Division II Pairings

Here are the pairings for the NCAA Division II tournament, which gets underway Saturday.

And it will actually end in March!

And news from the Division II home page.

The NCAA announced its 64-team field for this year’s Division II Tournament Sunday night and the two teams that finished the season undefeated could hook up in a national quarterfinal match if they can both win regionals that they will be hosting this weekend.

Findlay, the top seed in the Midwest after finishing the year at 30-0, could square off with No. 2 LIU-C.W. Post (27-0) should the Pioneers win the East title. Findlay will open with defending regional champion Grand Valley State Saturday, while C.W. Post drew Philadelphia in the opening round.

No. 3 BYU-Hawaii and the other teams in the West Regional will start Friday at two sites. BYU-Hawaii hosts Humboldt State in the opener and the winner gets Cal State-Dominguez Hills or Central Washington. The other four teams will go to No. 23 Western Washington with the two sub-regional winners meeting up Tuesday at the home of the highest remaining seed.

The other regional hosts will be No. 4 Augusta State (Southeast), No. 5 Gannon (Atlantic), No. 6 Central Missouri (South Central) — the winner of three straight overtime games to take the MIAA Tournament — No. 12 Southwest Minnesota State (Central) and No. 11 Florida Southern (South). All regional play except for the West Regional begins on Satruday.

Six of the nine host schools are ranked at the top of the final NABC/Division II Coaches Poll that was released Tuesday.

ATLANTIC REGIONAL
March 14, 15 and 17 at Erie, Pa. (Host: Gannon)

Saturday, March 14
#3 Kutztown (26-4) vs. #6 West Virginia State (24-5), 12 p.m., EDT
#2 Virginia Union (21-6) vs. #7 Indiana, Pa. (21-7), 2:30 p.m., EDT
#1 Gannon (27-3) vs. #8 Pittsburgh-Johnstown (24-7), 6 p.m., EDT
#4 Johnson C. Smith (23-7) vs. #5 Alderson-Broaddus (26-5), 8:30 p.m., EDT

Sunday, March 15
Virginia Union/Indiana (Pa.) winner vs. Kutztown/West Virginia State winner, 5 p.m., EDT
Gannon/Pittsburgh-Johnstown winner vs. Johnson C. Smith/Alderson-Broaddus winner, 7:30 p.m., EDT

Tuesday, March 17
Championship game, 7 p.m, EDT

CENTRAL REGIONAL
March 14, 15 and 17 at Marshall, Minn. (Host: Southwest Minnesota State)

Saturday, March 14
#3 Metropolitan State (27-3) vs. #6 Winona State (23-8), 12 p.m., CDT
#2 St. Cloud State (22-8) vs. #7 Augustana (19-9), 2:30 p.m.
#1 Southwest Minnesota State (25-6) vs. #8 Northern State (19-10), 6 p.m., CDT
#4 Minnesota State (25-8) vs. #5 Fort Lewis (24-9), 8:30 p.m., CDT

Sunday, March 15
St. Cloud State/Augustana winner vs. Metropolitan State/Winona State winner, 5 p.m., CDT
Southwest Minnesota State/Northern State winner vs. Minnesota State/Fort Lewis winner, 7:30 p.m, CDT

Tuesday, March 17
Championship game, 7 p.m., CDT

EAST REGIONAL
March 14, 15 and 17 at Brookville, N.Y. (Host: LIU-C.W. Post)

Saturday, March 14
#3 Massachusetts-Lowell (21-7) vs. #6 Merrimack (20-8), 12 p.m., EDT
#2 Bentley (24-6) vs. #7 Bridgeport (22-8), 2:30 p.m., EDT
#1 LIU-C.W. Post (27-0) vs. #8 Philadelphia (25-5), 6 p.m., EDT
#4 Assumption (22-9) vs. #5 Stonehill (21-7), 8:30 p.m., EDT

Sunday, March 15
Bentley/Bridgeport winner vs. Massachusetts-Lowell/Merrimack winner, 5 p.m., EDT
LIU-C.W. Post/Philadelphia winner vs. Assumption/Stonehill winner, 7:30 p.m., EDT

Tuesday, March 17
Championship game, 7 p.m., EDT

MIDWEST REGIONAL
March 14, 15 and 17 at Findlay, Ohio (Host: Findlay)

Saturday, March 14
#3 Northern Kentucky (24-6) vs. Lake Superior State (21-8), 12 p.m., EDT
#2 Bellarmine (24-6) vs. #7 Kentucky Wesleyan (19-8), 2:30 p.m., EDT
#1 Findlay (30-0) vs. #8 Grand Valley State (21-9), 6 p.m., EDT
#4 Southern Indiana (26-6) vs. #5 Rockhurst (19-10), 8:30 p.m., EDT

