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{{Short description|US women's college championship}}
{{Infobox sports league
| current_season     = 
| logo               = NCAA Bowling Championship Logo.jpg
| pixels             = 200px
| sport              = [[Ten-pin bowling|College Bowling]]
| founded            = 2004
| teams              = 102 (regular season, 2023–24)<br>18 (championship, 2024)
| country            = 
| champion           = [[Jacksonville State Gamecocks|Jacksonville State]] (1)
| most_champs        = [[Nebraska Cornhuskers bowling|Nebraska]] (6)
| TV                 = [[ESPNU]]
| website            = [https://www.ncaa.com/sports/bowling NCAA.com]
}}

The '''[[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Ten-pin bowling|Bowling]] Championship''' is a sanctioned women's championship in college athletics. Unlike many NCAA sports, only one [[National Collegiate]] championship is held each season with teams from [[NCAA Division I|Division I]], [[NCAA Division II|Division II]], and [[NCAA Division III|Division III]] competing together. Seventeen teams, nine of them automatic qualifiers and the other eight being at-large selections, are chosen by the NCAA Bowling Committee to compete in the championship. The championship was first held in [[2004 NCAA Bowling Championship|April 2004]].

The most successful team is [[Nebraska Cornhuskers bowling|Nebraska]] with 6 titles. [[Jacksonville State Gamecocks|Jacksonville State]], in its inaugural season as an NCAA bowling program, is the reigning champion, coming back from 3 games to 2 deficit to defeat [[Arkansas State Red Wolves|Arkansas State]] 4 games to 3 in the [[2024 NCAA Bowling Championship|2024 championship]] held at Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park, MI.

Nebraska is the only program to qualify for all 20 NCAA Bowling Championships since the NCAA started sponsoring bowling in the 2003–04 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Huskers Clinch NCAA Regional Berth |url=https://huskers.com/news/2024/03/28/bowl-bracket-seed |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=University of Nebraska - Official Athletics Website |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Format==
The collegiate bowling season runs from late October through the end of March, and the National Collegiate Women's Bowling Championship is held in April.

===Through 2017===
The format for the championships from 2004 to 2017 began with qualifying rounds in which each team bowled one five-person regular team game against each of the other seven teams participating in the championship.

Teams would then be [[Seed (sports)|seeded]] for bracket play based on their qualifying rounds win–loss record and then competed in best-of-seven-games [[Glossary of bowling#B|Baker matches]] in a double elimination tournament.  In the Baker format, each of the five team members, in order, bowls one frame until a complete (10-frame) game is bowled.  A Baker match tied 3½ games to 3½ games after seven games is decided by a tiebreaker, using the Modified Baker format, which takes the scoring from only frames 6 thru 10.<ref>[https://www.ncaa.com/news/bowling/article/2014-03-26/eight-team-field-announced-national-championship-tournament NCAA Bowling Championship Format]</ref>

===2018 and 2019===
In previous years, all eight participants received at-large bids. In 2018 the NCAA Women's Bowling Committee selected a field of ten participants. Six teams are automatic qualifiers from the conferences that have been granted an automatic bid, and the other four receive at-large bids. At that time, the six conferences that fulfilled the criteria to be granted an automatic qualifier were the [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] [[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference]], [[Northeast Conference]], [[Southland Bowling League]], and [[Southwestern Athletic Conference]], plus the [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] and [[East Coast Conference]]. The ten participants were ranked and seeded based on the criteria used by the selection committee. The top six seeds automatically entered the championship bracket. The four lowest-seeded teams played in on-campus opening round matches to determine the two participants advancing to the eight-team championship bracket. To minimize travel costs, the matchups were determined by geographical proximity rather than seedings.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=NCAA|title=2018 NCAA Women's Bowling Championship Opening Round Match Information and Bid Checklist|url=https://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/2018NCWBW_Preliminary_Round_Bid_Checklist_20170911.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329185401/https://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/2018NCWBW_Preliminary_Round_Bid_Checklist_20170911.pdf|access-date=March 24, 2018|archive-date=2018-03-29}}</ref>

In 2019, the championship field expanded from 10 to 12 teams, coinciding with two new conferences fulfilling the criteria for automatic qualification—the [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] [[Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association]] (MIAA) and the [[NCAA Division III|Division III]] [[Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference]]. Accordingly, eight conference champions received automatic bids, and the NCAA Women's Bowling Committee selected four at-large teams to fill out the 12-team field. The top four teams were seeded into the Championship bracket, while the eight remaining teams competed in four play-in matches. The winners of these matches were seeded into the eight-team championship bracket.<ref>{{cite web|title=2019 NCAA Women's Bowling Championship Opening Round Match Information and Bid Checklist|url=https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/championships/sports/bowling/nc/2018-19NCWBW_PreliminaryRoundBidChecklist.pdf|access-date=20 March 2019}}</ref>

Qualifying rounds were eliminated in favor of a seeded double-elimination bracket. Each match within the bracket consisted of best-of-three matches using specified formats (five-person regular team matches, Baker total pinfall, and Baker match play).

The championship finals were a best-of-seven match using Baker match play rules.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=NCAA |title=2018 NCAA women's bowling championship field announced|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/bowling/article/2018-03-27/2018-ncaa-womens-bowling-championship-field-announced |date=March 28, 2018 |access-date=March 29, 2018}}</ref> The tiebreaker rule used through 2017 will still apply to Baker match play in the new format.

===From 2020===
The championship was scheduled to expand to 16 teams in 2020. The number of automatic bids was reduced by one after the MIAA bowling league disbanded at the end of the 2018–19 season. Although five schools that had participated in the final season of MIAA bowling became part of the new bowling league of the [[Great Lakes Valley Conference]] (GLVC), those schools were not in the same bowling league for a sufficient time to allow the GLVC to inherit the MIAA's automatic bid.<ref name="2020 format">{{cite web|url=https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/championships/sports/bowling/nc/2019-20NCWBW_MEMOYearlyUpdate.pdf |title=Memorandum: NCAA Bowling Season and Championship Information |publisher=NCAA Women's Bowling Committee |date=September 9, 2019 |access-date=February 29, 2020}}</ref>

The 2020 tournament was intended to be the first to feature regional play. The field was to be split into four regions, each with four teams competing at predetermined sites; each of the top four seeds as chosen by the NCAA selection committee would be placed in a separate regional. Each regional was to be played as a double-elimination tournament, with the format identical to that introduced for the championship event in 2019. All regional matches, except for what the NCAA calls "if necessary regional finals", are best-of-three matches bowled in the following order: five-person team, Baker total pinfall, Baker best-of-seven match play. Any "if necessary regional final" will be Baker best-of-seven.<ref name="2020 format"/> Regional winners will advance to the championship event, which will also be double-elimination. All matches will be bowled under the standard format for regionals (best-of-three matches using specified formats in a specific order) except the championship final, which will be Baker best-of-seven.<ref name="2020 format"/>

