Colorado Mamabird and Pennsylvania Venus won the marquee events during the last weekend of the regular season.
March 30, 2026 by Alex Rubin in Preview, Recap
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Throughout the spring season, we’ll publishing a bite-sized weekly recap of the action across the college division. This will serve as a supplement to our standard tournament reporting and offer a high-level look at the latest happenings and the biggest stories of the week.
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D-I Women’s
Venus Victorious
Host #9 Pennsylvania Venus took home the tournament title with an undefeated weekend at East Coast Invite. Penn beat #16 Northeastern Valkyries 10-3 in the final after overcoming #23 Wisconsin Bella Donna 11-10 in a tight semifinal.
Wisconsin went on to beat #22 Georgetown Huckin Foyas in the third place game, which could impact the bid picture in the women’s division. Entering Sunday play, Georgetown was about 40 rankings points below #20 Notre Dame Echo for the final strength bid to Nationals.
Windy conditions made normal-looking ultimate a challenge. Teams who excelled at zone, punting, and catching bladey or contested discs tended to succeed. People who just love shouting “set it!” on the sideline had a field day. Of course, wind also kept the scoring output down. In only one out of 32 Sunday games did the winning team make it to the score cap of 15.1
Aidan Thomas and Zack Davis were covering the tournament. You can read their Day One Recap, and stay tuned for a full tournament recap coming later this week. In the meantime, you can watch 10 filmed games from the tournament in our Video Library.
Around the Division
- Tennessee Big Orange Screw lost for the first time in 2026 in their their final game of the season, falling in the final of Needle in a Ho Stack to D-III’s St. Olaf Vortex which will drop them out of the strength bid picture.
- Kansas Betty overcame D-III Macalester Pursesnatchers in both pool play and the final at Old Capitol Open, winning the deciding game 8-7.
- Michigan State Moose rolled through the competition at Corny College Classic. Their closest game was a 10-6 win over Illinois Menace, and they took home the tournament title with a 9-4 win over Missouri Terror Mizzou.
- Harvard Quasar went undefeated to win New England Open. Impressively, they won both with a bagel (13-0 over D-III Brandeis) and a universe point win (5-4 over D-III Bates).
- Georgia Southern Sirens rebounded from crossover round losses to sweep the bracket and win Southerns. The Sirens lost to Jacksonville State Fuego on Saturday, but won the rematch in Sunday’s tournament final.
- D-III Union Jillz won Moxie Madness, beating Louisiana State Ultimate 9-5 in the final.
- Towson Hammertime, Johns Hopkins Blue Footed Boobies, and Maryland B Butter Cob competed in a one day round robin called Towsontown Throwdown, with Towson coming away undefeated.
- Vermont B Bruckus conquered Northeast Classic, defeating Rochester EZ’s 11-9 in the final. Bruckus went undefeated, beating Amherst and UMass along the way to a tournament victory.
Looking Ahead
The regular season is all wrapped up. Everyone will have next week off as USA Ultimate sorts out the bid picture, and the Series consisting of Conference then Regional then National events kicks off in two weeks time.
D-I Men’s
Mamagain
#1 Colorado Mamabird defended their top spot in the rankings by winning Easterns. Mamabird’s tough defense and daring throws through a gusty final gave them an early lead over #2 Carleton CUT, but CUT came back in the second half to force universe before succumbing to Colorado. Tobias Brooks, Declan Miller, Elliot Hawkins, Axel Olson, Ryan Shigley, and Nate De Morgan all made strong cases for end of season awards with stellar play throughout the weekend.
#3 Oregon Ego gave CUT a scare of their own in their semifinal matchup, coming back from a 14-11 deficit to force universe point themselves. Playing again without Mica Glass, Oregon relied on Raekwon Adkins and rookie Owen Sprauge to drive their offense. Alex Hall-Witt had one of the highlight plays of the tournament, catching the centering pass on his own pull for a callahan to force universe.
#4 North Carolina Darkside was the fourth semifinalist, overcoming #6 Cal Poly SLO SLOCORE in pool play to get the inside track at favorable bracket matchups.
The biggest risers from the weekend were #16 Penn State Spank and #21 North Carolina-Wilmington Seamen, the only teams outside the top eight seeds to make it to the championship bracket. In pool play, PSU upset #7 Oregon State Beavers and Wilmington took down #8 Western Washington DIRT and #9 Pittsburgh En Sabah Nur.
