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's Division
British Columbia Thunderbirds
University of British Columbia
Year Founded
1997
Championships
2 - (2008, 2025)
Championship Appearances
18
Notable Alumni
VY Chow, Ellen Au Yang
Carleton Syzygy
Carleton College
Year Founded
1982
Championships
1: 2000
Championship Appearances
34
Callahan Award Winners
Miranda Roth ('04)
Notable Alumni
Pam Kraus, Liz Penny, Deb (Cussen) Scheibe
Vermont Ruckus
Vermont
Year Founded
1988
Best Finish
3rd - 2023, 2024, 2025
Championship Appearances
6
Washington Element
University of Washington
Year Founded
1997
Championships
1: 2012
Championship Appearances
16
Callahan Award Winners
Shannon O'Malley ('10)
Tufts EWO
Tufts University
Year Founded
1981
Best Finish
3rd - 2012
Championship Appearances
17
Callahan Award Winners
Johanna Neumann ('00)
Notable Alumni
Heather Morris Raker
Colorado Quandary
University of Colorado
Year Founded
1995
Best Finish
2nd - 2018, 2022, 2023
Championship Appearances
21
Callahan Award Winners
Alex Snyder ('06)
Notable Alumni
Lauren Boyle
Oregon Fugue
University of Oregon
Year Founded
1985
Championships
3: 2010, 2013, 2015
Championship Appearances
21
Callahan Award Winners
Jody Dozono ('99), Chelsea Dengler ('03)
Notable Alumni
Jody Dozono, Bethany Kaylor, Jesse Shofner
Stanford Superfly
Stanford University
Year Founded
1990
Championships
8: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2016
Championship Appearances
26
Callahan Award Winners
Dominque Fontenette ('97), AJ Johnson ('98)
Notable Alumni
Gwen Ambler
UC-Santa Barbara Burning Skirts
University of California-Santa Barbara
Year Founded
1985
Championships
5: 1988, 1990, 1991, 2009, 2011
Championship Appearances
19
Callahan Award Winners
Jasmine Childress ('21), Laura Blume ('25)
Notable Alumni
Carolyn Finney, Lisa Picathely
Michigan Flywheel
University of Michigan
Year Founded
1989
Best Finish
2nd (1989, 1990, 2011)
Championship Appearances
16
Callahan Award Winners
Paula Seville ('12)
Notable Alumni
Hannah Henkin, Becky Malinowski
Cal Poly-SLO Slomotion
California Polytechnic State University
Year Founded
2004
Best Finish
T9 (2025)
Championship Appearances
1
UC-San Diego Dragon Coalition
University of California-San Diego
Year Founded
1995
Championships
2: 2002, 2019
Championship Appearances
14
Notable Alumni
Dena Elimelech, Christina Wagner
North Carolina Pleiades
University of North Carolina
Year Founded
1995
Championships
4 - 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Championship Appearances
14
Callahan Award Winners
Leila Tunnell ('11), Anne Worth ('20), Dawn Culton ('22)
Notable Alumni
Jenny Wei
California-Santa Cruz Sol
University of California-Santa Cruz
Year Founded
1970
Championships
2 (1994, 1995)
Championship Appearances
4
Utah Spiral Jetty
University of Utah
Year Founded
2009
Best Finish
T15 (2025)
Championship Appearances
2
Victoria Vikes
University of Victoria
2023 & 2025 Team Spirit Award Winners at College Championships
Year Founded
2008
Best Finish
9th - 2015
Championship Appearances
5
Pennsylvania Venus
University of Pennsylvania
Year Founded
1989
Best Finish
T5 (1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2009)
Championship Appearances
10
Callahan Award Winners
1 (Val Kelly, 1996) *First women's division winner
UC-Davis Rogue
University of California-Davis
Year Founded
1987
Championships
2 (1989, 2004)
Championship Appearances
10
Georgia Athena
University of Georgia
Year Founded
1990
Championships
1 - 2001
Championship Appearances
15
Cornell Wild Roses
Cornell University
Cornell Wild Roses
Ithaca, New York
Year Founded
1980
Best Finish
T3 (1990, 1991)
Championship Appearances
15
D-I Men's Division
Carleton College CUT
Carleton College
Year Founded
1977
Championships
5: 2001, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2025
Championship Appearances
31
Callahan Award Winners
Alex Nord ('01)
Notable Alumni
Pat Baylis, Sam Kanner, Sam O'Brien, Chase Sparling-Beckley, Joe White
Colorado Mamabird
University of Colorado
Year Founded
1992
Championships
2: 2004, 2014
Championship Appearances
26
Callahan Award Winners
Josh Ackley ('04), Jimmy Mickle ('14)
Notable Alumni
Pawel Janas, Beau Kittredge, Mac Taylor
Massachusetts Zoodisc
University of Massachusetts
Year Founded
1982
Championships
1: 1986
Championship Appearances
12
Notable Alumni
Ben Sadok, David Ellsworth, Jeremy Seeger
Oregon Ego
University of Oregon
Year Founded
1980
Championships
1: 1992
Championship Appearances
20
Callahan Award Winners
Ben Wiggins ('03), Eli Friedman ('10), Dylan Freechild ('13)
North Carolina Darkside
University of North Carolina
Year Founded
1993
Championships
5: 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
Championship Appearances
18
Callahan Award Winners
Jonathan Nethercutt ('15), Matt Gouchoe-Hanas ('19)
Notable Alumni
Larry Schindel
Cal Poly SLOCORE
California Polytechnic State University
Year Founded
1978
Best Finish
2nd (2024)
Championship Appearances
10
Penn State Spank
Penn State University
Best Finish
T5 (2025)
Championship Appearances
3
Western Washington Dirt
Western Washington University
Western Washington Dirt
Bellingham, Washington
Year Founded
2001
Best Finish
T9 (2025)
Championship Appearances
2
Northeastern Huskies
Northeastern University
Year Founded
1998
Best Finish
13th (2019, 2021)
Championship Appearances
3
Vermont Chill
University of Vermont
Year Founded
1978
Best Finish
3rd - 2023
Championship Appearances
7
Utah Zion Curtain
University of Utah
Year Founded
2006
Best Finish
T9 (2025)
Championship Appearances
2
Michigan MagnUM
University of Michigan
Year Founded
1997
Best Finish
3rd - 2021
Championship Appearances
21
Callahan Award Winners
Will Neff ('09)
California Ursa Major
University of California-Berkeley
Year Founded
1989
Best Finish
2nd - 2004
Championship Appearances
10
Callahan Award Winners
Dexter Clyburn ('25)
Texas TUFF
University of Texas
Year Founded
1978
Best Finish
2nd - 1988
Championship Appearances
29
Notable Alumni
Pat Lee, Mike Natenburg
Washington University Contra
Washington University
Year Founded
1991
Best Finish
T15 (2024)
Championship Appearances
3
Georgia Jojah
University of Georgia
Year Founded
1980
Best Finish
2nd - 2021
Championship Appearances
24
Callahan Award Winners
Aidan Downey ('24)
Notable Alumni
Will Deaver, Dylan Tunnel
British Columbia Thunderbirds
University of British Columbia
British Columbia Thunderbirds
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Year Founded
1996
Best Finish
9th (2011)
Championship Appearances
4
Ottawa Gee-Gees
University of Ottawa
Year Founded
1995
Best Finish
T17 (2025)
Championship Appearances
2
California-Santa Cruz Slugs
California-Santa Cruz
Year Founded
1986
Championships
1 - 1991
Championship Appearances
11
Oregon State Beavers
Oregon State University
Year Founded
1987
Best Finish
T13 (2024)
Championship Appearances
3