On March 12, 2020, the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] announced that the 2020 tournament was canceled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="coronavirus">{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/live-updates/ncaa-cancels-remaining-winter-and-spring-championships-due-coronavirus-concerns|title=NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns|website=NCAA.com|date=March 12, 2020|access-date=March 12, 2020}}</ref>

The 2021 tournament featured six automatic berths (CIAA had its championship cancelled due to COVID-19) and ten at-large selections. This was the first tournament to feature regional play. Both regional and championship rounds were all played at one site.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nebraska wins 2021 NCAA Bowling Championship |url=https://www.ncaa.com/live-updates/bowling/nc/nebraska-wins-2021-nc-bowling-championship?permalink=0a99a2ee-0596-439e-9042-bd12b2c9b952 |website=NCAA}}</ref> The 2022 tournament saw the number of automatic bids increase by two, to eight, with the GLVC champion receiving an automatic bid for its champion and the CIAA champion returning after a one-year absence. There were eight at-large selections. For the first time, regional competition took place at four predetermined regional sites - Erie, PA, Rochester, NY, Lansing, MI, and Arlington, TX, with the regional winners advancing to the championship round.<ref>{{cite web |title=National Collegiate women's bowling championship field announced |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/bowling/article/2022-03-30/national-collegiate-womens-bowling-championship-field-announced |website=NCAA}}</ref> The 2023 tournament saw the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin gain an automatic bid, bringing the total number of automatic bids to nine. Eight at-large selections and four predetermined regional sites carried over from the 2022 tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 NCAA bowling championship selections announced |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/bowling/article/2023-03-29/2023-ncaa-bowling-championship-selections-announced |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=www.ncaa.com |language=en}}</ref> The 2024 tournament will see the Conference Carolinas and Great Midwest Athletic Conference gain an automatic bid, bringing the total number of automatic bids to ten. Eight at-large selections and four predetermined regional sites carried over from the 2023 tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Collegiate Women's Bowling Championship field announced |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/bowling/article/2024-03-27/national-collegiate-womens-bowling-championship-field-announced |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=www.ncaa.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Champions==
All schools are listed with their current athletic brand names, which do not always match those used by a school in the relevant season.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|National Collegiate Athletic Association|color=white}} colspan=9|NCAA National Collegiate Bowling Championship
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! rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"|Year 
! rowspan="2" style="width:18%;"|Site
| style="width:1%;" rowspan="23"|
! colspan=6|Championship
|-
! width=12%|Winner 
! width=6%|Score 
! width=12%|Runner-up 
! width=30%|Individual Games
! width=40%|Most Outstanding Player
! Ref
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|2004 <br /> ''[[2004 NCAA Bowling Championship|Details]]''
| Emerald Bowl<br>[[Houston|Houston, Texas]]
| [[Nebraska Cornhuskers bowling|Nebraska]]
|align=center|4–2
| [[Central Missouri Mules and Jennies|Central Missouri]]
|170–131, 160–208, 185–190, 239–150, 219–197, 215–173{{#tag:ref|Nebraska had to win two best-of-seven matchups against Central Missouri (who advanced to the finals after going undefeated in Friday's double elimination format) to win the first NCAA bowling title. Nebraska won the first match 4–2 (183–176, 168–200, 195–170, 212–212 (60–40), 168–203, 246–195) to force the winner-take-all match.|group="Note"}}
| [[Shannon Pluhowsky]], Nebraska
|<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=35824|title=Huskers Win NCAA Bowling Title|publisher=University of Nebraska Athletics|date=April 10, 2004}}</ref>
|-
|2005 <br /> ''[[2005 NCAA Bowling Championship|Details]]''
| Wekiva Lanes<br>[[Orlando, Florida]] 
| Nebraska
|align=center|4–2
| Central Missouri
|220–210, 247–266, 148–192, 205–190, 190–172, 235–184{{#tag:ref|Under the same double elimination format used in 2004, Nebraska went undefeated, winning three matches on Friday, meaning they only had to win once (out of a possible two best-of-seven matches) against Central Missouri to win the NCAA Bowling Championship. Nebraska needed only one best-of-seven match-up to win their second straight NCAA Bowling title.|group="Note"}}
| Amanda Burgoyne, Nebraska
|<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=155&SPID=39&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=117174|title=Huskers Repeat as National Champions|date=April 16, 2005}}</ref><ref>http://www.netitor.com/photos/schoolslt/mdes/sports/w-bowl/auto_pdf/2005finalchampionshipbracket.pdf 2005 NCAA Bowling Bracket</ref>
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|2006 <br /> ''[[2006 NCAA Bowling Championship|Details]]''
| Emerald Bowl<br>[[Houston|Houston, Texas]]
| [[Fairleigh Dickinson Knights|Fairleigh Dickinson]]
|align=center|4–1
| [[Alabama A&M Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs|Alabama A&M]]
| 209–165, 148–184, 172–165, 200–179, 196–165{{#tag:ref|Fairleigh Dickinson (only team undefeated, 3-0 after Friday's double elimination matches) needed only one best-of-seven match (out of a possible two matches) to defeat Alabama A&M.|group="Note"}} 
| Lisa Friscioni, Fairleigh Dickinson
|<ref>http://www.bowlingdigital.com/bowl/node/896 Fairleigh Dickinson Win 2006 NCAA Women’s Bowling Championship</ref>
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|2007 <br /> ''[[2007 NCAA Bowling Championship|Details]]''
| Wekiva Lanes<br>[[Apopka, Florida]]
| [[Vanderbilt Commodores|Vanderbilt]]
|align=center|4–3
| [[Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks|Maryland Eastern Shore]]
| 167–164, 242–166, 154–202, 148–170, 224–180, 178–235, 198–150{{#tag:ref|The double elimination format was tweaked in 2007 and was last used in the 2019 championships. Under the previous double elimination format used from 2004–2006, the finalist with one loss had to defeat the undefeated finalist twice in best-of-seven matches to win the bowling championship. Beginning in 2007, two teams that win two best-of-seven matches advance to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the two undefeated teams would only need to win once out a possible two matches to advance to the final. In the 2007 championships, Vanderbilt and Maryland Eastern Shore won two matches to advance to the semifinals. Both teams only needed one match to advance to the best-of-seven finals match.|group="Note"}}
| [[Josie Barnes|Josie Earnest]], Vanderbilt
|<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://vucommodores.collegesports.com/sports/w-bowl/recaps/041407aab.html|title=Vanderbilt Bowlers Make History! Commodores Crowned as NCAA Champs|publisher=Vanderbilt University Athletics|date=April 14, 2007|access-date=January 27, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043821/http://vucommodores.collegesports.com/sports/w-bowl/recaps/041407aab.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://images.cbssports.com/images/ncaasports/brackets/07_bowling_bracket.pdf 2007 NCAA Women's Bowling Bracket]</ref>
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|2008 <br /> ''[[2008 NCAA Bowling Championship|Details]]''
| Thunder Alley<br>[[Omaha, Nebraska]]
| Maryland Eastern Shore
|align=center|4–2
| [[Arkansas State Red Wolves|Arkansas State]]
| 179–223, 200–181, 180–182, 217–164, 175–152, 174–170
| Jessica Worsley, UMES
|<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://easternshorehawks.com/news/2008/4/13/NATIONAL_CHAMPIONS_.aspx|title=National Champions!!!!!|publisher=University of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics|date=April 12, 2008}}</ref><ref>[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mdes/sports/w-bowl/auto_pdf/NCAABracket.pdf 2008 NCAA Women's Bowling Bracket]</ref>
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|2009 <br /> ''[[2009 NCAA Bowling Championship|Details]]''
| Super Bowl Lanes<br>[[Canton, Michigan]]
| Nebraska
|align=center|4–1
| Central Missouri
| 200–185, 149–198, 201–168, 201–177, 190–135
| Cassandra Leuthold, Nebraska
|<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=155&SPID=39&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=3718469|title=Huskers Capture NCAA Bowling Title|publisher=University of Nebraska Athletics|date=April 12, 2009}}</ref>
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|2010 <br /> ''[[2010 NCAA Bowling Championship|Details]]'' 
| {{small|Brunswick Zone Carolier Lanes}}<br>[[North Brunswick, New Jersey]]
| Fairleigh Dickinson
|align=center|4–3
| Nebraska
| 209–167, 202–222, 203–213, 229–192, 201–222, 230–190, 208–174
| [[Danielle McEwan]], Fairleigh Dickinson
|<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://fduknights.com/news/2010/4/10/93879819.aspx?path=wbowl|title=Fairleigh Dickinson Women's Bowling Wins National Championship|publisher=Fairleigh Dickinson University Athletics|date=April 10, 2010}}</ref>
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|2011 <br /> ''[[2011 NCAA Bowling Championship|Details]]'' 
| Skore Lanes<br>[[Taylor, Michigan]]
| Maryland Eastern Shore
|align=center|4–2
| Vanderbilt
| 215–197, 164–193, 201–248, 234–204, 235–166, 192–181
| Kristina Frahm, UMES
|<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.umeshawks.com/sports/w-bowl/recaps/041611aaf.html|title=National Champions!|publisher=University of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics|date=April 16, 2011|access-date=February 1, 2015|archive-date=July 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713230826/http://www.umeshawks.com/sports/w-bowl/recaps/041611aaf.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://detroittitans.com/sports/2011/4/11/2011NCAAbowling.aspx 2011 NCAA Women's Bowling Championship]</ref>
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|2012 <br /> ''[[2012 NCAA Bowling Championship|Details]]'' 
| Freeway Lanes<br>[[Wickliffe, Ohio]]
| Maryland Eastern Shore
|align=center|4–2
| Fairleigh Dickinson
| 222–204, 236–215, 167–249, 208–168, 170–223, 203–176
| T'nia Falbo, UMES 
