Baker gets NAIA football berth

Baker University has earned a spot in the NAIA Football Championship Series Playoffs for the first time since 2008.

Baker (8-2) earned the No. 11 seed and will face No. 6 University of St. Francis (8-2) at 11 a.m. Saturday in Fort Wayne, Ind.

With a four-game winning streak to finish regular-season competition, Saint Francis is No. 6 in the final regular-season NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25, giving USF 166 consecutive Top 25 poll selections, the longest current streak in the NAIA.

Baker also has won four straight.

This will also be the 12th appearance for Baker in the playoffs.