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| 2023 NAIA flag football season | ||||
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| Total No. of teams | 13 | |||
| Regular season | February 15 – April 29, 2023 | |||
| National championship | Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA May 18–20, 2023 | |||
| Champion(s) | Ottawa (KS) | |||
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The 2023 NAIA flag football season was the component of the 2023 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States. It was the third season of the NAIA sponsoring flag football as a varsity women's sport, in contrast with traditional, full-contact college football which is played almost exclusively by men. With 13 schools playing in this season, it remained classified an "emerging" sport by the NAIA. A postseason tournament was held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with the Ottawa Braves retaining their champions title, their third in the only three years of NAIA flag football.
Standings
| Rank | School | Record |
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| 1 | Ottawa (KS) | 17–1 |
| 2 | Thomas | 18–2 |
| 3 | St. Thomas (FL) | 19–5 |
| 4 | Kansas Wesleyan | 14–5 |
| 5 | Midland | 15–7 |
| 6 | Webber International | 10–8 |
| 7 | Keiser | 9–6 |
| 8 | Warner | 9–11 |
| 9 | Cottey | 6–14 |
| 10 | Reinhardt | 3–12 |
| 11 | Florida Memorial | 2–12 |
| 12 | St. Mary (KS) | 1–10 |
| 13 | Bethel (KS) | 1–9 |
References
- "NAIA 2022–2023 Flag Football Schedule". NAIA. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- "Women's Flag Captures 3rd NAIA Championship, Defeats Thomas 18–13" (Press release). Ottawa Braves. May 20, 2023.
- "NAIA Flag Football Invitational Brackets Released". Thomas Night Hawks. May 8, 2023.
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