By MIKE COURSON
Great Bend Post
The brackets are set for the NJCAA Div. I Volleyball Championships in Clarksville, Tenn. on Nov. 20-23. The first two days of games will be featured on the NJCAA Network and the final day of games, including the national championship, will be featured on ESPN+.
Barton Community College, in its 22nd national tournament appearance, will enter as the No. 6 seed. The Lady Cougars are 31-2 on the season and enter the bracket on an 8-match win streak. Barton will take on No. 11 seed Navarro College (Texas). At 21-11, the Bulldogs were the final team to make the national bracket. Navarro finished third at nationals last year but has a new head coach in Dylan Butler this season.
Barton takes on Navarro at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at Austin Peay University.
The winner of that match will face either No. 3 seed New Mexico Military or No. 11 Indian Hills. NMM enters the national tournament riding a 25-match win streak. Barton defeated Indian Hills in four sets earlier this season.
The No. 1 seed in this year's tournament is two-time defending champion Florida Southwestern. Colby Community College received an at-large bid as the No. 13 seed.