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[Men's Basketball] MEN'S BASKETBALL PUNCHES TICKET TO THE 2020 NAIA DII MEN'S BASKETBALL …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – [BRACKET] The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the 32 qualifiers for the 29th annual NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship, presented by Athletic Care. The event takes place at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D., March 11-17.This year's field consists of 24 automatic berths, seven at-large spots, and one host berth. Automatic qualification is given to conference regular-season champions, regular-season runners-up, tournament champions or tournament runners-up depending on the league. At-large teams were determined using the final regular-season Coaches' Top 25 Poll released today. To access the poll, click HERE. The NAIA Network (www.NAIANetwork.com) – the association's official video streaming home – will broadcast the first 30 games leading up to the championship final on ESPN3. The video platform, powered by Stretch Internet, allows users to access video, statistics, and social interaction on a number of devices, including mobile. Single-day passes can be purchased for $9.95, while an all-tournament package is available at $34.95. Qualifier NotesCollege of Idaho heads to the Sioux Falls as the No. 1 seed with a record of 30-3. The Yotes extended their school-record win streak to 24 games. College of Idaho won the Cascade Collegiate Conference Tournament clinching their third-straight 30-win season. Defending national champion Spring Arbor (Mich.) enters the tournament as a No. 19 overall seed earning an at-large bid. Twenty-one of the qualifying teams return to the Sioux Falls for the second year in a row qualifying for the 2019 National Championship last year. Nine teams have made at least 10 appearances at the national championship. College of the Ozarks (Mo.) leads the group with 23rd appearances their first trip being in 1995. Crossroads League is home to five national qualifying teams this year including Grace (Ind.), Indiana Wesleyan, Marian (Ind.), Saint Francis (Ind.) and Spring Arbor (Mich.).Ten qualifying institutions have won an NAIA Division II Men's Basketball national championship. Three programs have won multiple titles Indiana Wesleyan and Oregon Tech leading that list each with three apiece. School2019-20 RecordQualficationRecord AppearancesLast TimeTournament RecordTitlesAntelope Valley (Calif.)27-4Californina Pacific Conference Tournment Champion320190-20College of Idaho30-3Cascade Collegiate Conference Regular Season Champion15201919-131College of the Ozarks (Mo.)20-12Independent Tournament Runner-Up23201928-211Concordia (Neb.)24-9Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament Champion9200511-80Crowley's Ridge (Ark.)14-19Independent Tournament Third Place1000Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)30-3At-Large1220199-110Grace (Ind.)19-12At-Large9201512-71Holy Cross (Ind.)26-6Chicagoland Collegiate Conference Regular Season Runer-Up1000Indiana East23-10River States Athletic Conference Tournament Champion8201910-70Indiana South Bend25-6Chicagoland Collegiate Conference Tournament Champion1000Indiana Tech21-11Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Regular Season Champion1020194-90Indiana Wesleyan29-4Crossroads League Regular Season Champion13201932-93IU Kokomo26-7At-Large220191-10Keiser (Fla.)22-7Sun Conference Regular Season Runner-Up11201812-100Lincoln (Ill.)20-13Independent Tournament Champion1000Madonna (Mich.)25-8Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Tournament Champion320190-20Marian (Ind.)24-7Crossroads Regular Season Runner-Up720199-50Mayville (N.D.)24-5North Star Athletic Conference Tournament Champion920198-80Montreat (N.C.)24-8Appalachian Athletic Conference Regular Season Runner-Up420191-30Morningside (Iowa)26-3Great Plains Athletic Conference Regular Season Champion820199-70Northwestern (Iowa)20-11Host Berth19201831-162Oklahoma Wesleyan25-8Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Champion8201913-61Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)30-3Chicagoland Collegiate Conference Regular Season Champion420190-30Oregon Tech26-7At-Large18201937-143Ottawa (Kan.)27-6Kansas City Collegiate Athletic Conference Regular Season Champion620092-50Saint Francis (Ind.)20-11At-Large11201824-91Southeastern (Fla.)23-8Sun Conference Regular Season Champion420193-30Southern Oregon23-7Cascade Collegiate Conference Regular Season Runner-Up720166-60Spring Arbor (Mich.)20-12At-Large420198-21Union (Ky.)24-9Appalachian Athletic Conference Regular Season Champion820196-61Washington Adventist (Md.)23-8At-Large520190-40WVU Tech (W.Va.)23-8River States Athletic Conference Regular Season Champion420191-30