USIAA Division 3 Championship Tournament Structures & Host Sites (Format #2):
Notes:
- All games/matches, except for the championship, will be played at the higher-ranked team's stadium/field/arena/etc. unless otherwise specified.
- “*” means the sport is either:
a) a single division sport (1/2/3/4), or
b) a two-division sport (1/2 & 3/4), or
3) has a merged division (1/2, 3, 4 or 1, 2, 3/4).
Sport (Gender) |
Season |
Tournament Structure |
Host Site |
Baseball (Men) |
Spring |
Top 64 teams (16 per super region) with the most USIAA bonus points in a 2-stage tournament: 4 16-team single-elimination pools and 4-team knockout. |
.4 regional sites (1 Northeast, 1 Midwest, 1 South, and 1 West) & 1 National Site (Fox Cities Stadium (5,900) in Appleton, WI) |
Basketball (M/W) |
Winter |
Top 72 teams (18 per region) with the most USIAA bonus points in a 2-stage tournament: 4 16-team single-elimination pools (with wildcard round in each bracket) and 4-team knockout |
Hartman Arena (5,000) in Wichita, KS. |
Bowling* (Coed) |
Year-round |
Top 24 teams (6 per super region) with the most USIAA bonus points in a 2-stage tournament: 6 4-team single-elimination pools and 6-team knockout. |
Airport Lanes in Cheektowaga, NY. |
Cross Country (M/W) |
Fall |
The top 7 runners from the top 8 schools from each region (i.e. 32 total teams) in addition to the top 7 independent players from each region (i.e. 28 runners) from teams that didn't make the nationals (for a total of 252 total runners) will compete in the nationals. The team with the fewest points receives the USIAA team title, while the fastest runner. wins the individual title. |
ISU Cross Country Course in Ames, IA. |
Field Hockey* (Women) |
Top 24 teams (6 per region) with the most USIAA bonus points in a 2-stage tournament: 4 6-team single-elimination pools and 4-team knockout. |
Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex (1,400) in College Park, MD. |
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Football-American (Men) |
Fall |
Top 32 teams (8 per region) with the most USIAA bonus points in a 2-stage tournament: 4 8-team pools and 4-team knockout |
Rotates between the following: Garrett-Harrison Stadium (10,000) in Phenix City, AL. Salem Football Stadium (7,157) in Salem, VA. Woodforest Bank Stadium (9,600) in Shenandoah, TX Holt Arena (12,000) in Pocatello, ID. Johnson Hagood Stadium (11,500) in Charleston, SC |
Football-Arena* (M/W) |
Spring |
Top 12 teams (3 per region) with the most USIAA bonus points in a 2-stage tournament: 4 3-team single-elimination pools and 4-team knockout |
Eihusen Arena (6,000) in Grand Island, NE. |
Golf (M/W) |
Year-round |
The top 7 players from the 4 schools from each region (i.e. 16 total teams) in addition to the top 11 independent players from each region (i.e. 44 players) from teams that didn't make the nationals (for a total of 156 total players) will compete in the national championship. |
Sewailo Golf Club in Tucson, AZ. |
Ice Hockey* (M/W) |
Winter |
Men's = Top 24 teams (6 per super region) with the most USIAA bonus points in a 2-stage tournament: 4 6-team single-elimination pools and 4-team knockout. Women's = Top 16 teams (4 per super region) with the most USIAA bonus points in a 2-stage tournament: 4 4-team round-robin pools and 4-team knockout. |
SUNY Broome Ice Center (2,000) in Binghamton, NY. |
Lacrosse* (M/W) |
Spring |
Top 48 teams (12 per super region) with the most USIAA bonus points in a 2-stage tournament: 4 12-team single-elimination pools and 4-team knockout. |
Youngman Field (3,000) in Middlebury, VT. |
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) (Men) |
Winter |
Top 24 teams (6 per super region) with the most USIAA bonus points in a 2-stage tournament: 4 6-team single-elimination pools and 4-team knockout. |
Mid-America Center (7,000) in Council Bluffs, IA. |
Rugby (7's)* (M/W) |
Fall |
Top 24 teams (6 per super region) with the most USIAA bonus points in a 2-stage tournament: 4 6-team single-elimination pools and 4-team knockout. |
Men's = Kuntz Stadium (6,800) in Indianapolis, IN Women's = Atlanta Silverbacks Park (5,000) in Atlanta, GA. |
Rugby (15's)* (M/W) |
Spring |
Men's = Top 32 teams (8 per super region) with the most USIAA bonus points in a 2-stage tournament: 4 8-team single-elimination pools and 4-team knockout. Women's = Top 16 teams (4 per super region) with the most USIAA bonus points in a 2-stage tournament: 4 4-team single-elimination pools and 4-team knockout. |
Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium (10,524) in Indianapolis, IN. |
Soccer (M/W) |
Fall |
Top 64 teams (16 per region) with the most USIAA bonus points in a 2-stage tournament: 4 16-team single-elimination pools and 4-team knockout. |
Swope Soccer Village (3,500) in Kansas City, MO. |
Softball (Fast-pitch) (Women) |
Spring |
Top 64 teams (16 per region) with the most USIAA bonus points in a 2-stage tournament: 4 16-team single-elimination pools and 4-team knockout. |
Sherri Parker Lee Stadium (1,622) in Knoxville, TN. |
Softball (Slow-pitch) (Coed) |
Fall |
48-Team Single-Elimination Tournament; 44 conference champions & 4 wildcards (max of 2 schools per conference) |
Sherri Parker Lee Stadium (1,622) in Knoxville, TN. |
Swimming & Diving (M/W) |
Winter |
48-Team Olympic-format invitational; Max of 12 teams per super region. |
McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion (1,000) in Columbus, OH. |
Tennis (M/W) |
Year-round |
Top 64 teams (16 per region) with the most USIAA bonus points in a 2-stage tournament: 4 16-team single-elimination pools and 4-team knockout - crowns a team, individual, and doubles champion. |
MSU Outdoor Tennis courts at East Lansing, MI. |
Track & Field (Indoor) (M/W) |
Winter |
Top 8 athletes in each event from each conference compete; Athlete's individual performances earn points for their institution and the team with the most points receives the USIAA team title |
Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, AL. |
Track & Field (Outdoor) (M/W) |
Spring |
Top 8 athletes in each event from each conference compete; Athlete's individual performances earn points for their institution and the team with the most points receives the USIAA team title |
Stagg Field (1,650) in Chicago, IL. |
Ultimate (Frisbee)* (M/W) |
Spring |
Top 16 teams (4 per super region) with the most USIAA bonus points in a 2-stage tournament: 4 4-team single-elimination pools and 4-team knockout. |
Men's = Carl Smith Stadium (3,100) in Wise, VA. Women's = McArthur Field (2,500) in Monmouth, OR. |
Volleyball (Indoor) (M*/W) |
M: Spring W: Fall |
Men's = Top 32 teams (8 per super region) with the most USIAA bonus points in a 2-stage tournament: 4 8-team single-elimination pools and 4-team knockout. Women's = Top 64 teams (16 per region) with the most USIAA bonus points in a 2-stage tournament: 4 16-team single-elimination pools and 4-team knockout. |
Men's = Canavan Arena (1,126) in Hoboken, NJ. Women's = Willett Hall (1,807) in Farmville, VA. |
Cheerleading |
Year-round |
Top 32 teams (8 per super-region) with the most USIAA bonus points in a 2-stage tournament: 4 8-team single-elimination pools and 4-team knockout. |
Fantasy Springs Special Events Center (3,500) in Indio, CA |