|<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.umeshawks.com/sports/w-bowl/recaps/041512aaa.html|title=Hawks Soar Higher; Win Back to Back NCAA Championships|publisher=University of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics|date=April 15, 2012|access-date=April 13, 2014|archive-date=April 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413141725/http://www.umeshawks.com/sports/w-bowl/recaps/041512aaa.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|2013 <br /> ''[[2013 NCAA Bowling Championship|Details]]'' 
| Super Bowl Lanes<br>[[Canton, Michigan]]
| Nebraska
|align=center|{{small|4½–2½}}
| Vanderbilt
| 211–199, 186–197, 156–169, 190–190, 196–189, 202–182, 246–200
| Liz Kuhlkin, Nebraska
|<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=207203864&DB_OEM_ID=100|title=Huskers Capture Fourth National Title|publisher=University of Nebraska Athletics|date=April 13, 2013}}</ref>
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|2014 <br /> 
| Game of Wickliffe<br>[[Wickliffe, Ohio]]
| [[Sam Houston Bearkats|Sam Houston]]
|align=center|4–2
| Nebraska
| 181–166, 182–187, 193–190, 189–197, 205–191, 195–165
| Kimi Davidson,<br>Sam Houston
|<ref>{{cite press release|last=Spoor|first=Mark|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/bowling/article/2014-04-13/bearkat-beginnings|title=Bearkat beginnings|publisher=NCAA|date=April 13, 2014}}</ref>
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|2015 <br /> 
| Tropicana Lanes<br>[[Richmond Heights, Missouri]]
| Nebraska
|align=center|4–2
| [[Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and Ladyjacks|Stephen F. Austin]]
| 237–232, 178–253, 201–171, 179–188, 205–201, 195–154
| Julia Bond, Nebraska
|<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=155&SPID=39&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=210017796&DB_OEM_ID=100|title=Huskers Capture Fifth NCAA Title |publisher=University of Nebraska Athletics|date=April 11, 2015}}</ref>
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|2016
| {{small|Brunswick Zone Carolier Lanes}}<br>[[North Brunswick, New Jersey]]
| Stephen F. Austin
|align=center|4–3
| Nebraska
| 193–205, 238–198, 265–242, 164–227, 196–187, 160–237, 247–192
| Kiara Grant, Stephen F. Austin
|<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.sfajacks.com/sports/w-bowl/recaps/041616aaa.html|title=NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! Ladyjacks Down Nebraska For Program's First NCAA Title|publisher=Stephen F. Austin University Athletics|date=April 16, 2016}}</ref>
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|2017 <br /> 
| {{small|[[Baton Rouge River Center|Raising Cane's River Center]]}}<br>[[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]
| [[McKendree Bearcats#Bowling|McKendree]]
|align=center|4–0
| Nebraska
| 182–169, 244–192, 224–212, 240–223
| Breanna Clemmer, McKendree
|<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://mckbearcats.com/news/2017/4/15/national-champions-mckendree-wins-2017-ncaa-womens-bowling-crown.aspx|title=NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! McKendree wins 2017 NCAA Women's Bowling Crown|publisher=McKendree University Athletics|date=April 15, 2017}}</ref>
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|2018 <br /> ''[[2018 NCAA Bowling Championship|Details]]''
| Tropicana Lanes<br>[[Richmond Heights, Missouri]]
| Vanderbilt
|align=center|4–3
| McKendree
| 224–204, 174–233, 182–193, 233–204, 203–255, 208–205, 220–191
| Emily Rigney & Katie Stark, Vanderbilt
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Vanderbilt Bowling Upends McKendree for 2018 NCAA Championship|url=http://southland.org/news/2018/4/14/southland-bowling-vanderbilt-bowling-upends-mckendree-for-2018-ncaa-championship.aspx|website=Southland Conference|access-date=15 April 2018}}</ref>
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|2019 <br /> ''[[2019 NCAA Bowling Championship|Details]]''
| RollHouse Wickliffe<br>[[Wickliffe, Ohio]]
| Stephen F. Austin
|align=center|4–1
| Vanderbilt
| 167–183, 222–166, 203–175, 224–190, 213–202
| Paige Beeney, Stephen F. Austin
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sfajacks.com/news/2019/4/13/womens-bowling-ladyjacks-claim-schools-second-division-i-team-national-championship.aspx|title=Ladyjacks Claim School's Second Division I Team National Championship|website=Stephen F. Austin State University Athletics|language=en|access-date=2019-04-14}}</ref>
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|2020 <br />
| Thunderbowl Lanes<br>[[Allen Park, Michigan]]
|colspan=5 align=center|''Canceled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]]'' 
|<ref name="coronavirus"/> 
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|2021 <br /> ''[[2021 NCAA Bowling Championship|Details]]''
| AMF Pro Lanes<br>[[North Kansas City, Missouri]]
| Nebraska
|align=center|4–1
| Arkansas State
| 217–224, 235–194, 201–190, 179–162, 198–170
| Crystal Elliott, Nebraska
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Champions|url=https://huskers.com/news/2021/4/10/bowling-national-champions.aspx|access-date=2021-04-11|website=University of Nebraska|language=en}}</ref>
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|2022 <br /> ''[[2022 NCAA Bowling Championship|Details]]''
| Wayne Webb's Columbus Bowl<br>[[Columbus, Ohio]]
| McKendree
|align=center|4–0
| Stephen F. Austin
| 201–188, 200–188, 186–182, 215–189
| Hope Gramly, McKendree
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Women's Bowling Sweeps Stephen F. Austin, Claims 2022 NCAA National Championship |url=https://mckbearcats.com/news/2022/4/17/womens-bowling-sweeps-stephen-f-austin-claims-2022-ncaa-national-championships.aspx |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=McKendree University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
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|2023 <br /> ''[[2023 NCAA Bowling Championship|Details]]''
| [[South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa#Bowling|South Point Hotel]]<br>[[Enterprise, Nevada]]
| Vanderbilt 
|align=center|4–3
| Arkansas State
| 156–191, 171–189, 215–198, 159–196, 205–156, 193–187, 193–160
| Jennifer Loredo, Vanderbilt
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-15 |title=National Champions |url=https://vucommodores.com/national-champions/ |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|2024 <br />
| Thunderbowl Lanes<br>[[Allen Park, Michigan]]
| [[Jacksonville State Gamecocks|Jacksonville State]]
|align=center|4–3
| Arkansas State
| 239–194, 204–211, 244–207, 183–221, 205–255, 237–190, 255–192
| Rebecca Hagerman, Jacksonville State
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-14 |title=NATIONAL CHAMPS! Gamecocks Rally Past Arkansas State to Win Bowling National Title |url=https://jaxstatesports.com/news/2024/4/14/national-champs-gamecocks-rally-past-arkansas-state-to-win-bowling-national-title.aspx |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Jacksonville State University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
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|2025 <br />
| [[National Bowling Stadium]]<br>[[Reno, Nevada]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Nevada selected to host two future NCAA championships|url=https://nevadawolfpack.com/news/2020/10/14/mens-golf-nevada-selected-to-host-two-future-ncaa-championships.aspx|date=Oct 14, 2020}}</ref>
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| RollHouse Wickliffe<br>[[Wickliffe, Ohio]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Cleveland selected to host 2025 men's basketball, 2026 NCAA D1 wrestling & six other NCAA champs.|url=https://www.clevelandsports.org/about-us/news/2020/10/14/cleveland-selected-to-host-2025-ncaa-mens-basketball-2026-ncaa-di-wrestling-six-other-ncaa-champs|date=Oct 14, 2020}}</ref>
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==Team titles==
{{Location map+ | USA | width=500 | caption=''Schools that have won the NCAA Championship''<br /> '''[[File:ButtonRed.svg|10px]] 6, [[File:ButtonGreen.svg|10px]] 3, [[File:ButtonGray.svg|10px]] 2, [[File:ButtonWhite.svg|10px]] 1''' 
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   {{Location map~ | USA | label='''Fairleigh Dickinson''' | position=left | mark=ButtonGray.svg | link= | lat=40.89806 | long=-74.02917}}
   {{Location map~ | USA | label='''Jacksonville State''' | position=right | mark=ButtonWhite.svg | link= | lat=33.822 | long=-85.766}}
   {{Location map~ | USA | label='''Maryland Eastern Shore'''| position=bottom | mark=ButtonGreen.svg | link= | lat=38.21 | long=-75.68556}}
   {{Location map~ | USA | label='''McKendree''' | position=right | mark=ButtonGray.svg | link= | lat=38.606944 | long= -89.815278}}
   {{Location map~ | USA | label='''Nebraska''' | position=top | mark=ButtonRed.svg | link= | lat=40.820744 | long=-96.70047}}
   {{Location map~ | USA | label='''Sam Houston''' | position=left | mark=ButtonWhite.svg | link= | lat=30.71389 | long=-95.54722}}
   {{Location map~ | USA | label='''Stephen F. Austin''' | position=right | mark=ButtonGray.svg | link= | lat=31.62139 | long=-94.64917}}
   {{Location map~ | USA | label='''Vanderbilt''' | position=left | mark=ButtonGreen.svg | link= | lat=36.1447 | long=-86.8027}}
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Team
! #
! Years
|-
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Nebraska Cornhuskers|border=0}}| '''[[Nebraska Cornhuskers bowling|{{color|#FFFFFF|Nebraska}}]]'''
| '''6'''
| style="font-size:80%;" | 2004, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2021
|-
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks|border=0}}| '''[[Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks|{{color|#8B8D8E|Maryland Eastern Shore}}]]'''
|rowspan=2|'''3'''
| style="font-size:80%;" | 2008, 2011, 2012
|-
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Vanderbilt Commodores|border=0}}| '''[[Vanderbilt Commodores|{{color|#CEB888|Vanderbilt}}]]'''
| style="font-size:80%;" | 2007, 2018, 2023
|-
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Fairleigh Dickinson Knights|border=0}}| '''[[Fairleigh Dickinson Knights|{{color|#FFFFFF|Fairleigh Dickinson}}]]'''
|rowspan=3| '''2'''
| style="font-size:80%;" | 2006, 2010
|-
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|McKendree Bearcats|border=0}}| '''[[McKendree Bearcats|{{color|#FFFFFF|McKendree}}]]'''
| style="font-size:80%;" | 2017, 2022
|-
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks|border=0}}| '''[[Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks|{{color|#FFFFFF|Stephen F. Austin}}]]'''
| style="font-size:80%;" | 2016, 2019
|-
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Jacksonville State Gamecocks|border=0}}| '''[[Jacksonville State Gamecocks|{{color|#FFFFFF|Jacksonville State}}]]'''
|rowspan=2| '''1'''
| style="font-size:80%;" | 2024
|-
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sam Houston Bearkats|border=0}}| '''[[Sam Houston Bearkats|{{color|#FFFFFF|Sam Houston}}]]'''
| style="font-size:80%;" | 2014 
|}

