BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Miles College is in. The Golden Bears qualified for the for the NCAA Division II football playoffs for the first time in school history Sunday.
Miles, once the top-seed in Super Regional 2, dropped to No. 2 following its 27-17 loss to Tuskegee in the regular season finale. However, despite placing second in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's western division, the Golden Bears still managed to be one of 24 teams to chosen for postseason play.
No. 5 Miles (8-2, 6-1) will travel to Livingston to face No. 4 West Alabama in the first round Saturday. The winner will take on top-seeded Valdosta (8-2), which has a first-round bye, in the second round.
Coach Reginald Ruffin, a former Division II national champion at North Alabama, has turned around the Miles' program in next to no time. Last season, he led the Golden Bears to its first SIAC title and first appearance in the Pioneer Bowl on his way to earning SIAC Coach of the Year honors.
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