Grenadiers Head To Henderson, Tenn. For NAIA First and Second Rounds Presented by Ballogy

Grenadiers Head To Henderson | Indiana University-Southeast Athletic

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Mar 6, 2023

The IU Southeast men's basketball team will face host No. 21-ranked Freed-Hardeman in the first NAIA national tournament game for the Grenadiers since 2018 when they face the Lions as part of the 2022-23 NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship First and Second Rounds presented by Ballogy.

The matchup will take place in Henderson, Tenn. on March 7 at 8:30 p.m. ET. IU Southeast earned an automatic bid to the tournament as the River States Conference Tournament champion and Freed-Hardeman enters the tournament as the Mid South Conference Tournament champion.

The Lions are the No. 2 seed and finished the year 23-8 and 14-4 in MSC play.

Dordt (Iowa) is the top seed in this bracket. The Defenders are the Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament Champions.

The No. 4 seed are the Pilots of Bethel (Ind. who earned an at-large bid to the tournament out of the Crossroads League.

For more information about the tournament. click here.

2022-23 NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship First and Second Rounds - Henderson Regional Bracket

The tournament will begin with the 2023 NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship First & Second Rounds, presented by Ballogy, on March 7 at host sites throughout the country.

The 16 winners at each of these sites will advance to the 2023 NAIA National Championship Final Site in Kansas City, Mo., at the 85th annual NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship, March 13-18. For more information on the national championship, click here.

The field consists of 37 automatic qualifiers – given to conference regular season champions, regular season runners-up, tournament champions, or tournament runners-up, depending on the league. The number teams in each league determines the number of automatic bids in each conference. Leagues with 10 or more schools receive two automatic berths, while conferences with less than 10 institutions receive one.

At-large teams were determined by the NAIA Men's Basketball National Selection Committee (NSC). The NSC consists of one representative from each geographic area, a representative from the National Administrative Council, the president of the NAIA-Men's Basketball Coaches Association and three at-large members. The committee evaluated teams throughout the year on various criteria.

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Teams

1. Dordt (Iowa) | 25-6, 14-6 GPAC | GPAC Tournament Champions

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2. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | 23-8, 16-6 MSC | MSC Tournament Champions

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3. IU Southeast | 23-8, 14-4 RSC | RSC Tournament Champions

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4. Bethel (Ind.) | 17-12, 9-9 Crossroads | At-large

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Tuesday, March 7 / All times are Central Daylight Time

Game 1 #4 Bethel (Ind.) vs. #1 Dordt (Iowa) 5:30 p.m. Live Stats Live Video Tickets