2018 NCAA Bowling Championship

The 2018 NCAA Bowling Championship was the 15th edition of the NCAA Bowling Championship, an annual tournament to determine the national champion of women's NCAA collegiate ten-pin bowling.^[1] The tournament was played at the Tropicana Lanes in St. Louis, Missouri from April 12–14, 2018.^[2]

2018 NCAA Bowling Championship

Tournament details
Dates	April 12–14, 2018
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Vanderbilt (2nd title)
Runners-up	McKendree (2nd title match)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
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Qualification

Since there is only one national collegiate championship for women's bowling, all NCAA bowling programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III) were eligible. A total of ten teams contested the championship (six automatically qualifying conference champions and four at-large bids), which consisted of a modified double-elimination style tournament.

Bids

Seed	Team	Conference	Appearance	Last[3]
1	Nebraska Cornhuskers	Independent	15th	2017
2	McKendree Bearcats	GLVC	3rd	2017
3	Arkansas State Red Wolves	SBL	11th	2017
4	Vanderbilt Commodores	SBL	13th	2017
5	Sam Houston State Bearkats	SBL	7th	2017
6	North Carolina A&T Aggies	MEAC	2nd	2016
7	Saint Francis Red Flash	NEC	1st	–
8	Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters	ECC	1st	–
9	Bowie State Bulldogs	CIAA	1st	–
10	Texas Southern Lady Tigers	SWAC	1st	–

Tournament bracket

Play-in rounds

	Play-in
	7	Saint Francis	2
	9	Bowie State	0

	Play-in
	8	Lincoln Memorial	2
	10	Texas Southern	0

Championship tournament

	First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals						Championship
	1	Nebraska	2
	8	Lincoln Memorial	0
						1	Nebraska	0
						4	Vanderbilt	2
	4	Vanderbilt	2
	5	Sam Houston State	1
											4	Vanderbilt	1	2
											5	Sam Houston State	2	0
	5	Sam Houston State	2
	8	Lincoln Memorial	0
						5	Sam Houston State	2
						3	Arkansas State	0
																	4	Vanderbilt	4
																	2	McKendree	3
	3	Arkansas State	2
	6	North Carolina A&T	0
						3	Arkansas State	1
						2	McKendree	2
	2	McKendree	2
	7	Saint Francis	0
											2	McKendree	2
											1	Nebraska	0
	6	North Carolina A&T	2
	7	Saint Francis	0
						6	North Carolina A&T	0
						1	Nebraska	2