2021 NCAA Bowling Championship

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]

2021 NCAA Bowling Championship
DatesApril 7–10, 2021
Teams16
ChampionsNebraska (6th title)
Runners-upArkansas State (2nd title match)
← 2019
2022 →

Qualification

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

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.

SeedTeamConferenceBid typeAppearanceLast[lower-alpha 1]Ref
1 McKendree BearcatsGLVCAt-large[lower-alpha 2]5th2019[3]
2 Nebraska CornhuskersIndependentAt-large17th2019[4]
3 North Carolina A&T AggiesMEACAutomatic3rd2018[5]
4 Louisiana Tech Lady TechstersSBLAt-large1st—[6]
5 Fairleigh Dickinson KnightsNECAutomatic13th2017[7]
6 Arkansas State Red WolvesSBLAt-large13th2019[8]
7 Vanderbilt CommodoresSBLAutomatic15th2019[9]
8 Duquesne DukesNECAt-large1st—[10]
9 Sacred Heart PioneersNECAt-large7th2019[11]
10 Mount St. Mary's MountaineersNECAt-large1st—[12]
11 Delaware State HornetsMEACAt-large3rd2010[13]
12 Sam Houston State BearkatsSBLAt-large9th2019[14]
13 Youngstown State PenguinsSBLAt-large1st—[15]
14 Prairie View A&M PanthersSWACAutomatic1st—[16]
15 Medaille MavericksAMCCAutomatic1st—[17]
16 Roberts Wesleyan RedhawksECCAutomatic1st—[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

All times Central (UTC-05:00).

RoundDateTime
Regional stage
First roundApril 79:00 a.m.
Second round3:00 p.m.
Consolation first round
Consolation second roundApril 89:00 a.m.
Regional final3:00 p.m.
Finals first roundApril 99:00 a.m.
Finals consolation first round3:00 p.m.
Finals second round
Finals consolation second roundApril 109:00 a.m.
National championship
Broadcast on ESPNU		6:00 p.m.

Tournament bracket

Region 1
  First round
Consolation first round		 Second round
Consolation second round		 Regional final
                             
1 McKendree 2  
16 Roberts Wesleyan 0  
  1 McKendree 2  
  9 Sacred Heart 1  
8 Duquesne 0
9 Sacred Heart 2  
  1 McKendree 2 –
  9 Sacred Heart 1 –
16 Roberts Wesleyan 0  
8 Duquesne 2  
  Sacred Heart 2
  Duquesne 1  

Region 2
  First round
Consolation first round		 Second round
Consolation second round		 Regional final
                             
2 Nebraska 1  
15 Medaille 2  
  15 Medaille 0  
  7 Vanderbilt 2  
7 Vanderbilt 2
10 Mount St. Mary's 0  
  7 Vanderbilt 3 –
  2 Nebraska 4 –
2 Nebraska 2  
10 Mount St. Mary's 1  
  Medaille 0
  Nebraska 2  

Region 3
  First round
Consolation first round		 Second round
Consolation second round		 Regional final
                             
3 North Carolina A&T 2  
14 Prairie View A&M 1  
  3 North Carolina A&T 1  
  6 Arkansas State 2  
6 Arkansas State 2
11 Delaware State 0  
  6 Arkansas State 2 –
  3 North Carolina A&T 0 –
14 Prairie View A&M 0  
11 Delaware State 2  
  North Carolina A&T 2
  Delaware State 1  

Region 4
  First round
Consolation first round		 Second round
Consolation second round		 Regional final
                             
4 Louisiana Tech 0  
13 Youngstown State 2  
  13 Youngstown State 2  
  5 Fairleigh Dickinson 0  
5 Fairleigh Dickinson 2
12 Sam Houston State 0  
  13 Youngstown State 4 –
  12 Sam Houston State 3 –
4 Louisiana Tech 1  
12 Sam Houston State 2  
  Fairleigh Dickinson 1
  Sam Houston State 2  

Finals
  Finals first round
Consolation first round		 Finals second round
Consolation second round		 National championship
                             
1 McKendree 2  
13 Youngstown State 0  
  1 McKendree 1  
  2 Nebraska 2  
2 Nebraska 2
6 Arkansas State 0  
  2 Nebraska 4 –
  6 Arkansas State 1 –
13 Youngstown State 1  
6 Arkansas State 2  
  McKendree 1
  Arkansas State 2  

References
  1. "NC Bowling Championship History | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  2. "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.
  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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