NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship Qualifiers Announced

NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championship Qualifiers Announced

30 teams selected to participate in National Championship Opening Round on Nov. 22

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – (PDF Bracket) The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially released the 30-team field and bracket for the NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championship Opening Round, which will be held Nov. 22 at 15 different sites. The winners of the Opening Round games, as well as host school Fresno Pacific (Calif.), will advance to the 50^th Annual Men’s Soccer National Championship final site from Dec. 1-6 in Fresno, Calif.

This year’s 31 teams include 25 automatic qualifiers (conferences/independents champions), five at-large bids and the host school. No. 1 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) is making its 16^th appearance, the most of any school in the field.

No. 1 seed Oklahoma City opens up by hosting McPherson (Kan.). The Stars are 17-2-1 on the year.

Defending national champion Azusa Pacific (Calif.) was knocked out of qualification by Westmont (Calif.) in the Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament Championship (Nov. 17). Westmont won 2-0 in a game pushed back a few days due to the California wild fires.

There are eight schools that have qualified for the National Championships for the first time in school history.

JumpTV Inc. is the exclusive provider of live video and audio-streaming at the NAIA National Championship. JumpTV will stream the 2008 NAIA Men’s and Women’s Soccer and Volleyball National Championships in early December. In all, there will be 37 events for public viewing during the NAIA Fall National Championships. These events can be viewed by going to watchnaia.com or by clicking here.

For more information on Opening Round, click here.

For more information on the Championships, click here.

For complete conference tournament breakdown, click here.

For the official tournament bracket, click here.

2008 NAIA National Championship National Championship

Team (Overall Record^)	Qualification	Appearances*	Record#	Titles
Baker (Kan.) (13-6-2)	Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament Champion	4^th(1^st since 2004)	0-2-1	0
Bellevue (Neb.) (14-3-1)	Unaffiliated #1 (DAC/Frontier/MCAC) Tournament Champion	1^st	0-0	--
Bethel (Ind.) (13-6-1)	Mid-Central College Conference Tournament Champion	7^th(1^st since 2005)	2-7-2	0
Bethel (Tenn.) (12-5-2)	TranSouth Athletic Conference Tournament Champion	2^nd(1^st since 2004)	0-1	0
Concordia (Calif.) (12-6-1)	At-large #5	4^th (3^rd straight)	3-3	0
Concordia (Ore.) (14-5-1)	Cascade Collegiate Conference Tournament Champion	4^th(1^st since 2006)	0-3	0
Dana (Neb.) (14-3-3)	#2 team in Great Plains Athletic Conference	1^st	0-0	--
Fresno Pacific (Calif.) (9-7-1)	Tournament Host	7^th(2^nd straight)	9-6-2	0
Grand View (Iowa) (14-5-1)	Midwest Collegiate Conference Tournament Champion	5^th(1^st since 2006)	1-4	0
Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) (16-2-1)	American Midwest Conference Tournament Champion	1^st	0-0	--
Hastings (Neb.) (17-3)	Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament Champion	5^th(1^st since 2006)	4-3-1	0
Holy Names (Calif.) (14-3)	California Pacific Conference Regular Season Champion	2^nd(1^st since 2004)	1-1	0
Judson (Ill.) (14-5-1)	Chicagoland Collegiate Conference Tournament Champion	6^th(5^th straight)	2-5	0
King (Tenn.) (14-5-2)	Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament Champion	3^rd(1^st since 1987)	1-3	0
Lambuth (Tenn.) (12-4-2)	Association of Independent Institutions Tournament Champion	1^st	0-0	--
Lee (Tenn.) (9-9-2)	Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament Champion	3^rd(1^st since 2006)	1-1-1	0
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (16-1-1)	Mid-South Conference Tournament Champion	16^th(15^th straight)	34-8-4	6
Madonna (Mich.) (16-2)	Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Tournament Champion	2^nd(2^nd straight)	0-1	0
Maine-Fort Kent (20-0)	Sunrise Conference Tournament Champion	2^nd(2^nd straight)	1-1	0
McPherson (Kan.) (11-7-1)	Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Champion	1^st	0-0	--
Mobile (Ala.) (11-6-2)	Unaffiliated #2 (GCAC/KIAC) Tournament Champion	12^th(2^nd straight)	18-11	1
Mount Vernon Nazarene (14-4-2)	#2 team in American Mideast Conference	1^st	0-0	--
Northwood (Fla.) (15-2-2)	The Sun Conference Tournament Champion	2^nd(1^st since 2006)	1-1-1	0
Notre Dame (Ohio) (18-2-0)	American Mideast Conference Tournament Champion	2^nd(1^st since 2005)	1-1	0
Oklahoma City (17-2-1)	At-large #1	2^nd (1^st since 1991)	1-1	0
Park (Mo.) (11-3-3)	At-large #4	9^th (6^th straight)	2-8-3	0
Rio Grande (Ohio) (15-3-1)	At-large #2	8^th (8^th straight)	9-5-1	1
Southern Nazarene (Okla.) (13-4-1)	Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament Champion	9^th(6^th straight)	4-8-1	0
St. Ambrose (Iowa) (14-5-1)	At-large #3	1st	0-0	--
Texas-Brownsville (15-4)	Red River Athletic Conference Tournament Champion	1^st	0-0	--
Westmont (Calif.) (10-6-2)	Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament Champion	16th (1st since 2000)	14-21-2	1

^ Based on Dakstats team pages

* Includes 2008 Championship

# Based on available records