2020-21 NCAA Championships

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D1 National Champions:

Baseball - Mississippi State (1st: 2021)
Men's Basketball - Baylor (1st: 2021)
Women's Basketball - Stanford (3rd: 1990; 1992; 2021)
Beach Volleyball - USC (3rd: 2016-17; 2021)
Bowling - Nebraska (6th: 2004-05; 2009; 2013; 2015; 2021)
Men's Cross Country - Northern Arizona (4th: 2016-18; 2021)
Women's Cross Country - BYU (5th: 1997; 1999; 2001-02; 2021)
Fencing - Notre Dame (7th: 1994; 2003; 2005; 2011; 2017-18; 2021)
Field Hockey - North Carolina (9th: 1989; 1995-97; 2007; 2009; 2018-2020)
FBS Football - Alabama (16th: 1925-26; 1930; 1961; 1964-65; 1973; 1978-79; 1992; 2009; 2011-12; 2015; 2017; 2020)
FCS Football - Sam Houston (1st: 2020)
Men's Golf - Pepperdine (2nd: 1997; 2021)
Women's Golf - Ole Miss (1st: 2021)
Men's Gymnastics - Stanford (7th: 1992-93; 1995; 2009; 2011; 2019; 2021)
Women's Gymnastics - Michigan (1st: 2021)
Men's Ice Hockey - Massachusetts (1st: 2021)
Women's Ice Hockey - Wisconsin (6th: 2006-07; 2009; 2011; 2019; 2021)
Men's Lacrosse - Virginia (7th: 1972; 1999; 2003; 2006; 2011; 2019; 2021)
Women's Lacrosse - Boston College (1st: 2021)
Rifle - Kentucky (3rd: 2011, 2018, 2021)
Rowing - Texas (1st: 2021)
Skiing - Utah (13th: 1981; 1983-84; 1986-88; 1993; 1996-97; 2003; 2017; 2019; 2021)
Men's Soccer - Marshall (1st: 2020)
Women's Soccer - Santa Clara (2nd: 2001; 2020)
Softball - Oklahoma (5th: 2000; 2013; 2016-17; 2021)
Men's Swimming & Diving - Texas (15th: 1981; 1988-91; 1996; 2000-02; 2010; 2015-18; 2021)
Women's Swimming & Diving - Virginia (1st: 2021)
Men's Tennis - Florida (1st: 2021)
Women's Tennis - Texas (3rd: 1993; 1995; 2021)
Men's Indoor Track & Field - Oregon (5th: 2009; 2014-16; 2021)
Women's Indoor Track & Field - Arkansas (3rd: 2015; 2019; 2021)
Men's Outdoor Track & Field - LSU (5th: 1933; 1989-90; 2002; 2021)
Women's Outdoor Track & Field - USC (3rd: 2001; 2018; 2021)
Men's Volleyball - Hawaii (1st: 2021)
Women's Volleyball - Kentucky (1st: 2020)
Men's Water Polo - UCLA (12th: 1969; 1971-72; 1995-96; 1999; 2000; 2004; 2014-15; 2017; 2021)
Women's Water Polo - USC (6th: 2004; 2010; 2013; 2016; 2018; 2021)
Wrestling - Iowa (24th: 1975-76; 1978-86; 1991-93; 1995-2000; 2008-10; 2021)

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I've decided to combine all the national champions into one thread, since this year, all the championships have been moved to the winter/spring of 2021, rather than across the three different seasons. Division 3 has canceled their fall and winter championships, while Division 2 has canceled all their fall championships (except football). I'll update D2 national champions in the winter and spring, and D3 national champions for the spring, depending on whether they are actually played, but the top post of this thread will remain open for D1 sports.

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The first national championship of the year was awarded in FBS Football, where Alabama claimed the national title over Ohio State with a 52-24 victory. Although some Alabama fans may claim this as their 23rd championship, the NCAA recognizes this as their 16th official national title in program history.

