Twenty-eight teams, including two-time defending national champion Northwest Missouri State (9-2) and the MIAA champion Fort Hays State Tigers (11-0) will vie for a national championship over the next month at facilities across the country. In seedings announced on Sunday night, Fort Hays State earned the top spot in Super Regional 3 and a first-round bye. The Bearcats, 30-0 winners on Saturday afternoon at Missouri Western, made the field with the #6 seed, and will travel to play #3 seed Ashland University of Ohio on Saturday morning at 11 o’clock.
Fort Hays State will next play on Saturday, November 25th, hosting the winner of #4 seed Ferris State and fifth-seeded Quachita Baptist in Hays, Kansas. The Tigers are in the national playoffs for the first time since 1995.
The Bearcats opponent on Saturday, Ashland, went 10-1 this season, winning the outright GLIAC title. Northwest has made 14 consecutive NCAA playoff appearances, and are 47-15 all-time in postseason play, capturing six national championships.
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The playoffs will continue each week leading up to national championship game on Saturday, December 16 that will be held at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas.Â
