The Linfield Wildcats are headed to Texas to compete in a four-team NCAA Division III regional playoff tournament starting on Thursday. The NCAA announced the full 62-team tournament field Monday morning.
 
Reaching the NCAA postseason for the 17th time in the last 18 seasons, the Wildcats will travel to Marshall, Texas, to play host East Texas Baptist (37-9) at 2 p.m. CDT (noon PDT) in the first round of the double-elimination regional tournament.
 
The opening day schedule on Thursday also sees Belhaven (37-6) squaring off against Fontbonne (22-17) at 4:30 CDT (2:30 PDT).
 
The first-day winners meet at noon CDT on Friday. The losing teams from the opening round face one another in an elimination game Friday at 4:30 CDT (2:30 PDT).
 
After winning the Northwest Conference regular season title, Linfield went 3-0 at the NWC Tournament, knocking off Whitworth, George Fox and Pacific Lutheran in order to clinch the conference's automatic NCAA Tournament berth.
 
The Division III championship tournament is comprised of 15 four-team regionals and one two-team regional using a double-elimination playoff format. The 16 teams advancing from regionals will compete in a two-team, best-of-three tournament at eight super regional sites May 20-21.