The Crimson Tide were powered by Heisman Trophy winning receiver, DeVonta Smith, QB Mac Jones, and coaching legend Nick Saban. Heading into the CFP Playoff, the Tide were 11-0 and had clinched the SEC title. Getting to the championship game, Alabama defeated Notre Dame in the Rose Bowl, 31-14. From there they defeated the Buckeyes in the championship game.

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Dates and locations of D1 Championships (that are typically in the fall):

Men's Cross Country - March 15 - OSU Cross Country Course - Stillwater, OK
Women's Cross Country - March 15 - OSU Cross Country Course - Stillwater, OK
Field Hockey - May 9 - Karen Shelton Stadium - Chapel Hill, NC
FCS Football - May 16 - Toyota Stadium - Frisco, TX
Men's Soccer - May 17 - WakeMed Soccer Park - Cary, NC
Women's Soccer - May 17 - WakeMed Soccer Park - Cary, NC
Women's Volleyball - April 24 - CHI Health Center Omaha - Omaha, NE
Men's Water Polo - March 21 - Avery Aquatic Center - Stanford, CA

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Dates and locations of D1 Championships (that are typically in the winter):

Men's Basketball - April 5 - Lucas Oil Stadium - Indianapolis, IN
Women's Basketball - April 4 - Alamodome - San Antonio, TX
Bowling - April 8-10 - AMF Pro Bowl Lanes North - Kansas City, MO
Fencing - March 25-28 - Multi-Sport Facility - University Park, PA
Men's Gymnastics - April 16-17 - Maturi Pavillion - Minneapolis, MN
Women's Gymnastics - April 16-17 - Dickies Arena - Fort Worth, TX
Men's Ice Hockey - April 10 - PPG Paints Arena - Pittsburgh, PA
Women's Ice Hockey - March 21 - Erie Insurance Arena - Erie, PA
Rifle - March 12-12 - French Field House - Columbus, OH
Skiing - March 10-13 - Cannon Mountain and Jackson Nordic Center - Cannon & Jackson, NH
Men's Swimming & Diving - March 24-27 - Campus Recreation and Wellness Center - Iowa City, IA
Women's Swimming & Diving - March 17-20 - Greensboro Aquatic Center - Greensboro, NC
Men's Indoor Track & Field - March 11-13 - Randal Tyson Center - Fayetteville, AR
Women's Indoor Track & Field - March 11-13 - Randal Tyson Center - Fayetteville, AR
Wrestling - March 18-20 - Enterprise Center - St. Louis, MO

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Dates and locations of D1 Championships (that are typically in the spring):

Baseball - June 30 - TD Ameritrade Park - Omaha, NE
Beach Volleyball - May 9 - Gulf Beach Place - Gulf Shores, AL
Men's Golf - May 28-June 2 - Grayhawk Golf Club - Scottsdale, AZ
Women's Golf - May 21-26 - Grayhawk Golf Club - Scottsdale, AZ
Men's Lacrosse - May 31 - Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field - East Hartford, CT
Women's Lacrosse - May 30 - Johnny Unitas Stadium - Towson, MD
Rowing - May 28-30 - Nathan Benderson Park - Bradenton, FL
Softball - June 9 - USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium - Oklahoma City, OK
Men's Tennis - May 20-29 - USTA National Campus - Orlando, FL
Women's Tennis - May 20-29 - USTA National Campus - Orlando, FL
Men's Outdoor Track & Field - June 9-12 - Hayward Field - Eugene, OR
Women's Outdoor Track & Field - June 9-12 - Hayward Field - Eugene, OR
Men's Volleyball - May 8 - Covelli Center - Columbus, OH
Women's Water Polo - May 16 - Spieker Aquatics Center - Los Angeles, CA

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Dates and locations of D2 Championships:

