The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the final field and the pairings for the first round of the NAIA Football Championship Series with Morningside as the top seed and Northwestern of Iowa also representing the GPAC.
The 16-team event will kick-off on Saturday, Nov. 17 at eight campus host sites across the country.
The 63rd NAIA Football National Championship will take place in Daytona Beach, Fla., at Daytona Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 15.
2018 NAIA Football Championship Series – First Round Schedule
Saturday, November 17 | Campus Sites
Game 1 – Rocky Mountain (Mont.) (8-3) at Morningside (Iowa) (11-0)
Game 2 – St. Xavier (Ill.) (8-3) at Marian (Ind.) (10-0)
Game 3 – Baker (Kan.) (8-2) at Bethel (Tenn.) (10-0)
Game 4 – Concordia (Mich.) (9-2) at Reinhardt (Ga.) (9-1)
Game 5 – Dickinson State (N.D.) (8-2) at Northwestern (Iowa) (9-1)
Game 6 – Langston (Okla.) (9-1) at Kansas Wesleyan (11-0)
Game 7 – Cumberlands (Ky.) (10-1) at Benedictine (Kan.) (10-1)
Game 8 – Grand View (Iowa) (8-2) at Saint Francis (Ind.) (8-2)
