Rockford, Ill. (May 24, 2026) – The second day of the USA Ultimate D-I College Championships in Rockford, Ill. saw the completion of pool play, and the stage is now set for quarterfinals. Top teams in both divisions largely held to seed with Oregon (1), Colorado (2) and Carleton (3) winning their pools in the men’s division and Carleton (1), British Columbia (2) and UC Santa Cruz (3) taking theirs in the women’s.
While the top teams held their positions, other matchups resulted in upsets. In the men’s division, Maryland (18) entered bracket play for the first time in tournament history after winning a tight game 15-14 over Michigan (14). Following that exciting universe point win, they ultimately fell to Cal Poly (6) in the prequarters despite claiming an early lead. Cal Poly will advance to face Massachusetts (5). The women’s division also saw some shake ups with one of the most exciting being the Oregon (10) take down of North Carolina (7) to advance to tomorrow’s quarterfinals. Oregon claimed the victory in a surprise 15-14 win where their final score was also their first lead of the game. Oregon will face top seed Carleton in the next round.
Stat leaders for the day include Callahan Finalist Miles Grovic (Maryland) who jumped to the lead in the men’s division with a total of 21 assists. Reid Duncan (Pittsburgh) and Emmett Steele (Cal Poly) lead the men’s division in goals with 14 each. Another Callahan Finalist, Quincy Booth (Georgia) continues to lead the entire tournament with an impressive 33 assists, while Mina Brown (Tufts) leads in goals at 20.
Day three will include all quarterfinal and semifinals games with exciting matchups anticipated between Massachusetts (5) and Cal Poly (6) in the men’s division and Tufts (6) vs Pennsylvania (9) and UC Santa Cruz (3) vs Stanford (4) in the women’s. A rematch of last year’s final remains a possibility for both divisions as the top teams move closer to the final rounds.
All quarterfinal and semifinal games will be streamed live starting at 9:30am Eastern, through USA Ultimate’s streaming partner Ultiword.
