here.