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
North Carolina Pleiades
University of North Carolina
Year Founded
1995
Championships
4 - 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Championship Appearances
13
Callahan Award Winners
Leila Tunnell ('11), Anne Worth ('20), Dawn Culton ('22)
Notable Alumni
Jenny Wei
Stanford Superfly
Stanford University
Championships
8: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2016
Championship Appearances
25
Callahan Award Winners
Dominque Fontenette ('97), AJ Johnson ('98)
Notable Alumni
Gwen Ambler
Colorado Quandry
University of Colorado
Year Founded
1995
Best Finish
2nd - 2018, 2022, 2023
Championship Appearances
20
Callahan Award Winners
Alex Snyder ('06)
Notable Alumni
Lauren Boyle
Vermont Ruckus
Vermont
Year Founded
1986
Best Finish
3rd - 2023, 2024
Championship Appearances
5
British Columbia Thunderbirds
University of British Columbia
Year Founded
1997
Championships
1 - 2008
Championship Appearances
17
Notable Alumni
VY Chow, Ellen Au Yang
Carleton Syzygy
Carleton College
Year Founded
1988
Championships
1: 2000
Championship Appearances
33
Callahan Award Winners
Miranda Roth ('04)
Notable Alumni
Pam Kraus, Liz Penny, Deb (Cussen) Scheibe
Oregon Fugue
University of Oregon
Year Founded
1985
Championships
3: 2010, 2013, 2015
Championship Appearances
20
Callahan Award Winners
Jody Dozono ('99), Chelsea Dengler ('03)
Notable Alumni
Jody Dozono, Bethany Kaylor, Jesse Shofner
Tufts EWO
Tufts University
Year Founded
1981
Best Finish
3rd - 2012
Championship Appearances
16
Callahan Award Winners
Johanna Neumann ('00)
Notable Alumni
Heather Morris Raker
California-San Diego Dragon Coalition
University of California-San Diego
Year Founded
1995
Championships
2: 2002, 2019
Championship Appearances
13
Notable Alumni
Dena Elimelech, Christina Wagner
Michigan Flywheel
University of Michigan
Year Founded
1989
Best Finish
2nd (1989, 1990, 2011)
Championship Appearances
15
Callahan Award Winners
Paula Seville ('12)
Notable Alumni
Hannah Henkin, Becky Malinowski
Pennsylvania Venus
University of Pennsylvania
Year Founded
1989
Best Finish
T5 (1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2009)
Championship Appearances
9
Callahan Award Winners
1 (Val Kelly, 1996) *First women's division winner
California-Santa Barbara Burning Skirts
University of California-Santa Barbara
Year Founded
1985
Championships
5: 1988, 1990, 1991, 2009, 2011
Championship Appearances
18
Callahan Award Winners
Jasmine Childress ('21)
Notable Alumni
Carolyn Finney, Lisa Picathely
Colorado State Hell’s Belles
Colorado State
Year Founded
2002
Best Finish
9th - 2023
Championship Appearances
3
Western Washington Chaos
Western Washington University
Year Founded
2000
Best Finish
T5 (2019)
Championship Appearances
6
SUNY-Binghamton Big Bear
SUNY-Binghamton
Year Founded
1989
Best Finish
5th - 1989
Championship Appearances
5
Callahan Award Winners
1 (Jolie Krebs, 2024)
Washington Element
University of Washington
Year Founded
1997
Championships
1: 2012
Championship Appearances
15
Callahan Award Winners
Shannon O'Malley ('10)
California-Santa Cruz Sol
University of California-Santa Cruz
Championships
2 (1994, 1995)
Championship Appearances
3
Georgia Athena
University of Georgia
Year Founded
1990
Championships
1 - 2001
Championship Appearances
14
Utah Spiral Jetty
University of Utah
Best Finish
T19 (2024)
Championship Appearances
1
Victoria Vikes
