A collection of our College Championships coverage.
July 3, 2022 by Ultiworld in Coverage, Recap with 0 comments
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The end of the ultimate year came with an unusual bang: the combined D-I and D-III College Championships. This atypical December date didn’t dampen the players’ excitement, who were happy to be back together and on the field, including with some of their teammates who didn’t get to finish their seasons in 2020. Here is the full slate of our coverage of this makeup event.
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General Coverage
Leadup
- How to Watch the 2022 USA Ultimate D-I College Championships
- A Local’s Guide to What to Do, Eat, and Drink in Milwaukee This Weekend
- D-I Seeding: 2022 D-I College Championships Pools, Seeding Announced | Seeding Predictions (Women’s Division) | Seeding Predictions (Men’s Division)
- How to Watch the 2022 USA Ultimate Division III College Championships
- D-I Seeding: Seeding Predictions (Women’s Division) | Seeding Predictions (Men’s Division)
Picks and Fantasy
- D-III College Championships: #The Game
- D-I College Championships: #TheGame
- D-I College Championships: Beat Charlie Challenge
- D-I and D-III College Championships 2022: #TheGame and Beat Charlie Challenge Results
Liveblogs
Podcasts
- Deep Look: D-I College Championships Recap! | College Nationals Preview Show, D3 Nats Recap | College Nationals Preview Show, D3 Nats Recap | D-III Nationals Preview, WUL Champ Weekend, PUL Marketing
- Huckin’ Eh: Tourney Updates, Toronto Union, Montreal Jazzfest Preview | UBC at College Nationals, Hall of Fame, Worlds Roster Requirements, HS Provincials | TUX Recap, College Nationals, U20 Rosters, Red Flag, PVI
- Laying it Out: Heating up with Pockets and … Dotti Scempsey? | Keepin’ it 7500
News
- UNC Sweeps, Again!
- North Carolina’s Dawn Culton Wins The 2022 Callahan Award
- Brown’s John Randolph Wins The 2022 Callahan Award
- USAU Issues Statement About Dangerous Play Call from D3 Men’s Semifinal
More
- Striving for Greatness: A Spotlight on Black Players at D-I College Nationals
- Color of Ultimate: BIPOC Players Showcase Joy and Talent at College Championships
- The Best and Worst Jerseys at the 2022 D-I College Championships
- Best Tweets From Day 4 of the 2022 D-I College Championships
- 🔒 Finals Box Scores
- 🔒 Semifinals Box Scores
- Best Tweets From Day 3 of the 2022 D-I College Championships
- Best Tweets From Day 2 of the 2022 D-I College Championships
- Best Tweets From Day 1 of the 2022 D-I College Championships
D-I Men’s Division
Championship Final
Recap:
Preview:
Semifinals
Recaps:
Quarterfinals & Prequarters
Video:
- 🔒 Quarterfinal: Minnesota vs. Brown (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Quarterfinal: Cal Poly SLO vs. Colorado (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Quarterfinal: Cal vs. Pittsburgh (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Quarterfinal: Georgia vs. North Carolina (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Prequarter: Washington vs. Cal (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Prequarter: Texas vs. Georgia (Ultiworld VOD)
Recaps:
- Colorado Speeds Past SLO With Second Half Run
- Darkside Offense Nearly Perfect to Dispatch Jojah
- Defensive Dominance Powers Pitt Past Cal
- Brown Sticks to Plan A and Dispatches Minnesota
- Minnesota Ices Out Vermont
- Georgia Fend Off Late Texas Comeback
- Commendable Auburn Effort Can’t Slow Cal Poly
Previews:
Pool Play
Video:
- 🔒 Wisconsin vs. California (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Connecticut vs. Michigan (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 WashU vs. Minnesota (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Auburn vs. Pittsburgh (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Vermont vs. North Carolina (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Texas vs. Brown (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Georgia vs. Pittsburgh (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Cal vs. Vermont (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Washington vs. NC State (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 William & Mary vs. Utah State (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Minnesota vs. Colorado (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Auburn vs. Michigan (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Texas vs. Cal Poly SLO (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Michigan vs. Pittsburgh (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 William & Mary vs. Texas (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Ohio State vs. Vermont (Ultiworld VOD)
Recap:
Analysis:
- Day 1 Superlatives from the 2022 D-I College Championships
- One Point In A Pool Play Game That Explains Nationals
Previews:
- Pool A (Brown, Cal Poly SLO, Texas, Utah State, William & Mary)
- Pool B (Colorado, NC State, Minnesota, Washington, Case Western)
- Pool C (North Carolina, Vermont, California, Ohio State, Wisconsin )
- Pool D (Pittsburgh, Georgia, Michigan, Auburn, Connecticut)
More
🔒 How Binghamton Big Bear Went From Winning the Party to Winning the Region
Every 20th seed has a story.
The GroupMe Game: An Unlikely Aid in Washington University’s Ascension to Nationals
A pandemic-inspired pickup game became the locus of the sport on campus while official club play wasn’t allowed.
