Women's Qualification Pathways

The Collegiate Rugby Championship will showcase women’s rugby with unprecedented national coverage, and include 28 of the nation’s best rugby 7s teams in two divisions:

Women’s Divisions

• 16 Premier Cup teams
• 12 Division I club teams

Premier Cup Qualification

Qualification Pathways

Open Regional Automatic Qualifiers

Four Automatic Qualifier tournaments have been scheduled around the country.

Deadlines

Register soon - spots are filling up!

Conference Automatic Qualifiers

NCR conferences are automatic qualifiers provided that the tournament includes 75% member participation and at least five teams.

Non-NCR conferences can apply for Automatic Qualifier status.

Deadlines

Non-NCR conferences must apply by March 1.

At-Large Bids

Several spots will be offered to qualified At-Large bids. To be considered for an at-large bid, a team must be an NCR member and submit a tournament application.

Deadlines

Applications due April 24.

Division I Club

Qualification Pathways

Conference Automatic Qualifiers

NCR conferences are automatic qualifiers provided that the tournament includes 75% member participation and at least five teams.

Non-NCR conferences can apply for Automatic Qualifier status.

Deadlines

Non-NCR conferences must apply by March 1.

At-Large Bids

Several spots will be offered to qualified At-Large bids. To be considered for an at-large bid, a team must be an NCR member and submit a tournament application.

Deadlines

Applications due April 24.

NCR schools can accept a bid without any additional registration steps. Other schools must register with NCR before they can accept a bid.