## 2015-16 NAIA Master Calendar

|  **A U G U S T**  
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July 31-Aug. 2 | National Wrestling Coaches Association Convention, Fort Lauderdale, FL  
Aug. 1 | NAIA Wrestling Coaches Association Annual Business Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL  
Aug. 1 | Deadline: Fall conference raters (conference/A.I.I./unaffiliated) to be filled out by commissioners via NAIAHelp  
Aug. 1 | Membership takes effect for new member institutions approved in April.  
Aug. 1 | Deadline: submission of Social Media entries for NAIA-Sports Information Directors Association Publications Contests  
Aug. 15 | Deadline: Athletic Directors update NAIAHelp (www.NAIAHelp.com) staff directories as membership cards will be printed using that information  
Aug. 15 | National award winners selected by appropriate committees and names sent to National Office (awards@naia.org)  
**SEPTEMBER**  
Sept. 1 | Deadline: Year-End Reports for previous year submitted in NAIAHelp.com  
Sept. 1 | Unpaid membership dues delinquent  
Sept. 1 | Deadline: Fall qualifying tournament plans (conference/A.I.I./unaffiliated) to be filled out by commissioners via NAIAHelp  
Sept. 15 | National Awards Day web video announcement of all National Award winners for previous year  
Sept. 21 | NAIA Academy Registration Webinar (final version) conducted  
Sept. 27-28 | Conference Commissioners Association fall meeting, Kansas City, MO  
Sept. 27-28 | Athletic Director Association Board of Directors fall meeting, Kansas City, MO  
Sept. 27-28 | Council of Presidents fall meeting, Kansas City, MO  
**OCTOBER**  
Oct. 1 | Deadline: Winter conference raters (conference/A.I.I./unaffiliated) to be filled out by commissioners via NAIAHelp  
Oct. 1 | NAIA membership applications must be received in the NAIA National Office  
Oct. 31 | Deadline: Application for the NAIA-American Red Cross Collegiate Leadership Program  
**NOVEMBER**  
Nov. 1 | Deadline: Spring conference raters (conference/A.I.I./unaffiliated) to be filled out by commissioners via NAIAHelp  
Nov. 1 | Deadline: Winter qualifying tournament plans (conference/A.I.I./unaffiliated) to be sent by conference commissioners/A.I.I. to National Office  
Nov. 1 | Deadline: Submit bid to host Soccer and Volleyball National Championship Opening Round events  
Nov. 1 | Deadline: Nominations for Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete awards for Soccer, Cross Country, Football and Volleyball  
Nov. 1 | Deadline: Nominations for Buffalo Funds Five-Star Champions of Character team awards in Soccer, Volleyball and Cross Country.  
Nov. 7 | Qualification Deadline: Completion of Men's & Women's Cross Country conference/A.I.I./group qualifying events  
Nov. 9 | NAIA Champions of Character Luncheon, Kansas City, MO  
Nov. 9 | Release of qualifiers - Cross Country National Championships  
Nov. 14 | Qualification Deadline: Completion of Men's Soccer conference/A.I.I./group qualifying events  
Nov. 14 | Qualification Deadline: Completion of Women's Soccer conference/A.I.I./group qualifying events  
Nov. 14 | Qualification Deadline: Completion of Volleyball conference/A.I.I./group qualifying events  
Nov. 14 | Qualification Deadline: Completion of Football conference/A.I.I. qualifying events  
Nov. 15 | Release of qualifiers & first round pairings - Football Championship Series  
Nov. 15 | Deadline: Nomination for Buffalo Funds Five-Star Champions of Character team award in Football.  
Nov. 15 | Release of qualifiers - Volleyball National Championship  
Nov. 16 | Release of bracket - Volleyball National Championship  
Nov. 16 | Release of qualifiers & bracket - Men's Soccer National Championship  
Nov. 16 | Release of qualifiers & bracket - Women's Soccer National Championship  
Nov. 18 | Deadline: Nomination for Volleyball, men’s and women’s Soccer All-America awards. All-conference/A.I.I./unaffiliated teams and support materials are sent to NAIA National Office  
Nov. 20 | Release of Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes in Men’s & Women’s Cross Country  
Nov. 21 | Men's & Women's Soccer National Championship Opening Round (campus sites)  
Nov. 21 | Volleyball National Championship Opening Round (campus sites)  
Nov. 21 | Men’s & Women’s Cross Country National Championships, McAlpine Creek Park, Charlotte, N.C.  
