2021-22 NCAA Championships

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Grand Valley State has claimed D2 Women's Soccer's national championship. This was their second consecutive (their last was in 2019, there was no D2 fall championships in 2020), and 7th overall national title in program history. Their path to the title included the following:

vs. Cedarville - W 2-1
vs. U of Indy - W 5-0
vs. Central Missouri - W 1-0
vs. Lenoir-Rhyne - W 3-0
vs. Saint Rose - W 3-2

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For the 4th time in program history, and first since 2018, Tampa has claimed the national championship in D2 women's volleyball. Their path to the title included the following:

vs. Palm Beach Atlantic - W 3-0
vs. Nova Southeastern - W 3-1
vs. West Florida - W 3-1
vs. Augusta - W 3-1
vs. Gannon - W 3-1
vs. Washburn - W 3-0

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The FCS Football championship game is set, after the semifinal games on Friday and Saturday. North Dakota State is a championship game regular, making their 8th appearance in the title game in the last 10 years, after defeating James Madison. Montana State will be making their first championship game appearance since 1984, also the last time they won the title, after their victory over South Dakota State.

The championship game will be January 8th at Noon.

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Mary Hardin-Baylor has claimed the national title in D3 Football on Friday night, after blowing past North Central (IL), 57-24. This is their 3rd title in program history, all coming since 2016. Their path to the title included the following:

vs. Trinity (TX) - W 13-3
vs. Birmingham Southern - W 42-7
vs. Linfield - W 49-24
vs. Wisconsin-Whitewater - W 24-7
vs. North Central (IL) - W 57-24

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In D2 Football, Ferris State has won their first title in program history, after absolutely dominating Valdosta State in the championship game on Saturday night. Their path to the title looked like this:

vs. Grand Valley State - W 54-20
vs. Northwest Missouri State - W 41-20
vs. Shepherd - W 55-7
vs. Valdosta State - W 58-17

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In D1 Women's Volleyball, the championship match saw a completely Big Ten match-up. Wisconsin came out on top of Nebraska in the match, winning their first title in program history, after finishing runner-up, numerous times. Their path to the title included the following:

vs. Colgate - W 3-0
vs. Florida Gulf Coast - W 3-0
vs. UCLA - W 3-0
vs. Minnesota - W 3-0
vs. Louisville - W 3-2
vs. Nebraska - W 3-2

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Yet again, North Dakota State has claimed the FCS Football National Championship, their 9th in program history, impressively all coming in the last 11 seasons. They claimed the title after crushing Montana State in the championship game on Saturday afternoon. Their path to the title included the following:

vs. Southern Illinois - W 38-7
vs. East Tennessee State - W 27-3
vs. James Madison - W 20-14
vs. Montana State - W 38-10

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For the first time in over 40 years, when Herschel Walker and co. dominated their competition, the Georgia Bulldogs are national champions in football. After rolling past Michigan in the CFP Semifinal, 34-11, the Bulldogs pulled away from rival Alabama late in the championship game, to ultimately win the title 33-18. Not only was this Georgia's first title in over 40 years, this was just their 2nd title in program history.

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That wraps up the fall championships for this year. More championships are coming up in March and April with a lot of winter national titles on the line.

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The field for the 2022 NCAA Rifle Championships was revealed on Tuesday. The top eight teams in the country receive invites to the championship, while the top five individuals in smallbore, and the top four individuals in air rifle, not on a qualifying team, also receive invites. Each event also has two individual alternates selected, in case an athlete can not compete.

The following teams received bids to the championship (alphabetical order):
Air Force
Alaska Fairbanks
Kentucky
Murray State
Navy
Ole Miss
TCU
West Virginia

Individual athletes from colleges in Ohio also qualified. In the smallbore three-position: Andre Gross (Akron), and Victor Kiss (Ohio State). In the air rifle: Andre Gross (Akron), and Derek Keiser (Ohio State). Derek Keiser (Ohio State) was selected as an alternate in the smallbore three-position. Ariel Hall (Ohio State) has been selected as an alternate for the air rifle.

Full Qualifier List: https://www.ncaa.com/news/rifle/article ... -superpage

The Championship will be March 11-12, hosted by the United States Air Force Academy inside of Clune Arena in USAFA, Colorado.

Kentucky was last season's national champion, and they will look to defend their title.

