The Chargers and the Grenadiers enter the tournament with identical 23-7 records.  In the final poll of the season, the Chargers were 18th, while the Grenadiers were 16th.  This year's tournament appearance is the BCU program's 17th overall and first since 2001-02.  It will be the Grenadiers sixth appearance at the NAIA Div. II Championship.  They are 0-5 overall in tournament play.

The Grenadiers are led by sophomore guard Jazzmarr Ferguson (14.8 ppg, 98 assists) and junior guard Craig Bryant (13.7 ppg, 70 threes).  Both players earned all-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) honors.  A year ago, Bryant was the KIAC Player of the Year.  Indiana Southeast also features double figure scorers in 6-7 senior James Thompkins (12.7 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 36 blocked shots) and junior Carlos Mitchell (11.0 ppg).  Aside from Thompkins, the Grenadiers have two other players of equal or greater stature; 6-7, 240 freshman center James Murry and 6-9, 270 junior center Charlie Gonzalez.  The Grenadiers have won five-straight and 14 of their last 15 games.  They average 81.5 ppg and are 3-7 on the season when they are held below 75 points.  Coach Wiley Brown's team is made up of two seniors, seven juniors, two sophomores and two freshmen.  Seven players on the squad have transferred in from another institution.  The Grenadiers earned a spot in the national tournament by winning the KIAC Postseason Tournament for the second-straight year.