Teams & Ratings

Want to know more about the teams that have a chance to play for the National Championship in Kansas City in March? 

Teams

List of schools in NAIA Division I Men's Basketball (PDF)

Top 25 Ratings

NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll

Conference Tournaments

Track the progress of conference tournaments leading into the 2010 national championship 

Bracket 

2009 Championship Results | 2008 Championship | 2007 Championship

Format: The tournament bracket is designed as a single elimination bracket.

Ever wonder how a bracket is completed? There are a few policies unique to the NAIA.

1. Teams that have played in the regular season will not play each other in the first round of the tournament.

2. Teams from the same conference will not be placed in the same half of the bracket. In the event there are three teams from the same conference, the teams will be placed in different quarters.

3. Teams located in the Eastern time zone can not play in the last game of the night during the first round. Teams in the Mountain or Pacific time zones will not play the first game of the day during the first round.

4. If possible, each team is given 24 hours to rest between starting times of possible games. If team A plays at noon on Thursday and wins, the preferred game time for Friday's game would be noon.

5. Teams playing each other in the second round must have both played on the same day during the first round. In other words, if a team won on Wednesday, it can only play another team that won on Wednesday. This is valid for the second round only.