Baseball - June 12 - USA Baseball National Training Complex - Cary, NC
Men's Basketball - March 27 - Ford Center - Evansville, IN
Women's Basketball - March 26 - Greater Columbus Convention Center - Columbus, OH
Football - May 16 - Toyota Stadium - Frisco, TX
Men's Golf - May 17-21 - PGA National Resort - Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Women's Golf - May 11-15 - TPC Michigan - Detroit, MI
Men's Lacrosse - May 30 - Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field - East Hartford, CT
Women's Lacrosse - May 23 - Kerr Stadium - Salem, VA
Rowing - May 28-30 - Nathan Benderson Park - Bradenton, FL
Softball - May 31 - Denver, CO
Men's Swimming & Diving - May 17-20 - Birmingham CrossPlex - Birmingham, AL
Women's Swimming & Diving - May 17-20 - Birmingham CrossPlex - Birmingham, AL
Men's Tennis - May 18-21 - Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex - Surprise, AZ
Women's Tennis - May 19-22 - Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex - Surprise, AZ
Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field - March 11-13 - Birmingham CrossPlex - Birmingham, AL
Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field - May 27-29 - GVSU South Complex/Lacrosse Field/Track & Field - Allendale, MI
Wrestling - March 12-12 - America's Center Convention Complex - St. Louis, MO

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Although the D3 championships for both the fall and winter have been canceled, the D3 Council is still hopeful they will be able to hold the spring championships. Here are the dates and locations of those championships, as they stand right now.

Baseball - June 9 - Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium - Cedar Rapids, IA
Men's Golf - May 11-14 - Oglebay Resort & Conference Center - Wheeling, WV
Women's Golf - May 11-14 - Forest Akers Golf Club - Lansing, MI
Men's Lacrosse - May 30 - Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field - East Hartford, CT
Women's Lacrosse - May 23 - Kerr Stadium - Salem, VA
Rowing - May 28-29 - Nathan Benderson Park - Bradenton, FL
Softball - June 1 - Moyer Park - Salem, VA
Men's Tennis & Women's Tennis - May 24-29 - Biszantz Family Tennis Center - Claremont, CA
Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field - May 27-29 - Irwin Belk Track - Greensboro, NC
Men's Volleyball - April 24 - The Shults Center at Nazareth College - Rochester, NY

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The following is the dates and the selection shows that will be on those dates for the fall and winter championships.

February 23 - Rifle
March 1 - D2 Men's Wrestling
March 2 - Skiing, D1 Men's & Women's Indoor Track & Field, D2 Men's & Women's Indoor Track & Field
March 3 - D1 Women's Swimming & Diving
March 6 - D2 Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving
March 7 - D1 Men's & Women's Cross Country, D1 Women's Ice Hockey, Men's Water Polo, D2 Men's Basketball, D2 Women's Basketball
March 10 - D1 Men's Swimming & Diving, D1 Wrestling
March 14 - D1 Men's Basketball
March 15 - D1 Women's Basketball
March 17 - Fencing
March 21 - D1 Men's Ice Hockey
March 24 - Women's Gymnastics
March 31 - Bowling
April 4 - D1 Women's Volleyball
April 6 - Men's Gymnastics
April 18 - FCS Football
April 19 - D1 Men's Soccer, D1 Women's Soccer
April 24 - D1 Field Hockey

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The qualifiers for the 2021 Rifle Championships were announced on Tuesday afternoon by the NCAA. The championship will be held March 12-13 at Converse Hall in Columbus, Ohio, hosted by Ohio State. The full qualifying teams were: Air Force, Alaska-Fairbanks, Kentucky, Memphis, Nebraska, Ole Miss, TCU, and West Virginia.

Individual qualifiers were also announced today. Qualifiers in the Smallbore Three-Position: Allison Henry (Murray State), Matias Kiuru (Murray State), Kyle Kutz (Army), Makenzie Sheffield (NC State), and Michael Zanti (Navy). Then, individual qualifiers in the Air Rifle: Kayla Andreoli (Akron), Ariel Hall (Ohio State), Matias Kiuru (Murray State), and Kimberlee Nettles (North Georgia).

Official Release: https://www.ncaa.com/live-updates/rifle ... es-updates

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For the 2021 D2 wrestling championships, the qualifiers were announced on Monday. Numerous individual wrestlers from colleges in Ohio qualified for the event. The championship will be March 12-13 at the America's Center Convention Complex in St. Louis, Missouri. St. Cloud State is the 2-time defending national champion and is poised for another run at the trophy.

