We normally have a boring first round in the NAIA Playoffs, but today was kind of unique. Every higher seed won today, except for one. Even our bottom two seeds made the top two seeds look beatable today at times (especially Carroll). Lindsey Wilson had to hang on against a Reinhardt team that scored 22 unanswered points in the fourth quarter. Reinhardt’s two point conversion failed at the end of the game to win it. Keiser proved they are the most battle tested team in the NAIA, pulling off the upset against Bethel. Let’s check out todays final scores below.
NAIA first Round Scoreboard
#1 Morningside 35 #16 Arizona Christian 18
#2 Grand View 17 #15 Carroll 14
#3 Northwestern 49 #14 Dickinson state 7
#4 Bethel 17 #12 Keiser 27
#5 Indiana Wesleyan 14 #13 Avila 7
#6 Benedictine 35 #10 Southwestern 7
#7 Marian 41 #11 St Xavier 7
#8 Lindsey Wilson 23 #9 Reinhardt 22