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NCEA Notebook: Conference Championship Preview

WACO, Texas – The National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) is set for three conference championships this weekend
 

All times for meets are listed in the time zone they will be competed in. Check out the NCEA’s Conference Championship page for results and final box scores from the matchups all weekend long.

All rankings listed are the seedings from each conference, not the NCEA Selection Committee Rankings.

3/27-28 Big 12 Conference Championship - Stillwater, Okla.

No. 2 Fresno State vs. No. 3 TCU - 10 a.m. CT - Live Scoring

  • The meet will start with Reining
  • The two each have one win and one loss against each other this year 
  • Last time the two competed, TCU topped Fresno State at home 
  • The two have a 20-6 win-loss ratio, TCU leading the series 
  • Fresno State sees their best season record to date, going 7-4 overall and 3-3 in conference play 
  • TCU holds a similar record, going 7-5 overall and 3-3 in conference 

No. 1 OSU vs No. 4 Baylor - 10 a.m. CT - Live Scoring

  • The meet will start with Fences
  • OSU seeks their fifth-straight Big 12 Conference title 
  • Baylor seeks to bounce back after a 3-8 season run
  • OSU holds the series record 42-13 
  • Baylor seeks its first win over the Cowgirls since the 2019 Big 12 Championship

The Big 12 Championship will be at 9:25 a.m. CT between the winners from each semifinal.

3/26-28 ECAC Dual Discipline Conference Championship - Harrington, Del.

No. 4 Delaware State vs No. 5 Minnesota Crookston - 10:15 a.m. ET

  • The quarterfinal matchup for the ECAC
  • Delaware State is 2-8 headed into the weekend and Minnesota Crookston is 1-7
  • The duo split a pair of meets on the season
  • The Eagles are coming off their first-ever NCEA win on February 21 against DSU, 10-6

No. 1 UC Davis vs Winner of Quarterfinal - 9 a.m. ET

  • UC Davis comes in even at 7-7 on the season
  • Davis has an unblemished conference record at 5-0 
  • The Aggies defeated DSU once this season (11-8 on 11/7) and handily won against the Eagles (16-4 on 2/6)
  • Davis was the runner-up in the 2025 installment of the conference championship, falling in a tiebreaker in the championship round
  • The Aggies look for their third ECAC title

No. 2 South Dakota State vs No. 3 UT Martin - 9 a.m. ET

  • The teams split a pair of meets on the season
  • SDSU comes in at 5-7 while UTM is 4-9
  • The Jackrabbits went 5-3 against ECAC opponents
  • UTM went 4-4 in league play
  • The Skyhawks return as the reigning ECAC Champions, besting UC Davis in a tiebreaker for their first ECAC trophy in 2025

The ECAC Championship will be at 10 a.m. ET between the winners from each semifinal.

3/27-28 Southeastern Conference Championship (SEC) - Auburn, Ala.

No. 2 South Carolina vs No. 3 Georgia - 10 a.m. ET - Live Scoring

  • The Gamecocks seek their second consecutive SEC title 
  • UGA enters the championship with a 7-4 season record 
  • South Carolina enters with a 8-4 season record 
  • Last time the two played, USC topped Georgia 16-3 at home

No. 1 Auburn vs No. 4 Texas A&M - 3 p.m. ET - Live Scoring

  • Overall ranked No. 1 Auburn holds a 9-2 season record
  • Last time the two played, Auburn dominated Texas A&M at home 
  • Texas A&M holds an overall 5-5 record 
  • Auburn leads the conference in SEC Championship titles 
  • Texas A&M narrowly defeated Auburn in a tiebreaker at home, giving them one of their two losses on the season 
  • Auburn leads the matchup record with 35-9 win-loss ratio 

The SEC Championship will be at 10 a.m. ET between the winners from each semifinal.

About the NCEA

A non-profit corporation, the NCEA is a governing body to advance the sport of equestrian. The NCEA is responsible for the development and administration of equestrian rules and guidelines. Equestrian is subject to all NCAA policies and procedures in the same manner as other sports. In 1998, Equestrian was identified and adopted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Committee on Women's Athletics (CWA) as an emerging sport for women at the Division I and II levels.
 
NCEA competitions are in a head-to-head format, and schools may choose to compete as a single or dual discipline team (Jumping Seat and Western). Each discipline has two events: in Jumping Seat, Fences and Flat, and in Western, Horsemanship and Reining. Teams can have five riders per event, with horses assigned by random draw at the start of the competition. Riders from opposing teams compete on the same horse, and whichever rider receives the higher score earns one point for her team. The level of difficulty is demonstrated by the accuracy of the pattern and how the competitor uses the horse to the best of her ability.
 
To stay up to date all year long on all things NCEA Equestrian, follow the organization on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @NCEA_Equestrian and @ncea_eq.
 

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