SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – The road to Sioux City runs through Spring Arbor!
 
Spring Arbor University has been selected as a host site for the 2026 NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship First and Second Round, marking the first time in history that the university will host a national postseason basketball event.
 
The Cougars will welcome three teams from across the country to campus for a single-elimination bracket played on Friday, Mar. 13 and Saturday, Mar. 14. The winner of the four-team pod will advance to the championship final site at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa on Mar. 19-24.
 
The teams assigned to the Spring Arbor site will be announced during the NAIA Selection Show on Thursday, Mar. 5 at 7 p.m. on the NAIA YouTube Channel.