Campbellsville, Lindsey Wilson Earns Spots in the NAIA Football Championship Series

11/16/2025 8:34:21 PM

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Campbellsville (Ky.) and Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) will represent the Mid-South Conference in the 2025 NAIA Football Championship Series, NAIA officials announced today with the reveal of the 20-team field.

Lindsey Wilson is the No. 7 seed and Campbellsville is the No. 12 seed in the FCS.

Both teams earn a bye into the second round and will open postseason play on Saturday, November 29. The NAIA Selection Committee will announce the second-round pairings following Saturday's first-round games.

Lindsey Wilson earned the Mid-South Conference's automatic bid into the FCS after capturing the MSC's regular-season championship. The Blue Raiders earn one of the 13 automatic bids.

Lindsey Wilson earns the program's ninth appearance in the NAIA FCS and first since the 2022 season. The Blue Raiders won the 2020 NAIA National Championship. Lindsey Wilson is 12-7 all-time in the FCS.

The Blue Raiders should host during the second round based on their national seed.

Campbellsville received an at-large bid into the FCS. The Tigers grabbed one of the seven at-large bids in the field.

Campbellsville is making its fifth NAIA FCS appearance and its first since the 2015 season. The Tigers are 1-4 all-time in the FCS.

Campbellsville will most likely have to go on the road in the second round.

The eight teams seeded from No. 13 to No. 20 begin the postseason in the first round on Saturday, November 22.

No. 13-seed William Penn (Iowa) hosts No. 20-seed Texas Wesleyan, No. 14-seed Carroll (Mont.) hosts No. 17-seed St. Thomas (Fla.), No. 15-seed Southeastern (Fla.) hosts No. 19-seed Reinhardt (Ga.), and No. 16-seed Saint Francis (Ind.) hosts No. 18-seed Evangel (Mo) on Saturday.

The winners advance to join the top 12 seeded teams in the second round.

Games will air on Urban Edge Network throughout the Football Championship Series, carrying contests on campuses that elected to opt-in to UEN coverage in the postseason. The NAIA Football Championship game will air on both NAIA Network and Urban Edge Network, with links to URLs, apps, and smart TV information at www.naia.org/watch. For a full list of broadcast links for all games, visit the 2025 NAIA Football Championship Series Schedule, which also includes links to live stats, and following each round, scores and recaps.