Qualifiers for 2021 Competitive Cheer Championship Announced
Feb 28, 2021
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) officially announced the qualifiers for the 2021 Competitive Cheer National Championship. The 12-team competition will get underway with preliminaries on March 12.
This year's field includes eight automatic qualifiers, three at-large bids and one host bid. The automatic qualifiers are determined by the winners of the qualifiers.
| Institution | Qualification | Appearances | Last Time | Titles |
| Bethel (Kan.) | KCAC | 2 | 2017 | 0 |
| Concordia (Mich.) | Wolverine-Hoosier | 5 | 2020 | 1 |
| Georgetown | Mid-South | 1 | - | 0 |
| Indiana Wesleyan | Crossroads League | 5 | 2020 | 0 |
| Life (Ga.) | At-Large | 1 | - | 0 |
| Lourdes (Ohio) | At-Large | 5 | 2020 | 0 |
| Midland (Neb.) | GPAC | 3 | 2020 | 2 |
| Missouri Valley | Heart of America | 5 | 2020 | 1 |
| Mobile (Ala.) | At-Large | 3 | 2020 | 0 |
| Oklahoma City | Northeast Grouping (St. Ambrose) | 5 | 2020 | 1 |
| St. Ambrose (Iowa) | Host Bid | 5 | 2020 | 0 |
| Xavier University | Southeast Grouping (Un. of Mobile) | 1 | - | 0 |
Competition will begin on March 12 in Lee Lohman Arena on the campus of St. Ambrose University (Iowa).Teams at the Competitive Cheer and Dance National Championships will be competing on a level playing field as regular season and qualifier scores are not taken into consideration during the championships.
