Cue the stampede to the Outlook calendar, where everyone will be marking these dates. The NCAA has announced it expects to be accepting bids for championships across a range of sports for the academic years 2026-2027, 2027-2028, 2028-2029 and 2029-2030. This is for a total of 86 of the 90 NCAA championships each year.
Sports in which championships coming up for bid are as follows:
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cross Country
- Fencing
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Ice Hockey
Lacrosse- Rifle
- Rowing
- Skiing
- Softball
- Soccer
- Swimming & Diving
- Tennis
- Track & Field – Outdoor
- Track & Field – Indoor
- Volleyball
- Volleyball – Beach
- Water Polo
- Wrestling
Note: The full document detailing not only each sport, but division and applicable school year, can be found here.
The timeline for events is as follows:
- July 19, 2023: Bid specifications will be published on www.ncaa.org/bids; Bid portal opens August 29, 2023: Host symposium hosted at NCAA national office (Information is found here; registration is required and the event is free)
- February 7, 2024: Bid responses due
- March-September 2024: Committee deliberations, recommendations and approvals
- October 22, 2024: Hosts/sites announced
The NCAA has once again engaged the services of an agency, 129 Sports LLC, to assist in managing this effort. Its founder, Russ Yurk, has in-depth knowledge of the NCAA and its processes, as well as experience in a range of national sporting events. He can be reached at russ@129sports.com.
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