The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially released the field of 32 teams for the 17^th Annual Division II Men's Basketball National Championship, which will be held March 12-18 in Point Lookout, Mo. The College of the Ozarks (Mo.) serves as host for the ninth straight year and receives an automatic bid as the host qualifier.

There are four teams who are making their first trip to the Division II Championships: Eastern Oregon, Edward Waters (Fla.), Judson (Ill.) and Oklahoma Wesleyan. Of the 32-teams, defending national champion MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) and Northwestern (Iowa) are tied for the most active appearances with 13.