Tour Info

Compete in Regionals and Conferences nationwide for a chance to qualify for the National Championship, featuring the top 196 teams in the country. With NCPA’s Team Format and Individual Brackets at every NCPA Tour stop, collegiate pickleball has evolved.

Division 1 / 2 / 3

  • Teams of 4–6 (2–3 men / 2–3 women)
  • Top 196 Teams — 64 D1 • 64 D2 • 64 D3

There is no cap on the amount of teams that win a bid to Nationals from your university… We want the best.

Individual

  • Individual Brackets open to all players from 3.0–5.0+
  • Singles, Doubles, and Mixed will be featured at every NCPA Tour event.

Also open to all players at Nationals, no need to qualify.

Unlimited teams for all brackets!

How Bids Work

  • 12 bids are awarded at each Regional

After all Regionals conclude, the NCPA Council will seed 196 teams into divisions:

  • Top 64 → D1
  • Next 64 → D2
  • Final 64 → D3

How NCPA Seeds Teams

Seeding is determined based on:

  • Regional performance (including strength and size of tournament)
  • NCPA player ratings
  • Final rosters submitted for Nationals

Total Prize Pool

D1 / D2 / D3

$75,000+

Individual Brackets

$25,000+

Nationals Payout and Bounties

Note: (E) indicates equipment prize; $ indicates cash prize.

Nationals

Division 1 — Teams

$15,000 Prize Pool • $15,000 Bounties

Prize Pool
  • 1st$4,000
  • 2nd$3,000
  • 3rd$2,000
  • 4th$2,000
  • 5th$1,000 (E)
  • 6th$1,000 (E)
  • 7th$1,000 (E)
  • 8th$1,000 (E)
Let the Hunt Begin

Bounties are $$$ that teams can automatically win by knocking out a top competitor at Regionals and Nationals.

Bounties — $15,000
1st$2,000
2nd$2,000
3rd$1,500
4th$1,500
5th$1,000 (E)
6th$1,000 (E)
7th$1,000 (E)
8th$1,000 (E)
9th$500 (E)
10th$500 (E)
11th$500 (E)
12th$500 (E)
13th$500 (E)
14th$500 (E)
15th$500 (E)
16th$500 (E)

Division 2 — Teams

$7,500 Prize Pool • $7,500 Bounties

½ of Division 1 prize pool and bounties

Division 3 — Teams

$3,750 Prize Pool • $3,750 Bounties

½ of Division 2 prize pool and bounties

Individual

Singles, Doubles, Mixed — payout for top three in each bracket

3.0
  • 1st$100 (E)
  • 2nd$50 (E)
  • 3rd$25 (E)
3.5
  • 1st$150 (E)
  • 2nd$100 (E)
  • 3rd$50 (E)
4.0
  • 1st$250 (E)
  • 2nd$200 (E)
  • 3rd$100 (E)
4.5
  • 1st$300 (E)
  • 2nd$250 (E)
  • 3rd$200 (E)
5.0+
  • 1st$300
  • 2nd$200
  • 3rd$150
Bounties (5.0+ only)
1st$50
2nd$50
3rd$25
4th$25
5th$10 (E)
6th$10 (E)
7th$10 (E)
8th$10 (E)

Regionals — D1 / D2 / D3

Division 1

$2,500 Prize Pool • $2,500 Bounties

Prize Pool
  • 1st$1,000
  • 2nd$750
  • 3rd$500 (E)
  • 4th$250 (E)
Bounties
1st$500
2nd$500
3rd$350
4th$350
5th$200 (E)
6th$200 (E)
7th$200 (E)
8th$200 (E)

Division 2

$2,500 Prize Pool • $2,500 Bounties

Prize Pool
  • 1st$1,000
  • 2nd$750
  • 3rd$500 (E)
  • 4th$250 (E)
Bounties
1st$500
2nd$500
3rd$350
4th$350
5th$200 (E)
6th$200 (E)
7th$200 (E)
8th$200 (E)

Division 3

$2,500 Prize Pool • $2,500 Bounties

Prize Pool
  • 1st$1,000
  • 2nd$750
  • 3rd$500 (E)
  • 4th$250 (E)
Bounties
1st$500
2nd$500
3rd$350
4th$350
5th$200 (E)
6th$200 (E)
7th$200 (E)
8th$200 (E)
NCPA Format Schedule

Approved Paddles

NCPA recognizes both USAP and UPA approved paddles for competition.

USAP Approved Paddles UPA Approved Paddles

Eligibility

  • 12 undergrad, 6 grad.
  • Any signed professionals are ineligible (MLP, APP, PPA)
  • Players eligible in the fall remain eligible in the spring.
  • All players must submit their transcript on their NCPA Profile.

NCPA divisions and rankings are designed specifically for club-level collegiate pickleball competition.

NCPA organizes, hosts, and operates its tournament and ranking system for student-run clubs. We provide competition within our club system—we do not govern pickleball as a whole or all collegiate play nationwide.