2019 NAIA FCS Quarterfinal Pairings Announced
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – [FCS Schedule ] The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the final field and the pairings for the Quarterfinals of the NAIA Football Championship Series (FCS) on Saturday. The 8-team event will continue next Saturday, Nov. 30 at four 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 and be ranked in the Top 20 in the final NAIA Coaches' Top 25 poll. You may access the final poll here. At-large berths were given to the next highest ranked teams that did not earn an automatic bid.
The 64th NAIA Football National Championship will take place in Ruston, La., at Eddie G. Robinson Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 21. The city of Ruston, La. will host the championship for the first season for more information on the 2019 NAIA Football National Championship, click here.
2019 NAIA Football Championship Series – Quarterfinal Schedule
Saturday, November 30 | Campus Sites
Game 1 – Saint Xavier (Ill.) (9-2) at Morningside (Iowa) (11-0)
Game 2 – Cumberlands (Ky.) (10-1) at Marian (Ind.) (10-0)
Game 3 –Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (11-0) at Kansas Wesleyan (12-0)
Game 4 – College of Idaho (11-0) at Grand View (Iowa) (12-0)