University of Victoria
Year Founded
1995
Best Finish
9th - 2015
Championship Appearances
4
D-I Men's Division
Brown Brownian Motion
Brown University
Year Founded
1974
Championships
4: 2000, 2005, 2019, 2024
Championship Appearances
15
Callahan Award Winners
Fortunat Mueller ('99), Justin Safdie ('00), Josh Ziperstein ('05), Azeez Adeyemi ('21), John Randolph ('22)
Notable Alumni
Mac Hecht, Billy Rodriguez, Kyle Weisbrod
Cal Poly SLOCORE
California Polytechnic State University
Year Founded
1978
Best Finish
2nd (2024)
Championship Appearances
9
Colorado Mamabird
University of Colorado
Year Founded
1992
Championships
2: 2004, 2014
Championship Appearances
25
Callahan Award Winners
Josh Ackley ('04), Jimmy Mickle ('14)
Notable Alumni
Pawel Janas, Beau Kittredge, Mac Taylor
North Carolina Darkside
University of North Carolina
Year Founded
1993
Championships
5: 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
Championship Appearances
17
Callahan Award Winners
Jonathan Nethercutt ('15), Matt Gouchoe-Hanas ('19)
Notable Alumni
Larry Schindel
Georgia Jojah
University of Georgia
Year Founded
1980
Best Finish
2nd - 2021
Championship Appearances
23
Callahan Award Winners
1 (Aidan Downey, 2024)
Notable Alumni
Will Deaver, Dylan Tunnel
Minnesota Grey Duck
University of Minnesota
Year Founded
1996
Championships
1: 2016
Championship Appearances
11
Notable Alumni
Michael Arenson, Kyle Gill, Ben Jagt, Josh Klane, Ryan Osgar
North Carolina State Alpha
North Carolina State
Year Founded
1978
Championships
1 - 1999
Championship Appearances
12
Oregon Ego
University of Oregon
Year Founded
1980
Championships
1: 1992
Championship Appearances
19
Callahan Award Winners
Ben Wiggins ('03), Eli Friedman ('10), Dylan Freechild ('13)
Massachusetts Zoodisc
University of Massachusetts
Year Founded
1982
Championships
1: 1986
Championship Appearances
11
Notable Alumni
Ben Sadok, David Ellsworth, Jeremy Seeger
Pittsburgh En Sabah Nur
University of Pittsburgh
Year Founded
1998
Championships
2: 2012, 2013
Championship Appearances
19
Callahan Award Winners
Trent Dillon ('16), Michael Ing ('20)
Notable Alumni
Tyler Digeralimo, Sean McComb, Alex Thorne, Max Thorne
Texas TUFF
University of Texas
Year Founded
1978
Best Finish
2nd - 1988
Championship Appearances
28
Notable Alumni
Pat Lee, Mike Natenburg
Michigan MagnUM
University of Michigan
Year Founded
1997
Best Finish
3rd - 2021
Championship Appearances
20
Callahan Award Winners
Will Neff ('09)
Oregon State Beavers
Oregon State University
Year Founded
1987
Best Finish
T13 (2024)
Championship Appearances
2
California Ursa Major
California
Year Founded
1989
Best Finish
2nd - 2004
Championship Appearances
9
Vermont Chill
Vermont
Year Founded
1986
Best Finish
3rd - 2023
Championship Appearances
6
Washington University Contra
Washington University
Year Founded
1991
Best Finish
T15 (2024)
Championship Appearances
2
Penn State Spank
Penn State University
Best Finish
T11 (2003)
Championship Appearances
2
Carleton CUT
Carleton College
Year Founded
1977
Championships
4: 2001, 2009, 2011, 2017
Championship Appearances
30
Callahan Award Winners
Alex Nord ('01)
Notable Alumni
Pat Baylis, Sam Kanner, Sam O'Brien, Chase Sparling-Beckley, Joe White
Alabama-Huntsville Nightmares
University of Alabama-Huntsville
Year Founded
2014
Best Finish
T19 (2024)
Ottawa Gee-Gees
University of Ottawa
Year Founded
1995
Best Finish
T19 (2024)
Championship Appearances
1