KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially released the 30-team field and bracket for the NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship Opening Round, which will be held Nov. 22 at 15 different sites.  The winners of the Opening Round games, as well as host school Fresno Pacific (Calif.), will advance to the 50th Annual Men's Soccer National Championship from Dec. 1-6 in Fresno, Calif.

#3 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) hosts King College on Saturday, November 22.


                       

 
This year's 31 teams include 25 automatic qualifiers (conferences/independents champions), five at-large bids and the host school.  No. 1 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) is making its 16th appearance, the most of any school in the field.
 
No. 1 seed Oklahoma City opens up by hosting McPherson (Kan.).  The Stars are 17-2-1 on the year.
 
Defending national champion Azusa Pacific (Calif.) will play Westmont (Calif.) in the Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament championship game tomorrow (Nov. 17).  The game was postponed due to the fires in California.  The winner of that game will take on Holy Names (Calif.) on Saturday, Nov. 22.
 
There are eight schools that have qualified for the National Championships for the first time in school history.
 
JumpTV Inc. is the exclusive provider of live video and audio-streaming at the NAIA National Championship. JumpTV will stream the 2008 NAIA Men's and Women's Soccer and Volleyball National Championships in early December. In all, there will be 37 events for public viewing during the NAIA Fall National Championships. These events can be viewed by going to watchnaia.com.

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2008 NAIA National Championship                                                                                 
Team (Overall Record^)
Qualification
Appearances*
Record#
Titles
Azusa Pacific (Calif.)/ Westmont (Calif.)
Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
 
 
 
Baker (Kan.) (13-6-2)
Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
4th (1st since 2004)
0-2-1
0
Bellevue (Neb.) (14-3-1)
Unaffiliated #1 (DAC/Frontier/MCAC) Tournament Champion
1st
0-0
--
Bethel (Ind.) (11-5-4)
Mid-Central College Conference Tournament Champion
7th (1st since 2005)
2-7-2
0
Bethel (Tenn.) (12-5-2)
TranSouth Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
2nd (1st since 2004)
0-1
0
Concordia (Calif.) (12-6-1)
At-large #5
4th (3rd straight)
3-3
0
Concordia (Ore.) (14-5-1)
Cascade Collegiate Conference Tournament Champion
4th (1st since 2006)
0-3
0
Dana (Neb.) (14-3-3)
#2 team in Great Plains Athletic Conference
1st
0-0
--
Fresno Pacific (Calif.) (9-7-1)
Tournament Host
7th (2nd straight)
9-6-2
0
Grand View (Iowa) (14-5-1)
Midwest Collegiate Conference Tournament Champion
5th (1st since 2006)
1-4
0
Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) (16-2-1)
American Midwest Conference Tournament Champion
1st
0-0
--
Hastings (Neb.) (17-3)
Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
5th (1st since 2006)
4-3-1
0
Holy Names (Calif.) (14-3)
California Pacific Conference Regular Season Champion
2nd (1st since 2004)
1-1
0
Judson (Ill.) (14-5-1)
Chicagoland Collegiate Conference Tournament Champion
6th (5th straight)
2-5
0
King (Tenn.) (14-5-2)
Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
3rd (1st since 1987)
1-3
0
Lambuth (Tenn.) (12-4-2)
Association of Independent Institutions Tournament Champion
1st
0-0
--
Lee (Tenn.) (9-9-2)
Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
3rd (1st since 2006)
1-1-1
0
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (16-1-1)
Mid-South Conference Tournament Champion
16th (15th straight)
34-8-4
6
Madonna (Mich.) (16-2)
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
2nd (2nd straight)
0-1
0
Maine-Fort Kent (20-0)
Sunrise Conference Tournament Champion
2nd (2nd straight)
1-1
0
McPherson (Kan.) (11-7-1)
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
1st
0-0
--
Mobile (Ala.) (11-6-2)
Unaffiliated #2 (GCAC/KIAC) Tournament Champion
12th (2nd straight)
18-11
1
Mount Vernon Nazarene (14-4-2)
#2 team in American Mideast Conference
1st
0-0
--
Northwood (Fla.) (15-2-2)
The Sun Conference Tournament Champion
2nd (1st since 2006)
1-1-1
0
Notre Dame (Ohio) (18-2-0)
American Mideast Conference Tournament Champion
2nd (1st since 2005)
1-1
0
Oklahoma City (17-2-1)
At-large #1
2nd (1st since 1991)
1-1
0
Park (Mo.) (11-3-3)
At-large #4
9th (6th straight)
2-8-3
0
Rio Grande (Ohio) (15-3-1)
At-large #2
8th (8th straight)
9-5-1
1
Southern Nazarene (Okla.) (13-4-1)
Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
9th (6th straight)
4-8-1
0
St. Ambrose (Iowa) (14-5-1)
At-large #3
1st
0-0
--
Texas-Brownsville (15-4)
Red River Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
1st
0-0
--
 
 
 
 
 
 
^ Based on Dakstats team pages
* Includes 2008 Championship
# Based on available records