2022 Competitive Cheer National Championship Performance Order
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) is pleased to announce the performance order for the 15 teams who have qualified for the 6th Annual Competitive Cheer National Championship. The 2022 event will take place in Ypsilanti, Mich. at the George Gervin GameAbove Center with the preliminary round on March 11th followed by the finals on March 12th.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) is pleased to announce the performance order for the 15 teams who have qualified for the 6th Annual Competitive Cheer National Championship. The 2022 event will take place in Ypsilanti, Mich. at the George Gervin GameAbove Center with the preliminary round on March 11th followed by the finals on March 12th.
| Order | Institution | Qualification |
| 1 | Friends University (Kans) | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| 2 | University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) | At-Large |
| 3 | Missouri Baptist University | At-Large |
| 4 | Oklahoma City University | Northeast Grouping |
| 5 | Concordia Ann Arbor (Mich.) | Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference |
| 6 | Midland University (Neb.) | Great Plains Athletic Conference |
| 7 | Dickinson State University (N.D.) | At-Large |
| 8 | Point University (Ga.) | At-Large |
| 9 | Missouri Valley College | Heart of America Athletic Conference |
| 10 | Georgetown University (Ky.) | Mid-South Conference |
| 11 | Indiana Wesleyan University | Crossroads League |
| 12 | University of Pikeville (Ky.) | At-Large |
| 13 | Xavier University (La.) | Southeast Grouping |
| 14 | University of Mobile (Ala.) | At-Large |
| 15 | St. Ambrose University (Iowa) | At-Large |
The field includes eight automatic qualifiers and seven at-large bids. The automatic qualifiers are determined by the winners of six conference tournaments or regional grouping competitions which were hosted by St. Ambrose (Mich.) and St. Thomas (Fla.).
Teams at the Competitive Cheer and Dance National Championships will be competing on a level playing field as regular season and qualifier scores are not taken into consideration during the championships. The NAIA is the only athletics association to offer a national championship in this sport.