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Five seasons of competition? What could it mean for the NAIA? 👀
NAIA President Jim Carr joins The Right Way To Play® Podcast to break down what we know, what we’re watching and what it could mean for the future.
🎧 Hear directly from Jim. Listen now:
bit.ly/4xT8UCl
#TheRightWayToPlay #NAIA #CollegeAthletics
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How did a 936-student NAIA school beat a scholarship-offering Division I program?
At Louisiana Christian, coaches mow the practice field, players work jobs and 24 scholarships are spread across 159 players.
Inside a remarkable upset — and the program behind it. Free🔗below:
The NAIA continues to lead the way on Women's Flag Football! Excited to have 60 schools sponsoring this year and for it to be a Championship Sport! Congrats to our partners at @NFL and @RCXsports, who have been invaluable to the growth in the sport at the collegiate level!
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Women's Flag Football has officially been approved as the NAIA's 30th championship sport!
🏈 First collegiate athletics association to recognize the sport nationally
🏆 Championship status begins in 2026-27
🔥 60 NAIA institutions sponsoring the sport this season
📅 Inaugural NAIA Women's Flag Football National Championship set for Spring 2027
Check out more on #NAIAWFlag being approved for championship status! --> naia.prestosports.com/x/0xf8…
#TheRightWayToPlay
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NATIONAL STUDENT-ATHLETE DAY
You show up on the field, in the classroom, and for your communities. Your impact cannot be measured-- thank you for all you do.
#TheRightWaytoPlay
Love this! We work hard to find partners that care about the student athletes and teams and are there to work but also represent all that we stand for! Well done Steve and well done @BenUMBB
Redhawks Men’s Basketball Make Lifelong Friend in Kansas City! benuredhawks.com/news/2026/3…
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🏆NAIA MBB Quarterfinals
All FREE on @UrbanEdgeTv
Noon CT | @HIU_MBB vs @BenUMBB
2:30pm CT | @FHULionsBBall vs @ACUHoops
5pm CT | @GraceBasketball vs @AveMariaHoops
7:30pm CT | @BattlinBears vs @LangstonLionMBB
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Just another shout out to the @NAIA and @UrbanEdgeNet for broadcasting the whole NAIA Tournament without financial barriers. Well done! THIS is how you grow the game and use your vehicle to tell your stories and history!
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We got ourselves a conference box!
This one comes from the great people over at the NAIA!
Thank you CEO and President Jim Carr and @NAIA for this great box! Let's freakin' GO!!
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Secure your seats for the 2026 #NAIAMBB Championship at Municipal Auditorium, March 19-24 in @KansasCity.
📰 naia.org/sports/mbkb/2025-26…
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💻 naiahoops.com
#TheRightWayToPlay
Never Stop Pushing! #CreatingChampionshipMoments
What @AustinBennett18 and his staff have done with @NAIA Championships is a masterclass.
They’ve taken championships from events to experiences… focused on vision, execution, and what’s possible.
#TheRightWayToPlay 👏
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AMAZING GRACE 🔥
Grace College set the record for MOST points scored by a college basketball team across NAIA and NCAA divisions 😤
(via @gracecollegewbb)
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
There have been numerous examples of NCAA/NAIA basketball teams scoring over 172 points. For example, the Troy Trojans scored 258 in 1952, setting an NCAA record.
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25 years ago, NAIA introduced Champions of Character® to bring integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and servant leadership back to college athletics. Why? Because we believe your growth as a person matters more than your stats as a player.
Today, these values still shape the lives of Student-Athletes across the NAIA—as well as the communities they touch.
Watch the story of how it started and why it matters: bit.ly/4oLzycS
#CharacterStrong #ChampionsOfCharacter
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Thrilled to see the @NAIA NAC approve women’s flag football as an invitational sport for the 2025-26 season! 👏🏿
With 35 programs competing this season, more women than ever will have access to the world’s fastest-growing sport: bit.ly/44nkwlD
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The Louisiana State University-Shreveport made history, not only by winning the school's first NAIA national World Series championship, but also by breaking the longest winning streak for any 4-year college baseball program. @WhitJohnson shares the story. abcnews.link/8TUzStG
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The energy of convention is still with us – and so is the inspiration. Check it out and relive the reason the NAIA is #TheRightWayToPlay
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Students from @followMNU, @BakerUniversity, @PeruState, @GracelandU, @dickinsonstate and @SouthernMiss are learning by doing at the NAIA Men’s Basketball National Championships through the Red Banner Intern Program.
Thanks to @AustinBennett18 for creating the program and shaping this opportunity.
Proudly sponsored by @HeartSportsNews. #NAIAMBB
Game Day! For the @NAIA Football Championship here in Durham, NC! @GVVikingFB and @KeiserFootball Battle for the Red Banner to finish out fall championship season!
Exciting times for WFLAG with the @NAIA leading the way! Excited that North Carolina is all in at the high school level!
Many thanks to @NAIA Director of Championships @AustinBennett18 taking to discuss Women’s Collegiate Flag Football opportunities to @DurhamPublicSch & @WCPSS student-athletes. @DurhamNCSports @DCoStadium #FlagFootball
Today we kick off the @NAIA Men’s and Women’s Soccer Championships in Wichita, KS and Pensacola, FL! Good luck to the 32 teams as they Battle for the Red Banner!
Watch for free here -
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