Five RMAC programs continue national championship runs this weekend | Colorado Sunshine
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The RMAC has a championship weekend ahead.
Five RMAC programs will compete in national tournaments Saturday and Sunday.
Here’s the lineup:
—NCAA Division II football, second round: Bemidji State at No. 2 Western Colorado, 1 p.m. Saturday, ESPN+
—NCAA Division II football, second round: Minnesota State at No. 1 CSU Pueblo, 1 p.m. Saturday, ESPN+
—NCAA Division II women’s soccer, third round: No. 2 Angelo State at No. 1 Colorado School of Mines, 1 p.m. Sunday, RMAC Network
—NCAA Division II men’s soccer, third round: No. 6 Fort Lewis at No. 2 Midwestern State, 2 p.m. Sunday, LSC Network
—NCAA Division II men’s soccer, third round: No. 5 Cal State Los Angeles at No. 1 CSU Pueblo, 3 p.m. Sunday, RMAC Network
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