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WBB: Bulldogs earn at-large birth in NAIA Div. II National Basketball Tournament

WBB: Bulldogs earn at-large birth in NAIA Div. II National Basketball Tournament

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) releases the qualifiers for the 17th Annual NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship.  The tournament will be held at the Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena in Sioux City, Iowa on March 12-18, 2008.

This year's 32 teams include 23 automatic qualifiers and nine at-large bids.  The at-large berths are selected using the final regular-season rating released on Feb. 27th.

The 23 automatic qualifiers include: Aquinas (Mich.), Benedictine (Kan.), Berea (Ky.), Bethel (Ind.), Black Hills (S.D.), Cardinal Stritch (Wis.), Daemen (N.Y.), Eastern Oregon, Holy Names (Calif.), King (Tenn.), Maine at Fort Kent, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), Morningside (Iowa), Northwestern (Iowa), Northwood (Fla.), Ohio Dominican, Ozarks (Mo.), Shawnee State (Ohio), Southern Oregon, Southwestern (Kan.), Saint Ambrose (Iowa), Sterling (Kan.) and Union (Ky.).

Concordia (Neb.), Cornerstone (Mich.), Dakota State (S.D.), Davenport (Mich.), Hastings (Neb.), Indiana Wesleyan, Minot (N.D.), Rio Grande (Ohio) and William Jewell (Mo.) received an at-large bid into the tournament.

The official tournament bracket will be released by 5 p.m. (CST) on Wednesday, March 5th. 

Team (Overall, Conference)                Qualification                                                     

Aquinas (Mich.) (25-7, 9-5)

Wolverine-Hoosier Champion

Benedictine (Kan.) (28-5, 18-2)

Heart of America Regular Season Champion

Berea (Ky.) (20-11, 5-4)

Kentucky Intercollegiate Champion

Bethel (Ind.) (29-3, 15-1)

Mid-Central Conference Champion

Black Hills (S.D.) (26-5, 11-3)

Dakota Athletic Conference Champion

Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) (26-4, 10-0)

Chicagoland Conference Champion

Concordia (Neb.) (24-6, 13-6)

At-Large #4

Cornerstone (Mich.) (24-8, 13-1)

At-Large #6

Daemen (N.Y.) (22-7, 13-1)

American Mideast Division Champion

Dakota State (S.D.) (20-10, 11-3)

At-Large #3

Davenport (Mich.) (27-5, 13-1)

At-Large #2

Eastern Oregon (24-5, 17-3)

Cascade Regular Season Champion

Hastings (Neb.) (27-5, 15-3)

At-Large #1

Holy Names (Calif.) (19-13, 14-2)

California Pacific Conference Champion

Indiana Wesleyan (28-5, 12-4)

At-Large #5

King (Tenn.) (21-11, 15-3)

Appalachian Regular Season Champion

Maine at Fort Kent (17-10, 9-2)

Sunrise Conference Champion

MidAmerica Nazarene (24-10, 15-5)

Heart of America Tournament Champion

Minot (N.D.) (19-10, 10-4)

At-Large #9

Morningside (Iowa) (30-3, 18-0)

GPAC Regular Season Champion

Northwestern (Iowa) (30-2, 17-1)

GPAC Tournament Champion

Northwood (Fla.) (23-7, 9-3)

Florida Sun Conference Champion

Ohio Dominican (22-9, 9-5)

American Mideast Tournament Champion

Ozarks (Mo.) (31-1, 12-0)

Midlands Conference Champion

Rio Grande (Ohio) (23-7) (9-5)

At-Large #8

Shawnee St. (Ohio) (27-2, 13-1)

American Mideast Division Champion

Southern Oregon (29-4, 17-3)

Cascade Tournament Champion

Southwestern (Kan.) (23-8, 14-4)

Kansas Collegiate Conference Runner-Up

Saint Ambrose (Iowa) (28-5, 14-2)

Midwest Conference Champion

Sterling (Kan.) (23-7, 17-1)

Kansas Collegiate Conference Champion

Union (Ky.) (25-9, 15-3)

Appalachian Tournament Champion

William Jewell (Mo.) (22-9, 15-6)

At-Large #7

 

Posted by Sports Information on 3/4/2008 9:50:00 PM

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