At-large teams announced, field of 24 is ready to roll

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With the sixteen automatic qualifiers determined Friday and Saturday, the final eight at-large selections were revealed today (Sunday) at 7:00 PM EDT. The tournament is filled, the seeds and pairings have been released, and the national tournament is ready to tip off.

The problem is…it dosn’t start until next Monday, April 19. Yesterday I posted a summary on each of the 16 District Champions, who earned those automatic entries I have reposted those, and added the resumes of the eight best of the rest the selection committe decided on.

Here is a short rundown of all the 2021 auto-qualifiers (Note; NR=not ranked, RV=receiving votes). The eight at-large selections will be added at the bottom once they are released.

Brunswick CC – Supply, NC – Dolphins – Region 10 – (15-3) – RV – Beat Caldwell CC&T, NC (10-7) 98-89 in Atlantic District Championship – Second trip to Hutch – Last in 2010.

Chipola College – Marianna, FL – Indians – Region 8 – (21-4) – #9 – Beat #17 Indian River State College, FL (18-3) 88-75 in South Atlantic District – 16th trip to Hutch – Last in 2014 – 2nd place in 1974 & 2007.

Cochise College – Douglas AZ – Apaches – Region 1 – (11-2) – NR – Beat Arizona Western College (11-3) 83-62 in West District Championship – Fourth trip to Hutch – Last in 2015.

College of Southern Idaho – Twin Falls, ID – Golden Eagles – Region 18 – (21-3) – Beat #13 Salt Lake CC, UT (20-4) 94-84 in Rocky Mountain District – 26th time in Hutch – Last in 2018 – 3 time Champs (1976, 1987, 2011) – 4 time runners-up.

Cowley College – Arkansas City, KS – Tigers – Region 6 – (21-4) – #15 – Beat Hutchinson CC, KS (18-6) 116-107 in Plains District Championship – Sixth appearance at Hutch – Last in 2020 – 2nd place in 1953.

Dawson CC – Glendive, MT – Buccaneers – Region 13 – (23-2) – RV – Beat #6 Indian Hills CC, IA (21-3) 68-67 in North Central District Championship – FIRST APPEARANCE AT HUTCH!

Holmes CC – Goodman, MS – Bulldogs – Region 23 – (15-4) – NR – Beat Northeast Mississippi CC (15-4) 81-56 in Gulf District Championship – 3rd trip to Hutch – Last in 2018.

John A. Logan College – Carterville, IL – Volunteers – Region 24 – (18-4) – #12 – Beat #20 Vincennes University, IN (17-6) 77-68 in Central District Championship – Fourth time at Hutch – Last in 2020.

Kilgore College – Kilgore, TX – Rangers – Region 14 – (18-5) – NR – Beat #8 Trinity Valley CC, TX (22-2) 68-67 in the Mid-South District Championship – 6th appearance in Hutch – Last in 2013 – Champs in 1956, 1958.

Mineral Area College – Park Hills, MO – Cardinals – Region 16 – (23-0) – #2 – Beat #18 Triton College, IL (20-4) 73-56 in the Midwest District Championship – 4th trip to Hutch – Last in 2015.

Northeastern JC – Sterling, CO – Plainsmen – Region 9 – (15-5) – RV – Beat McCook CC, NE (14-11) 89-71 in the Northwest Plains District – Ninth time in Hutch – Last in 2014.

Northern Oklahoma College – Tonkawa, OK – Mavericks – Region 2 – (23-1) – #7 – Beat Northern Oklahoma – Enid (17-5) 66-64 in South Central District Championship – Third appearance at Hutch – Last in 2000.

Ranger College – Ranger, TX – Rangers – Region 5 – (19-4) – RV – Beat Western Texas College (15-8) 90-65 in Southwest District Championship – Trip #5 to Hutch – Last in 2020 – 2nd in 2019.

Shelton State CC – Tuscaloosa, AL – Buccaneers – Region 22 – (23-1) – #4 – Beat Wallace CC-Selma, AL (18-4) 71-55 in South District Championship – Appearing for the tenth time in Hutch – Last time 2020 – 3rd consecutive trip.

South Georgia State College – Douglas, GA – Hawks – Region 17 – (22-3) – RV – Beat East Georgia State (9-15) 75-69 in Southeast District Championship – Second time in Hutch – Last in 2011 as Waycross College.

Southwest Tennessee CC – Memphis, TN – Saluqis – Region 7 – (11-4) – NR – Beat Cleveland State CC, TN (11-7) 70-59 in Appalachian District Championship – 12th trip to Hutch – Last in 2016 – finished 2nd in 1998.

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2021 NJCAA National Tournament At-large selections:

South Plains College – Levelland, TX – Texans – Region 5 – (17-2) – #1 – Lost to Howard College 61-60 in Southwest District semifinals – ranked #1 and undefeated for most of year – on a two game losing streak – lost last game of regular season to #3 Odessa – Twelfth appearance at Hutch – Last in 2020 – 5th consecutive trip – 3 time Champs (2008, 2012, 2018) – 2nd place 2015.

Odessa College – Odessa, TX – Wranglers – Region 5 – (20-2) – #3 – Lost to Western Texas in Southwest District semifinals – 10th time at Hutch – Last in 2019.

Coffeyville CC – Coffeyville, KS – Ravens – Region 6 – (22-3) – #5 – Lost to Hutchinson 76-75 in Plains District semifinals – making their 17th trip to Hutch – Last in 2020 – 5th consecutive appearance – 1 time Champ in 1962 – 2nd place in 2002.

Hutchinson CC – Hutchinson, KS – Blue Dragons – Region 6 – (18-6) – RV – Lost to #15 Cowley College 117-106 in Plains District final – 22nd time playing on home floor – Last in 2018 – 3 time champs (1988, 1994, 2017) – 2 time runners-up.

Indian River State College – Fort Pierce, FL – Pioneers – Region 8 – (18-3) – #17 – lost to #9 Chipola 88-75 in South Atlantic District final – FIRST APPEARANCE AT HUTCH!

Trinity Valley CC – Athens, TX – Cardinals – Region 14 – (22-2) – #8 – Lost to Kilgore 68-67 in Mid-South District final – ninth trip to Hutch – Last in 2019

Salt Lake CC – Salt Lake City, UT – Bruins – Region 18 – (20-4) – #13 – Lost to #10 Southern Idaho 94-84 in Rocky Mountain District final – Trip #9 at Nationals – Last in 2020 – 2nd straight appearance – Champs in 2009 & 2016 – 2nd in 2008.

Vincennes University – Vincennes, IN – Trailblazers – Region 12(24) – #20 – Lost to #12 John A. Logan 77-68 in Central District final – Record 35th trip to Hutch – Record 9th consecutive appearance – 4 time Champs (1965, 1970, 1972, and 2019) – Runners-up in 1986 – Defending Champ as 2020 tourney cancelled.

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