No. 8 Firehawks Host Texas A&M-Texarkana, No. 12 SCAD-Savannah Faces Olivet Nazarene in NAIA Championship Opening Round
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – [First & Second Round Schedule] The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the teams and pairings for the 2022 NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship. The 40-team field will kick things off in the NAIA National Championship First & Second Rounds, presented by Select Sport America, at 10 campus locations on November 17-19.
The 2022 NAIA National Championship Second Round winners will meet up in Orange Beach, Ala., at the NAIA National Championship final site event. The 39th annual championship takes place at the Orange Beach Sportsplex from November 29 – December 5, 2022.
This year's championship field includes 27 automatic qualifiers and 13 at-large selections. Automatic berths were given to teams that either won their respective conference tournament title, regular-season championship or finished runner-up at the conference tournament or regular season as determined by each conference qualification plan. The at-large bids were determined by the NAIA Women's Soccer National Selection Committee. This committee consists of one representative from each geographical area, a representative from the National Administrative Council, the president of the NAIA-Women's Soccer Coaches Association, and three at-large members. The committee evaluated teams throughout the year on various criteria.
The NAIA Network – the association's official video streaming home – will broadcast eight matches live at the NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship final site in Orange Beach, Ala., and the championship match will be on ESPN3. The NAIA Network, powered by Stretch Internet, allows users access to live video, statistics, and social interaction on a number of devices, including mobile. Single-day passes can be purchased for $9.95, while an all-championship tournament package is available at $34.95. For more information and to pre-register, click HERE.
Qualifier Highlights
• Westcliff (Calif.), Cardinal Stritch (Wis.), Texas A&M Texarkana and IU Kokomo are all getting their first taste of NAIA Women's Soccer Championship play.
• The Crossroads League and the Mid-South lead all conferences with five teams in the field.
• Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) leads the field in a number of appearances in the championship field with its 24th this season. Westmont follows with its 23rd appearance.
• Westmont's five national titles are the most among the championship qualifiers.
• Tennessee Southern will attempt to earn back-to-back red banners. Keiser (Fla.) was the last team to earn consecutive titles in 2019 & 2020.
• 29 teams from the 2020 national championship field will return in 2022.
• Oklahoma Wesleyan leads all teams with 20 wins.
• Northwest (Wash.) is snapping the longest absence from championship play with its last appearance coming in 2018.
• For a full look at all of the First & Second Round tournaments and matchups, click HERE
2022 NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship Qualifiers
| Institution | Conference | Qualifying Method | Appearances | Championship Record | Titles |
| Aquinas (Mich.) | Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference | WHAC Regular Season/Tournament Champion | 5 | 4-4-0 | 0 |
| Bellevue (Neb.) | Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) | Continental Tournament Champion | 7 | 0-5-1 | 0 |
| Briar Cliff (Iowa) | Great Plains Athletic Conference | At-Large | 3 | 0-2-0 | 0 |
| Campbellsville (Ky.) | Mid-South Conference | Mid-South Tournament Champion | 4 | 1-1-1 | 0 |
| Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference | CCAC Tournament Champion | 1 | 0-0-0 | 0 |
| Central Methodist (Mo.) | Heart of America Athletic Conference | Heart Regular Season/Tournament Champion | 6 | 6-4-2 | 0 |
| College of Idaho | Cascade Collegiate Conference | Cascade Tournament Runner-Up | 3 | 0-2-0 | 0 |
| Columbia (Mo.) | American Midwest Conference | AMC Tournament Champion | 10 | 4-8-3 | 0 |
| Cumberland (Tenn.) | Mid-South Conference | At-Large | 8 | 8-7-0 | 0 |
| Cumberlands (Ky.) | Mid-South Conference | At-Large | 4 | 4-3-1 | 0 |
| Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | California Pacific Conference | Cal Pac Regular Season Champion | 7 | 3-5-1 | 0 |
| Georgia Gwinnett | Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) | Continental Tournament Runner-Up | 7 | 2-6-0 | 0 |
| Grace (Ind.) | Crossroads League | At-Large | 6 | 4-5-0 | 0 |
| Hastings (Neb.) | Great Plains Athletic Conference | GPAC Tournament Champion | 11 | 6-10-2 | 0 |
| Indiana Wesleyan | Crossroads League | At-Large | 10 | 6-9-0 | 0 |
| IU Kokomo (Ind.) | River States Conference | River States Tournament Champion | 1 | 0-0-0 | 0 |
| Jamestown (N.D.) | Great Plains Athletic Conference | GPAC Regular Season Champion | 3 | 0-2-0 | 0 |
| John Brown (Ark.) | Sooner Athletic Conference | Sooner Tournament Champion | 9 | 4-6-2 | 0 |
| Kansas Wesleyan | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference | KCAC Tournament No. 2-Seed | 9 | 2-7-3 | 0 |
| Keiser (Fla.) | The Sun Conference | The Sun Conference Tournament Champion | 17 | 27-14-1 | 2 |
| Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Mid-South Conference | At-Large | 24 | 46-19-3 | 4 |
| Madonna (Mich.) | Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference | WHAC Tournament Runner-Up | 4 | 1-3-1 | 0 |
| Marian (Ind.) | Crossroads League | Crossroads Tournament Champion | 5 | 8-3-2 | 0 |
| MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Heart of America Athletic Conference | Heart Tournament Runner-Up | 3 | 0-2-0 | 0 |
| Missouri Valley | Heart of America Athletic Conference | At-Large | 4 | 3-3-0 | 0 |
| Northwest (Wash.) | Cascade Collegiate Conference | Cascade Regular Season/Tournament Champion | 4 | 4-3-1 | 0 |
| Oklahoma Wesleyan | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference | KCAC Regular Season/Tournament Champion | 5 | 4-3-1 | 0 |
| Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference | CCAC Regular Season Champion | 8 | 5-6-2 | 0 |
| Reinhardt (Ga.) | Appalachian Athletic Conference | AAC Tournament Runner-Up | 7 | 4-7-0 | 0 |
| SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | The Sun Conference | At-Large | 4 | 1-3-1 | 0 |
| Science & Arts (Okla.) | Sooner Athletic Conference | At-Large | 7 | 1-6-0 | 0 |
| Southeastern (Fla.) | The Sun Conference | At-Large | 6 | 10-5-0 | 0 |
| Spring Arbor (Mich.) | Crossroads League | At-Large | 14 | 29-9-3 | 2 |
| Taylor (Ind.) | Crossroads League | At-Large | 2 | 0-1-0 | 0 |
| Tennessee Southern | Mid-South Conference | At Large | 19 | 30-11-6 | 3 |
| Texas A&M -Texarkana | Red River Athletic Conference | Red River Tournament Champion | 1 | 0-0-0 | 0 |
| Truett McConnell (Ga.) | Appalachian Athletic Conference | AAC Regular Season/Tournament Champion | 5 | 1-4-0 | 0 |
| Westcliff (Calif.) | California Pacific Conference | Cal Pac Tournament Champion | 1 | 0-0-0 | 0 |
| Westmont (Calif.) | Golden State Athletic Conference | GSAC Tournament Champion | 23 | 39-12-8 | 5 |
| William Carey (Miss.) | Southern States Athletic Conference | Southern States Tournament Champion | 14 | 27-11-2 | 1 |