2026 NAIA Women’s Tennis National Championship Field Released
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the 24-team field for the 45th Annual UTR Sports NAIA Women's Tennis National Championship. The event will be held at the Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Ala., from May 12-16, for the 22nd-consecutive year (the 2020 event was canceled due to COVID-19).
The field consists of 13 automatic berths and 11 at-large selections. Automatic qualifications are granted to conference tournament champions, while at-large teams were determined by the NAIA Tennis National Selection Committee (NSC). The NSC consists of coaches and administrators from around the country.
Keiser (Fla.) enters the championship as the No. 1 seed and will look for its second Red Banner.
The Bees of SCAD Savannah (Ga.) and the Blue Raiders of Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) are tied for the most tournament appearances in the field with 21. Louisiana Christian, Goshen (Ind.) and Stanton (Calif.) are each attending the tennis national championship for the first time in their program's history.
The Sun Conference and the Red River Athletic Conference are tied for the most representation at the event with four teams apiece.
For more information on the 2026 NAIA Women's Tennis National Championship, click HERE.
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| INSTITUTION | CONFERENCE | QUALIFICATION | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Keiser (Fla.) | The Sun Conference | Tournament Champion |
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Mid-South Conference | Tournament Champion |
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Tennessee Wesleyan | Appalachian Athletic Conference | Tournament Champion |
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William Carey (Miss.) | Southern States Athletic Conference | Tournament Champion |
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XULA (La.) | Red River Athletic Conference | Tournament Champion |
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Southeastern | The Sun Conference | At-Large |
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LSU Alexandria (La.) | Red River Athletic Conference | At-Large |
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SCAD Savannah | The Sun Conference | At-Large |
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Cumberlands (Ky.) | Mid-South Conference | At-Large |
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Marian (Ind.) | Crossroads League | Tournament Champion |
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Loyola (La.) | Southern States Athletic Conference | At-Large |
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SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | Appalachian Athletic Conference | At-Large |
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Louisiana Christian | Red River Athletic Conference | At-Large |
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Goshen (Ind.) | Crossroads League | At-Large |
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Morningside (Iowa) | Great Plains Athletic Conference | Tournament Champion |
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Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | Red River Athletic Conference | At-Large |
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Coastal Georgia | The Sun Conference | At-Large |
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Cumberland (Tenn.) | Mid-South Conference | At-Large |
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Holy Cross (Ind.) | Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference | Tournament Champion |
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Stanton (Calif.) | Great Southwest Athletic Conference | Tournament Champion |
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Oakland City (Ind.) | River States Conference | Tournament Champion |
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Oklahoma Wesleyan | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference | Tournament Champion |
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William Woods (Mo.) | Heart of America Athletic Conference | Tournament Champion |
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Bethel (Kan.) | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference | Tournament Runner-Up |