INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Coming off earning a share of the program's tenth Gulf South Conference title, the Valdosta State football team learned Sunday evening it is the No. 3-seed in the NCAA Division II Football Championship and will host Limestone (S.C.) on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium.  
 
Benedict (S.C.) earned the top-seed for Super Region Two and the first round "bye".  Benedict went 11-0 and won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title.  Co-GSC champion Delta State (9-1) earned the No. 2-seed and will host West Florida (8-3) and No. 4-seed and South Atlantic Conference champion Lenoir-Rhyne (10-1) hosts Shepherd (W.Va.) who happens to be in Super Region 1, but due to the proximity of the two schools, the NCAA has the ability to mix the regions for travel purposes.  Shepherd went 9-2 this season and 5-2 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC).  
 
The Saints of Limestone University, located in Gaffney, S.C., went 8-3 overall and 8-1 in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) this season.  Two of Limestone's three losses this season are to GSC teams, losing West Georgia in the season-opener (21-19) and the next game at home to West Alabama (27-13).  Limestone also lost to SAC-member Lenoir-Rhyne 31-28 in overtime earlier this season.  The Blazers and the Saints have never met on the gridiron.  
 
VSU, who went 10-1 overall and 7-1 in GSC play this season has won five-straight games and posted a 58-28 victory Saturday evening over rival West Georgia in the final Peach Basket Game.  The Blazers qualify for the NCAA postseason for the 19^th time in program history and are 29-14 (.674). The Blazers have played in six national championship games in program history, with titles in 2004, 2007, 2012 and 2018.  The 29 victories in the postseason are good for fifth all-time in NCAA Division II and third-most among current NCAA Division II institutions.  Northwest Missouri State leads the way with 53, followed by Grand Valley State with 37.  
 
Tickets for Saturday's game will go on sale Monday morning at 9 a.m., in the VSU Athletic Ticket Office, online by clicking here, or by calling 229-333-SEAT (7328).  Season Ticket holders have until Wednesday, November 15, at 5 p.m. to renew their season tickets before they are released to the public. 
 
Saturday's game will mark the ninth-straight home football playoff game for VSU (minus national championship games) as VSU is 20-7 all-time at home in the postseason.  
 
The game will be streamed live through the NCAA on Hudl and fans can access links to live stats, audio/video streaming and more at vstateblazers.com on the football schedule page.  Check back with the site later in the week for detailed information on how to stream the game since it WILL NOT be broadcast on FloSports.  Dave Garner and Taylor Biddle will provide coverage on the stream, while the game also will be broadcast on 92.1 WDDQ FM with Mike McDowd having the call.