[DRAW] The 2010 NAIA Men’s Tournament kicks off Saturday with 15 first-round games. The winner will host Mobile at the finals, which will be held Nov. 29-Dec. 4in Orange Beach, Ala.
The defending champion is Lindsey Wilson, which opens against Southern Poly State.
Rio Grande is the No. 1 seed for the first time since 2005 andhosts Bethel (Ind.).
Simon Fraser (B.C.) is making its 23rd appearance, the most of any active school.
The Southern States Athletic Conference has four entrants: No. 8Belhaven, No. 9 Mobile, William Carey and Southern Poly State.
The Golden State Athletic Conference places three teams in the field: No. 11 California Baptist, No. 13 Azusa Pacific andVanguard.
FIRST ROUND
Nov. 20
No. 1 Rio Grande (Ohio) (21-0) vs. Bethel (Ind.) (14-7)
No. 2Simon Fraser (B.C.) (19-1) vs. Great Falls (Mont.) (15-3-1)
No. 3 Hastings (Neb.) (20-0-0) vs. Missouri Valley (14-4-2)
No. 4 Notre Dame (Ohio) (19-0) vs. Davenport (Mich.) (15-6)
No. 5 Maine-Fort Kent (21-0) vs. St. Thomas (Fla.) (12-5-2)
No. 6 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (15-3-1) vs. Southern Poly State (Ga.) (11-4-3)
No. 7 William Jewell (Mo.) (17-2-0) vs. Concordia(Ore.) (16-2-1)
No. 8 Belhaven (Miss.) (15-1-3) vs. St. Thomas (Texas) (10-6-2)
No. 10 Kansas Wesleyan (16-2-0) vs. Oklahoma Baptist (16-3-0)
No. 11 California Baptist (15-4-0) vs.Holy Names (Calif.) (11-5-2)
No. 12 Grand View (Iowa) )18-1-0) vs. St. Xavier (Ill.) (15-5-1)
No. 13 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (16-4-1) vs. Vanguard (Calif.) (13-7-0)
No. 14 Bryan(Tenn.) (17-1-2) vs. Columbia (Mo.) (12-5-3)
Texas-Brownsville (15-3-1) vs. No. 15 Science & Arts (Okla.) (14-4)
No. 16 William Carey (Miss.) (9-4-3) vs. Bethel (Tenn.) (12-5-1)