Reinhardt Earns Top Seed in AAC Postseason

Reinhardt Earns Top Seed in AAC Postseason
November 8, 2019

By Mike DeVader, Reinhardt Director of Athletic Communications & Media

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – (DakStats Page | Video) After earning their third-consecutive Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) title earlier this year, the Eagles are again the top seed in the AAC Championship at the MeadowView Marriott Conference Resort & Convention Center in Kingsport, Tenn.
 
Reinhardt (29-2, 21-0 AAC) enters the 10-team, single-elimination tournament as the AAC regular-season champion. Since the league was divided into two divisions, a point system was used to determine the seedings. Teams received .5 points for a win over a team within their division and one point for a win versus a team from the other division for a maximum possible 13 points.
 
Tournament Seedings: 

  1. Reinhardt (Ga.) (29-2 overall, 21-0 AAC - 13 points)
  2. Point (Ga.) (23-8 overall, 19-2 AAC - 12 points)
  3. Milligan (Tenn.) (22-10 overall, 16-4 AAC - 11 points)
  4. Union (Ky.) (18-19 overall, 15-5 AAC - 10.5 points)
  5. Bryan (Tenn.) (20-12 overall, 13-7 AAC - 9.5 points)
  6. Montreat (N.C.) (11-21 overall, 11-9 AAC - 8 points)
  7. Truett-McConnell (Ga.) (16-18 overall, 12-9 AAC - 7.5 points)
  8. Kentucky Christian (12-22 overall, 8-12 AAC - 6.5 points)*
  9. Bluefield (Va.) (12-20 overall, 9-11 AAC - 6.5 points)*
  10. Tennessee Wesleyan (6-20 overall, 6-14 AAC - 5 points)**

 
*-Kentucky Christian and Bluefield split their regular-season series with each winning a match. Kentucky Christian receives the No. 8 seed since it won four sets to Bluefield's three during the two matches.
 
**-Columbia International also tallied five points in the standings; however, Tennessee Wesleyan earned the No. 10 seed with a 3-0 victory in the only meeting between the two schools during the regular season.
 
The hometown club is slated to begin play at Noon on Thursday, Nov. 14 against the winner of No. 8 Kentucky Christian (12-22) and No. 9 Bluefield (12-20).
 
Championship Schedule
Wednesday, Nov. 13
Game 1 - No. 8 Kentucky Christian (12-22) vs. No. 9 Bluefield (12-20), 3:30 pm
Game 2 - No. 7 Truett McConnell (16-18) vs. No. 10 Tennessee Wesleyan (6-20), 6:30 pm

Thursday, Nov. 14
Game 3 - No. 1 Reinhardt (29-2) vs. Game 1 Winner, 12 pm
Game 4 - No. 2 Point (23-8) vs. Game 2 Winner, 2:30 pm
Game 5 - No. 4 Union (18-19) vs. No. 5 Bryan (20-12), 5 pm
Game 6 - No. 3 Milligan (22-10) vs. No. 6 Montreat (11-21), 7:30 pm

Friday, Nov. 15
Game 7 - Game 3 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner, 3 pm
Game 8 - Game 4 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 6 pm

Saturday, Nov. 16
Game 9 - Championship Match - Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner, 3 pm
Game 10 - Third-Place Match (if necessary^) - Game 7 Loser vs. Game 8 Loser, 12 pm

^-Match will only be played if both Reinhardt and Point reach the championship match. The winner of the third-place match would then receive the third and final automatic berth to the NAIA National Championship Tournament.
 
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