==Result by school and year==

43 teams have appeared in the NCAA Tournament in at least one year starting with 2004. The results for all years are shown in this table below.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=NCAA |title=National Collegiate Women's Bowling Championships Record Book|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/bowling_champs_records/2019.pdf|access-date=April 11, 2021}}</ref> Conference affiliations in the table reflect those in place for the 2023–24 school year. The code in each cell represents the furthest the team made it in the respective tournament:

{{col-begin|width=auto}}
{{col-2}}
'''2004 through 2019'''
* {{color box|#FFA500|'''CH'''}} National Champion
* {{color box|#ACACAC|RU}} National Runner-up
* {{color box|#F0E68C|3}} 3rd Place (''2004 through 2006 only.'')
* {{color box|#C5E4A2|4}} 4th Place (''2004 through 2006 only.'')
* {{color box|#F0E68C|3ᴛ}} Semifinalists (''Starting in 2007, there were two 4-team brackets, so two teams tied for 3rd.'')
* {{color box|#9AE2C1|5ᴛ}} Tied for 5th place
* {{color box|#80E0E0|7ᴛ}} Tied for 7th place
* {{color box|#C4EBEB|P}} Lost Play-In Match  (''2018 through 2019 only.'')

{{col-break|gap=2em}}
'''2021 through present'''
* {{color box|#FFA500|'''CH'''}} National Champion
* {{color box|#ACACAC|RU}} National Runner-up
* {{color box|#F0E68C|3}} 3rd Place
* {{color box|#C5E4A2|4}} 4th Place
* {{color box|#80E0E0|R<sub>2</sub>}} 2nd Place at Regional
* {{color box|#C4EBEB|R<sub>3</sub>}} 3rd Place at Regional
* {{color box|#D0D0D0|R<sub>4</sub>}} 4th Place at Regional
* {{color box|#EEEEEE|•}} Lost Play-In Match at Regional
{{col-end}}

