INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Women’s Bowling Committee announced today the 19 teams vying for the 2026 National Collegiate Women's Bowling Championship. Eleven conference teams were granted automatic qualification, with the remaining teams being selected at-large. The following conferences and their representatives received an automatic qualification:
| Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | Saint Vincent College |
| Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | Dominican (New York) |
| Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Fayetteville State University |
| College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | Carroll University (Wisconsin) |
| Conference Carolinas | Belmont Abbey College |
| Conference USA | Jacksonville State |
| East Coast Conference | Bryant University |
| Great Lakes Valley Conference | Newman University |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | North Carolina A&T State University |
| Northeast Conference | Duquesne University |
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | Alabama A&M University |
The remaining eight teams that were selected at-large (listed alphabetically) include: Arkansas State University; Louisiana Tech University; Maryville University of Saint Louis; University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Sam Houston State University; Vanderbilt University; Wichita State University and Youngstown State University.
The 2026 National Collegiate Women’s Bowling Championship will have regional competition at four predetermined sites April 2-4. The winner of each regional will advance to the NCAA championship. The championship matches will be played April 10-11 at the Yorktown Lanes in Parma Heights, Ohio. The Mid-American Conference and the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission are the hosts.
All regionals are double elimination except for the opening-round match at the five-team regional sites which will be single elimination. Each round will consist of teams competing in a best-of-three match format, bowled in the following order: five-person team match; Baker total pinfall; and best-of-seven Baker match play. Regional competition will conclude with one team from each regional bracket advancing to compete in the championship. The champion will be determined using a best-of-seven Baker match play, with the championship match airing on ESPNU at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, Saturday, April 11.
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