Kansas City, Mo. – [Bracket] The NAIA has officially announced the eight qualifiers and bracket for the 2021 NAIA Men's Lacrosse National Invitational. The event will take place in Savannah, Ga., at Memorial Stadium on May 5-8.

This year's field includes three automatic qualifiers and four at-large bids. The automatic qualifiers were determined by the conference/group tournament winners or the highest-ranked team in the conference/group depending on the league. The remaining at-large bids were determined by the final regular-season Men's Lacrosse Coaches' Top 10 Poll announced Sunday. That Top 10 Poll can be viewed HERE.  

The NAIA Network – the association's official video-streaming home – will broadcast all matches excluding the semifinals and championship matches live at the 2021 NAIA Men's Lacrosse National Invitational. The video platform, powered by Stretch Internet, allows users access to live video, statistics and social interaction on a number of devices, including mobile. Single-day passes can be purchased for $4.95, while an invitationl pass is $9.95.

Qualifier Highlights

• Men's lacrosse is in its fifth year as an invitational sport in the NAIA.
• Reinhardt (Ga.) is the only team that has made an appearance at all of the invitationals including 2021.
• Indiana Tech and Keiser (Fla.) are making their fourth appearance in the National Invitational.
• Benedictine (Kan.), Cumberlands (Ky.) will be making their second appearance in the 2021 national invitational.
• Columbia (Mo.), Concordia (Mich.) and St. Ambrose (Iowa) are making their first appearance in the 2021 field.
• Reinhardt (Ga.) is the only team in the 2021 field that has won an invitational title. The Eagles won a title in 2017, 2018 and 2019.