By: SOU Sports Information
Friday-Saturday | Louisville, Ky. | Kentucky Expo Center
NWCA-NAIA Men's National Duals Tournament Central | Bracket (PDF)
NWCA-WCWA Women's National Duals Tournament Central | Bracket (PDF)
Brackets have been released for the NWCA Multi-Division National Duals, where the Southern Oregon University men's and women's wrestling teams will compete Friday and Saturday at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, Ky.
The 12th-ranked Raider men will open at noon Pacific Time on Friday against No. 11 Missouri Valley. The Raider women, ranked No. 16 in the WCWA and No. 3 in the NAIA, will open against Missouri Valley (No. 17 in the NAIA) at the same time. The winners of both duals will be in line to face the top-ranked teams in the country in the second round – Grand View (Iowa) on the men's side and McKendree (Ill.) in the women's bracket.
The men's bracket includes 16 teams, 14 of which were listed in
last week's latest NAIA Top 20 poll. Eight of the 12 teams in the women's tournament appear in the WCWA team rankings.
For the complete men's bracket,
click here. For the complete women's bracket,
click here. Live results will be available for all matches at the Tournament Central links provided above.
NWCA-NAIA First-Round Matchups
No. 1 Grand View vs. Bethany (RV)
No. 11 Missouri Valley vs. No. 12 Southern Oregon
No. 8 Lindsey Wilson vs. No. 19 Campbellsville
No. 5 Cumberlands vs. No. 16 Williams Baptist
No. 4 Providence vs. No. 17 Marian
No. 7 Life vs. No. 17 Baker
No. 9 Midland vs. No. 13 Southeastern
No. 2 Indiana Tech vs. Cumberland (RV)
NWCA-WCWA First-Round Matchups
No. 1 McKendree receives a bye
No. 16 Southern Oregon vs. Missouri Valley
No. 7 Campbellsville vs. Nassau
No. 6 Emmanuel receives a bye
No. 5 King receives a bye
No. 12 Cumberlands vs. Gannon
No. 16 Life vs. Lyon
No. 4 Wayland Baptist receives a bye