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Qualifiers in D2 Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving were announced on Wednesday. The tournament will be held March 9-12 in Greensboro, North Carolina at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. Queens will yet again look to defend their national titles in both the men's and women's competition. Here is the full qualifier list:

Men's Swimmers: https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public- ... 20Team.PDF
Men's Relays: https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public- ... Relays.pdf
Men's Divers: https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public- ... st%20M.pdf

Women's Swimmers: https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public- ... 20Team.PDF
Women's Relays: https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public- ... Relays.pdf
Women's Divers: https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public- ... pdated.pdf

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Qualifying individuals and relays in D3 Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving were also announced on Wednesday. There has not been a championship meet in this sport in D3 since 2019. On the women's side, Emory will look to win their 11th consecutive title. While on the men's side, Denison will look for their third consecutive. The meet will take place March 16-19 at IUPUI's IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Indiana. Here are the qualifiers:

Men: https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/defaul ... immers.pdf

Women: https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/defaul ... pdated.pdf

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One of the sports where championship qualifiers were announced on Monday included D3 Wrestling. The tournament will be loaded with athletes from schools in Ohio. No championship has been held in this event since 2019, due to COVID-19, but defending champions Augsburg will put up a strong showing yet again. The Championship will be March 11-12 at Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Qualifiers: https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public- ... s_2022.pdf

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Qualifiers in D2 Wrestling were also announced on Monday. Schools from Ohio will be sending a number of athletes in different weight classes to the big stage, but other schools will be looking to clinch national titles. Three-time defending national champion St. Cloud State will be sending wrestlers to the tournament in 7 different weight classes.

The Championship will be March 11-12 at the Chaifetz Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

Qualifiers: https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public- ... 20List.pdf

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As of Monday, the bracket for D3 Men's Basketball has been released, and it's time to get March Madness under way. First round play begins today, with second round games being played tomorrow. No tournament was held the last two years, so the defending national champion from 2019 is Wisconsin-Oshkosh, and they are returning to the tournament as one of the top seeds. The Final Four and Championship will be March 18-19 at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

The following teams made the tournament from Ohio: Case Western, Heidelberg, Marietta, and Mount Union.

Bracket: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball-men/d3/2022

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The bracket for D3 Women's Basketball was also announced on Monday. Thomas Moore is the last national champion from 2019, but they will not defend their title, as they now play in the NAIA. The Final Four and Championship will be held on March 17 and 19 at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The following teams from Ohio made the tournament: Baldwin Wallace, John Carroll, Marietta, and Wittenberg.

Bracket: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball-women/d3/2022

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Tuesday saw the announcement of qualifiers for the Skiing National Championship. The championships will be held March 9-12 at Park City Mountain Resort & Soldier Hollow in Park City, Utah. Two-time defending national champion Utah will serve as hosts. Qualifiers were announced by region, so links will be provided for each region for each style.

Nordic East: https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/champi ... lifier.pdf

Nordic Central: https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/champi ... lifier.pdf

Nordic West: https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/champi ... lifier.pdf

Alpine East: https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/champi ... lifier.pdf

Alpine West: https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/champi ... lifier.pdf

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Qualifiers in D1 Men's and Women's Track & Field were also announced on Tuesday. On the men's side, defending national champion Oregon will have a strong showing and look for a repeat. For the women, Arkansas is the two-time defending champs, and look poised for the possibility of another title. The meet will be held March 11-12 at the Birmingham Crossplex in Birmingham, Alabama.

Men's Qualifiers: http://www.rtspt.com/ncaa/d1indoor22/men_entry.htm

Women's Qualifiers: http://www.rtspt.com/ncaa/d1indoor22/women_entry.htm

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Tuesday's final qualifier announcement came in D2 Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field. Ashland is the two-time defending national champion on the men's side, but if they want to repeat, they'll have to do so without their legend of a head coach, Jud Logan, who passed away before the start of the season. Grand Valley State will be trying to repeat on the women's side, which would be their second time accomplishing that in the last ten years. The meet will be held March 11-12 at the Robert W. Plaster Center in Pittsburg, Kansas.

Men's Qualifiers: https://www.leonetiming.com/2022/Indoor ... yEvent.pdf

Women's Qualifiers: https://www.leonetiming.com/2022/Indoor ... yEvent.pdf

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The qualifiers in D1 Women's Swimming & Diving were revealed on Wednesday night, and there is a plethora of qualified swimmers from schools in Ohio, mainly for the Buckeyes. Virginia is looking to defend their national title, and has a good shot to do so. But Stanford won the three before that and will look to regain the podium.

Swimmers: https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/defaul ... -sheet.pdf

Relays: https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/defaul ... relays.pdf

Divers will be announced in the coming days, as Diving Zones are still taking place.

The championships will be March 16-19 at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Georgia.