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Thanks, Yvonne. Interesting wording in the press release. It says that championships must be played across each of the competition levels: NCAA, NAIA, and Junior/Community College. As far as I know, the NCAA is going forward with all championships. But I have no idea about NAIA or JCs.

Reporting in from the NAIA, several national championships have been completed and others, including some in fall sports, will be completed soon, with spring sports championships expected to be on schedule. However, if ALL regular championships have to be completed, the NAIA would not be able to check the box, as the swimming nationals were cancelled.

BTW, I am sure that you are as outraged as the writer of this post at the NAIA football ranking of our beloved Dickinson State Blue Hawks, who have the best record in the NAIA but are nonetheless ranked twelfth and will, thus, probably not host a playoff game. The ranking of NW Iowa, who (if memory serves correctly) has lost two of its last three home playoff games and has lost two of its last three games against Dickinson State, including one of those home playoff games, is particularly galling. They will probably end up with a home playoff game despite these realities. Don't get me started . . . .

[As our younger son used to say when he was little: "Dad, when you say 'don't get me started,' it seems like you are already started." Smart kid, that one.]

[Blue Hawk (Mizzou) Card]

Thanks, Yvonne. Interesting wording in the press release. It says that championships must be played across each of the competition levels: NCAA, NAIA, and Junior/Community College. As far as I know, the NCAA is going forward with all championships. But I have no idea about NAIA or JCs.

Reporting in from the NAIA, several national championships have been completed and others, including some in fall sports, will be completed soon, with spring sports championships expected to be on schedule. However, if ALL regular championships have to be completed, the NAIA would not be able to check the box, as the swimming nationals were cancelled.

BTW, I am sure that you are as outraged as the writer of this post at the NAIA football ranking of our beloved Dickinson State Blue Hawks, who have the best record in the NAIA but are nonetheless ranked twelfth and will, thus, probably not host a playoff game. The ranking of NW Iowa, who (if memory serves correctly) has lost two of its last three home playoff games and has lost two of its last three games against Dickinson State, including one of those home playoff games, is particularly galling. They will probably end up with a home playoff game despite these realities. Don't get me started . . . .

[As our younger son used to say when he was little: "Dad, when you say 'don't get me started,' it seems like you are already started." Smart kid, that one.]