COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. – The National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) Junior Division Committee have announced the Junior Division Regional Qualifying Tournaments for the 2025-26 season.
Varsity teams may receive an automatic bid and qualify to receive an invite to a national tournament by results from a Conference Championships and/or Regional Qualifying Tournaments. One automatic bid will be provided for Conference Championships. Regional Qualifying Tournaments will receive qualifying bids per the following criteria:
-Five (5) Teams or less = 1 Bid
-Six (6) Teams or more = 2 bids
Only Conference Championships and/or Regional Qualifying Tournaments completed by March 2 will be awarded the automatic bid (provided to Conference Championships; or highest placing team not yet qualified for nationals) to nationals.
Regional and Conference Tournaments will be awarded by divisional leadership and designated on the NWBA Events Calendar and Sanctioned Events List at https://www.nwba.org/sanctionedevents.
The Junior Division portions of the 2026 NWBA National Championship Series will be held Friday, March 20, to Sunday, March 22, in Monroe, LA, and was announced HERE.
Click here for the postseason timeline and updated qualification process.
| Event Name | Wildcat Invitational | |
|---|---|---|
| Host | Utah Rush/Utah Wheelin' Jazz | |
| Event Director | Adam Banks Lindsay | |
| Event Director Email | alindsay@alphatransport.com | |
| Location | Ogden, UT | |
| Start Date | 11/22/2025 | |
| End Date | 11/23/2025 | |
| Event Name | Mad City Invitational | |
|---|---|---|
| Host | Dairyland Sports | |
| Event Director | Deb Jenks | |
| Event Director Email | djenks@dairylandsports.org | |
| Location | Verona, WI | |
| Start Date | 12/13/2025 | |
| End Date | 12/14/2025 | |
| Event Name | UW-Whitewater Junior Regional | |
|---|---|---|
| Host | UW-Whitewater | |
| Event Director | Jake Williams | |
| Event Director Email | ||
| Location | Janesville, WI | |
| Start Date | 01/10/2026 | |
| End Date | 01/11/2026 | |
| Event Name | Jr. Dry Heat Classic | |
|---|---|---|
| Host | Arizona Disabled Sports | |
| Event Director | Tucker Garcia | |
| Event Director Email | ||
| Location | Mesa, AZ | |
| Start Date | 01/10/2026 | |
| End Date | 01/11/2026 | |
| Event Name | Turnstone Regional Qualifier | |
|---|---|---|
| Host | Turnstone | |
| Location | Fort Wayne, IN | |
| Start Date | 01/17/2026 | |
| End Date | 01/18/2026 | |
| Event Name | River City Classic | |
|---|---|---|
| Host | Sportable | |
| Event Director | Tyler Rowe | |
| Event Director Email | tyler@sportable.org | |
| Location | Richmond, VA | |
| Start Date | 1/31/2026 | |
| End Date | 2/1/2026 | |
| Event Name | Southeast Conference Championship | |
|---|---|---|
| Host | Lakeshore Foundation | |
| Location | Birmingham, AL | |
| Start Date | 2/21/2026 | |
| End Date | 2/22/2026 | |
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