INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 5 seed Fort Hays State University Tigers are on the road Saturday when they take on No. 4 seed University of Indianapolis in the first round of the NCAA Division II football playoffs.
If you’re in the KINA listening area, you can hear the game on 910 AM or 94.5 FM. The pregame show starts at 11 a.m. Saturday and kickoff is at noon in the University of Indianapolis’ Key Stadium.
Fort Hays State received the No. 5 seed in Super Region 3 for the NCAA Division II Football Playoffs. The University of Indianapolis, the Great Lakes Valley Conference champion, received the No. 4 seed. The Tigers are 9-2 overall, while the Greyhounds are 9-1.
The Tigers enter the playoffs on a five-game win streak after claiming their second-straight MIAA Championship on Saturday with a win over Northeastern State. The Greyhounds are on a nine-game win streak after falling in their season opener to the super region’s No. 3 seed Grand Valley State. Indianapolis went undefeated in GLVC play at 7-0, and 2-1 in non-conference play.
This is the first time in program history that Fort Hays State is appearing in the NCAA Division II Playoffs two consecutive years.
Fort Hays State and Indianapolis were the top two seeds in Super Region 3 last year, both going undefeated in the regular season. However, both fell in their first contest of the playoffs last year. A No. 2 seeded Indianapolis squad fell to No. 7 seed Harding in the opening round, while the No. 1 seeded Tigers lost at home to No. 4 seed Ferris State in the second round.