2019 NCAA Bowling Championship

2019 NCAA Bowling Championship

Tournament details
Dates	April 11–13, 2019
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Stephen F. Austin (2nd title)
Runner-up	Vanderbilt (5th title match)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14

The 2019 NCAA Bowling Championship was the 16th[1] annual tournament to determine the national champion of women's NCAA collegiate ten-pin bowling. The tournament was played at the RollHouse Wickliffe in Wickliffe, Ohio from April 11–13, 2019.[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 8 teams were given at-large bids for this championship, which consisted of a modified double-elimination style tournament.

Bids

Team	Appearance	Last
No. 1 Vanderbilt Commodores	14th	2018
No. 2 McKendree Bearcats	4th	2018
Arkansas State Red Wolves	12th	2018
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks	13th	2017
Nebraska Cornhuskers	16th	2018
Sacred Heart Pioneers	6th	2012
Sam Houston State Bearkats	8th	2018
Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks	4th	2017

Tournament bracket

	Rounds 1–2 April 11					Rounds 2–3 April 11–12					Rounds 4–5 April 12–13						Championship April 13
	1	Vanderbilt	1
		Sacred Heart	4
							Sacred Heart	0
							Nebraska	2
		Nebraska	2
		Arkansas State	0
												Nebraska	0	2
	Upper Bracket
											1	Vanderbilt	2	4
	1	Vanderbilt	4
		Arkansas State	0
						1	Vanderbilt	4
						2	McKendree	0
																	1	Vanderbilt	1
																		Stephen F. Austin	4
		Sam Houston State	1
		Stephen F. Austin	2
							Stephen F. Austin	2
						2	McKendree	1
		Maryland Eastern Shore	0
	2	McKendree	2
												Stephen F. Austin	2	–
	Lower Bracket
												Maryland Eastern Shore	1	–
		Sam Houston State	0
		Maryland Eastern Shore	2
							Maryland Eastern Shore	4
							Sacred Heart	1

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National Championship

Team	1	2	3	4	5
No. 1 Vanderbilt	183	166	175	190	202
Stephen F. Austin	167	222	203	224	213

2019 NCAA Bowling National Champions	Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks

[4]

References

1. "NC Bowling Championship History | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
2. "NC bowling championships: SFA beats Vanderbilt for national championship | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
3. "2019 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE WOMEN'S BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). NCAA Bowling. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
4. "Ladyjacks Claim School's Second Division I Team National Championship". Stephen F. Austin State University Athletics. Retrieved May 4, 2019.