2018 NCAA Bowling Championship

2018 NCAA Bowling Championship
Tournament details
Dates	April 12–14, 2018
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Vanderbilt (2nd title)
Runner-up	McKendree (2nd title match)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
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The 2018 NCAA Bowling Championship was the 15th edition of the NCAA Bowling Championship, an annual tournament to determine the national champion of women's NCAA collegiate ten-pin bowling.^[1] The tournament was played at the Tropicana Lanes in St. Louis, Missouri from April 12–14, 2018.^[2]

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 ten teams contested the championship (six automatically qualifying conference champions and four at-large bids), which consisted of a modified double-elimination style tournament.

Bids

Seed	Team	Conference	Appearance	Last^[3]
1	Nebraska Cornhuskers	Independent	15th	2017
2	McKendree Bearcats	GLVC	3rd	2017
3	Arkansas State Red Wolves	SBL	11th	2017
4	Vanderbilt Commodores	SBL	13th	2017
5	Sam Houston State Bearkats	SBL	7th	2017
6	North Carolina A&T Aggies	MEAC	2nd	2016
7	Saint Francis Red Flash	NEC	1st	–
8	Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters	ECC	1st	–
9	Bowie State Bulldogs	CIAA	1st	–
10	Texas Southern Lady Tigers	SWAC	1st	–

Tournament bracket

Play-in rounds

Play-in

7	Saint Francis	2

9	Bowie State	0

Play-in

8	Lincoln Memorial	2

10	Texas Southern	0

Championship tournament

First round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals				Championship

1	Nebraska	2

8	Lincoln Memorial	0
			1	Nebraska	0

			4	Vanderbilt	2
4	Vanderbilt	2

5	Sam Houston State	1
						4	Vanderbilt	1	2

						5	Sam Houston State	2	0
5	Sam Houston State	2

8	Lincoln Memorial	0
			5	Sam Houston State	2

			3	Arkansas State	0



										4	Vanderbilt	4

										2	McKendree	3
3	Arkansas State	2

6	North Carolina A&T	0
			3	Arkansas State	1

			2	McKendree	2
2	McKendree	2

7	Saint Francis	0
						2	McKendree	2

						1	Nebraska	0
6	North Carolina A&T	2

7	Saint Francis	0
			6	North Carolina A&T	0

			1	Nebraska	2

References

^ "NC Bowling Championship History | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
^ "Vandy stages comeback vs. McKendree, wins second bowling title | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
^ "2018 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Bowling Championships Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[1] "NC Bowling Championship History | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved February 6, 2021.

[2] "Vandy stages comeback vs. McKendree, wins second bowling title | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved February 7, 2021.

[3] "2018 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Bowling Championships Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

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