D-I Women’s Division
Championship Final
Recap:
Preview:
Semifinals
Recaps:
- High-Energy Colorado Pulls Away from Injury-Plagued Carleton
- UCSB Can’t Get Anything Going Against Near-Perfect UNC
Quarterfinals & Prequarters
Video:
- 🔒 Quarterfinal: Washington vs. Carleton (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Quarterfinal: British Columbia vs. North Carolina (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Quarterfinal: Vermont vs. Colorado (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Quarterfinal: Tufts vs. UCSB (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Prequarter: Florida State vs. Washington (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Prequarter: Vermont vs. Stanford (Ultiworld VOD)
Recaps:
- Colorado’s Second-Half Shutout Completes Epic Comeback Against Vermont
- UNC’s Clinical Offense Eases Champs Past UBC
- Carleton Capitalizes on Opportunities Washington Misses
- UCSB Sinks Tufts with a String of Breaks
- A Day of Runs in Saturday Games
- Star-Powered Vermont Stave Off Stanford Comeback Bid
- UBC Shows Discipline In Win Over Davis
- Tufts Roped Into Playing UCSD’s Style of Ultimate, Wins Anyway
- Washington Nearly Bagels FSU
Previews:
Pool Play
Video:
- 🔒 Florida State vs. Georgia (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 William & Mary vs. Vermont (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Florida State vs. Stanford (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Purdue vs. UC Davis (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 William & Mary vs. SUNY Binghamton (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Pittsburgh vs. UC Davis (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Colorado State vs. Virginia (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 UC San Diego vs British Columbia (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Vermont vs. Washington (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Georgia vs. Stanford (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Georgia vs. North Carolina (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 British Columbia vs. Carleton (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Stanford vs. North Carolina (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Tufts vs. Colorado (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Northeastern vs. Florida State (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 UC San Diego vs. Carleton (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Washington vs. UCSB (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Pittsburgh vs. Tufts (Ultiworld VOD)
Recap:
Analysis:
Previews:
- Pool A (North Carolina, Stanford, Georgia, Florida State, Northeastern)
- Pool B (Colorado, Tufts, UC Davis, Pittsburgh, Purdue)
- Pool C (Carleton, British Columbia, UC San Diego, Virginia, Colorado State)
- Pool D (UC Santa Barbara, Washington, Vermont, SUNY Binghamton, William & Mary)
News:
More
In Celebration of the Fallen
The major takeaways from the first two days of Nationals for the 12 teams eliminated from contention prior to the quarterfinal round.
D-III Women’s Division
Championship Final
Video:
- Middlebury vs.Wellesley (Ultiworld YouTube)
Recap:
Preview:
Semifinals
Video:
- Wellesley vs. Carleton (USAU YouTube)
- Portland vs. Carleton (Ultiworld YouTube)
Recaps:
- Wellesley Plays Game Of Their Lives In Comeback Over Carleton
- Middlebury Ride Early Run To Comfortable Semifinal Victory Over Vortex
Quarterfinals & Prequarters
Video:
- 🔒 Quarterfinal: St. Olaf vs. Mount Holyoke (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Prequarter: Berry vs. Wellesley (Ultiworld VOD)
Recaps:
- St. Olaf Rolls Past Mount Holyoke into Semis
- Middlebury Through to Semis After Test from Haverford
- Wellesley Best Portland, Wind To Advance To Semis
Pool Play
Video:
- 🔒 Portland vs. Mount Holyoke (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Occidental vs. Berry (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 SUNY Geneseo vs. Middlebury (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Mary Washington vs. Haverford (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Skidmore vs. Carleton (Ultiworld VOD)
Recap:
Previews:
- Pool A (Middlebury, Berry, SUNY Geneseo, Occidental)
- Pool B (Carleton Eclipse, Haverford & Bryn Mawr, Skidmore, Mary Washington)
- Pool C (Portland, Mount Holyoke, Rice, Knox)
- Pool D (Wellesley, Lehigh, St. Olaf, Lewis and Clark)
- Ride of the Valkyries: How Berry’s Women’s Program Got To D-III Nationals
General
- 🔒 The Skidmore Seven: 52 Points to Glory
How a subless line of players carried the Metro East champs into the bracket.
D-III Men’s Division
Championship Final
Video:
- Oklahoma Christian vs. St. Olaf (Ultiworld YouTube)
Recap:
Preview:
Semifinals
Video:
- Middlebury vs. Oklahoma Christian (USAU YouTube)
- Berry vs. St. Olaf (Ultiworld YouTube)
Recaps:
- Oklahoma Christian Outlasts Middlebury For Shot At Title Defense
- St. Olaf Berzerkers Advance to Final in Commanding Fashion
Quarterfinals & Prequarters
Video:
- 🔒 Quarterfinal: Colorado College vs. Berry (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Prequarter: Williams vs. Oberlin (Ultiworld VOD)
Recaps:
- Oklahoma Christian Solve Grace Zone
- Berzerkers Blow Past Electric City For A Semis Return
- Berry Dispatch Colorado College, Again (Men’s Quarterfinals Recap)
Pool Play
Video:
- 🔒 Oberlin vs. St. Olaf (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Navy vs. Colorado College (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Claremont vs. Middlebury (Ultiworld VOD)
- 🔒 Oklahoma Christian vs. Berry (Ultiworld VOD)
Analysis:
Recaps:
Previews:
- Pool A (St. Olaf, Oberlin, Brandeis, Grace) Richmond, Kenyon, )
- Pool B (Middlebury, Claremont, Pacific Lutheran, Grinnell) North Park, Rochester)
- Pool C (Berry, Oklahoma Christian, Ithaca, Scranton) Whitman, Wesleyan)
- Pool D (Colorado College, Navy, Williams, Connecticut College)
General
- 🔒 Focusing On What You Can Control
Chris Cassella explores how calls and how team’s respond to them can affect outcomes.