{{sticky table start}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-table-head sticky-table-col1" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan=2| School
! rowspan=2| Conference
!style="background: #DDDDDD;"| #
!style="background: #70E0E0;"| 8
!style="background: #C5E4A2;"| 4
!style="background: #888888;"| 2
!style="background: #FFA500;"| CH
!style="background: #404040;"| [[2004 NCAA Bowling Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|04}}]]
!style="background: #404040;"| [[2005 NCAA Bowling Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|05}}]]
!style="background: #404040;"| [[2006 NCAA Bowling Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|06}}]]
!style="background: #404040;"| [[2007 NCAA Bowling Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|07}}]]
!style="background: #404040;"| [[2008 NCAA Bowling Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|08}}]]
!style="background: #404040;"| [[2009 NCAA Bowling Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|09}}]]
!style="background: #404040;"| [[2010 NCAA Bowling Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|10}}]]
!style="background: #404040;"| [[2011 NCAA Bowling Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|11}}]]
!style="background: #404040;"| [[2012 NCAA Bowling Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|12}}]]
!style="background: #404040;"| [[2013 NCAA Bowling Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|13}}]]
!style="background: #404040;"| [[2014 NCAA Bowling Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|14}}]]
!style="background: #404040;"| [[2015 NCAA Bowling Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|15}}]]
!style="background: #404040;"| [[2016 NCAA Bowling Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|16}}]]
!style="background: #404040;"| [[2017 NCAA Bowling Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|17}}]]
!style="background: #404040;"| [[2018 NCAA Bowling Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|18}}]]
!style="background: #404040;"| [[2019 NCAA Bowling Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|19}}]]
!style="background: #000000;"| [[2021 NCAA Bowling Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|21}}]]
!style="background: #000000;"| [[2022 NCAA Bowling Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|22}}]]
!style="background: #000000;"| [[2023 NCAA Bowling Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|23}}]]
!style="background: #000000;"| [[2024 NCAA Bowling Championship|{{color|#FFFFFF|24}}]]
|-
! class="sticky-table-none" | <br> !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!
|-
|style="background: #E41C38;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Nebraska Cornhuskers bowling|{{color|#FDF2D9|Nebraska}}]]}}''' || [[NCAA Division I independent schools|Independent]]|| '''20''' || '''20''' || '''17''' || '''10''' || '''6''' || style="background:#FFA500;"|'''{{sort|10|CH}}''' || style="background:#FFA500;"|'''{{sort|10|CH}}''' || style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3}}|| style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3ᴛ}}|| style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| style="background:#FFA500;"|'''{{sort|10|CH}}''' || style="background:#ACACAC"|'''{{sort|9|RU}}''' || style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3ᴛ}}|| style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3ᴛ}}|| style="background:#FFA500;"|'''{{sort|10|CH}}''' || style="background:#ACACAC"|'''{{sort|9|RU}}''' || style="background:#FFA500;"|'''{{sort|10|CH}}''' || style="background:#ACACAC"|'''{{sort|9|RU}}''' || style="background:#ACACAC"|'''{{sort|9|RU}}''' || style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3ᴛ}}|| style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3ᴛ}}|| style="background:#FFA500;"|'''{{sort|10|CH}}''' || style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|6|R}}<sub>2</sub>|| style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3}}|| style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|6|R}}<sub>2</sub>
|-
|style="background: #000000;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Vanderbilt Commodores|{{color|#CFAE70|Vanderbilt}}]]}}''' || [[Conference USA|CUSA]]|| '''18''' || '''18''' || '''10''' || '''6''' || '''3''' || || || style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| style="background:#FFA500;"|'''{{sort|10|CH}}''' || style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3ᴛ}}|| style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| style="background:#ACACAC"|'''{{sort|9|RU}}''' || style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3ᴛ}}|| style="background:#ACACAC"|'''{{sort|9|RU}}''' || style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3ᴛ}}|| style="background:#FFA500;"|'''{{sort|10|CH}}''' || style="background:#ACACAC"|'''{{sort|9|RU}}''' || style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|6|R}}<sub>2</sub>|| style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3}}|| style="background:#FFA500;"|'''{{sort|10|CH}}''' || style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|6|R}}<sub>2</sub>
|-
|style="background: #651D32;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks|{{color|#888B8D|Maryland Eastern Shore}}]]}}'''|| [[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|MEAC]]|| '''14''' || '''13''' || '''7''' || '''4''' || '''3''' || style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| style="background:#ACACAC"|'''{{sort|9|RU}}''' || style="background:#FFA500;"|'''{{sort|10|CH}}''' || style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| style="background:#FFA500;"|'''{{sort|10|CH}}''' || style="background:#FFA500;"|'''{{sort|10|CH}}''' || style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3ᴛ}}|| style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3ᴛ}}|| || || style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| || style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3ᴛ}}|| || || || style="background:#C4EBEB"|{{sort|5|R}}<sub>3</sub>
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|style="background: #5F259F;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and Ladyjacks|{{color|#B1B3B3|Stephen F. Austin}}]]}}'''|| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]|| '''6''' || '''6''' || '''4''' || '''4''' || '''2''' || || || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#ACACAC"|'''{{sort|9|RU}}''' || style="background:#FFA500;"|'''{{sort|10|CH}}''' || style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| || style="background:#FFA500;"|'''{{sort|10|CH}}''' || || style="background:#ACACAC"|'''{{sort|9|RU}}''' || style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|6|R}}<sub>2</sub>|| 
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|style="background: #28334A;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Fairleigh Dickinson Knights|{{color|#FFFFFF|Fairleigh Dickinson}}]]}}'''|| [[Northeast Conference|NEC]]|| '''14''' || '''13''' || '''9''' || '''3''' || '''2''' || style="background:#C5E4A2"|{{sort|7|4}}|| style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3}}|| style="background:#FFA500;"|'''{{sort|10|CH}}''' || style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3ᴛ}}|| || style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3ᴛ}}|| style="background:#FFA500;"|'''{{sort|10|CH}}''' || style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3ᴛ}}|| style="background:#ACACAC"|'''{{sort|9|RU}}''' || style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| || style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| || || style="background:#C4EBEB"|{{sort|5|R}}<sub>3</sub>|| style="background:#C5E4A2"|{{sort|7|4}}|| || 
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|style="background: #470A68;" | '''{{nowrap|[[McKendree Bearcats|{{color|#FFFFFF|McKendree}}]]}}'''|| [[Great Lakes Valley Conference|GLVC]]|| '''7''' || '''7''' || '''6''' || '''3''' || '''2''' || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3ᴛ}}|| style="background:#FFA500;"|'''{{sort|10|CH}}''' || style="background:#ACACAC"|'''{{sort|9|RU}}''' || style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3}}|| style="background:#FFA500;"|'''{{sort|10|CH}}''' || style="background:#C5E4A2"|{{sort|7|4}}|| 
