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 | Venue Location |
Champion | Runnerup | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Seventh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015[5] | Del-Mar Lanes Houston, TX |
Vanderbilt [6] | Arkansas State | Valparaiso | Sam Houston State | Monmouth Stephen F. Austin |
Louisiana Tech Tulane |
| 2016 | AMF All Star Lanes Kenner, LA[7] |
Arkansas State | Sam Houston State | Vanderbilt | Stephen F. Austin | Monmouth Tulane |
Louisiana Tech Valpariso |
All-Tournament Teams
| Year | Most Valuable Bowler | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Nicole Mosesso (Vanderbilt) |
Sarah Lokker (Arkansas State) • Sadie Jasinski (Valparaiso) • Stephanie Schwartz (Stephen F. Austin) • Torrie Decker (Valparaiso) • Giselle Poss (Vanderbilt) |
| 2016 | Jordan Richard (Arkansas State) |
NCAA Bowling Championship participation
Arkansas State 2008 Runner-up, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Sam Houston State 2011, 2013, 2014 Champion, 2015, 2016
Stephen F. Austin 2015 Runner-up, 2016 Champion
Valparaiso 2012
Vanderbilt 2006, 2007 Champion, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Runner-up, 2012, 2013 Runner-up, 2014, 2015, 2016
See also
- NCAA Bowling Championship
- Luke Bolanos was the first media relations contact for the SBL. Bolanos has also worked for the Dallas Mavericks, Tennessee Titans and is currently the assistant director of athletic media relations at NCAA Division II member The University of Virginia's College at Wise.
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.