Nov. 21 | Football Championship Series First Round (campus sites)  
Nov. 24 | Release of Men’s & Women’s Cross Country All-Americans  
Nov. 25 | Deadline: Football conference/independent Player of the Year forms to National Office  
Nov. 28 | Football Championship Series Quarterfinals (campus sites)  
Nov. 30-Dec. 5 | Men’s Soccer National Championship Final Site, Delray Beach, FL  
Nov. 30-Dec. 5 | Women’s Soccer National Championship Final Site, Orange Beach, AL  
**DECEMBER**  
Dec. 1–5 | Volleyball National Championship Final Site, Sioux City, IA  
Dec. 2–5 | National Fastpitch Coaches Association Convention, Las Vegas, NV  
Dec. 3 | NAIA-Softball Coaches Association Annual Business Meeting, Las Vegas, NV  
Dec. 4 | Release of Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes in Men’s & Women’s Soccer and Volleyball  
Dec. 5 | Football Championship Series Semifinals (campus sites)  
Dec. 8 | Release of Men’s and Women’s Soccer and Volleyball All-Americans  
Dec. 7-9 | Men’s Golf Coaches Association of America Convention, Las Vegas, NV  
Dec. 8 | NAIA-Men’s Golf Coaches Association Annual Business Meeting, Las Vegas, NV  
Dec. 15 | Release of AFCA Football All-Americans  
Dec. 15-18 | US Track & Field and Cross Country Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas  
Dec. 16-20 | American Volleyball Coaches Association Convention, Omaha, NE  
Dec. 17 | Release of Football National Player of the Year  
Dec. 17 | Release of Daktronics-NAIA Football Scholar-Athletes  
Dec. 18 | NAIA Football National Championship Game, Daytona Beach, FL  
Dec. 18 | NAIA-Volleyball Coaches Association Annual Business Meeting, Omaha, NE  
**JANUARY**  
Jan. 7 | NAIA-Baseball Coaches Association Annual Business Meeting, Nashville, TN  
Jan. 7-10 | American Baseball Coaches Association Convention, Nashville, TN  
Jan. 6 | Release of Football National Coach of the Year  
Jan. 10-13 | American Football Coaches Association Convention, San Antonio, Texas  
Jan. 11 | NAIA-Football Coaches Association Annual Business Meeting, San Antonio, Texas  
Jan. 13-17 | National Soccer Coaches Association of America Convention, Baltimore, MD  
Jan. 15 | NAIA-Men’s and Women’s Soccer Coaches Association Annual Business Meeting, Baltimore, MD  
Jan. 20 | Deadline: submission of proposed amendments to the NAIA Constitution and Bylaws. Proposals will be voted upon at the April 2016 Convention  
Jan. 22 | Deadline: Web sync fall statistics through Daktronics, any changes after this date incur fee  
**FEBRUARY**  
Feb. 1 | Deadline: Spring qualifying tournament plans (conference/A.I.I./unaffiliated) to be sent by commissioners to National Office  
Feb. 15 | Deadline: Nominations for Buffalo Funds Five-Star Champions of Character team awards in Swimming & Diving, Basketball, Wrestling and Indoor Track and Field  
Feb. 15 | Deadline: Nominations for Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete awards for Swimming & Diving, Basketball and Wrestling (Indoor is due with Outdoor on April 20)  
Feb. 19 | Competitive Cheer & Dance Qualifying Competition South Group, Oklahoma City, OK  
Feb. 20 | Competitive Cheer & Dance Qualifying Competition Midwest Group, Belleville, IL  
Feb. 20 | Wrestling National Qualifying Tournaments, six campus locations  
Feb. 22 | Deadline: Receipt of entries for the NAIA Indoor Track & Field and Wrestling National Championships  
Feb. 22 | Release of Multi-Event athletes - Indoor Track & Field National Championships  
Feb. 23 | Release qualifiers - Wrestling National Championships  
Feb. 24 | Deadline receipt of entries for the NAIA Swimming & Diving National Championships  
Feb. 26 | Release preliminary bracket - Wrestling National Championships  
Feb. 26 | Release of all entries - Indoor Track & Field National Championships  
Feb. 26 | Competitive Cheer & Dance Qualifying Competition North Group, Fremont, NE  
Feb. 27 | Competitive Cheer & Dance Qualifying Competition East Group, Adrian, MI  
Feb. 27 | Qualification Deadline: Completion of Competitive Cheer & Dance conference/A.I.I./group qualifying events  
**MARCH**  
March 1 | Declaration of Intent to Participate Form, Emerging Sports Designation Form and Sunday Declaration Form available online in NAIAHelp.com  
March 1 | Qualification Deadline: Completion of Division II Men's & Women's Basketball conference/A.I.I./group qualifying events  
March 2 | Release of qualifiers & bracket - Division II MBB & WBB National Championships  
March 2 | Deadline: Nominations for Division II Men’s and Women’s Basketball All-America award. All-conference/independent teams to be submitted online.  
