Keep in mind that our staff manually edits and prepares the archives for most audio-only events before they are posted to the portal, so please allow up to 72 hours or more for those to become available. If the conference or regional grouping second place team has already received an at-large berth, the conference/regional grouping may follow the final qualifying event standings to fill identify the replacement team. (Updated 01/26/2021), Q: Will there be any adjustments made to the numbers required for the National Championship conference automatic qualification process if conference member institution participation drops due to COVID-related reasons? Opening Rounds: April 17, 2021 UHV has won either the RRAC regular season or conference tournament championship three of the last four seasons (not including 2020) but has never reached the NAIA … (Updated 01/26/2021), Q: Will there be an updated set of conference sport qualification plans once member institutions have had a change to modify their declaration of intent purposes for each sport? Selection: April 11, 2021 Archive photo via Bill Ingram Logistics of this process will be shared closer to the declaration period. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, The experts in the business of small college athletics. The Women’s Swimming & Diving National Championship will take place March 3-6. An alternate list of 10 swimmers is compiled in case a student-athlete is scratched prior to the meet. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, "NAIA 2019 Softball World Series Championship Recap", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NAIA_Softball_Championship&oldid=1002683697, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, * = 1st ever "if necessary" game after William Carey came out of losers' bracket to defeat Auburn Montgomery in first championship game of the, This page was last edited on 25 January 2021, at 16:34. In the scenario where the regular-season champion must withdraw and the conference-regular season runner-up earns the conference tournament championship automatic qualifier, a conference’s regular-season third place team will replace the regular-season champion as the conference’s automatic qualifier. If none of the teams listed previously are able to compete in the national championship this bid will convert to an at-large and determined by Bowling National Selection Committee. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has selected Columbus, Georgia to host the NAIA Softball World Series. Columbus previously hosted the event in 2013 and 2014. Replacement teams must be determined by noon (CST), March 11, 2021. The Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving National Championships will be split into two separate events for 2021 due to capacity restrictions at the Columbus Aquatic Center. Women’s Volleyball – Sioux City, Iowa at Mount Mercy. But, if you are serious about the game and/or playing at the next level, sign up and join us. It has been held annually since 1981.[1]. NIAA Update No. (Updated 01/26/2021), Q: Which sport(s) have seen a reduction in field size for post-season? Football – Grambling, La. (Added 01/26/2021), Q: Do NCCAA postseason games count towards a team’s win/loss record in regards to meeting the minimum number of contests required for NAIA postseason competition? Alabama softball is the favorite to win the Southeastern Conference title this ... Michael Thompson places 5th in PGA tournament. (Updated 01/26/2021), Q: With the relocation of the Indoor Track & Field Championship to Mount Marty University, are there any changes to the meet format? The NAIA World Series (officially branded as the Avista NAIA World Series for sponsorship purposes from 2013) is a double-elimination tournament, held since 1957, to determine the baseball champion of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).