Sunday, March 15
Bellarmine/Kentucky Wesleyan winner vs. Northern Kentucky/Lake Superior State winner, 5 p.m., EDT Findlay/Grand Valley State winner vs. Southern Indiana/Rockhurst winner, 7:30 p.m., EDT

Tuesday, March 17
Championship game, 7 p.m., EDT

SOUTH REGIONAL
March 14, 15 and 17 at Lakeland, Fla. (Host: Florida Southern)

Saturday, March 14
#2 Christian Brothers (22-6) vs. #7 Delta State (21-8), 12 p.m., EDT
#3 Claflin (24-3) vs. #6 Valdosta State (24-6), 2:30 p.m., EDT
#1 Florida Southern (27-6) vs. #8 LeMoyne-Owen (17-13), 6 p.m., EDT
#4 Arkansas Tech (22-8) vs. #5 Benedict (24-5), 8:30 p.m., EDT

Sunday, March 15
Christian Brothers/Delta State winner vs. Claflin/Valdosta State winner, 5 p.m., EDT
Florida Southern/LeMoyne-Owen winner vs. Arkansas Tech/Benedict winner, 7:30 p.m., EDT

Tuesday, March 17
Championship game, 7 p.m., EDT

SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL
March 14, 15 and 17 at Warrensburg, Mo. (Host: Central Missouri)

Saturday, March 14
#3 Central Oklahoma (24-5) vs. #6 Dallas Baptist (23-6), 12 p.m., CDT
#2 Southwest Baptist (24-4) vs. #7 Angelo State (20-8), 2:30 p.m., CDT
#1 Central Missouri (26-4) vs. #8 Texas A&M-Kingsville (19-10), 6 p.m., CDT
#4 Midwestern State (24-6) vs. #5 Incarnate Word (23-6), 8:30 p.m., CDT

Sunday, March 15
Southwest Baptist/Angelo State winner vs. Central Oklahoma/Dallas Baptist winner, 4 p.m., CDT
Central Missouri/Texas A&M-Kingsville winner vs. Midwestern State/Incarnate Word winner, 6:30 p.m., CDT

Tuesday, March 17
Championship game, 7 p.m., CDT

SOUTHEAST REGIONAL
March 14, 15 and 17 at Augusta, Ga. (Host: Augusta State)

Saturday, March 14
#3 Armstrong Atlantic State (23-6) vs. #6 Catawba (21-9), 12 p.m., EDT
#2 South Carolina Aiken (23-7) vs. #7 Lenoir-Rhyne (18-10), 2:30 p.m. EDT
#1 Augusta State (26-4) vs. #8 Tusculum (20-10), 6 p.m., EDT
#4 Georgia College & State (22-6) vs. #5 Barton (24-6), 8:30 p.m., EDT

Sunday, March 15
South Carolina Aiken/Lenoir-Rhyne winner vs. Armstrong Atlantic State/Catawba winner, 5 p.m., EDT
Augusta State/Tusculum winner vs. Georgia College & State/Barton winner, 7:30 p.m., EDT

Tuesday, March 17
Championship game, 7 p.m., EDT

WEST REGIONAL
March 13 & 14 at Laie, Hawaii (Host: BYU-Hawaii) & Bellingham, Wash. (Host: Western Washington)
March 17 at highest remaining seed

Friday, March 13 (at BYU-Hawaii)
#4 Cal State-Dominguez Hills (21-7) vs. #5 Central Washington (18-6), 5 p.m, HDT
#1 BYU-Hawaii (25-1) vs. #8 Humboldt State (20-11), 7:30 p.m., HDT

Friday, March 13 (at Western Washington)
#3 Cal Poly Pomona (20-7) vs. #6 Cal State-San Bernardino (20-9), 5 p.m., PDT
#2 Western Washington (21-5) vs. #7 Seattle Pacific (18-9), 7 p.m., PDT

Saturday, March 14 (at BYU-Hawaii)
BYU-Hawaii/Humboldt State winner vs. Cal State-Dominguez Hills/Central Washington winner, 7:30 p.m., HDT

Saturday, March 14 (at Western Washington)
Western Washington/Seattle Pacific winner vs. Cal Poly Pomona/Cal St.-San Bernardino winner, 7 p.m., PDT

Tuesday, March 17
Championship game, time TBA

ELITE EIGHT
March 25, 26 and 28 at MassMutual Center, Springfield, Mass. (Hosted by American International College & Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame)

Wednesday, March 25
Atlantic Regional winner vs. South Central Regional winner
West Regional winner vs. Central Regional winner
Southeast Regional winner vs. South Regional winner
East Regional winner vs. Midwest Regional winner

Thursday, March 26
Atlantic/South Central winner vs. West/Central winner
Southeast/South winner vs. East/Midwest winner

Saturday, March 28 (National championship game)
National championship game (Televised by CBS-TV)