POINT LOOKOUT, MO - The 6th seeded Clinton College Men's Basketball team has received an at-large bid to the 2026 NCCAA Div. I National Tournament, the league annouced on Saturday.
The Golden Bear men (17-7) received the 6th seed and will face off with the #3 seed Lancaster Bible College (PA) on Wednesday morning at 9:30 AM ET from the campus of the College of the Ozarks in Missouri.
LBC, a NCAA Div. III team out of Lancaster, PA is 20-8 on the season and recently finished 2nd in their Region tournament falling to the NCCAA #5 seed Ohio Christian.
Clinton, coached by Jamir Cheek, fell 76-73 to rival Paine College in the South Region semis last week but finished 4-1 in the South and had enough quality wins to earn the bid to nationals. Nearby South Region foe, CIU is also the #4 seed in the tournament.
If Clinton wins it's quarterfinal game on Wednesday, they will then play in the semis on Thursday afternoon at 4:30 pm.
All games from the NCCAA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship will be streamed live on the NCCAA Network.
Fans can watch games at:
https://www.nccaanetwork.com
Complete tournament information, including the bracket and schedule, can be found at:
https://thenccaa.org/tournaments/?id=4895&path=mbball
| Wednesday, March 18, 2026 | |
| 9:30 a.m. / Game 1 | #3 Lancaster Bible College (Pa.) (20-8) vs. #6 Clinton College (17-7) |
| Watch | Live Stats | |
| 11:30 a.m. / Game 2 | #2 Hannibal-LaGrange Univ. (MO) (19-8) vs. #7 Nelson Univ. (AZ) (19-11) |
| 4:30 p.m. / Game 3 | #4 Columbia International (SC) (20-10) vs. #5 Ohio Christian University (27-3) |
| Watch | Live Stats | |
| 6:30 p.m. / Game 4 | #1 Bethel University (IN) (24-8) vs. #8 College of the Ozarks (MO) (10-19) |
