NCAA in Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Difference

The SportsPITTSBURGH team celebrated its inaugural year in 2016 with many impressive accomplishments including participation on a local bid committee that was formed to submit 70 separate NCAA® championship bids under one Pittsburgh proposal. Pittsburgh was awarded 22 NCAA preliminary and championship events from 2018-2022, more than any other city. The city followed that impressive campaign with the awarding of 11 additional NCAA preliminary and championship events for the 2022-26 cycle. 

SportsPITTSBURGH has been honored to welcome so many talented student-athletes to the Pittsburgh region, to support them as they work hard to achieve life-long dreams and to crown dozens of deserving champions in the City of Champions.

With each NCAA® Championship event, SportsPITTSBURGH strives to provide an Iconic Experience to not only the student-athletes and fans, but also to the NCAA® staff, committee members and media. The SportsPITTSBURGH Team looks forward to welcoming future NCAA Championship events.

Upcoming NCAA® Championships Events

• 2023 Division II Women's Volleyball Championship
• 2023 National Collegiate Women's Bowling Regionals 
• 2023 National Collegiate Women's Gymnastics Regionals 
• 2024 Division I Men's Basketball First & Second Rounds 
• 2024 National Collegiate Women's Bowling Regionals 
• 2025 Division II Women's Basketball Championship - Elite Eight
• 2025 National Collegiate Women's Bowling Regionals 
• 2026 Division II Basketball Festival (Men's & Women's Championships) 
• 2026 National Collegiate Women's Bowling Regionals 

Previously Hosted NCAA® Championship Events

NCAA® Division I

• Men’s Wrestling Championships
• Women’s Volleyball Championship
• Men’s Ice Hockey Championship (Frozen Four)
• Men’s Basketball Championship - First and Second Rounds
• Women's Basketball Championship - First and Second Rounds 

NCAA® Division II

• Women's Basketball Championship
• Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Regionals
• Men’s & Women’s Soccer Championships
• National Championships Festival:
  • Men’s & Women’s Soccer Championships
  • Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Championships
  • Women’s Volleyball Championship
  • Women’s Field Hockey Championship

NCAA® Division III

• Women’s Volleyball Championship
• Women’s Basketball Championship