Storied Programs and Historic Rivalries
USA Ultimate's college division is home to some the oldest and most beloved ultimate teams in the country. Each year these teams compete to earn a bid out of their region for a chance to win the College Championship.
D-I Women
British Columbia Thunderbirds
British Columbia Thunderbirds
Vancouver, BC
Year Founded
1997
Championship Appearances
14
Notable Alumni
VY Chow, Ellen Au Yang
California-San Diego Psychos
California-San Diego Psychos
La Jolla, CA
Year Founded
1995
Championships
2: 2002, 2019
Championship Appearances
10
Notable Alumni
Dena Elimelech, Christina Wagner
California-Santa Barbara Burning Skirts
California-Santa Barbara Burning Skirts
Goleta, CA
Year Founded
1985
Championships
5: 1988, 1990, 1991, 2009, 2011
Championship Appearances
14
Notable Alumni
Carolyn Finney, Lisa Picathely
Carleton Syzygy
Carleton Syzygy
Northfield, MN
Year Founded
1988
Championships
1: 2000
Championship Appearances
29
Callahan Award Winners
Miranda Roth ('04)
Notable Alumni
Pam Kraus, Liz Penny, Deb (Cussen) Scheibe
Central Florida Sirens
Central Florida Sirens
Orlando, FL
Year Founded
2009
Championship Appearances
4
Notable Alumni
Shana Brock, Mariel Hammond
Colorado Quandry
Colorado Quandry
Boulder, CO
Championship Appearances
16
Callahan Award Winners
Alex Snyder ('06)
Notable Alumni
Lauren Boyle
Dartmouth Daybreak
Dartmouth Daybreak
Hanover, NH
Year Founded
1992
Championships
2: 2017, 2018
Championship Appearances
10
Callahan Award Winners
Angela Zhu ('17), Jack Verzuh ('19)
Iowa Saucy Nancy
Iowa Saucy Nancy
Iowa City, IA
Year Founded
1993
Championship Appearances
6
Notable Alumni
Liza Minor
Michigan Flywheel
Michigan Flywheel
Ann Arbor, MI
Year Founded
1989
Championship Appearances
13
Callahan Award Winners
Paula Seville ('12)
Notable Alumni
Hannah Henkin, Becky Malinowski
North Carolina Pleiades
North Carolina Pleiades
Chapel Hill, NC
Year Founded
1995
Championship Appearances
9
Callahan Award Winners
Leila Tunnell ('11), Anne Worth ('20)
Notable Alumni
Jenny Wei
Pittsburgh Danger
Pittsburgh Danger
Pittsburgh, PA
Year Founded
2005
Championship Appearances
6
Notable Alumni
Carolyn Normile
Ohio State Fever
Ohio State Fever
Columbus, OH
Year Founded
2003
Championships
1: 2014
Championship Appearances
9
Callahan Award Winners
Cassie Swafford ('14)
Notable Alumni
Paige Soper
Oregon Fugue
Oregon Fugue
Eugene, OR
Championships
3: 2010, 2013, 2015
Championship Appearances
18
Callahan Award Winners
Jody Dozono ('99), Chelsea Dengler ('03)
Notable Alumni
Jody Dozono, Bethany Kaylor, Jesse Shofner
Stanford Superfly
Stanford Superfly
Palo Alto, CA
Championships
8: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2016
Championship Appearances
22
Callahan Award Winners
Dominque Fontenette ('97), AJ Johnson ('98)
Notable Alumni
Gwen Ambler
Texas Melee
Texas Melee
Austin, TX
Year Founded
2000
Championship Appearances
14
Callahan Award Winners
Cara Crouch ('05)
Notable Alumni
Laura Gerencer, Caryn Lucido, Julia Schmaltz
Tufts EWO
Tufts EWO
Medford, MA
Year Founded
1981
Championship Appearances
13
Callahan Award Winners
Johanna Neumann ('00)
Notable Alumni
Heather Morris Raker
Whitman Sweets
Whitman Sweets
Walla Walla, Washington
Year Founded
1992
Championship Appearances
5
Wisconsin Bella Donna
Wisconsin Bella Donna
Madison, WI
Championship Appearances
13
Callahan Award Winners
Courtney Kiesow ('08), Georgia Bosscher ('09)
Virginia Hydra
Virginia Hydra
Charlottesville, VA
Championship Appearances
10
Callahan Award Winners
Alika Johnston ('15)
Notable Alumni
Beth Stagner
Washington Element
Washington Element
Seattle, WA
Championships
1: 2012
Championship Appearances
11
Callahan Award Winners
Shannon O'Malley ('10)
D-I Men's
Brown Brownian Motion
Brown Brownian Motion
