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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]

DatesApril 7–10, 2021
Teams16
ChampionsNebraska (6th title)
Runners-upArkansas State (2nd title match)
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2021 NCAA Bowling Championship
Tournament details
DatesApril 7–10, 2021
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsNebraska (6th title)
Runners-upArkansas State (2nd title match)
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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.

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SeedTeamConferenceBid typeAppearanceLast[a]Ref
1 McKendree BearcatsGLVCAt-large[b]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]
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  1. [a]
    Since the 2020 championship tournament was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the last tournament to be held was in 2019.
  2. [b]
    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).

More information Round, Date ...
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.
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Tournament bracket

Region 1

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

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

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

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

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

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