TECH TO HOST WATCH PARTY SUNDAY FOR  ANNOUNCEMENT OF SELECTIONS FOR 2009 NCAA DIVISION II FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

        RUSSELLVILLE, Alabama – Arkansas Tech University Athletic Department announced on Saturday that the school will host a watch party on Sunday afternoon for the announcement of the 24-team field for the 2009 NCAA Division II Football Playoffs.

The NCAA D-II Football Playoff selections will be announced on ESPN News beginning at 2 p.m. CST. The show will announce six teams from each of the NCAA’s four Super Regionals that have qualified for the 2009 NCAA D-II Playoffs.

Tech, who is ranked sixth in the latest NCAA Division II Super Regional Two Poll that was released this past Monday, picked up a 52-31 win Saturday at Harding and should be lock to earn its third playoff berth in the last 10 years and first since 2004.

“We want to encourage everyone to come on out and watch the NCAA Division II selection show on ESPN News with our players, our coaching staff and members of the Tech family,” Tech Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Steve Mullins said. “This is an exciting time for our school, our players and our fans.”   

The watch party will begin at 1:30 p.m. and will be held at Young Ballroom, which is across from the Tech Bookstore on the Tech campus.

The Wonder Boys are sporting an 8-2 overall record and finished with a 6-2 mark in the GSC following its win over Harding on Saturday afternoon in Searcy, Ark. Tech enters the postseason having won five straight games since falling 42-17 at current top-ranked and undefeated North Alabama on Oct. 3. UNA is expected to be the No. 1 seed in the Super Two Super Regional when the playoff bracket is announced on Sunday.

This year’s NCAA D-II Football Playoffs will begin next weekend with games at eight campus sites around the country. The top two teams in each Super Regional earn a first round bye. The 2009 NCAA D-II National Championship game is slated for Saturday, Dec. 12 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Ala. Last season, Minnesota-Duluth took home its first-ever national title after picking up a 21-14 win over Northwest Missouri State.  

-- Tech Athletics --