KANSAS CITY, Mo. – (Bracket) The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially released -t he bracket for the 2017 NAIA Men's Tennis National Championship, May 16 – 20 in Mobile, Ala. The 66th annual event is hosted at the Mobile Tennis Center.

The field consists of 14 automatic berths, including one host berth, and 10 at-large selections.
Automatic qualification is given to conference and unaffiliated grouping tournament champions.

For the first year, at-large teams were determined by the NAIA Tennis National Selection Committee (NSC). The NSC consists of one representative from each geographic area, a representative from the National Administrative Council (NAC) Rules and Ratings Committee, the president of the Tennis Coaches Association and two at-large members. The committee evaluated teams throughout the year on various criteria. Mobile (Ala.) received the host berth. 

The single elimination, tournament commences with eight first-round matchups on May 16 starting at 8:30 a.m. CDT. The top-eight seeds received a first-round bye and begin action on May 17 at 1 9 a.m. The event concludes on May 20 with the championship match slated for a 9 a.m. start. 

The Bees are seeded No. 18 and will face No. 15 Reinhardt on Tuesday, May 16 at 8:30 a.m.