Sectional assignments announced for 2023 Intercollegiate Team Championships
February 22, 2023
ARLINGTON, Texas – The focus for the top collegiate programs across the country shifts to postseason play with sectional assignments now determined for the 2023 Intercollegiate Team Championships.
The sectional assignments were broadcast live on BowlTV and introduced the 80 men’s programs and 64 women’s teams moving ahead in the 2022-2023 United States Bowling Congress Collegiate season with the opportunity to claim the coveted Helmer Cup.
The sectional qualifiers will be held across four locations March 11-12. The locations include Stardust Bowl in Addison, Illinois; USA Bowl in Dallas; Poelking Lanes South in Dayton, Ohio; and Smyrna Bowling Center in Smyrna, Tennessee.
The top four teams in each division will advance from their sectional and head to the South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas for the 2023 ITC from April 19-22.
With the regular season concluding over the weekend, the top-ranked teams heading into the sectional qualifiers are the Wichita State men and Mount Mercy women.
The Wichita State men have captured a record 12 ITC titles and collected a pair of Tier I wins during the 2022-2023 season (Mid-States Championships and National Collegiate Team Match Games). The Shockers will be heading to USA Bowl in Dallas.
The Mount Mercy women started their season with a win at the Midwest Collegiate Championships. The Mustangs are looking to make their fourth consecutive appearance at the ITC and will compete at Stardust Bowl in Addison.
The Stephen F. Austin women and Wisconsin-Whitewater men will enter their sectional qualifiers as the defending ITC champions. Each program collected its first Helmer Cup in 2022.
The Ladyjacks will start their title defense in Dallas while the Wisconsin-Whitewater men will look for a second consecutive victory starting in Smyrna.
The final Tier I event of the 2022-2023 regular season took place over the weekend at the Hoosier Classic in Indianapolis, and the bracket wins in the 54th edition of the tournament went to the Tennessee Southern men and Wichita State women.
Tennessee Southern will be in Smyrna, and Wichita State will make its way to Dallas.
Here is the complete men’s and women’s Intercollegiate Team Championships Sectional Qualifier field (teams listed in alphabetical order):
MEN
Addison Sectional
Aquinas, Concordia, Davenport, Drury, Huntington, Iowa Western CC, Judson, Lawrence Tech, Marian-Wisconsin, Mount Mercy, Peru State, Quincy, Rock Valley, Saint Xavier, Spring Arbor, Thomas More, Viterbo, Webber International, Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Wisconsin-Stout
Dallas Sectional
Arizona Christian, Arizona State, Barton CC, California State-Fresno, Calumet, Grand Canyon, Grand View, Hastings, Houston, Iowa Central CC, Lindenwood, Midland, Missouri Baptist, Newman, Oklahoma Christian, Ottawa-Kansas, San Jose State, Texas-San Antonio, Wichita State, William Penn
Dayton Sectional
Adrian, Bowling Green State, Erie CC, Indiana Tech, Madonna, Marian-Indiana, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Northwestern Ohio, Notre Dame-Ohio, Ohio State, Pikeville, Purdue, Rio Grande, Robert Morris-Pennsylvania, Rochester Institute of Technology, Savannah College of Art and Design-Savannah, Saint Vincent, SUNY-Stony Brook, Trine, William Paterson
Smyrna Sectional
Baker, Belmont Abbey, Campbellsville, Central Florida, Emmanuel, Lindsey Wilson, McKendree, Midway, Milligan, Muskingum, Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta, Spring Hill, St. Ambrose, St. Francis-Illinois, Tennessee Southern, Tennessee Wesleyan, University of the Cumberlands, Walsh, Wisconsin-Whitewater, Wright State
WOMEN
Addison Sectional
Carthage, Coe, Concordia, Culver-Stockton, Davenport, Delaware State, Huntington, Judson, Lawrence Tech, Louisiana Tech, Lourdes, Marian-Wisconsin, Maryville, Mount Mercy, Rock Valley, Saint Xavier, Spring Arbor, Webber International
Dallas Sectional
Calumet, Grand View, Lindenwood, Midland, Missouri Baptist, Morningside, Newman, Oklahoma Christian, Ottawa-Kansas, Stephen F. Austin, Wichita State, William Penn, Wisconsin-Whitewater
Dayton Sectional
Alma, Duquesne, Indiana Tech, Lewis, Madonna, Marian-Indiana, Molloy, North Carolina A&T, Northwestern Ohio, Notre Dame-Ohio, Ohio State, Pikeville, Sacred Heart, Savannah College of Art and Design-Savannah, Saint Vincent, Trine
Smyrna Sectional
Baker, Campbellsville, Emmanuel, Maryland Eastern Shore, McKendree, Midway, Milligan, Mount St. Mary's, Muskingum, Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta, St. Ambrose, St. Francis-Illinois, Tennessee Southern, Union, University of the Cumberlands, Walsh, Wright State
Sectional assignments are based on Team Ranking System (TRS) points earned during the season. USBC Collegiate attempts to place no more than two of the top eight schools, and no more than four of the top 16 schools, in a sectional, based on the final TRS totals.
