Southland Bowling League
| Southland Bowling League (SBL) | |
|---|---|
| Established | 2015 |
| Association | NCAA |
| Division | National Collegiate |
| Members | 8 |
| Sports fielded | Bowling |
| Headquarters | Frisco, Texas |
The Southland Bowling League (SBL) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) bowling-only conference. Often called "the SEC of bowling," the SBL was founded in 2015 for schools that sponsor women's bowling teams, but do not have bowling sponsored by their primary conferences. Once automatic bids to the NCAA Bowling Championship are introduced in 2018, the SBL champion will receive an automatic bid. While the conference operates independently, administrative services are provided by the Southland Conference.[1][2]
Following the inaugural SBL Championship, four league teams (Arkansas State, Sam Houston State, Stephen F. Austin, and Vanderbilt) received at-large bids to the 2015 NCAA Championships, filling half of the eight available spots.[3][4]
Members
| School | Location | Founded | Type | Approximate Enrollment |
Nickname | Primary conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State University | Jonesboro, AR | 1909 | Public | 13,600 | Red Wolves | Sun Belt Conference |
| Louisiana Tech University | Ruston, LA | 1894 | Public | 11,300 | Lady Techsters | Conference USA |
| Monmouth University | West Long Branch, NJ | 1933 | Private | 6,200 | Hawks | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
| Sam Houston State University | Huntsville, TX | 1879 | Public | 19,600 | Bearkats | Southland Conference |
| Stephen F. Austin State University | Nacogdoches, TX | 1921 | Public | 13,000 | Ladyjacks | Southland Conference |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | 1834 | Private | 13,500 | Green Wave | American Athletic Conference |
| Valparaiso University | Valparaiso, IN | 1859 | Private (Independent Lutheran) |
4,500 | Crusaders | Horizon League |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | 1873 | Private | 12,700 | Commodores | Southeastern Conference |
SBL Championship
| Year | Site | Champion | Runnerup | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Seventh | Most Valuable Bowler |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015[5] | Del-Mar Lanes, Houston, TX | Vanderbilt [6] | Arkansas State | Valparaiso | Sam Houston State | Monmouth Stephen F. Austin |
Louisiana Tech Tulane |
Nicole Mosesso, Vanderbilt |
| 2016 | AMF All Star Lanes, Kenner, LA[7] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
All-Tournament Teams
2015 Nicole Mosesso, Vanderbilt (MVB); Sarah Lokker, Arkansas State; Sadie Jasinski, Valparaiso; Stephanie Schwartz, Stephen F. Austin; Torrie Decker, Valparaiso; Giselle Poss, Vanderbilt
NCAA Bowling Championship participation
Arkansas State 2008 Runnerup, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Sam Houston State 2011, 2013, 2014 Champion, 2015
Stephen F. Austin 2015 Runnerop
Valparaiso 2012
Vanderbilt 2006, 2007 Champion, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Runnerup, 2012, 2013 Runnerup, 2014, 2015
See also
References
- ↑ "NEW SOUTHLAND BOWLING LEAGUE ESTABLISHED". Southland Conference. January 20, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Southland Bowling League Formed". College Sports Business News. January 21, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- 1 2 "FOUR SOUTHLAND BOWLING LEAGUE TEAMS IN NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD". Southland Conference. March 26, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ↑ "National Collegiate women's bowling championship field for 2015 announced". NCAA. March 25, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Southland Bowling League Championship" (PDF). Southland Conference. March 22, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Vandy bowling team wins Southland tournament". The Tennessean. March 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Bowling Secures Bid to Host 2016 Southland Bowling League Championship". Tulane Athletics. August 28, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ↑ "National Collegiate Bowling" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 2, 2015.