Two Qualify for Women's Bowling Nationals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – (NAIA Release) The 12 teams who have qualified for the fourth annual NAIA Women's Bowling National Championship have been revealed. The Battle For The Red Banner is hosted by Lawrence Tech University (Mich.) and will take place at Five Star Lanes.

The automatic qualifiers were determined by conference/group championship, conference/group regular-season winner or conference/group regular-season runner-up. The remaining teams not receiving an automatic berth are selected for an at-large berth by the bowling selection committee made up of coaches and administrators from across the NAIA.

The championship will open with baker play to decide seeding on Thursday, March 23. Once seeding is confirmed, brackets will be announced and teams will compete through a double-elimination bracket to decide the 2023 champion.

Click HERE to see the full schedule and results page. For additional information on the 2024 NAIA Women's Bowling National Championship, click HERE.  

Qualifier Notes:

• The two-time defending champions SCAD Savannah (Ga.) are back to defend their crown
• Inaugural winners from 2021, Indiana Tech, aim to capture another Red Banner
• Concordia (Mich.), Midway (Ky.), and William Woods (Mo.) are into the field for the first time in program history
• Indiana Tech, Pikeville (Ky.), St. Francis (Ill.), and Tennessee Southern have reached the field all five years of the events existence
• SCAD Savannah and William Penn (Iowa) have reached the postseason for the fourth time
• Ottawa (Kan.) and Spring Arbor (Mich.) are returning to the field for their third appearance while Milligan (Tenn.) and Saint Xavier (Ill.) are back for a second trip
• Teams were credited with an appearance in 2020 after teams were announced before the championship was canceled due to COVID-19