Wolfe Ratings
Rothman Ratings
Massey Ratings
(click NAIA II link)
NAIA Ratings
of MCC Teams
Final 2006-07
# 4 Huntington
# 9 Ind Wesleyan
#14 St Francis
#36 Grace
Huntington
NAIA Tournament
Appearances: 7
Record: 11-7 |
NAIA Information  General Information
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The association first began in 1937 as a result of a small-college basketball tournament. Originally called the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball (NAIB), it became known as the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in 1952.
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The NAIA now includes nearly 300 Colleges and Universities competing in various sports. There are 23 National Championships throughout the academic year in basketball, football, baseball, outdoor track and field, indoor track and field, golf, tennis, cross country, diving and swimming, wrestling, soccer, gymnastics, volleyball and bowling.
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The NAIA National Basketball Championship is held each year for both men and women in Division I and Division II. A general description of the NAIA Tournament can be found on the Tournament Information page. An explanation of how teams are selected for the National Tournament can be found at the Qualification Process page.
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The 17th Annual Division II Men's National Basketball Tournament will be held March 12-18, 2008, at College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO (near Branson, MO). The Foresters have been there seven of the past eight years, reaching the "Championship Game" in 2006, the "Final Four" in 2000, the "Elite Eight" in 2003 and the "Sweet Sixteen" in 2001 and 2004. To qualify once again, the Foresters must either win the 2008 MCC Tournament Championship or have a sufficiently high NAIA Final Rating to be assigned an "at large" berth.
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The four computer statistical system ratings referenced in the above tables can be found at the following web sites (published weekly late December through March each season):
The Wolfe System and Massey Base System use win/loss, game location and strength of schedule; the Rothman System uses win/loss and points margin; the Massey MOV System uses win/loss, game location, strength of schedule and points margin (Margin Of Victory).
A comparison of the four system results is shown here: NAIA D2 Top Ten Ratings.
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The NAIA Tournament Qualification process begins with the identification of regular season champions in 16 Conferences. The process concludes with the last conference tournament championship game. Results can be accessed with the links below (2007 information provided for reference). The 2008 results will be updated daily starting late in February.
2008 Conference Tournaments2008 NAIA Tournament Qualifiers
2007 Conference Tournaments2007 NAIA Tournament Qualifiers
The teams qualifying for the NAIA National Tournament in previous years can be found on the Tournament Qualifiers page. |
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