The NCAA winter sports season is underway. A few sports and championships have seen their 2020-21 schedule changed due to COVID-19. Everything will return to a more normal schedule for the 2021-22 season.
Winter sports season has started this fall for a few: all divisions of swimming and diving, women’s NC ice hockey, men’s DI ice hockey, NC bowling and NC rifle all started in September and October.
With the start of new seasons, many will be looking to reach the top of the mountain in their respective sports. A few will try to repeat as champions. Most notable include Baylor Men’s Basketball (DI), Stanford Women’s Basketball (DI), Men’s Texas Swimming and Diving (DI), and Queens Swimming and Diving (NC) (DII ), a program that seeks to win seven NCAA titles in a row.
Other notable teams are mentioned in the table below to help indicate the start of the season for their respective sport.
Here is the NCAA winter sports calendar for 2021-22.
| SPORT | THE SEASON BEGINS | CHAMPIONSHIP | LOCATION OF FIELDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s basketball DI | November 9 | April 4 | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Men’s basketball DII | 12 november | March 26 | Evansville, Indiana |
| Men’s basketball DIII | 12 november | March 19 | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| DI Women’s basketball | November 9 | April 3 | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| DII Women’s Basketball | 12 november | March 25 | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Women’s basketball DIII | 12 november | March 19 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| CN bowling pins | October 1st | April 15-16 | Columbus, Ohio |
| CN fence | End of October | March 24-27 | Notre-Dame, Indiana |
| NC Men’s Gymnastics | Early January | April 15-16 | Normand, Oklahoma |
| NC Women’s Gymnastics | Michigan – January 6 | April 14-16 | Fort Worth, Texas |
| DI Men’s Ice Hockey | October 2 | April 9 | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Men’s Ice Hockey DIII | 29 october | March 26 | Lake Placid, New York |
| NC female ice hockey | September 18 | March 18-20 | Park, Pennsylvania |
| Women’s Ice Hockey DIII | 29 october | March 18-20 | To be determined |
| NC rifle | Kentucky – October 9 | March 11-12 | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| NC Ski | Early January | March 9-12 | Park City, Utah |
| DI Swimming & Diving Men | Texas – October 8 | March 23-26 | Atlanta, Georgia |
| DI Swimming and Diving for Women | Virginie – October 9 | March 16-19 | Atlanta, Georgia |
| DII M&W Swimming & Diving | Queens (NC) – Sep 30 | March 9-12 | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| DIII M&W Swimming & Diving | Denison – October 15 | March 16-19 | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| DI Indoor Athletics Men | Early January | March 11-12 | Birmingham, Alabama |
| DI Indoor Athletics for Women | Arkansas – January 16 | March 11-12 | Birmingham, Alabama |
| DII Men’s Indoor Athletics | Ashland – December 4 | March 11-12 | Pittsburgh, Kansas |
| DII Women’s Indoor Athletics | Grand Valley Street – December 3 | March 11-12 | Pittsburgh, Kansas |
| Men’s Indoor Athletics DIII | North Central (Illinois) – December 3 | March 11-12 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Women’s Indoor Athletics DIII | Early January | March 11-12 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| DI Men’s wrestling | November, 1st | March 17-19 | Detroit, Michigan |
| Male wrestling DII | November, 1st | March 11-12 | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Men’s Wrestling DIII | November, 1st | March 11-12 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
