College 5-Team Squad

At Fall Sectionals, you must have three teams minimum to compete in D1 Squads. These teams will fill Open A, B, and C.  

If you bring three teams, but are facing a Squad with five teams, you will forfeit Mixed and Women's.

To win a confrontation, a Squad must win the majority of the matches. In the case where a three team Squad faces a five team Squad, the three team Squad must win all of their matches.

At Spring Sectionals and College Nationals, all D1 Squads must have all five teams to compete. Each school may only submit one D1 Squad. Schools may also submit up to two 3-Team D2 Squads.

For Sectionals, all players on D1 Squads will play with the NHZ with some caveats.

1. All men's players must play with the NHZ
2. If the women's players from both teams agree, they do not have to use the NHZ during their match

Example A:
Pool Play: SIUE Mixed v UW Mixed
SIUE's woman is more advanced and would like to play with the NHZ.
UW's woman is newer to the game and is a bit intimidated by the NHZ and elects not to play with it.
Because the default is using the NHZ, both women must use the NHZ during the match.

Example B:
Pool Play: Baylor Women's v Texas Women's
Baylor decides they don't want to use the NHZ.
Texas agrees to not use it as well despite their women using the NHZ more often.
Both teams do not use the NHZ for their match.

At College Nationals, all players will use the No Hit Zone without exceptions.

• Players on Open Teams
• • #1 should be the best team, #2 the second best, etc. But that does not mean the top two players need to be on Team #1. Players 1 & 3 may play better together than 1 & 2.
• Players on Mixed Teams
  • Male players that have competed in Pro Division from 2021-2023 should not be on the mixed team. There are no requirements around the female players.

Each squad is allowed to have up to two alternates that can be used to replace an injured player where the injury prevents the player from safely continuing.

• • • During pool play, the alternate will take the spot of the injured player.
    • Adjustments to teams can be made between pool play and bracket play so that the teams are leveled correctly. Example: If a player on Team #1 is injured in pool play, the alternate will take that spot. But, before bracket play, a player on Team #2 can/should be moved to Team #1 so it remains the top skilled team on the squad. The alternate will then move down to Team #2 or #3.
    • The teams that start the bracket competition must remain the same throughout. Injuries after the start of bracket play will result in that team needing to forfeit.

Switching players and teams mid-event is prohibited and will result in disqualification.

All club presidents representing Squads at College Nationals will be prompted to submit their lineup(s) to tournaments@spikeball.com by Friday, May 10, 2024 at 11:59 PM Pacific.

The SCR Panel will be looking at lineups to ensure players and teams are in the correct order.

Stacking is prohibitied. (Example: Placing the first or second best player on Open C.) Schools will be asked to rearrange their lineup if they are suspected of stacking.