NWCA National Dual DI Brackets Released

The NWCA has released brackets for the 2026 National Duals which will take place in Cedar Falls, Iowa on January 9th/10th. At the DI level, teams have been divided into two different pools for round robin competition. After the round robin action is complete, teams will cross pools and face schools who finished in the same position in their opposing pool. 

Here are the initial pool matchups:
 

Pool A

Round One

Harvard vs. Northern Illinois

Central Michigan vs. Campbell
 

Round Two

Harvard vs. South Dakota State

Northern Illinois vs Central Michigan
 

Round Three

Harvard vs. Campbell

Northern Illinois vs. South Dakota State
 

Round Four

Harvard vs. Central Michigan

Campbell vs. South Dakota State
 

Pool B

Round One

CSU Bakersfield vs. Ohio

Drexel vs. Bloomsburg
 

Round Two

CSU Bakersfield vs. Northern Iowa

Ohio vs. Drexel
 

Round Three

CSU Bakersfield vs. Bloomsburg

Ohio vs. Northern Iowa
 

Round Four

CSU Bakersfield vs. Drexel

Bloomsburg vs. Northern Iowa
 

Round Five

Ohio vs. Bloomsburg

Northern Iowa vs. Drexel