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. Buzzer Beater: Upsets Abound [UFA Week 6, 2024]

    How did this week's upsets shift the rankings?

    Jun 3, 2024 by in Rankings, Recap

  2. D-I College Championships 2024: Brown Dominates SLO En Route to Title (Men’s Final Recap)

    Brown won their fourth title with a wire-to-wire win over Cal Poly SLO

    May 28, 2024 by in Recap

  3. Buzzer Beater: Union Take Texas [UFA Week 5, 2024]

    While many ultimate players were focused on the D-I College Championships, there was plenty of UFA action

    May 27, 2024 by in Rankings, Recap

  4. D-I College Championships 2024: Cal Poly SLO Complete Improbable Comeback Over UNC (Men’s Semifinal Recap)

    Cal Poly SLO scored five goals in a row to knock off UNC in an instant classic

    May 27, 2024 by in Recap

  5. D-I College Championships 2024: Day Three Centering Pass (Men’s Div.)

    After three rounds of bracket play, only Cal Poly SLO and Brown are left standing

    May 26, 2024 by in Recap

  6. D-I College Championships 2024: Chat Is This Real? The Best Day of College Ultimate Ever

    After a wild day chock-full of universe point games and upsets, we only have one question to ask: chat, is this real?

    May 26, 2024 by , , , and in Opinion, Recap

  7. D-I College Championships 2024: Heartbreak Hotel – Six Teams Who Deserved to Make the Bracket

    Only twelve teams can advance to Sunday’s bracket, leaving the teams who missed out to ponder what might have been.

    May 26, 2024 by and in Recap

  8. D-I College Championships 2024: Opening Statements

    Assessing each team's first opportunity to address the jury of their peers

    May 25, 2024 by , and in News

  9. D-I College Championships 2024: Day One Centering Pass (Men’s Div.)

    After two rounds of pool play and three lightning delays, 16 teams made their opening statements.

    May 24, 2024 by in Recap

  10. D-I College Championships 2024: Pool Previews (Men’s)

    Get to know the 20 teams competing for a D-I college title!

    May 23, 2024 by and in Preview

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