The Westmont men’s basketball team (26-5), ranked seventh in the final NAIA Coaches’ Poll, was seeded second in the Liston Bracket of the 32-team NAIA National Tournament, which begins in a week’s time in Kansas City, Mo..
The seeding is the program’s highest under the current NAIA National Tournament format. The Warriors were scheduled to open the tournament against No. 7 Stillman (Ala.). on Wednesday, March 19.
The tournament, however, was canceled by the NAIA on Thursday due to concerns of the COVID-19 virus.
Westmont is making its 22nd appearance at the NAIA National Tournament, the third most among this year’s participants, and has an all-time record of 21-21 at Nationals.
Stillman (20-10) is making its second ever appearance after its debut last year, losing to Oklahoma City in the first round.
The Tigers earned an at-large berth this year after tying for third in the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) regular season and losing in the SSAC Tournament semifinals to Dalton State (Ga.), one of four No. 1 seeds in tournament.
Westmont was one of five GSAC teams to make the field, including Arizona Christian (GSAC Tournament champion), The Master’s (at-large), Menlo (at-large) and Hope International (at-large).