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 is available in our WEBSTORE, or follow the steps below. 
    Step 1: Go to the USHA Web Store (“Buy Gear”) at www.ushandball.org to pay for entries online or use the following links. Purchase Collegiate Memberships HERE.  Purchase 2025 Collegiate Entry Fee HERE.
  • Step 2: Once entries and memberships are paid, the USHA will manually send the link to the purchaser within 24 hours or less after purchase along with a form for access to the Multnomah Athletic Club.
    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.
    Step 6: Make sure all of your players have Bracket Ace accounts and have registered with the Multnomah Athletic Club.
  • 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. Deadline for players to register with the MAC. 
  • February 19- On-Site Coaches Meeting and Play Begins around 8am.
  • 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

Team divisions are determined before the tournament starts from the initial seed of their top 6 scorers. Based on the players’ initial seed, a minimum score is calculated for each player representing the lowest amount of points available in the lowest single elimination division he/she can play assuming that division has 16 players in it. Some examples include:

  • A player initially seeded 7th overall can drop as low as the A or A1 division if they lose both seeding matches. The lowest points available in this bracket would be 364 which would be his/her min score.
  • A player initially seeded in the preliminary round can drop as low as the last bracket. His/Her min points would be the points the winner of that division would receive minus 16. This is the case even if there are less than 9 players in the lowest division and that point total isn’t listed on the bracket.

A team minimum score is determined by summing the minimum score of each of their top 6 players. Teams will be placed in the A division if their team minimum score + 180 is equal to or less than the team with the second highest team minimum score. All other teams will be in the Open division. The 180 point threshold was determined from previous tournament results as a value that most fairly separates the teams. A team can opt to play in the Open division if they don’t qualify, if they notify the tournament director with at least a 24 hour notice before the start of the tournament.

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)

Results of prior Collegiate Nationals

National Collegiate Champions List

2024 Results (71st USHA Collegiate Handball Championships) HERE.

2023 Results (70th USHA Collegiate Handball Championships) HERE.

2022 Results (69th USHA Collegiate Handball Championships) HERE.

2020 Results (68th USHA Collegiate Handball Championships) HERE.

2019 Results (67th USHA Collegiate Handball Championships) HERE.

2018 Results (66th USHA Collegiate Handball Championships) HERE.

2017 Results (65th USHA Collegiate Handball Championships) HERE.