Final rankings can be found at CollegeBowling.Bowl.com.
All teams advancing to a sectional qualifier will bowl 64 Baker games over two days to determine the four advancers from each location.
In addition to the excitement of team competition, the sectional qualifiers for the 2023 Intercollegiate Singles Championships also will be held at each of the four locations March 10.
Student-athletes at each host center will bowl six games with 24 men and 24 women – the top four men and top four women at each sectional, plus eight additional individuals based on field size – advancing to the ISC.
The 2023 ISC also will be held at the South Point Bowling Plaza. Competition will begin in Las Vegas on April 18.
Registration for singles competition will open Feb. 24 at 11 a.m. Eastern and close March 3 at 6 p.m. Eastern. The registration portal will be available at BOWL.com/ISC.
Select pairs at each sectional qualifier will be broadcast live on BowlTV. The livestreaming platform also will cover all qualifying and match-play rounds at the South Point Bowling Plaza for the ITC and ISC.
The finals of the ITC and ISC will be taped for broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
The sectional assignments were broadcast live on BowlTV and introduced the 80 men’s programs and 64 women’s teams moving ahead in the 2022-2023 United States Bowling Congress Collegiate season with the opportunity to claim the coveted Helmer Cup.
The sectional qualifiers will be held across four locations March 11-12. The locations include Stardust Bowl in Addison, Illinois; USA Bowl in Dallas; Poelking Lanes South in Dayton, Ohio; and Smyrna Bowling Center in Smyrna, Tennessee.
The top four teams in each division will advance from their sectional and head to the South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas for the 2023 ITC from April 19-22.
With the regular season concluding over the weekend, the top-ranked teams heading into the sectional qualifiers are the Wichita State men and Mount Mercy women.
The Wichita State men have captured a record 12 ITC titles and collected a pair of Tier I wins during the 2022-2023 season (Mid-States Championships and National Collegiate Team Match Games). The Shockers will be heading to USA Bowl in Dallas.
The Mount Mercy women started their season with a win at the Midwest Collegiate Championships. The Mustangs are looking to make their fourth consecutive appearance at the ITC and will compete at Stardust Bowl in Addison.
The Stephen F. Austin women and Wisconsin-Whitewater men will enter their sectional qualifiers as the defending ITC champions. Each program collected its first Helmer Cup in 2022.
The Ladyjacks will start their title defense in Dallas while the Wisconsin-Whitewater men will look for a second consecutive victory starting in Smyrna.
The final Tier I event of the 2022-2023 regular season took place over the weekend at the Hoosier Classic in Indianapolis, and the bracket wins in the 54th edition of the tournament went to the Tennessee Southern men and Wichita State women.
Tennessee Southern will be in Smyrna, and Wichita State will make its way to Dallas.