Full qualifier list: https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public- ... ated_0.pdf

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The skiing national championship will take place March 10-13 at the Cannon Mountain and Jackson Nordic Center in New Hampshire. Each region was allocated a select number of qualifiers in both the Alpine and Nordic events. East Region schools were given 15 entries per gender, West Region given 18 per gender and Central Region given 8.

Full qualifier list: https://www.ncaa.com/news/skiing/articl ... -announced

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The D1 Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field championship will take place March 11-13 at the Randal Tyson Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas, hosted by the University of Arkansas. Florida is the two-time defending national champions on the men's side and are well represented at the meet. While host Arkansas is the defending title holder on the women's side.

Women's Qualifiers: http://www.rtspt.com/ncaa/d1indoor21/women_selected.htm

Men's Qualifiers: http://www.rtspt.com/ncaa/d1indoor21/men_selected.htm

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The D2 Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field championship will also be conducted March 11-13, but D2 will be contested at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Alabama. Ashland is the defending champion on the men's side, while Adams State will look to defend their title on the women's side.

Women's Qualifiers: http://www.leonetiming.com/2020/Indoor/ ... tLists.pdf

Men's Qualifiers: http://www.leonetiming.com/2020/Indoor/ ... tLists.pdf

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The D1 Women's Swimming & Diving national championship meet will be contested March 17-20 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina. Stanford is the 3-time defending national champion, and will again look to repeat. In the following list, not all the individuals or relay teams will compete at the championships, but these are all the swimmers that qualified for the championship. Diving qualifiers are still waiting to be announced.

Individual Qualifiers: https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/defaul ... pdated.pdf

Relay Qualifiers: https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/defaul ... relays.pdf

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The qualifiers in for the D2 Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Championships were announced on Saturday. The championships will be March 17-20 at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Alabama.

Men's: https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public- ... 0Sheet.pdf
Women's: https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public- ... 0Sheet.pdf

In men's and women's competition, Queens (N.C.) is the 5-time defending national champion.

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Qualifiers in both the men's and women's cross country championships were announced on Sunday for D1. Although no full teams from Ohio qualified for the championships, several individual did. On the men's side: Aaron Bienenfield (Cincinnati), Alec Sandusky (Cincinnati), Josh Park (Ohio U.), and Chase Easterling (Youngstown State). On the women's side: Kailee Perry (Bowling Green) and Allie Guagenti (Ohio State).

Full qualifier list:https://www.ncaa.com/news/cross-country ... -superpage

Defending champions are BYU (Men) and Arkansas (Women).

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The bracket and qualifiers for the men's water polo national tournament was released on Sunday evening. 6 teams will make up the field, with quarterfinal matches beginning on March 18th with UCLA vs. California Baptist and USC vs. Bucknell. Then Stanford and California are waiting in the semifinal matches as the top two seeds, on March 20th, and the championship will be on the 21st. The tournament will take place March 18-21 at the Uytengsu Aquatics Center in Los Angeles, California. Stanford is the defending national champion.

Bracket: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/waterpolo-men/nc/2021

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In D1 women's ice hockey, the qualifiers and bracket were announced on Sunday night. 8 teams qualified for the tournament, with Northeastern claiming the #1 overall seed. The tournament will begin with the quarterfinals, and the entire tournament will go from March 15-20 at the Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania. Ohio State qualified for the field as the #3 overall seed. Wisconsin is the defending national champion, and earned the #2 overall seed.

Bracket: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/icehockey-women/nc/2021

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The bracket for the D2 men's basketball national tournament was released on Sunday night. Hillsdale, Flagler, Northern State, Belmont Abbey, St. Thomas Aquinas, Truman, West Texas A&M, and Colorado Mesa earned #1 seeds in the 8 regionals. Regional play will be March 13-16, followed by the Elite Eight, Final Four, and Championship being conducted March 24-27 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. Northwest Missouri State is the defending national champion, and has earned a #2 seed for the tournament.

Malone and Ashland are the schools from Ohio to make the 48-team tournament field, which was condensed from it's normal 64, just for this year.

Bracket: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball-men/d2/2021