Collegiate fencing

Due to the limited number of colleges that have fencing teams, NCAA fencing combines the three divisions into a combined National Collegiate sport, all participating in one NCAA Championship.

Athletes qualify for the NCAA Fencing Championship based on their finishing position in the regionals along with their regular season performance.

The top four fencers in each event fence direct elimination, 15-touch semifinals and championship bouts.

A pre-championship manual is provided to the coaches of all NCAA fencing team that includes information on rules, formats and important dates.

Each team is awarded one point for each individual’s five-touch bout victory fencing in the round robin of 24 and results from the top four finals bouts do not count toward team standings.

According to official NCAA regulations, colleges are limited to granting five full ("free ride") fencing scholarships per year for women and 4.5 for men.