Providence, RI
Championships
3: 2000, 2005, 2019
Championship Appearances
11
Callahan Award Winners
Fortunat Mueller ('99), Justin Safdie ('00), Josh Ziperstein ('05)
Notable Alumni
Mac Hecht, Billy Rodriguez, Kyle Weisbrod
Cal Poly SLOCORE
Carleton CUT
Carleton CUT
Northfield, MN
Year Founded
1977
Championships
4: 2001, 2009, 2011, 2017
Championship Appearances
27
Callahan Award Winners
Pat Baylis, Sam Kanner, Sam O'Brien, Chase Sparling-Beckley, Joe White
Notable Alumni
Alex Nord ('01)
Central Florida Dogs of War
Central Florida Dogs of War
Orlando, FL
Championship Appearances
5
Notable Alumni
Mischa Freystater
Colorado Mamabird
Colorado Mamabird
Boulder, CO
Year Founded
1992
Championships
2: 2004, 2014
Championship Appearances
21
Callahan Award Winners
Josh Ackley ('04), Jimmy Mickle ('14)
Notable Alumni
Pawel Janas, Beau Kittredge, Mac Taylor
Cornell Buds
Cornell Buds
Ithaca, NY
Year Founded
1973
Championship Appearances
18
Notable Alumni
David Blau, Paul Brenner, Jon Cohn, Jim Herrick, Seth Reinhardt, Christopher Van Holmes, Danny Weiss
Florida Ultimate Club
Florida Ultimate Club
Gainesville, FL
Year Founded
1982
Championships
2: 2006, 2010
Championship Appearances
7
Callahan Award Winners
Tim Gehret ('06)
Notable Alumni
Kurt Gibson, Brodie Smith, Cole Sullivan, Cyle van Auken
Florida State DUF
Florida State DUF
Tallahassee, FL
Year Founded
1979
Championship Appearances
6
Notable Alumni
Chris Laraque
Georgia Jojah
Georgia Jojah
Athens, GA
Year Founded
1982
Championship Appearances
19
Notable Alumni
Will Deaver, Dylan Tunnel
Harvard Red Line
Harvard Red Line
Cambridge, MA
Year Founded
1979
Championship Appearances
10
Callahan Award Winners
George Stubbs ('11), John Stubbs ('17)
Iowa Hawkeye Ultimate Club
Iowa Hawkeye Ultimate Club
Iowa City, IA
Year Founded
1990
Championship Appearances
6
Notable Alumni
Elijah Edwards
Massachusetts Zoodisc
Massachusetts Zoodisc
Amherst, MA
Year Founded
1982
Championships
1: 1986
Championship Appearances
9
Notable Alumni
Ben Sadok, David Ellsworth, Jeremy Seeger
Minnesota Grey Duck
Minnesota Grey Duck
Minneapolis, MN
Year Founded
1996
Championships
1: 2016
Championship Appearances
8
Notable Alumni
Michael Arenson, Kyle Gill, Ben Jagt, Josh Klane, Ryan Osgar
North Carolina Darkside
North Carolina Darkside
Chapel Hill, NC
Year Founded
1993
Championships
2: 2015, 2018
Championship Appearances
13
Callahan Award Winners
Jonathan Nethercutt ('15), Matt Gouchoe-Hanas ('19)
Notable Alumni
Larry Schindel
North Carolina-Wilmington Seamen
North Carolina-Wilmington Seamen
Wilmington, NC
Year Founded
1988
Championships
1: 1993
Championship Appearances
15
Notable Alumni
Mike Gerics, Xavier Maxstadt, Jack Williams
Oregon Ego
Oregon Ego
Eugene, OR
Championships
1: 1992
Championship Appearances
17
Callahan Award Winners
Ben Wiggins ('03), Eli Friedman ('10), Dylan Freechild ('13)
Pittsburgh En Sabah Nur
Pittsburgh En Sabah Nur
Pittsburgh, PA
Year Founded
1997
Championships
2: 2012, 2013
Championship Appearances
15
Callahan Award Winners
Trent Dillon ('16), Michael Ing ('20)
Notable Alumni
Tyler Digeralimo, Sean McComb, Alex Thorne, Max Thorne
Stanford Bloodthirsty
Stanford Bloodthirsty
Stanford, CA
Year Founded
1980
Championships
2: 1984, 2002
Championship Appearances
22
Callahan Award Winners
Jim Schoettler ('96), Gabe Hernandez ('18)
Notable Alumni
Robbie Cahill, Mike Payne, Marc Sherwood, Bob Sick, Josh Wiseman
Texas TUFF
Texas TUFF
Austin, TX
Year Founded
1978
Championship Appearances
24
Notable Alumni
Pat Lee, Mike Natenburg
Wisconsin Hodags
Wisconsin Hodags
Madison, WI
Year Founded
1977
Championships
3: 2003, 2007, 2008
Championship Appearances
27
Callahan Award Winners
Dan Heijmen ('07)
Notable Alumni
Ross Barker, Ben Feldman, Shane Honestein, Matt Rebholz