USHA Collegiate Program Mission Statement:
It is the mission of the United States Handball Association’s Collegiate Program to promote, develop, and expand the sport of handball at the collegiate level. Our goal is to increase awareness of handball’s lifelong benefits to university administrators and student-athletes; and support recruitment and participation in a yearly intercollegiate competition.

View the USHA Collegiate Handball Manual HERE

 

2025 USHA National Collegiate Handball Tournament Information:

Hosted at the Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland, Feb. 19-23, 2025.

2025 Eligibility Information: USHA Intercollegiate Rules

 

2025 Entry Information:

  • Purchasing your entry will be available in January, prior the coaches meeting. The steps below will guide you when it’s activated.
    Step 1: Go to the USHA Web Store (“Buy Gear”) at www.ushandball.org to pay for entries online. Purchase Collegiate Memberships HERE. 
    Step 2: Once entries and memberships are paid, the USHA will manually send the a link to the purchaser within 24 hours or less after purchase.
    Step 3: Once given the link, enter player(s) info and submit. May submit multiple players. View the collegiate player skill chart HERE. 
    Step 4: Once team/player information is received, team/player entries and info will be submitted in an Excel doc or pdf in order to confirm accuracy.
    Step 5: Verification letters are due by Feb. 6 deadline. Emailed letter is acceptable, provided that the team/player submits the hard copies at the desk.
  • Code of Conduct

Important Deadlines and Dates

  • Saturday, January 18 – Hotel reservations deadline for Park Lane Suites and Hotel Deluxe Portland.
  • Friday, January 24 – Deadline to file Eligibility Appeals
  • Thursday, February 6 – Deadline to submit entries, verification letters and seeding information
  • Sunday, February 9- Deadline for players to create a Bracket Ace Account
  • Monday, February 10 – Deadline for First Draft of Seeding to Coaches
  • Tuesday, February 11 – Deadline for First Challenges from Coaches
  • Wednesday, February 12 – Deadline for Second Draft of Seeding to Coaches
  • Thursday, February 13 – Deadline for Final Challenges from Coaches
  • Friday, February 14 – Final Seeding information submitted. Coaches told what division they are in.
  • Saturday, February 15- Deadline for coaches to opt up to a higher division.
  • Monday, February 17 – Starting Times and Draws Posted
  • February 19- On-Site Coaches Meeting and Play Begins
  • February 23 (12 pm) – Play ends

Seeding

  • Seeding will be entered when players enter online. We hope to not just a ranking of players on your team but a sense of their skills and how they compare to other players on your team. When combined with last years results we will create our first draft.
  • Challenges policy-First round challenges do not require any written reason. A written reason for challenges in the second round will require a written reason.
  • Returning player seeding policy-Players will be seeded above where they finished in the previous years unless they zero-pointed in the previous year. Requests to a seed below where they finished must be in writing and include the reason for the request.

Division names

The naming of the divisions will be decided after the entries are received.

To categorize teams for Open or A titles, divisions will be set after seeds are finalized. Minimum and Maximum points will be calculated for each school. Any school where the maximum score was equal to, or greater than, the minimum score plus 180 of the 2nd ranked school in the rankings competes in the Open division. All other schools compete in the A division. All schools are in a division regardless of amount of players. Any team can opt to move up to the “open” division before the tournament begins. 

Points

Point Distribution

Format

  • Wall chart-Draws will be posted on the wall in a diamond shape to reflect where players move to as the players either win or lose in the first two rounds.
  • Women’s Divisions (template)
  • Men’s Divisions (template)

Meals

  • Thursday, Friday and Saturday Lunch. Saturday Banquet.

Banquet

  • Multnomah Athletic Club

Coaches meetings

    • Location-Multnomah Athletic Club
    • Times – TBD
    • Agendas – TBD

Awards

    • All Tournament -(semi and finalist Open division both genders)
    • All American-top 4 (or more in case of tie) American players in top 16 Singles or finalists of Open Doubles
    • Spirit of Handball Award (both genders)
    • Most Improved Player (both genders based on previous year finish)