KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 16-team field and the matchups for the first round of the NAIA Football Championship Series on Sunday. The 16-team FCS will kick-off on Saturday, Nov. 20 at eight campus host sites across the country, with the higher seed hosting each contest.

The full field features 12 automatic qualifiers and four at-large berths. In order to qualify for an automatic bid, teams must win their conference regular-season title. At-large berths were determined by the NAIA Football National Selection Committee. Teams earning an at-large berth must be ranked in the Top 20 of the final NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 poll, which can be accessed here.

The 66th Annual NAIA Football National Championship will culminate on December 18 at Durham County Memorial Stadium in Durham, N.C.

2021 NAIA Football Championship Series – First Round Schedule

Saturday, November 20 | Campus Sites

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Morningside 55, Carroll 0
Grand View 38, Dordt 10
Lindsey Wilson 42, Bethel (Kan.) 10
Keiser 63, Arizona Christian 21
Concordia (Mich.) 21, Georgetown 7
Northwestern (Iowa) 31, Dickinson State 7
Baker 59, Olivet Nazarene 54
Reinhardt 40, Marian 29

The NAIA released the pairings for the quarterfinals, set to be played on Saturday, April 24.

Baker at Morningside
Northwestern at Grand View
Concordia (Mich.) at Lindsey Wilson
Reinhardt at Keiser

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the final field and the pairings for the first round of the NAIA Football Championship Series (FCS) on Sunday. The 16-team event will kick-off on Saturday, April 17^th at eight campus host sites across the country.

The full field features 12 automatic qualifiers and four at-large berths. In order to qualify for an automatic bid, teams must win their conference regular-season title. At-large berths were determined by the NAIA Football National Selection Committee. Teams earning an at-large berth must be ranked in the Top 20 of the final NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 poll, which can be accessed here.

The 65^th NAIA Football National Championship will take place in Ruston, La., at Eddie G. Robinson Stadium on Monday, May 10. The city of Ruston, La. will host the championship for the second season for more information on the 2020 NAIA Football National Championship, click here.

Saturday, April 17 | Campus Sites

Game 1 – No. 1 Morningside (Iowa) 8-0 vs. No. 16 Carroll (Mont.) 3-1
Game 2 – No.2 Grand View (Iowa) 6-0 vs. No. 13 Dordt (Iowa) 8-2
Game 3 – No. 3 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 7-0 vs. No. 14 Bethel (Kan.) 9-1
Game 4 – No. 4 Keiser (Fla.) 7-0 vs. No. 15 Arizona Christian 9-1
Game 5 – No. 5 Concordia (Mich.) 5-0 vs. No. 12 Georgetown (Ky.) 6-1
Game 6 – No. 6 Northwestern (Iowa) 8-1 vs. No. 11 Dickinson State (N.D.) 9-0
Game 7 – No. 7 Baker (Kan.) 6-0 vs. No. 10 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 8-0
Game 8 – No. 8 Reinhardt 8-0 (Ga.) vs. No. 9 Marian (Ind.) 5-1

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