Past Articles from Alex Rubin

Alex Rubin

Alex Rubin started writing for Ultiworld in 2018. He is a graduate of Northwestern University where he played for four years. After a stint in Los Angeles coaching high school and college teams, they moved to Chicago to experience real seasons and eat deep dish pizza. You can reach Alex through e-mail ([email protected]) or Twitter (@arubes14).

  1. College Update: Northwest Challenged

    Carleton Syzygy won the prestigious regular season event to headline a weekend packed to the brim with action.

  2. College Update: Texas in Trouble and Rain Everywhere Else

    Bad weather disrupted tournaments across the country, but meaningful action still took place in every division.

  3. College Update: The Subtraction Games

    Some good teams playing without their best players made for a topsy-turvy Stanford Invite to headline a relatively quiet weekend at the top.

  4. The Line: Seven Questions Ahead of the UFA Season

    The most exciting offseason in UFA history is leaving us with more questions than answers.

  5. College Update: Vermont Takes Commonwealth 2, UNCW Wins at Home

    With the snow starting to melt, the college season heats up as we enter the latter half of the 2025 regular season

  6. College Update: Rain and Wind Win Queen City and Pres Day

    Adverse weather conditions impacted play across the country but could not dampen a huge weekend of elite-tier competition.

  7. College Update: CUT up the Rankings, Carolina Kicked Off

    Carleton CUT won Florida Warm Up while UNC Darkside couldn’t win their home tournament for the first time in a decade.

  8. What’s Happening in Chicago is Good for the UFA

    It’s great that the Union are building a competitive team, and it’s a great sign for the league that they care so much about winning.

  9. University of Nothing Changes: A Tale of Two Carolina Streaks

    Both UNC teams have remarkable active streaks of success.

  10. College Update: And We’re Off!

    Weather dampened the proceedings in Santa Barbara, but Cal Poly and UBC emerged victorious in the first major tournament of the season.

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