Play begins this week in the NCAA Division II men’s and women’s tournaments. The final fours for both men and women will be played Nov. 16-19 in Pensacola, Fla., as part of the NCAA Division II National Championship Festival.

Click here for the NCAA Division II men’s tournament first-round pairings.
Click here for the NCAA Division II women’s tournament first-round pairings.

Here’s a look at the eight men’s regional seeds.

FRANKLIN PIERCE. The Ravens captured both the Northeast-10 regular-season and tournament titles. Goalkeeper James Thorpe has allowed only seven goals in 18 games. He was named the N-10 Tournament MVP after leading the Ravens to shootout wins in the semifinals and finals.

DOWLING. Swede Carl Rydin was the MVP as the Golden Lions won the East Coast Conference Tournament to remain unbeaten at 18-0-1. Dowling is the only undefeated team left in the D2 ranks.

LENOIR-RHYNE. The Bears (18-1-0) are enjoying their best season ever. They beat previously unbeaten Carson-Newman, 2-1, on Sunday to win the South Atlantic Conference Tournament. Freshman Amar Brkic is Lenoir-Rhyne’s top scorer with 12 goals.

SIU-EDWARDSVILLE. Great Lakes Valley Defensive Player of the Year John Matthews and all-conference defenders Zach Bauer and Mike Zaegel lead the Cougars, who finished the regular season with five straight shutouts. They went on to win the Great Lakes Valley Tournament with a 3-2 overtime victory over UW-Parkside.

LANDER. The top-seeded Bearcats won their third Peach Belt Conference Tournament championship Sunday afternoon when they defeated USC Aiken, 1-0, on a goal by Nick Cooke, the Peach Belt Player of the Year, in the 83rd minute. Earlier in the week, Coach Van Taylor won his 300th game.

WEST FLORIDA. The host school of this year’s final four won the Gulf South Conference championship with a 4-1 win over Montevallo. The Argos were led by Keith Savage (two goals and two assists in the final) and Jimmy McHenry (the tournament MVP).

FT. LEWIS. The defending national champion Skyhawks will take a 21-game home winning streak into the postseason. Englishman John Cunliffe has 26 goals and 13 assists to give him 72 goals and 59 assists for his career.

CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS. CSUDH is making its seventh consecutive postseason appearance after winning the California Collegiate Athletic Association title with a 2-1 win over Cal State L.A. First-team All-CCAA selections Jesse Graham and Sammy Rivas have combined for 15 goals and 9 assists.