INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis has been selected to host championships in water polo, wrestling, indoor track and field, lacrosse, swimming and diving, golf, and men’s basketball as part of an announcement made by the NCAA today (October 14). The NCAA announced the final host sites for 86 of the 90 championships for the 2022-2023 through 2025-2026 seasons after receiving more than 3,000 bid applications for future NCAA championship hosting opportunities. Seven different cities throughout the state of Indiana were selected to host 22 of these championships. These championships join an impressive schedule of NCAA events that had previously been awarded to central Indiana and Indiana Sports Corp.
The specific years and championships include:
• 2023 Division II Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships, IU Natatorium
Host: UIndy
• 2023 Division I Women’s Golf Championship Regional, The Club at Chatham Hills
Host: Indiana University
• 2023 Division II Women’s Lacrosse Championship, University of Indianapolis Key Stadium
Host: UIndy
• 2024 Division I Men’s Basketball Championship First and Second Rounds, Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Hosts: IUPUI, Horizon League
• 2024 Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships, IU Natatorium
Host: IUPUI
• 2025 Division II Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships (Part of Division II Winter National Championship Festival), Fall Creek Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds
Host: UIndy
• 2025 Division II Wrestling Championships (Part of Division II Winter National Championship Festival), Farmer’s Coliseum
Host: UIndy
• 2025 Division II Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships (Part of Division II Winter National Championship Festival), IU Natatorium
Host: UIndy
• 2025 National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Championship, IU Natatorium
Host: Indiana University
• 2025 Division I Men’s Basketball Championship - Midwest Regional, Lucas Oil Stadium
Hosts: IUPUI, Horizon League
• 2026 Division III Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships, IU Natatorium
Host: Franklin College
“We are excited to host these upcoming NCAA championship events in Indianapolis with several of our community partners,” said Ryan Vaughn, Indiana Sports Corp President. “Indiana Sports Corp has a long-standing relationship with the NCAA and is experienced in bringing these prominent events to our city. We would also like to congratulate our Team Indiana partners on their success as part of the announcement today."
Indiana Sports Corp leads the statewide initiative Team Indiana whose mission is to promote Indiana as a premier destination for sports-related events. Team Indiana also has involvement with past, present, and future NCAA Championships. For more information, visit www.Team-IND.org.
As part of the NCAA’s announcement, several Team Indiana communities were awarded the following events in the 2022-2023 through 2025-2026 bid cycle:
• 2023 Division II Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships - Regionals, Evansville, Ind.
Hosts: University of Southern Indiana, Evansville Sports Corporation
• 2024 Division II Men’s Basketball Championship Elite Eight, Evansville, Ind.
Hosts: University of Southern Indiana, Evansville Sports Corporation
• 2024 Division III Men’s Basketball Championships, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Hosts: Manchester University, Visit Fort Wayne
• 2024 Division III Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships, Terre Haute, Ind./
Host: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• 2024 Division I Men’s Golf Championships Regionals, West Lafayette, Ind.
Host: Purdue University
• 2025 Division II Men’s Basketball Championship Elite Eight, Evansville, Ind.
Hosts: University of Southern Indiana, Evansville Sports Corporation
• 2025 Division III Men’s Basketball Championships, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Hosts: Manchester University, Visit Fort Wayne
• 2026 Division III Men’s Basketball Championships, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Hosts: Manchester University, Visit Fort Wayne
• 2026 Division II Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships, Evansville, Ind.
Hosts: University of Southern Indiana, Evansville Sports Corporation
• 2026 National Collegiate Men’s and Women’s Fencing Championships, South Bend, Ind.
Host: Notre Dame
Indianapolis had already been selected to host a number of NCAA Championships in the near future. The NCAA Championships previously awarded to Indiana Sports Corp include:
• 2021 Men’s Final Four
• 2022 NCAA Convention
• 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship First and Second Rounds
• 2022 NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships
• 2026 Men’s Final Four
Division I baseball, Division I softball, and the championship game of the Football Championship Subdivision were omitted from the process due to existing contracts. In addition, Division III women’s ice hockey was not included, as predetermined sites are not selected. For more information on the NCAA Championships, please visit www.NCAA.com.
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About Indiana Sports Corp
Founded in 1979 as the nation’s first sports commission, Indiana Sports Corp is a not-for-profit organization focused on bringing premier sporting events to Indiana to drive economic vitality, facilitate a vibrant community with civic pride and garner positive media attention. Because of this, Indiana Sports Corp is able to provide positive, sports-related opportunities for youth in the community. Indiana Sports Corp also leads Team Indiana, a statewide initiative to support our sports tourism partners throughout the state in their efforts to attract and host events in their communities. For more information, please visit IndianaSportsCorp.org.