~ The NCPA’s collegiate tour features five regional events held across the country, where hundreds of universities and thousands of college athletes compete for a coveted spot in the National Championships, joining the top 64 teams around the nation. There are also multiple tournaments and fundraisers the NCPA helps players and universities nationally organize and run outside of regionals and nationals throughout the year. Details and multiple opportunities are below. ~

 

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REGISTRATION FEE: $75 per player for both D1 and D2.

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• Division 1 is a team bracket for the top players at your university (4.0+).

  • The format is MLP + Singles.​ Click here for details NCPA Format.

  • Teams compete in regionals for a chance to win a bid/spot at the National Championship playing amongst the best collegiate pickleball athletes around the nation.

• Division 2 is a challenger bracket (3.5 - 4.0 average rating) open for college athletes of all levels to compete. ​​​

  • These are individual brackets and players will NOT be competing in teams of four. 5 total individual brackets including men's doubles, women's doubles, men's singles, women's singles, and mixed doubles.

  • NCPA Format link above.​

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D1 Winning Bids:

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• There are 64 total bids offered (64 separate teams)...​​

  • What is a team? Teams consist of 4-6 players (2-3 men and 2-3 women).

  • Each Univeristy can win up to 3 separate bids to Nationals... That's up to three separate teams of 4-6  competing under the same university.

    • Teams that win a bid at regionals do not have to be the same players that compete at Nationals... Players can be interchanged. 

    • Universities have the opportunity to compete in multiple regional events. However, once a player earns a bid, they are no longer eligible to compete with another team from their university for a spot at Nationals. Players can still compete for the $5,000 prize pool, but doing so will make their team ineligible for securing another bid.

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NCPA Player Ratings / NCPA University Rankings:

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• ​Each player will be rated against thousands of collegiate athletes nationwide using the NCPA rating system.

  • Each game is counted towards a player's​ individual rating. Every point counts.

• Universities will be ranked against hundreds of colleges across the nation.​

  • University rankings are based solely off of placement... This is the most accurate way to rank universities nationally.

• NCPA Player Ratings and NCPA University Rankings are NOT affected by any tournaments outside of the NCPA. 

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Nationals Championship Payout

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• D1 - $25,000 total payout.

• D2 - $5,000 total payout.

• ($30,000 total)

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D1 Full Payout

1st   - $14,000

2nd  - $7,000 

3rd   - $3,000

4th   - $1,500

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D2 Each Bracket (5 total)

1st   - $750

2nd  - $250

 

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Regional Championship Payout

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• $5,000 each regional.

• ($25,000 total)

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1st   - $2,500

2nd  - $1,500 

3rd   - $750

4th   - $250