LEBANON, Ill. – McKendree University's NCAA women's bowling team will close out the regular season this weekend (March 18-20) as they travel to compete at Columbia 300 Music City Classic hosted by Vanderbilt University and held at the Smyrna Bowling Center in Smyrna, Tenn.
 
The Columbia 300 Music City Classic will begin with Baker format games starting at 9:40 a.m. on Friday, March 18, before playing two position-round games and a traditional format play beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 19 and then concluding with Baker-style bracket play on Sunday, March 20 beginning at 9 a.m.
 
The Bearcats, who are ranked No. 1 in the latest NTCA Coaches Poll, will be live streaming all their matches on the McKendree Women's Bowling Facebook page throughout the entire weekend.
 
This weekend's Music City Classic will be one of the toughest tournaments so far this season as the tournament field features 19 of the Top 25 teams ranked in the latest NTCA poll that was released last week. The tournament will feature a total of 33 teams, including nine of the Top 10 teams in the country.
 
The Bearcats have won two tournaments and have recorded four runner-up finishes this season and is sporting a 72-24 overall record on the year. The Bearcats took home first place at both the Stormin' Blue & White Vegas Classic and the Columbia 300 Saints Invitational hosted by Maryville University and took home runner-up finishes at the Bearcat Hammer Open, MOTIV Ladyjack Hammer Open, Northeast Classic and the Big Red Invitational in its most recent tournament.
 
In last season's Columbia 300 Music City Classic, McKendree topped Nebraska, 4.5-1.5 to win the championship. Senior Hope Gramly (Prosper, Texas/Prosper) was named the Tournament MVP.
 
Here is a list of the teams competing at this weekend's Columbia 300 Music City Classic.