KANSAS CITY, Mo. –[SCHEDULE | CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM | BRACKET] The 42^nd Annual NAIA Women’s Basketball National Championship is scheduled to tip-off for the 24^th time in Sioux City, Iowa, on Monday, March 13 at 1:00 p.m. CT. The single-elimination championship runs through March 18.

The first 14 games of the national championship during the Round of 16, Quarterfinals and Semifinals will be video-streamed live on the NAIA Network (CLICK HERE), the NAIA’s official video-streaming platform powered by Presto Sports. The championship final will air on ESPN3.

The Round of 16 tips off with No. 1-seeded Central Methodist (Mo.) competing in the 1:00 p.m. game on Monday afternoon, squaring off against No. 5-seeded Texas Wesleyan in the Naismith Bracket. CMU remains undefeated this season in its 11^th all-time appearance to continue the quest for its first national title. Texas Wesleyan, who has etched its 5^th trip to the national championship, will be on the hunt for its first title as well. The Rams are one of two 5-seeds to advance to the final site alongside Cumberlands (Ky.).

Defending national champion, Thomas More (Ky.), returns to the championship field for the 4^th time overall. The Saints will begin play in Sioux City with an overall record of 28-3.

Championship Nuggets

• Sixty-four teams qualified for the 2022 championship field. After the first and second rounds at 16 sites around the country, the field was narrowed to 16 teams that advance to the final site in Sioux City. 
• Three of the teams that advanced to Sioux City have 20 or more tournament appearances: Campbellsville (Ky.), Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) and Indiana Wesleyan. Campbellsville boasts the highest total of appearances with 31.
• There are no first-year teams that advanced to the final site.
• Five teams in the remaining championship field have won at least one title: Montana Western (1: 2019), Thomas More (Ky.) (1: 2022), Indiana Wesleyan (2: 2007, 2013), Marian (Ind.) (2: 2016, 2017), Westmont (Calif.) (2: 2021, 2013)
• All of the final site teams also qualified for the 2022 championship.
• The Mid-South has the highest number of teams still in the championship field with three: Campbellsville (Ky.), Cumberlands (Ky.) and Thomas More (Ky.).
• Central Methodist holds the longest win streak entering the finals site without a blemish on its record at 33-0.
• Indiana Wesleyan boasts a 15-game win streak that they will bring with them to Sioux City. The Wildcats last loss was on December 3.
• Carrol (Mont.) also holds an impressive win streak entering competition in Sioux City at 15 games. The Saints have not suffered a loss since January 7.
• Rio Grande (Ohio) has not lost a game since January 21, which gives them a 12-game win streak.
• Twelve of the 16 teams that advanced to the final site were automatic qualifiers. The other four teams qualified with an at-large bid.
• The Duer Quadrant was the only quadrant to advance the 1-4 seed. Two 5-seeds advanced in both the Naismith and Cramer Quadrants while the only 6-seed that advanced to the final site was in the Liston Quadrant.
• 1-seeds combine for an 8-0 record in the tournament to this point
• 2-seeds combine for an 8-0 record in the tournament to this point
• 3-seeds combine for an 7-1 record in the tournament to this point
• 4-seeds combine for a 5-3 record in the tournament to this point
• 5-seeds combine for a 5-2 record in the tournament to this point. Texas Wesleyan and Cumberlands (Ky.) were the only five seeds to make it out of the first and second rounds. Indiana Tech was the only other 5-seed to win its first-round game.
• 6-seeds combine for a 3-3 record in the tournament to this point. Dakota State (S.D.) was the lowest seed to advance to the final site. Texas A&M Texarkana was the only other 6-seed to win its first round game.