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Seven cities, including two first-time bidders, are among the finalists to host future editions of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four from 2027 through 2031. The finalists include Columbus, Ohio (Nationwide Arena); Dallas (American Airlines Center); Indianapolis (Gainbridge Fieldhouse); Portland, Oregon (Moda Center); Sacramento, California (Golden 1 Center); San Antonio (Alamodome); and Tampa, Florida (Amalie […]
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The National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships has found a new home. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and the Alliant Energy PowerHouse will host the 2023–2025 events, the first time the NCWWC has taken place in the city. “Cedar Rapids is excited to welcome the top collegiate women’s wrestlers from across the country for the National Championships in […]
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The NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships in 2024 will be held at the TRACK at new balance at Boston Landing in Brighton, Massachusetts, in partnership with New Balance, Boston College and UMass Lowell. The event will bring 400 of the best track-and-field student-athletes to Boston for the two-day competition, […]
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In the increasing competitive collegiate landscape, it is becoming harder and harder to stand out. But Coastal Carolina University is a prime example of a university that has managed its growth well, fielding a football team that has become a powerhouse out of nowhere in recent years and a formidable basketball program. Its new football […]
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Mark Emmert will step down as president of the NCAA until a successor is in place or by June 30, 2023. The decision was a mutual agreement between Emmert and the NCAA Board of Governors, according to an announcement, and ends a tenure that saw dramatic shifts in the collegiate landscape including issues around name, image and […]
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The 27-year wait was worth it for the basketball-mad region of Minneapolis-St. Paul after a Women’s Final Four that was in many ways the first major event that the city was able to organize since the pandemic. More than 36,000 fans attended games at the Target Center between the two semifinals on April 1 and […]
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As the demand for spaces to host sporting events continues to grow with an eye toward sports-related travel in a post-coronavirus world, destinations across the country are examining their inventory, identifying needs and building accordingly. Here are 16 new sports complexes to keep an eye on in 2022. Alabama A&M Event Center Huntsville, Alabama OPENING: […]
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The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee and NCAA have announced a strengthened Olympic and Paralympic Sport Cooperation Agreement through 2024 in an effort to keep the Olympic sports programs in the collegiate sports alive and thriving across all divisions. A joint statement between the USOPC and NCAA said the new agreement terms are rooted […]
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Days after the NCAA announced it would not immediately seek to stage the Men’s and Women’s Final Fours in the same host city, the NCAA has launched a formal bid process for the women’s event for 2027–2031. Bid specifications can be found here, with March 11, 2022, being the first of several deadlines for cities […]
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The NCAA beach volleyball and women’s ice hockey brackets will be expanded starting with this season’s championship events. The Division I Council on Wednesday approved the recommendations from the Division I Competition Oversight Committee to increase the beach volleyball tourmament field to 16 teams and women’s ice hockey tournament to 11 teams. Both brackets had […]
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