CSU-Pueblo was rewarded for its 11-0 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championship season Sunday with the top seed in its region and the opportunity to host as many as three playoff games.
The ThunderWolves — as the top seed in Super Region 3, one of four “super regions” in the NCAA Division II playoffs — will get a first-round bye in the playoffs. They will play the winner of a first- round game between fourth seed and defending national champion Minnesota-Duluth (9-2) and Saginaw (Mich.) Valley (7-3).
CSU-Pueblo’s opening playoff game will be Saturday, Nov. 26, at noon at the Neta & Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl.
The NCAA Division II national championship game will be played Dec. 17 at 9 a.m. MST at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Ala.
The national semifinals as well as the national title game will be aired live on national television.
