Morningside (10-0) and Northwestern (10-1) will again be in the running for a national title after being selected to the NAIA Football Championship Series on Sunday, Nov. 14. Morningside enters as the No. 2 seed to take on No. 15 Ottawa (8-1), and Northwestern will be the No. 4 seed and will face No. 13 Central Methodist (8-2). First-round matchups will be played on Nov 20.
The national championship game will be played on Dec. 18 at Durham County Memorial Stadium in Durham, N.C.
Here is the full list of playoff matchups (higher seed hosts):
No. 1 Lindsey Wilson, KY (10-0) vs. No. 16 Montana Western (8-3)
No. 2 Morningside, IA (10-0) vs. No. 15 Ottawa, AZ (8-1)
No. 3 Grand View, IA (11-0) vs. No. 14 Dickinson State, ND (8-2)
No. 4 Northwestern, IA (10-1) vs. No. 13 Central Methodist, MO (9-2)
No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan (9-1) vs. No. 10 Kansas Wesleyan (10-1)
No. 6 Reinhardt, GA (9-2) vs. No. 12 Keiser, FL (7-2)
No. 7 Marian, IN (8-2) vs. No. 9 Southwestern, KA (9-1)
No. 8 Concordia, MI (8-1) vs. No. 11 Saint Xavier, IL (8-2)