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|style="background: #F56423;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Sam Houston Bearkats|{{color|#FFFFFF|Sam Houston}}]]}}'''|| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]|| '''12''' || '''11''' || '''5''' || '''1''' || '''1''' || || || || || || || || style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| || style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| style="background:#FFA500;"|'''{{sort|10|CH}}''' || style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3ᴛ}}|| style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3ᴛ}}|| style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3ᴛ}}|| style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|6|R}}<sub>2</sub>|| style="background:#D0D0D0"|{{sort|4|R}}<sub>4</sub>|| style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|6|R}}<sub>2</sub>|| style="background:#C5E4A2"|{{sort|7|4}}
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|style="background: #CC0000;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Jacksonville State Gamecocks|{{color|#FFFFFF|Jacksonville State}}]]}}'''|| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]|| '''1''' || '''1''' || '''1''' || '''1''' || '''1''' || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#FFA500;"|'''{{sort|10|CH}}''' 
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|style="background: #000000;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Arkansas State Red Wolves|{{color|#CC092F|Arkansas State}}]]}}'''|| [[Conference USA|CUSA]]|| '''16''' || '''16''' || '''6''' || '''4''' || - || || || || || style="background:#ACACAC"|'''{{sort|9|RU}}''' || style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3ᴛ}}|| style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3ᴛ}}|| style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| style="background:#ACACAC"|'''{{sort|9|RU}}''' || style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|6|R}}<sub>2</sub>|| style="background:#ACACAC"|'''{{sort|9|RU}}''' || style="background:#ACACAC"|'''{{sort|9|RU}}''' 
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|style="background: #CF202E;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Central Missouri Mules|{{color|#000000|Central Missouri}}]]}}'''|| [[Great Lakes Valley Conference|GLVC]]|| '''13''' || '''13''' || '''3''' || '''3''' || - || style="background:#ACACAC"|'''{{sort|9|RU}}''' || style="background:#ACACAC"|'''{{sort|9|RU}}''' || style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| style="background:#ACACAC"|'''{{sort|9|RU}}''' || style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| || || || || || || 
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|style="background: #660000;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Alabama A&M Bulldogs|{{color|#FFFFFF|Alabama A&M}}]]}}'''|| [[Southwestern Athletic Conference|SWAC]]|| '''1''' || '''1''' || '''1''' || '''1''' || - || || || style="background:#ACACAC"|'''{{sort|9|RU}}''' || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || 
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|style="background: #104631;" | '''{{nowrap|[[New Jersey City Gothic Knights|{{color|#FDBB25|New Jersey City}}]]}}'''|| [[Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference|AMCC]]|| '''7''' || '''7''' || '''4''' || - || - || style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3}}|| style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| style="background:#C5E4A2"|{{sort|7|4}}|| style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3ᴛ}}|| style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3ᴛ}}|| || || || || || || || || || || || || 
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|style="background: #C8102E;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Youngstown State Penguins|{{color|#FFFFFF|Youngstown State}}]]}}''' || [[Conference USA|CUSA]]|| '''4''' || '''3''' || '''2''' || - || - || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#C5E4A2"|{{sort|7|4}}|| style="background:#C4EBEB"|{{sort|5|R}}<sub>3</sub>|| style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|6|R}}<sub>2</sub>|| style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3}}
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|style="background: #502D7F;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks|{{color|#FFFFFF|Wisconsin–Whitewater}}]]}}''' || [[NCAA Division I independent schools|Independent]]|| '''3''' || '''3''' || '''2''' || - || - || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3ᴛ}}|| style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3ᴛ}}|| || || || || || || || 
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|style="background: #004684;" | '''{{nowrap|[[North Carolina A&T Aggies|{{color|#FDB927|North Carolina A&T}}]]}}''' || [[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|MEAC]]|| '''6''' || '''4''' || '''1''' || - || - || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3ᴛ}}|| || style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| || style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|6|R}}<sub>2</sub>|| style="background:#C4EBEB"|{{sort|5|R}}<sub>3</sub>|| style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|6|R}}<sub>2</sub>|| style="background:#C4EBEB"|{{sort|5|R}}<sub>3</sub>
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|style="background: #0099CC;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Delaware State Hornets|{{color|#FFFFFF|Delaware State}}]]}}''' || [[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|MEAC]]|| '''3''' || '''2''' || '''1''' || - || - || || || || || || style="background:#F0E68C"|{{sort|8|3ᴛ}}|| style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| || || || || || || || || || style="background:#C4EBEB"|{{sort|5|R}}<sub>3</sub>|| || || 
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|style="background: #6F263D;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Bethune–Cookman Wildcats|{{color|#F2A900|Bethune–Cookman}}]]}}''' || [[Southwestern Athletic Conference|SWAC]]|| '''2''' || '''2''' || '''1''' || - || - || || style="background:#C5E4A2"|{{sort|7|4}}|| style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || 
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|style="background: #CE1141;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Sacred Heart Pioneers|{{color|#FFFFFF|Sacred Heart}}]]}}''' || [[Northeast Conference|NEC]]|| '''9''' || '''7''' || - || - || - || style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| || style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| || || || style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| || || || || || || style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|6|R}}<sub>2</sub>|| style="background:#D0D0D0"|{{sort|4|R}}<sub>4</sub>|| style="background:#C4EBEB"|{{sort|5|R}}<sub>3</sub>|| 
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|style="background: #003087;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters|{{color|#CB333B|Louisiana Tech}}]]}}''' || [[Conference USA|CUSA]]|| '''4''' || '''2''' || - || - || - || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#D0D0D0"|{{sort|4|R}}<sub>4</sub>|| style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|6|R}}<sub>2</sub>|| style="background:#C4EBEB"|{{sort|5|R}}<sub>3</sub>|| style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|6|R}}<sub>2</sub>
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|style="background: #480059;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Minnesota State Mavericks|{{color|#F7E400|Minnesota State}}]]}}''' || ''defunct''|| '''2''' || '''2''' || - || - || - || || || || style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || 
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|style="background: #0067B1;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Fayetteville State Broncos|{{color|#B0B7BC|Fayetteville State}}]]}}''' || [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association|CIAA]]|| '''3''' || '''1''' || - || - || - || || style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#EEEEEE"|{{sort|3|•}}|| style="background:#EEEEEE"|{{sort|3|•}}