Here is the complete men’s and women’s Intercollegiate Team Championships Sectional Qualifier field (teams listed in alphabetical order):
MEN
Addison Sectional
Aquinas, Concordia, Davenport, Drury, Huntington, Iowa Western CC, Judson, Lawrence Tech, Marian-Wisconsin, Mount Mercy, Peru State, Quincy, Rock Valley, Saint Xavier, Spring Arbor, Thomas More, Viterbo, Webber International, Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Wisconsin-Stout
Dallas Sectional
Arizona Christian, Arizona State, Barton CC, California State-Fresno, Calumet, Grand Canyon, Grand View, Hastings, Houston, Iowa Central CC, Lindenwood, Midland, Missouri Baptist, Newman, Oklahoma Christian, Ottawa-Kansas, San Jose State, Texas-San Antonio, Wichita State, William Penn
Dayton Sectional
Adrian, Bowling Green State, Erie CC, Indiana Tech, Madonna, Marian-Indiana, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Northwestern Ohio, Notre Dame-Ohio, Ohio State, Pikeville, Purdue, Rio Grande, Robert Morris-Pennsylvania, Rochester Institute of Technology, Savannah College of Art and Design-Savannah, Saint Vincent, SUNY-Stony Brook, Trine, William Paterson
Smyrna Sectional
Baker, Belmont Abbey, Campbellsville, Central Florida, Emmanuel, Lindsey Wilson, McKendree, Midway, Milligan, Muskingum, Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta, Spring Hill, St. Ambrose, St. Francis-Illinois, Tennessee Southern, Tennessee Wesleyan, University of the Cumberlands, Walsh, Wisconsin-Whitewater, Wright State
WOMEN
Addison Sectional
Carthage, Coe, Concordia, Culver-Stockton, Davenport, Delaware State, Huntington, Judson, Lawrence Tech, Louisiana Tech, Lourdes, Marian-Wisconsin, Maryville, Mount Mercy, Rock Valley, Saint Xavier, Spring Arbor, Webber International
Dallas Sectional
Calumet, Grand View, Lindenwood, Midland, Missouri Baptist, Morningside, Newman, Oklahoma Christian, Ottawa-Kansas, Stephen F. Austin, Wichita State, William Penn, Wisconsin-Whitewater
Dayton Sectional
Alma, Duquesne, Indiana Tech, Lewis, Madonna, Marian-Indiana, Molloy, North Carolina A&T, Northwestern Ohio, Notre Dame-Ohio, Ohio State, Pikeville, Sacred Heart, Savannah College of Art and Design-Savannah, Saint Vincent, Trine
Smyrna Sectional
Baker, Campbellsville, Emmanuel, Maryland Eastern Shore, McKendree, Midway, Milligan, Mount St. Mary's, Muskingum, Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta, St. Ambrose, St. Francis-Illinois, Tennessee Southern, Union, University of the Cumberlands, Walsh, Wright State
Sectional assignments are based on Team Ranking System (TRS) points earned during the season. USBC Collegiate attempts to place no more than two of the top eight schools, and no more than four of the top 16 schools, in a sectional, based on the final TRS totals.
Final rankings can be found at CollegeBowling.Bowl.com.
All teams advancing to a sectional qualifier will bowl 64 Baker games over two days to determine the four advancers from each location.
In addition to the excitement of team competition, the sectional qualifiers for the 2023 Intercollegiate Singles Championships also will be held at each of the four locations March 10.
Student-athletes at each host center will bowl six games with 24 men and 24 women – the top four men and top four women at each sectional, plus eight additional individuals based on field size – advancing to the ISC.
The 2023 ISC also will be held at the South Point Bowling Plaza. Competition will begin in Las Vegas on April 18.
Registration for singles competition will open Feb. 24 at 11 a.m. Eastern and close March 3 at 6 p.m. Eastern. The registration portal will be available at BOWL.com/ISC.
Select pairs at each sectional qualifier will be broadcast live on BowlTV. The livestreaming platform also will cover all qualifying and match-play rounds at the South Point Bowling Plaza for the ITC and ISC.
The finals of the ITC and ISC will be taped for broadcast on CBS Sports Network.