2021 NAIA flag football season

2021 NAIA flag football season
Total No. of teams	15
Regular season	February 20 – April 17, 2021
National championship	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA May 5–8, 2021
Champion(s)	Ottawa (KS)
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The 2021 NAIA flag football season was the component of the 2021 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States. It was the first 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.^[1] With 15 initial schools announced, it was classified an "emerging" sport by the NAIA.^[2] A 10-team postseason tournament was held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with the Ottawa Braves claiming their first title.^[3][4][5]

Standings

Rank	School	Record
1	Ottawa (KS)	14-1
2	Keiser	13-1
3	Kansas Wesleyan	15-6
4	St. Thomas (FL)	14-6
5	Webber International	10-4
6	Midland	7-12
7	St. Mary (KS)	6-5
8	Warner	2-9
9	Milligan	1-7
10	Cottey	0-4
11	Florida Memorial	0–2
12	Xavier (LA)	???
13	Tougaloo	???
14	Reinhardt	0–0
15	La Sierra	???

References

1. Wire, Coy (July 1, 2020). ""The Future is Female": Women's flag football is newest college sport". CNN.
2. Fernandez, Gabriel (July 1, 2020). "NFL partners with 15 colleges to commit to starting collegiate women's flag football programs". CBS Sports.
3. "Ottawa's WFlag Football Wins National Title" (Press release). Ottawa Braves. May 11, 2021.
4. "Webber falls in semifinals of NAIA Women's Flag Football Finals" (Press release). Webber International. May 8, 2021.
5. "NAIA Women's Flag Football champion emerges at Mercedes-Benz Stadium" (Press release). Atlanta Falcons. May 28, 2021.