2023 NAIA flag football season explained

Type:NAIA flag
Year:2023
Number Of Teams:13
Championship:Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, GA
Champions:Ottawa (KS)

The 2023 NAIA flag football season was the component of the 2023 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States. It was the third season of the NAIA sponsoring flag football as a varsity women's sport, in contrast with traditional, full-contact college football which is played almost exclusively by men. With 13 schools playing in this season, it remained classified an "emerging" sport by the NAIA.[1] A postseason tournament was held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with the Ottawa Braves retaining their champions title, their third in the only three years of NAIA flag football.[2] [3]

Standings

Rank School Record
1Ottawa (KS)17–1
2Thomas18–2
3St. Thomas (FL)19–5
4Kansas Wesleyan14–5
5Midland15–7
6Webber International10–8
7Keiser9–6
8Warner9–11
9Cottey6–14
10Reinhardt3–12
11Florida Memorial2–12
12St. Mary (KS)1–10
13Bethel (KS)1–9

Notes and References

  1. News: NAIA 2022–2023 Flag Football Schedule. November 4, 2023. NAIA.
  2. Women's Flag Captures 3rd NAIA Championship, Defeats Thomas 18–13. May 20, 2023. Ottawa Braves.
  3. News: NAIA Flag Football Invitational Brackets Released. Thomas Night Hawks. May 8, 2023.