2021 NCAA Bowling Championship

2021 NCAA Bowling Championship
Tournament details
DatesApril 7–10, 2021
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsNebraska (6th title)
Runner-upArkansas State (2nd title match)
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The 2021 NCAA Bowling Championship was the 17th edition of the NCAA Bowling Championship, the annual tournament to determine the national champion of women's NCAA collegiate ten-pin bowling.[1] The tournament was hosted by the University of Central Missouri and played at the AMF Pro Bowl Lanes in North Kansas City, Missouri from April 7–10, 2021.[2]

Qualification

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Since there is only one national collegiate championship for women's bowling, all NCAA bowling programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III) were eligible. A total of 16 teams competed in the double elimination tournament, with six conference champions receiving automatic bids and ten teams receiving at-large bids. The teams were revealed in a selection show on March 31, 2021.[2]

Bids

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Sixteen teams contested the tournament. The Southland Bowling League (SBL) had the most bids of any conference with five, while the Northeast Conference (NEC) had four and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) had two. The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC), Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), East Coast Conference (ECC), and Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) sent only their conference tournament champion; the first three by an automatic bid and the last by an at-large bid. Additionally, one independent team received an at-large bid to the tournament.

Due in part to the tournament's expansion to sixteen teams, seven programs made their NCAA Tournament debut; three automatic qualifiers and four at-large bids.

Seed Team Conference Bid type Appearance Last[a] Ref
1 McKendree Bearcats GLVC At-large[b] 5th 2019 [3]
2 Nebraska Cornhuskers Independent At-large 17th 2019 [4]
3 North Carolina A&T Aggies MEAC Automatic 3rd 2018 [5]
4 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters SBL At-large 1st — [6]
5 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights NEC Automatic 13th 2017 [7]
6 Arkansas State Red Wolves SBL At-large 13th 2019 [8]
7 Vanderbilt Commodores SBL Automatic 15th 2019 [9]
8 Duquesne Dukes NEC At-large 1st — [10]
9 Sacred Heart Pioneers NEC At-large 7th 2019 [11]
10 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers NEC At-large 1st — [12]
11 Delaware State Hornets MEAC At-large 3rd 2010 [13]
12 Sam Houston State Bearkats SBL At-large 9th 2019 [14]
13 Youngstown State Penguins SBL At-large 1st — [15]
14 Prairie View A&M Panthers SWAC Automatic 1st — [16]
15 Medaille Mavericks AMCC Automatic 1st — [17]
16 Roberts Wesleyan Redhawks ECC Automatic 1st — [18]
  1. ^ Since the 2020 championship tournament was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the last tournament to be held was in 2019.
  2. ^ McKendree won the GLVC tournament championship, but the conference does not have an automatic bid to the tournament for their champion.

Schedule

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All times Central (UTC-05:00).

Round Date Time
Regional stage
First round April 7 9:00 a.m.
Second round 3:00 p.m.
Consolation first round
Consolation second round April 8 9:00 a.m.
Regional final 3:00 p.m.
Finals first round April 9 9:00 a.m.
Finals consolation first round 3:00 p.m.
Finals second round
Finals consolation second round April 10 9:00 a.m.
National championship
Broadcast on ESPNU		 6:00 p.m.

Tournament bracket

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Region 1

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First round
Consolation first round		Second round
Consolation second round		Regional final
1McKendree2
16Roberts Wesleyan0
1McKendree2
9Sacred Heart1
8Duquesne0
9Sacred Heart2
1McKendree
9Sacred Heart
Lower round 1Lower final
9Sacred Heart2
16Roberts Wesleyan08Duquesne1
8Duquesne2

Region 2

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First round
Consolation first round		Second round
Consolation second round		Regional final
2Nebraska1
15Medaille2
15Medaille0
7Vanderbilt2
7Vanderbilt2
10Mount St. Mary's0
7Vanderbilt
2Nebraska
Lower round 1Lower final
15Medaille0
2Nebraska22Nebraska2
10Mount St. Mary's1

Region 3

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First round
Consolation first round		Second round
Consolation second round		Regional final
3North Carolina A&T2
14Prairie View A&M1
3North Carolina A&T1
6Arkansas State2
6Arkansas State2
11Delaware State0
6Arkansas State
3North Carolina A&T
Lower round 1Lower final
3North Carolina A&T2
14Prairie View A&M011Delaware State1
11Delaware State2

Region 4

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First round
Consolation first round		Second round
Consolation second round		Regional final
4Louisiana Tech0
13Youngstown State2
13Youngstown State2
5Fairleigh Dickinson0
5Fairleigh Dickinson2
12Sam Houston State0
13Youngstown State
12Sam Houston State
Lower round 1Lower final
5Fairleigh Dickinson1
4Louisiana Tech112Sam Houston State2
12Sam Houston State2

Finals

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Finals first round
Consolation first round		Finals second round
Consolation second round		National championship
1McKendree2
13Youngstown State0
1McKendree1
2Nebraska2
2Nebraska2
6Arkansas State0
2Nebraska
6Arkansas State
Lower round 1Lower final
1McKendree1
13Youngstown State16Arkansas State2
6Arkansas State2

References

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  1. ^ "NC Bowling Championship History | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "2021 NCAA bowling championship: Selection show, schedule | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's Bowling Will Compete For National Championship". McKendree University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "Huskers Seeded Second For NCAA Championships". University of Nebraska. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "A&T Returns to the NCAA Tournament As The No. 3 Seed". North Carolina A&T. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "LA Tech Bowling Earns Fourth Seed at 2021 National Collegiate Women's Bowling Championship". LA Tech Athletics. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "No. 7 Women's Bowling Wins 2021 NEC Title, Advances to 13th NCAA Tournament". Fairleigh Dickinson University Athletics. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "A-State Set for 13th Straight Appearance in NCAA Bowling Championship". Arkansas State University. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  9. ^ "Dores Draw Mount St. Mary's in Tourney". Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website. 31 March 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  10. ^ "Dukes Earn NCAA Championship at-Large Bid". Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  11. ^ "Bowling Set to Compete in NCAA Tournament". Sacred Heart. 1 April 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "Bowling Earns First-Ever NCAA Bid, Placed in Tennessee Region for USBC". Mount St. Mary's University. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  13. ^ "DSU bowling receives NCAA Tournament bid!!!". Delaware State University. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  14. ^ "Kats headed to 9th NCAA Championship". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  15. ^ "YSU Earns First Bid to Compete at NCAA Bowling Tournament". Youngstown State. 31 March 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  16. ^ "Bowling draws North Carolina A&T to begin NCAA Women's Bowling Championship". Prairie View A&M University Athletics. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  17. ^ "Women's Bowling Set to Face University of Nebraska in NCAA Tournament". Medaille College Athletics. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  18. ^ "Women's Bowling Wins ECC Championship". Roberts Wesleyan College Athletics. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
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