Edward Stephens was on the ground reporting. He’ll have much more to say about the other ranked teams in attendance2 later this week in his tournament recap. You can read his creative Day One Recap, and watch the 13 games that were streamed in our Video Library.
Around the Division
- Georgetown Justice went undefeated to win East Coast Invite, taking down SUNY-Buffalo Green Eggs and Ham 14-11 in the final.
- Princeton Clockwork took down D-III Amherst 13-4 in the final to win Northeast Classic. Princeton lost two games in pool play on Saturday, but rebounded to sweep their Sunday bracket games.
- D-III Franciscan Fatal upset North Carolina-Charlotte Skyrise 9-8 in the final to win Needle in a Ho Stack.
- #18 Michigan MagnUM won Huck Finn, taking down Minnesota Men’s Ultimate 13-8 in the final to cap an undefeated weekend. #24 Chicago Fission lost to Michigan 15-4 in the semifinals while Davenport Panthers lost to MagnUM just 13-10 during pool play, to give a peek at what Great Lakes Regionals might look like in a few weeks.
- It was an all D-III final at Old Capitol Open, as Macalester beat Wisconsin-Eau Clare 13-6 in the final. The highest finishing D-I team was Nebraska Cornfed, who finished third.
- D-III Kenyon SERF defeated Grand Valley State Lakers 12-7 in the tournament final to win Corny Classic College.
- Charleston Palmetto Bums went undefeated for the second straight weekend to win Southerns, following their tournament win at Jersey Devil last week.
- Montana State Rum Runners won Swing by Swing, defeating Gonzaga 13-8 in the final. In their other games, they allowed a combined 9 goals.
- Rhode Island RIUT beat Maine Snositi 10-9 in the final to win Ocean State Invite. It avenged as 12-11 loss to the same team from Saturday.
- At Huckfest, Baylor Stonewall took down Texas State Buckets 15-9 in the final, flipping a pool play loss the Buckets won by a single point.
Looking Ahead
The regular season is all wrapped up. Everyone will have next week off as USA Ultimate sorts out the bid picture, and the Series consisting of Conference then Regional then National events kicks off in two weeks time.
D-III Women’s
Vicious Defeats
The champs have been dethroned. At the windy East Coast Invite, #1 Wesleyan Vicious Circles lost to both #2 Middlebury Pranksters and #3 Haverford and Bryn Mawr Sneetches. While Middlebury snuck by with a one goal win, the Sneetches crushed Wesleyan 10-5! That’s their biggest loss since losing by the same margin to D-I Georgia Athena at this same tournament last season, and their largest loss within the D-III division since the 2024 College Championships.
Middlebury also beat #4 Carleton Eclipse in a streamed game to end the regular season with a very solid claim to the top seed at Nationals. In D-III specific matchups, Haverford and Bryn Mawr also beat Eclipse and #11 Mount Holyoke Daisy Chain and lost only to tournament finalist (and D-I team) Northeastern; the Sneetches finished 5th at this D-I tournament. If Wesleyan looked to be unbeatable before this weekend, it is clear that at least Middlebury and HBM have the attributes to take them down.
#10 Kenyon Blu-Ray had a rough time in their D-III games, losing to #15 Wellesley Whiptails and #19 Williams Nova. However, their performance against D-I teams slotted them in a favorable bracket spot, so they finished 11th, ahead of both teams3
Aidan Thomas and Zack Davis were covering the tournament. You can read their Day One Recap, and stay tuned for a full tournament recap coming later this week. While you wait, there are six streamed games featuring D-III teams that subscribers can watch in our Video Library.
Around the Division
- #8 Rochester EZ Women made the final of Northeast Classic, where they lost to D-I Vermont B. #21 Amherst Sparkle Motion made the semifinal after taking down Ithaca Kweezy in their quarterfinal matchup. Lehigh Gravity also made the semifinal round, losing to Rochester, but recovered to beat Amherst for third.
- #7 St. Olaf Vortex won Needle in A Ho-Stack, going undefeated and beating Tennessee in the tournament final. #18 Oberlin Preying Manti won out the fifth-place bracket to break seed by nine. Davidson People’s DUFF opened up the weekend with a win over Berry, but took losses to Oberlin and St. Olaf en route to holding seed.
- Bates Cold Front finished fifth at the D-I tournament New England Open. Bates took down Bowdoin Chaos Theory in the 5th/6th game. Brandeis Banshee beat Clark Joan of Clark to finish seventh, while Smith Luna Disc placed ninth.