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|style="background: #003768;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Merrimack Warriors|{{color|#F1C400|Merrimack}}]]}}''' || [[Northeast Conference|NEC]]|| '''1''' || - || - || - || - || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#C4EBEB"|{{sort|5|R}}<sub>3</sub>
|-
|style="background: #041E42;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Duquesne Dukes|{{color|#BA0C2F|Duquesne}}]]}}''' || [[Northeast Conference|NEC]]|| '''3''' || '''1''' || - || - || - || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#C4EBEB"|{{sort|5|R}}<sub>3</sub>|| || style="background:#C4EBEB"|{{sort|5|R}}<sub>3</sub>|| style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|6|R}}<sub>2</sub>
|-
|style="background: #002F6C;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers|{{color|#FFFFFF|Mount St. Mary's}}]]}}''' || [[NCAA Division I independent schools|Independent]]|| '''2''' || '''1''' || - || - || - || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#D0D0D0"|{{sort|4|R}}<sub>4</sub>|| style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|6|R}}<sub>2</sub>|| || 
|-
|style="background: #05356E;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Southern Jaguars|{{color|#FFC72C|Southern}}]]}}''' || [[Southwestern Athletic Conference|SWAC]]|| '''1''' || '''1''' || - || - || - || style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || 
|-
|style="background: #C8102E;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Winston-Salem State Rams|{{color|#FFFFFF|Winston-Salem State}}]]}}''' || ''defunct''|| '''1''' || '''1''' || - || - || - || style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || 
|-
|style="background: #782F40;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Kutztown Golden Bears|{{color|#A49473|Kutztown}}]]}}''' || [[East Coast Conference|ECC]]|| '''1''' || '''1''' || - || - || - || || || || || || || || style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| || || || || || || || || || || || 
|-
|style="background: #613318;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Valparaiso Beacons|{{color|#FFCC00|Valparaiso}}]]}}''' || [[Conference USA|CUSA]]|| '''1''' || '''1''' || - || - || - || || || || || || || || || style="background:#9AE2C1"|{{sort|6|5ᴛ}}|| || || || || || || || || || || 
|-
|style="background: #002461;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters|{{color|#D1D1CC|Lincoln Memorial}}]]}}''' || [[Conference Carolinas|Carolinas]]|| '''1''' || '''1''' || - || - || - || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| || || || || 
|-
|style="background: #BD1F25;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Saint Francis Red Flash|{{color|#FFFFFF|Saint Francis (PA)}}]]}}''' || [[Northeast Conference|NEC]]|| '''1''' || '''1''' || - || - || - || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#80E0E0"|{{sort|5|7ᴛ}}|| || || || || 
|-
|style="background: #002B5C;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Medaille Mavericks|{{color|#FFC425|Medaille}}]]}}''' || [[Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference|AMCC]]|| '''4''' || - || - || - || - || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#C4EBEB"|{{sort|4|P}}|| style="background:#C4EBEB"|{{sort|5|R}}<sub>3</sub>|| style="background:#C4EBEB"|{{sort|5|R}}<sub>3</sub>|| style="background:#D0D0D0"|{{sort|4|R}}<sub>4</sub>|| 
|-
|style="background: #1D252C;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Bowie State Bulldogs|{{color|#FFCE00|Bowie State}}]]}}''' || [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association|CIAA]]|| '''3''' || - || - || - || - || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#C4EBEB"|{{sort|4|P}}|| style="background:#C4EBEB"|{{sort|4|P}}|| || style="background:#D0D0D0"|{{sort|4|R}}<sub>4</sub>|| || 
|-
|style="background: #4F2582;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Prairie View A&M Panthers|{{color|#FEC325|Prairie View A&M}}]]}}''' || [[Southwestern Athletic Conference|SWAC]]|| '''3''' || - || - || - || - || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#C4EBEB"|{{sort|4|P}}|| style="background:#D0D0D0"|{{sort|4|R}}<sub>4</sub>|| || style="background:#D0D0D0"|{{sort|4|R}}<sub>4</sub>|| 
|-
|style="background: #000000;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Alabama State Hornets|{{color|#C99700|Alabama State}}]]}}''' || [[Southwestern Athletic Conference|SWAC]]|| '''2''' || - || - || - || - || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#D0D0D0"|{{sort|4|R}}<sub>4</sub>|| || style="background:#EEEEEE"|{{sort|3|•}}
|-
|style="background: #C8102E;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Maryville Saints|{{color|#FFFFFF|Maryville (MO)}}]]}}''' || [[Great Lakes Valley Conference|GLVC]]|| '''2''' || - || - || - || - || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#C4EBEB"|{{sort|5|R}}<sub>3</sub>|| style="background:#C4EBEB"|{{sort|5|R}}<sub>3</sub>
|-
|style="background: #0F4F44;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Mercyhurst Lakers|{{color|#FFFFFF|Mercyhurst}}]]}}''' || [[East Coast Conference|ECC]]|| '''2''' || - || - || - || - || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#D0D0D0"|{{sort|4|R}}<sub>4</sub>|| style="background:#D0D0D0"|{{sort|4|R}}<sub>4</sub>
|-
|style="background: #6F263D;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Texas Southern Tigers|{{color|#A2AAAD|Texas Southern}}]]}}''' || [[Southwestern Athletic Conference|SWAC]]|| '''1''' || - || - || - || - || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#C4EBEB"|{{sort|4|P}}|| || || || || 
|-
|style="background: #C8102E;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Caldwell Cougars|{{color|#B5A167|Caldwell}}]]}}''' || [[Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference|CACC]]|| '''1''' || - || - || - || - || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#C4EBEB"|{{sort|4|P}}|| || || || 
|-
|style="background: #C10230;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Roberts Wesleyan Redhawks|{{color|#FFFFFF|Roberts Wesleyan}}]]}}''' || [[East Coast Conference|ECC]]|| '''1''' || - || - || - || - || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#D0D0D0"|{{sort|4|R}}<sub>4</sub>|| || || 
|-
|style="background: #7AB800;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Wilmington Quakers|{{color|#024E43|Wilmington (DE)}}]]}}''' || [[Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference|CACC]]|| '''1''' || - || - || - || - || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#C4EBEB"|{{sort|5|R}}<sub>3</sub>|| || 
|-
|style="background: #D72316;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Carthage Firebirds|{{color|#FFFFFF|Carthage}}]]}}''' || [[College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin|CCIW]]|| '''1''' || - || - || - || - || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#D0D0D0"|{{sort|4|R}}<sub>4</sub>|| 
|-
|style="background: #BA0C2F;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Belmont Abbey Crusaders|{{color|#FFFFFF|Belmont Abbey}}]]}}''' || [[Conference Carolinas|Carolinas]]|| '''1''' || - || - || - || - || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#D0D0D0"|{{sort|4|R}}<sub>4</sub>
|-
|style="background: #003DA5;" | '''{{nowrap|[[Marian Sabres|{{color|#FFFFFF|Marian (WI)}}]]}}''' || [[College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin|CCIW]]|| '''1''' || - || - || - || - || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#D0D0D0"|{{sort|4|R}}<sub>4</sub>
|-
|style="background: #00593D;" | '''{{nowrap|[[William Smith Herons|{{color|#FFFFFF|William Smith}}]]}}''' || [[Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference|AMCC]]|| '''1''' || - || - || - || - || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#D0D0D0"|{{sort|4|R}}<sub>4</sub>
|}
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==NCAA Programs==
A total of [https://www.ncaa.org/sports/2021/5/3/membership-directory.aspx 102 teams]{{efn|group=prog|From the linked website, select "Women's Bowling" from the "Sport" menu, and the desired division from the "Division" menu.}} competed in the 2023–24 season:
* 38 from Division I
* 39 from Division II
* 25 from Division III

