Update: Pacific Northwest will now be at the University of Washington April 15th.
The Spikeball College Roundnet Series
UPDATES!
3/6/23 - New Eligibility: Mid-Year Early Graduates
1/12/2023 - D1 Squads at Spring Sectionals
To compete in D1 Squads at Sectionals, schools will need a minimum of three teams rather than needing to bring all five -- 3 Open teams, 1 Mixed team, and 1 Women's team.
If a school brings only three teams, they will fill the Open A, B, and C spots.
If a school that brings only three teams faces a school that brings all five teams, they will forfeit the Mixed and Women's matches.
A school will need to win the majority of matches to win a confrontation.
12/1/2022 - D1 Squad Bids
In past seasons, schools could earn a bid to the D1 Squad division at College Nationals by landing on the podium in the D1 Squad division at their Spring Sectional.
For College Nationals 2023, you will not need to earn a bid to play in 5-Team D1 Squad. We can't wait to see you all in Richmond May 20-21 for the biggest College Roundnet event of the year!
The 2022-2023 Season
Events Overview
Fall Sectionals
- One tournament in each Section
- All sections besides the Southwest will play with the 3-team Squad format
Spring Sectionals
- One tournament in each Section
- *NEW* Five-team format (3 Open teams, 1 Women's team, 1 Mixed team) for D1 Squads
- Schools can only compete in the D2 and Open Indivudal divisions outside their Section
College Nationals
- College Nationals will be in Richmond May 20-21
- All schools battle for the top spot!
- *NEW* Five-team format (3 Open teams, 1 Women's team, 1 Mixed team) for D1 Squads
Learn More
Becoming an Official Club with Spikeball
College on Fwango.io
More details to come!
Divisions
Spring Sectionals
D1 Squads (4.5+) [5-team] - Schools must submit a squad of 5 teams to compete.
D2 Squads (4.5+) [3-team] - Schools must submit a squad of 3 teams to compete.
Open Individual (4.0) - For schools unable to submit a squad or have teams of Advanced skill level. Played with NHZ.
Open Individual (3.0) - For schools unable to submit a squad or have teams of Intermediate skill level.
Women’s Individual (4.0) - For Women’s teams of Advanced skill level. Played with NHZ.
Women’s Individual (2.0-3.0) - For Women’s teams of Intermediate skill level.
*Women are welcome to play in D1 Squads or Open Individual
College Nationals
D1 Squads (4.5+) [5-team] - Schools must submit a squad of 5 teams to compete. One school may submit one D1 Squad.
D2 Squads (4.5+) [3-team] - Schools must submit a squad of 3 teams to compete. One school may submit a maximum of 2 D2 Squads.
Open Individual (4.0) - For schools unable to submit a squad or have teams of Advanced skill level. Played with NHZ.
Open Individual (3.0) - For schools unable to submit a squad or have teams of Intermediate skill level.
Women’s Individual (4.0) - For Women’s teams of Advanced skill level. Played with NHZ.
Women’s Individual (2.0-3.0) - For Women’s teams of Intermediate skill level.
*Women are welcome to play in D1 Squads or Open Individual
5 - Team Squads
For Fall Sectionals, each section can decide if they will play with 3-team D1 Squads or 5-team D1 Squads. For Spring Sectionals and College Nationals, we will be utilizing the 5-team D1 Squad format.
- For Spring Sectionals, Squads must have a minimum of three teams to compete. For College Nationals, Squads must have all five teams to compete.
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Premier players must be placed on the top teams in a squad before any non-premier players can be added. Even if there is just 1 premier player, they should be on the A team. If there are 3 premier players, a premier player should be on the B team, etc.
- If all squad members are Premier the teams (A, B, C) will be subject to change after submission for fairness by SCR Panel. Ex: Confirming the A team is the best.
- Women are welcome to play on Open, Women's, or Mixed
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For Sectionals
- 1 squad from each school may compete in D1. Up to 2 squads from each school may compete in D2. *Subject to change based on Sectional size
- All schools must submit squad players/teams by midnight local time the Tuesday before the tournament.
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For Nationals
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1 squad from each school may compete in each D1 & D2.
- A maximum of 32 squads can qualify for D1 Nationals. The top squad from each school must finish top 3 at their Sectional to be awarded an auto-bid. The remaining spots will be assigned by the SCR Panel. If a squad doesn't accept the bid, it gives another spot that could be assigned. Bids are accepted by the school, not specific teams so the 1o players for Nationals can de different than those at Sectionals.
- All schools must submit Nationals squad players/teams by May 15, 2023.
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1 squad from each school may compete in each D1 & D2.
3 - Team Squads
For Fall Sectionals, each section can decide if they will play with 3-team D1 Squads or 5-team D1 Squads. For Spring Sectionals and College Nationals, we will be utilizing the 5-team D1 Squad format. In the event a Fall Section proceeds with the 3-team format, it should follow these guidelines.
- Squads must have three teams
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Premier players must be placed on the top teams in a squad before any non-premier players can be added. Even if there is just 1 premier player, they should be on the A team. If there are 3 premier players, a premier player should be on the B team, etc.
- If all squad members are premier the teams (A, B, C) will be subject to change after submission for fairness by College Committee. Ex: confirming the A team is the best.
- A schools top squad may choose to play in D2 instead of D1.
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For Sectionals
- 1 squad from each school may compete in D1. Up to 2 squads from each school may compete in D2. *Subject to change based on Sectional size
- All schools must submit squad players/teams by midnight local time the Tuesday before the tournament.
Tournament Format
Squads
- Pools of 4 to 8 squads
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Each squad plays all other squads in their pool
- 1 game to 15 or 21, cap at 25
- Open Team A v Open Team A
- Open Team B v Open Team B
- Open Team C v Open Team C
- Women's Team v Women's Team
- Mixed Team v Mixed Team
- Squads seeded by loses, then point differential, then least points against per game
- Bracket series is best of 3 games to 21, no cap
Women's/Open Individual
- Pools of 4 to 8 teams
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Each team plays all other teams in their pool
- 1 game to 15 or 21, cap at 25
- Teams seeded by loses, then point differential
- Bracket series is best of 3 games to 21, no cap
Eligibility
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Degree Seeking Enrollment: S/he must be both accepted and enrolled in a regularly matriculated degree program at the school for which eligibility is to apply. Programs that culminate in only the awarding of a certificate are not considered "degree-seeking."
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Half-time Status: S/he must be considered at least a half-time student by his/her school registrar (two (2) full time classes or equivalent as defined by the registrar).
Cooperative Program
Requirements
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have a prior academic affiliation with a significant formal relationship with each other
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have a history of athletic collaboration
- reasonable geographic distance
Even more....
SCR Panel
All-American Squad
College Athletes of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Coach of the Year
Power Rankings
Please send any questions to tournaments@spikeball.com