March 2 | NAIA-Swimming & Diving Coaches Association Annual Business Meeting, TBD  
March 2-5 | Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving National Championships, TBD  
March 3 | Release official bracket - Wrestling National Championships  
March 3-5 | Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Championships, TBD  
March 4-5 | Wrestling National Championships, Topeka, KS  
March 4 | Release of qualifiers and pysch sheets - Swimming & Diving National Championships  
March 4 | Release of Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes in Wrestling and Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving  
March 8 | Release of Wrestling, Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field and Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving All-Americans  
March 8 | Qualification Deadline: Completion of Division I Men's & Women's Basketball conference/A.I.I./group qualifying events  
March 9 | Release of qualifiers & bracket - Division I MBB & WBB National Championships  
March 9 | Deadline: Nominations for Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball All-America award. All-conference/independent teams and support materials to submitted online.  
March 9-15 | Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship, College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO  
March 9-15 | State Farm – NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball National Championship, Sioux City, IA  
March 11 | Release of Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes in Competitive Cheer & Dance  
March 11-12 | Competitive Cheer & Dance National Invitational, Davenport, IA  
March 14 | Release of Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes in Division II Men’s and Women’s Basketball  
March 15 | Release of Compteitive Cheer & Dance All-Americans  
March 16-22 | Division I Women’s Basketball National Championship, Independence, MO  
March 16-22 | Buffalo Funds – NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship, Kansas City, MO  
March 17 | Release of Division II Men’s & Women’s Basketball All-Americans  
March 18 | Proposed Constitution and Bylaws Amendments for the 2016 NAIA Convention are distributed to the membership  
March 21 | Release of Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes in Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball  
March 24 | Release of Division I Men’s & Women’s Basketball All-Americans.  
March 31-April 4 | National Association of Basketball Coaches Convention – Houston, Texas  
**APRIL**  
April 1 | Deadline: Submit bid to host Baseball National Championship Opening Round tournament  
April 1 | Deadline: Submit bid to host Softball National Championship Opening Round tournament  
April 1 | Deadline: Receipt of Declaration of Intent to Participate Form, Emerging Sports Designation Form, Sunday Declaration Forms in NAIAHelp.com  
April 1 | Deadline: Conference commissioners to submit Affiliated Conference Certification form and conference governing documents to the National Office  
April 1 | Deadline: Conference commissioners to submit Football Certification forms to the National Office  
April 1 | NAIA-NABC Men’s Basketball Coaches Annual Business Meeting, Houston, Texas  
April 1-5 | Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Convention, Indianapolis, IN  
April 4 | NAIA-Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Annual Business Meeting, Indianapolis, IN  
April 12 | Deadline: To receive voting delegate forms for NAIA National Convention  
April 13 | Release of the nine NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Rounds Hosts/Sites  
April 13 | Release of the 10 NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Rounds Hosts/Sites  
April 15 | Deadline: Al Ortolani Undergraduate Scholarship submission to National Office  
April 15 | Deadline: submission of Walt McAlexander publications (3 total) for NAIA-Sports Information Directors Association Publications Contests  
April 15-19 | 74th Annual NAIA National Convention – Kansas City, MO  
April 20 | Deadline: Nominations for Buffalo Funds Five-Star Champions of Character team awards in Softball, Golf, Tennis, Baseball, and Outdoor Track & Field  
April 20 | Deadline: Nominations for Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete awards for Softball, Golf, Tennis, Baseball and Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field  
April 22 | Deadline: Web sync winter statistics through Daktronics, any changes after this date incur fee  
April 22-23 | Men's Volleyball National Invitational, St. Louis, MO  
April 25 | Membership dues invoices sent from National Office to all NAIA presidents, all schools’ Accounts Payable departments, and all NAIA athletics directors  
**MAY**  
May 1 | Year-End Report forms available online in NAIAHelp.com  
May 1 | Deadline: Submission of Walt McAlexander Publications (1 total), Jack Bell Writing, Promotional Materials, website, video for NAIA-Sports Information Directors Association Publications Contests  
May 4 | Qualification Deadline: Completion of Women's Golf conference/A.I.I./group qualifying events  
May 4-7 | Men's & Women's Lacrosse National Invitational, location TBD  
May 5 | Release of qualifiers - Women's Golf National Championships  
May 6 | Release of pairings - Women's Golf National Championships  
May 7 | Qualification Deadline: Completion of Men's & Women's Tennis conference/A.I.I./group qualifying events  
May 8 | Deadline: Online nomination for Baseball All-America awards  
May 9 | Release of qualifiers - Tennis National Championships  
May 10 | Release of bracket - Tennis National Championships  
