2008 NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Championship Field Announced

March 4, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially released the field of 32 teams for the 17^th 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.

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.

For more information on the Championships, click here.
For complete conference tournament breakdown, click here.

2008 NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Tournament (March 12-18)
Team (Overall, Conference) Qualification Apps Record Titles

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