Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sept. 9, 2026) – Today USA Ultimate, the national governing body for the sport of ultimate in the United States and member of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, released the 2026 final regular season rankings, and Championship bid allocations for each region are now set.
Last weekend’s Pro Championships marked the end of club ultimate’s regular season, and offered the final opportunity for teams to impact rankings ahead of the postseason. With those results in, teams now have a picture of what their potential path to the National Championships will be.
The club postseason kicks off September 12, as sectional competitions take place across the country. Based on those results, qualifying teams will advance to regional events, where bids to the National Championships are on the line. How many bids are available varies by region and division. Although each of the eight regions is guaranteed to have at least one bid per division, the remaining eight divisional bids are determined by the final regular season rankings of all club teams. This year’s Championship bid allocations are listed below.
| Men’s Division | Mixed Division | Women’s Division | |||
| Great Lakes | 2 | Great Lakes | 2 | Great Lakes | 1 |
| Mid-Atlantic | 2 | Mid-Atlantic | 2 | Mid-Atlantic | 3 |
| North Central | 1 | North Central | 1 | North Central | 1 |
| Northeast | 3 | Northeast | 2 | Northeast | 3 |
| Northwest | 3 | Northwest | 2 | Northwest | 2 |
| South Central | 2 | South Central | 2 | South Central | 2 |
| Southeast | 2 | Southeast | 1 | Southeast | 1 |
| Southwest | 1 | Southwest | 4 | Southwest | 3 |
Regional events will take place September 26-27, with select events and key matchups streamed live by USA Ultimate’s media partner Ultiworld.