- #9 Macalester Pursesnatchers made the final at Old Capitol Open, but lost 8-7 to D-I Kansas, the only team they lost to at the tournament. #16 Winona State Bad Monaz lost to Macalester for the second time that weekend in the semifinal, 10-7, in what could be a preview of the North Central game-to-go. Grinnell Grinneleanor Roosevelts and St. Thomas Lavender Haze finished in consolation play.
- Truman State TSUnami finished sixth at Corny Classic College after making the bracket. Knox Alley Cats and North Park Allihopa were set to meet in consolation play, but Allihopa did not play Sunday.
- Georgia College Lynx Rufus made the semifinals of Southerns. Lynx beat Georgia B Medusa to claim third and revenge for a one-point loss in crossover play the day before.
- #24 Union Jillz went undefeated at Moxie Madness, winning all their games by four or more goals, including a win over Xavier Ignition.
Looking Ahead
The regular season is all wrapped up. Everyone will have next week off as USA Ultimate sorts out the bid picture, and the Series consisting of Conference then Regional then National events kicks off in two weeks time.
D-III Men’s
No Joke: Pranksters Win Easterns
It will come as no surprise that #1 Middlebury Pranksters went undefeated to win the D-III division at Easterns, which has become a marquee event at the close of the season. Peter Mans, Geir Hartl, and Louis Douville Beaudoin have the Pranksters set up well for another run at a National title.
Their opponent in the final may have come as a surprise. #16 Claremont Braineaters, making a rare visit to the East Coast, upset #10 Bowdoin Clown and #2 Elon Big Fat Bomb in the quarterfinal and semifinal respectively to reach the tournament final where they ultimately sputtered against a well organized Middlebury team. In other words, Claremont’s bracket run came against the top three seeds at the tournament. The backfield duo of Arenaria Cramer and Isamu Sims marched through opponents’ zones while Jacques Paradis and Elijah Axt made their fair share of impressive plays in the deep space. Claremont’s performance almost certainly sealed their spot among the strength bid earners.
Reporter Josh Katz is covering the tournament and will have more to say about ranked teams like #13 Richmond Spidermonkeys, #14 North Carolina-Asheville Mudpuppies, #15 Williams WUFO, #18 Berry Bucks, #20 Wesleyan Nietzch Factor, #23 Brandeis TRON, and #25 Oberlin Flying Horsecows in his tournament recap later this week.
For those who can’t wait, you can read Katz’s Day One Recap, and subscribers can watch the seven streamed games in our Video Library.
Around the Division
- #6 St. Olaf Berzerkers took ninth place at Huck Finn. Their first round upset over D-I #24 Chicago Fission was one of the most impressive wins for a D-III team this season, but they could not keep that momentum through the rest of their play in Saturday’s power pool. Union Jaxx finished their tournament in the 19th place bracket. Missouri S&T did not report any wins so far (consolation scores are unreported at press time).
- #9 Macalester Flat Earth won Old Capitol Open with an undefeated weekend. Their closest game was a 10-9 win over Iowa IHUC, and their beat fellow D-III teams Wisconsin-Eau Claire EauZone (in the final), Michigan Tech DiscoTech (who finished 7th) and Grinnell Grinnellephants (who finished 4th). Winona State Experience swept through the ninth place bracket, including a win over Minnesota-Duluth Northern Lights, who finished 11th.
- #24 Kenyon SERF defeated D-I Grand Valley State Lakers 12-7 in the tournament final to win Corny Classic College.
- #8 Franciscan Fatal upset D-I North Carolina-Charlotte Skyrise 9-8 in the final to win Needle in a Ho Stack.
- Amherst Army of Darkness made the final at Northeast Classic where they fell to D-I Princeton. Skidmore Wombats lost to Princeton too, in the semifinal round, and finished third. Dickenson Dumptrucks and Vassar Swinging Monks fell to the fifth place bracket.
- Whitworth Bangarang finished third at Swing by Swing.
Looking Ahead
The regular season is all wrapped up. Everyone will have next week off as USA Ultimate sorts out the bid picture, and the Series consisting of Conference then Regional then National events kicks off in two weeks time.
Shout out Cornell Wild Roses for their 25th place semis win over Williams Nova! ↩
#11 Massachusetts Zoodisc, #12 Vermont Chill, #13 Georgia Tech Tribe, #14 Brown Brownian Motion, #15 Texas TUFF, and #20 Wisconsin Hodags ↩
Wellesley played in the 21st place game and Williams fell to the 27th place game. ↩
