GREENVILLE, S.C. – Conference Carolinas and the Durham Sports Commission announced plans today to conduct the inaugural Conference Carolinas Women’s Flag Football Championship in Durham, North Carolina April 17-19. Conference Carolinas will be the first NCAA Division I or II conference to sponsor women’s flag football at the varsity level in 2025-26.

“We are excited to host our first championship at Durham County Memorial Stadium,” Conference Carolinas Commissioner Chris Colvin said. “This will be a great venue for our 11 teams to set their goals to reach in April.”

The championship will be held at Durham County Memorial Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, April 17-19. Eight teams will qualify for the championship that starts with four quarterfinal contests on Friday. The semifinals will take place on Saturday before the championship game on Sunday.

“In partnership with Durham County Memorial Stadium, the Durham Sports Commission is excited to host the Conference Carolinas Women’s Flag Football Championship,” said Marcus Manning, Durham Sports Commission Executive Director. “Flag football is experiencing exponential growth at the youth, high school, and collegiate levels and Durham welcomes the chance to play an important role. Many thanks to Commissioner Colvin and the Conference Carolinas leadership for this unique opportunity.”

The inaugural Conference Carolinas season kicks off with Erskine College, King University and Lees-McRae traveling to Emmanuel University on Saturday, February 28.

This is Conference Carolinas
Conference Carolinas has a rich tradition in roots that dates back to its inception on Dec. 6, 1930. The NCAA Division II athletics conference presently has member schools located in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Member institutions for the 2025-26 academic year are Barton, Belmont Abbey, Chowan, Converse, Emmanuel, Erskine, Ferrum, Francis Marion, King, Lees-McRae, Mount Olive, UNC Pembroke, North Greenville, Shorter, Southern Wesleyan and Young Harris.

Conference Carolinas is a sole sponsor of 26 sports and also collaborates with two other conferences (South Atlantic Conference and Great Midwest Athletic Conference) to offer opportunities in four additional sports for a total of 30 in the 2025-26 academic year. The ability to provide its membership sports sponsorship in 30 sports is the most in all of NCAA Division II. In addition, Conference Carolinas also provides championship opportunities for its member institutions in spirit and in developmental sports.

Conference Carolinas believes in the development and formation of the whole person in body, mind and soul. Our students are nationally recognized for their extraordinary success in the classroom, in the community and at the highest levels of NCAA competition.

Conference Carolinas is built upon the idea of offering challenging NCAA competition in an environment that fosters both the academic and athletic achievements of its student-athletes. Conference members offer exemplary educations and scholarships for performance in the classroom and on the field. Conference Carolinas and its members are committed to challenging adversity and building tomorrow's leaders.

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