KANSAS CITY, Mo. – College of Idaho earned the third overall seed and the top spot in the Duer Bracket for next week's NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship, presented by Cypress Risk Management.
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The Yotes (27-6), champions of the Cascade Conference, will meet Mayville State (N.D.) on Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m. (MT) at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D.
The Comets (18-10) were the upset champions of the North Star Athletic Association after losing eight of their final 10 regular season contests. They are led by guards Daniel Lindgren and Gorg Ahlag – who both average 14 points a game.
If C of I can advance out of the first-round, familiar opponents dot the rest of their pod. A potential rematch with Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) looms in Friday's second-round (6:30 p.m. MT), as the Tigers meet first-time tournament team Governors State (Ill.). A quarterfinal date Saturday (7 p.m. MT) with defending national champion Union (Ky.) looms – as the Bulldogs eliminated C of I from last season's tournament in the second-round. Also in the Yotes quarter of the bracket is Indiana Tech and West Virginia Tech.
Indiana East claimed the No. 1 overall seed, with Cornerstone (Mich.) and Indiana Wesleyan claiming the No. 1 spots in the remaining two brackets.
Two other Cascade Conference teams will compete in the tournament – as Warner Pacific earned a No. 3 seed and will meet Southeastern (Fla.) in the first round, while Oregon Tech earned an at-large bid, claiming a No. 6 seed and meets Briar Cliff (Iowa).
Full coverage from the national tournament will be available at YoteAthletics.com – including game notes, interviews and photo galleries – with every C of I game broadcast live on 99.1-FM ESPN Boise, with
Mike Safford Jr. on the call.