{{notelist|group=prog}}

==Conferences==
* [[Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference]] (9 D-III schools)
* [[Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference]] (6 D-II schools)
** The CACC started sponsoring bowling in 2022–23.  It currently does not have enough bowling members to receive an automatic bid; even if it did, it would not be eligible until 2024–25.
* [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] (8 D-II schools)
* [[College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin]] (8 D-III schools)<ref name="CCIW bowling">{{cite press release|url=https://cciw.org/news/2020/7/20/general-cciw-announces-the-addition-of-womens-bowling-as-its-25th-sport-three-programs-added-as-associate-members.aspx |title=CCIW Announces the Addition of Women's Bowling as Its 25th Sport; Three Programs Added as Associate Members |publisher=College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin |date=July 23, 2020 |access-date=September 7, 2020}}</ref>
** The CCIW effectively absorbed the Central Intercollegiate Bowling Conference, a D-III league that had received official NCAA recognition in 2019–20.<ref name=CIBC>{{cite press release|url=http://www.sabreathletics.com/sports/wbowl/2018-19/releases/20190412jrq552|title=Marian women's bowling set to join Central Intercollegiate Bowling Conference|date=2019-04-12|publisher=Marian University Athletics|language=en|access-date=2019-04-14}}</ref> Four of the six CIBC members were already full CCIW members. Assuming that at least seven of the eight inaugural bowling members continue to compete in the CCIW, it will receive its first automatic bid to the Championship in 2022–23.
* [[Conference Carolinas]] and [[Great Midwest Athletic Conference]] (7 D-II schools)
** The two D-II leagues announced that they would conduct a joint bowling championship effective in 2021–22.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://conferencecarolinas.com/news/2021/6/23/conference-carolinas-unveils-addition-of-tusculum-as-associate-member-in-mens-and-womens-bowling.aspx |title=Conference Carolinas Unveils Addition of Tusculum as Associate Member in Men's and Women's Bowling |publisher=Conference Carolinas |date=June 3, 2021 |access-date=January 25, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=https://greatmidwestsports.com/news/2021/3/25/general-great-midwest-collaborates-with-conference-carolinas-for-2021-22-bowling-championships.aspx |title=Great Midwest Collaborates With Conference Carolinas For 2021-22 Bowling Championships |publisher=Great Midwest Athletic Conference |date=March 25, 2021 |access-date=January 25, 2022}}</ref> Assuming that at least seven of the eight inaugural members continue to compete in the alliance, it will receive its first automatic bid to the Championship in 2023–24.
* [[Conference USA]] (10 D-I schools)
** The [[Southland Bowling League]] merged into CUSA after the 2022–23 season. Of the eight final SBL members, two were full CUSA members, namely Louisiana Tech, which has been a full CUSA member since 2013, and Sam Houston, which became a full member in July 2023. The other six SBL members became CUSA associates. These schools were joined by Jacksonville State, which also became a full member in July 2023 and added bowling at that time. CUSA inherited the SBL's automatic bid.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://conferenceusa.com/news/2023/5/10/general-conference-usa-to-add-bowling-for-2023-24-season.aspx |title=Conference USA to Add Bowling for 2023-24 Season |publisher=Conference USA |date=May 10, 2023 |access-date=May 15, 2023}}</ref> CUSA will add affiliate Wichita State, which is elevating its club team to full varsity status, in 2024–25.
*[[East Coast Conference]] (9 D-II and 1 D-I schools)
*[[Great Lakes Valley Conference]] (7 D-II schools){{refn|group=Note|The GLVC added women's bowling for 2019–20, effectively absorbing the former bowling league of the [[Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association]]. Of the six schools that competed in MIAA bowling in 2018–19, five joined GLVC bowling. Lincoln (MO) dropped bowling after the 2019–20 season, but was immediately replaced by the new bowling team of full GLVC member Quincy. The GLVC has received an automatic bid to the Championship since 2021–22.}}
*[[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference]] (9 D-I schools)
*[[Northeast Conference]] (8 D-I schools)
*[[Southwestern Athletic Conference]] (9 D-I schools)

==See also==
*[[List of NCAA Women's Bowling Baker 300 Games]]
*[[List of NCAA women's bowling programs]]
*[[NAIA Women's Bowling Championship]]
*[[NAIA Men's Bowling Championship]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.ntcabowling.com/ National Tenpin Coaches Association]
*[https://www.ncaa.com/sports/bowling NCAA bowling]
*[https://www.ncaa.org/championships/statistics/ncaa-womens-bowling-championship-tournament-records NCAA Women's Bowling Championship Tournament Records]
*[[Intercollegiate sports team champions#Bowling|U.S. Bowling Congress intercollegiate champions]]

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