2024 Nfinity Competitive Cheer National Championship Performance Order Released
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the performance order for the 15 teams in the 2024 Nfinity Competitive Cheer National Championship. The 8th annual event is hosted by the Ann Arbor Sports Commission on March 29th and 30th. All of the action will take place at the George Gervin GameAbove Center on the campus of Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Mich.
Order | Institution | Qualification Method |
1 | MidAmerica Nazerene University (Kan.) | At-Large |
2 | Midland University (Neb.) | At-Large |
3 | Georgetown College (Ky.) | At-Large |
4 | Xavier University (La.) | At-Large |
5 | Dickinson State University (N.D.) | At-Large |
6 | St. Ambrose University (Iowa) | At-Large |
7 | Florida Memorial University | At-Large |
8 | Northwestern College (Iowa) | Great Plains Athletic Conference |
9 | University of Tennessee Southern | Southern States Athletic Conference |
10 | University of Saint Mary (Kan.) | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference |
11 | Indiana Wesleyan University | Crossroads League |
12 | Missouri Valley College | Heart of America Athletic Conference |
13 | Oklahoma City University | American Midwest/Sooner Athletic Conferences |
14 | University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) | Mid-South Conference |
15 | Concordia University (Mich.) | Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference |
The field includes eight automatic qualifiers and seven at-large bids. The automatic qualifiers are determined by the winners of the conference qualifying tournaments which were won by Concordia (Mich.), Cumberlands (Ky.), Indiana Wesleyan, Missouri Valley, Northwestern (Iowa), Oklahoma City, Saint Mary (Kan.), and Tennessee Southern.
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. The NAIA is the only athletics association to offer a national championship in this sport.
For more information on the 2024 Nfinity NAIA Competitive Cheer and Dance Championships, Click HERE.