KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Hosts have been identified for the 2026 NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship First & Second Rounds, presented by Ballogy, which begins March 13, culminating with 16 final-site qualifiers from the field of 64 that will be announced on Thursday, March 5, at YouTube.com/PlayNAIA. 

Each First and Second Round site will feature four teams, who will play single-elimination on Friday and Saturday, March 13-14. The winner of each four-team site will advance to the NAIA National Championship Final Site in Kansas City, Mo., March 19-24 at historic Municipal Auditorium.

All 48 games in the 2026 First & Second Round will air live on Urban Edge Network. For links to mobile and smart TV apps, visit NAIA.org/Watch.

	Host Institution	Location
	Arizona Christian	Chandler, Ariz.
	Columbia (Mo.)	Columbia, Mo.
	Cumberlands (Ky.)	Williamsburg, Ky.
	Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)	Henderson, Tenn.
	Friends (Kan.)	Wichita, Kan.
	Georgetown (Ky.)	Georgetown, Ky.
	Grace (Ind.)	Winona Lake, Ind.
	Hope International (Calif.)	Fullerton, Calif.
	Huntington (Ind.)	Huntington, Ind.
	Indiana Wesleyan	Marion, Ind.
	Langston (Okla.)	Langston, Okla.
	LSU Shreveport (La.)	Shreveport, La.
	Nelson (Texas)	Waxahachie, Texas
	Northwestern (Iowa)	Orange City, Iowa
	Oklahoma Wesleyan	Bartlesville, Okla.
	Rocky Mountain (Mont.)	Billings, Mont.