NAIA basketball hosts include Loyola of New Orleans, Alexandria
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced on Thursday the final group of hosts for the 2023 NAIA Men’s and Women’s Basketball National Championship First & Second Rounds, presented by Ballogy.
Five sites will host both men’s and women’s opening round sites. Indiana Tech (Fort Wayne, Ind.), Loyola (La.) (New Orleans, La.), Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (Park City, Kan.), Visit Wichita/Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (Wichita, Kan.) and Alexandria Pineville Area CVB (Alexandria, La.).
Each first and second round site will feature four teams and will play single elimination on Tuesday & Wednesday, March 7-8. The winner of the final game will go to the NAIA National Championship Final Site in either Sioux City, Iowa (women) or Kansas City, Mo. (men).
Men’s Basketball Hosts |
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| Location | Host |
| Alexandria, La. | Alexandria Pineville Area CVB (LSU Alexandria) |
| Butte, Mont. | Montana Tech |
| Caldwell, Idaho | College of Idaho |
| Fort Wayne, Ind. | Indiana Tech |
| Georgetown, Ky. | Georgetown (Ky.) |
| Glendale, Ariz. | Arizona Christian |
| Henderson, Tenn. | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
| Jamestown, N.D. | Jamestown (N.D.) |
| Lakeland, Fla. | Florida College (Played at Southeastern Univ.) |
| Langston, Okla. | Langston (Okla.) |
| Montgomery, Ala. | Faulkner(Ala.) |
| New Orleans, La. | Loyola (La.) |
| Oskaloosa, Iowa | William Penn (Iowa) |
| Park City, Kan. | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Wichita, Kan. | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Winona Lake, Ind. | Grace (Ind.) |
Women’s Basketball Hosts |
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| Location | Host |
| Alexandria, La. | Alexandria Pineville Area CVB (LSU Alexandria) |
| Campbellsville, Ky. | Mid-South Conference/Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| Crestview Hills, Ky. | Thomas More (Ky.) |
| Dubuque, Iowa | Clarke (Iowa) |
| Fayette, Mo. | Central Methodist (Mo.) |
| Fort Wayne, Ind. | Indiana Tech |
| Helena, Mont. | Carroll (Mont.) |
| Indianapolis, Ind. | Marian (Ind.) |
| Lewiston, Idaho | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
| Marion, Ind. | Indiana Wesleyan |
| New Orleans, La. | Loyola (La.) |
| Park City, Kan. | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Rio Grande, Ohio | Rio Grande (Ohio) |
| Santa Barbara, Calif. | Westmont (Calif.) |
| Sioux Center, Iowa | Dordt (Iowa) |
| Wichita, Kan. | Visit Wichita/Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference |
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