May 11 | Deadline: Online nominations for Men's & Women's Tennis All-America awards  
May 11 | Qualification Deadline: Completion of Softball conference/A.I.I./group qualifying events  
May 11 | Qualification Deadline: Completion of Men's Golf conference/A.I.I./group qualifying events  
May 12 | Release of qualifiers and bracket - Softball National Championship Opening Round  
May 12 | Qualification Deadline: Completion of Baseball conference/A.I.I./group qualifying events  
May 12 | Deadline: Online nominations for Women’s Golf All-America awards  
May 12 | Release of qualifiers - Men's Golf National Championships  
May 13 | Release of pairings - Men's Golf National Championships  
May 13 | Release of qualifiers and bracket - Baseball National Championship Opening Round  
May 16 | Deadline: Receipt of entries for the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships  
May 16 | Release of Multi-Event athletes - Outdoor Track & Field National Championships  
May 16 | NAIA-Tennis Coaches Association Annual Business Meeting, Mobile, AL  
May 16 | NAIA-Women’s Golf Coaches Association Annual Business Meeting, Pooler, GA  
May 16-18 | Softball National Championship Opening Round Tournaments  
May 17-20 | Baseball National Championship Opening Round Tournaments  
May 17-21 | Men’s & Women’s Tennis National Championships, Mobile, AL  
May 17-20 | Women’s Golf National Championships, Savannah Quarters Country Club, Pooler, GA  
May 19 | Release of Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes in Women’s Golf  
May 20 | Release of all entries - Outdoor Track & Field National Championships  
May 20 | Release of Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes in Men’s and Women’s Tennis  
May 24 | Release of Men’s & Women’s Tennis All-Americans  
May 24 | Release of Women's Golf All-Americans  
May 24-27 | Men’s Golf National Championships, TPC Deer Run, Moline, IL  
May 26 | Release of Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes in Men’s Golf  
May 26-28 | Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field National Championships, TBD  
May 27-June 2 | NAIA Softball World Series, Souix City, Iowa  
May 27-June 3 | Avista-NAIA Baseball World Series, Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston, ID  
May 27 | Release of Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes in Men’s & Women’s Track & Field  
May 31 | Release of Men’s Golf All-Americans  
May 31 | Release of Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field All-Americans  
**JUNE**  
June 1 | Release of Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes in Softball  
June 2 | Release of Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes in Baseball  
June 6-17 | NAIA / American Red Cross Collegiate Leadership Program, Washington, D.C.  
June 7 | Release of Softball All-Americans  
June 7 | Release of Baseball All-Americans  
June 9 | Release of Baseball Coach of the Year  
June 12-15 | College Sports Information Directors of America Convention, Dallas, Texas  
June 13 | NAIA-Sports Information Directors Association Annual Business Meeting, Dallas, Texas  
June 13 | Release NAIA-SIDA Publication Award Winners  
June 13-16 | National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Convention, Dallas, Texas  
June 15 | Deadline: Nominations for National Awards submitted to conference offices for the following awards: A.O. Duer Scholarship Award for junior student-athletes; Emil S. Liston Award for junior basketball student-athletes; Dr. Leroy Walker Award Student-Athlete of Character; Coach of Character; Athletics Director of the Year; Charles Morris Administrator of the Year; Sports Information Director of the Year; Wally Schwartz Faculty Athletics Representative of the Year Award  
June 15 | Deadline: Champions of Character Scorecards for previous year submitted online to National Office  
June 22 | Release of Softball Coach of the Year  
June 22-25 | National Athletic Trainers Association Convention, Baltimore, MD  
June 23 | NAIA-Athletic Trainers Association Annual Business Meeting, Baltimore, MD  
June 30 | Deadline: Online nominations for Scholar Team award in all team sports and LATE scholar-athletes from 2015-16 academic year  
**JULY**  
July 1 | Deadline: Web sync spring statistics through Daktronics, any changes after this date incur fee  
July 15 | Deadline: Conference award winner selections forwarded to National Office via awards@naia.org for the following awards: A.O. Duer Scholarship Award for junior student-athletes; Emil S. Liston Award for junior basketball student-athletes; Dr. Leroy Walker Award Student-Athlete of Character; Coach of Character; Athletics Director of the Year; Charles Morris Administrator of the Year; Sports Information Director of the Year; Wally Schwartz Faculty Athletics Representative of the Year Award  
July 15 | Deadline: Nominations for awards that do not have a conference selection process sent to National Office via awards@naia.org: NAIA-CTSA “All That's Right in Sport” Award; NAIA Hall of Fame Athlete, Hall of Fame Coach, Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Meritorious Service; Athletic Trainer of the Year; Larry Lady Officiating Award; Clarence "Ike" Pearson (Sports Information Directors of America)  
July 15 | Deadline: Conference commissioners to submit conference information (Personnel, committees, raters, and meeting schedules) in NAIAHelp.com  
July 15 | Deadline: Membership dues to be sent to National Office  
July 15 | Release of Scholar Team award in all team sports  
July 15 | Deadline: Institutions to submit catastrophic insurance fees  
July 15 | Deadline: Conference Evaluations submitted to National Office