Fayette, Mo. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced on Wednesday evening, the full field and bracket for this year's 36^th annual Division 1 Women's Basketball National Championship. The Central Methodist University Lady Eagles claimed the fourth seed in the Liston Bracket, and will face the fifth seeded University of Great Falls Argos on Thursday March 17^th at 12:30pm CST inside of the Silverstein Eye Centers Arena in Independence, Missouri.
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"They are all good teams," said CMU head women's basketball coach Mike Davis. "Who you play and when you play, is not a big deal. It's all about how you play, and that is what is important to us. They are a good ball club and I think it's a good time to play on Thursday at Noon. It gives us time to get our feet wet and get accustomed to the gym."
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The Lady Eagles opponent; 5^th seeded Great Falls, play in the Frontier Conference. The Argos finished the season with a 22-10 overall record, and lost in their conference championship Tuesday to Lewis-Clark State College 79-73. The Argos are led by head coach Bill Himmelberg, who is in his sixth season at the University of Great Falls. �Under Himmelberg's leadership the Lady Argos have broken more than a twenty different�school records. In the 2014-15 season the program set a school record with 24 wins, won their first playoff game in 30 years and reached the NAIA National Tournament for the first time. Awarded a No. 7 seed at the tournament, the Lady Argos upset second-seeded Loyola (La.) 73-54 and third-seeded Langston (Okla.) 72-69 to reach the Elite Eight. UGF fell to eventual national champion Oklahoma City 88-52.
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The winner of the Central Methodist/Great Falls game, will face the winner of #1 Lyon College in Arkansas, who sport a 29-3 overall record or the #8 seed LSU-Shreveport, who enter tournament play with a record of 21-8.


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This year's field is comprised of 14 automatic berths, 17 at-large selections and championship host William Woods (Mo.). Automatic qualification is given to conference regular-season champions, tournament champions or tournament runners-up depending on the league. At-large teams were determined using the final regular-season Coaches' Top 25 poll, which was released Wednesday.
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In the final 2015-16 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll of the regular season. CMU dropped one spot to #14 following their Heart semifinals' loss to Baker University. The University of Great Falls climbed a spot to #20 in the final regular season poll, following their conference championship appearance.
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The NAIA Network the association's official video streaming home will broadcast the first 30 games leading up to the championship final on ESPN3. 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 $9.95, while an all-tournament package is available at $29.95. For more information and the pre-register, click�here.
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For more information on the 2016 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship, click�here.
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