USHA Collegiate Program Mission Statement:
It is the mission of the United States Handball Association’s Collegiate Program to promote, develop, and expand the sport of handball at the collegiate level. Our goal is to increase awareness of handball’s lifelong benefits to university administrators and student-athletes; and support recruitment and participation in a yearly intercollegiate competition.

USHA Collegiate Handball Manual [here]


The Mardak Community Challenge:
(A great way to help college students teach the game to others! Read MORE).

Available Collegiate Handball Scholarships
(Click on each one for more scholarship information):

  • Bob and Sue Delaney Scholarship

    This scholarship is available to any full-time collegiate handball player who plays in Arizona or Illinois and may also be from either state.

  • Mardak Scholarship

    This scholarship is available to any Certified USHA Instructor who is a full-time collegiate handball player and is teaching handball to students or new players

USHA National Collegiate Handball Tournament Information:
Hosted by the Tucson Racquet Club, Feb. 22-26, 2023.

2023 Entry and Eligibility

  • USHA Intercollegiate Rules
  • Enter Online HERE (this is the preferred method of entering the Collegiate Nationals in 2023).
    Step 1: Go to the USHA Web Store (“Buy Gear”) at www.ushandball.org to pay for entries online.
    Step 2: Once entries are paid and order is received, the USHA will manually send the a link to the purchaser within 24 hours or less.
    Step 3: Once given the link, enter player(s) info and submit. May submit multiple players.
    Step 4: Once team/player information is received, team/player entries and info will be submitted in an Excel doc or pdf in order to confirm accuracy.
    Step 5: Verification letters are due by Feb. 9 deadline. Emailed letter is acceptable, provided that the team/player submits the hard copies at the desk (no “Fast Track” entry).
  • Code of Conduct

Important Deadlines and Dates

  • Friday, January 20 – Deadline to file Eligibility Appeals
  • Monday, January 23 – Hotel reservations deadline for Embassy Suites and Homewood Suites
  • Thursday, February 9 – Deadline to submit entries, verification letters and seeding information
  • Monday, February 13 – Deadline for First Draft of Seeding to Coaches
  • Tuesday, February 14 – Deadline for First Challenges from Coaches
  • Wednesday, February 15 – Deadline for Second Draft of Seeding to Coaches
  • Thursday, February 16 – Deadline for Final Challenges from Coaches
  • Friday, February 17 – Final Seeding information submitted
  • Monday, February 20 – Starting Times and Draws Posted
  • February 22 (12 pm) – Play may begin
  • February 26 (12 pm) – Play ends

Seeding

  • Seeding will be entered when players enter online. We hope to not just a ranking of players on your team but a sense of their skills and how they compare to other players on your team. When combined with last years results we will create our first draft.
  • Challenges policy-First round challenges do not require any written reason. A written reason for challenges in the second round will require a written reason.
  • Returning player seeding policy-Players will be seeded above where they finished in the previous years unless they zero-pointed in the previous year. Requests to a seed below where they finished must be in writing and include the reason for the request.

Division names

The new naming conventions will be broken into Open, A, B, and C Divisions for the men and women draws. Each Division will contain a number of brackets based upon the number of players in a division.

Men

  • Open Division – Open Bracket
  • A Division – A1, A2, A3 Brackets
  • B Division – B1, B2, B3, Brackets
  • C Division – C1, C2, C3 Brackets

Women

  • Open Division– Open Bracket
  • A Division – A1, A2 Brackets
  • B Division – B1, B2 Brackets
  • C Division – C Bracket

To categorize teams for Open, A, or B team titles, you would take the AVERAGE of the players’ seeds. For the 2015 men’s draw, to find the three Divisions you would divide the total number of entrants by 3, e.g. 162 entrants / 3 = 54.

  • Open Division up to 54
  • A Division 55 – 108
  • B Division 109 – 162

To qualify for a team title, a school would still need to have a minimum of three players in a gender. Points would be calculated exactly how they were in 2015. The schools would have been divided as follows in the Men’s 2015 tournament using this method.

Points

Point Distribution

Format

  • Wall chart-Draws will be posted on the wall in a diamond shape to reflect where players move to as the players either win or lose in the first two rounds.
  • Women’s Divisions (template)
  • Men’s Divisions (template)

Maps

Meals

  • Tucson Racquet Club
  • Times- Thursday (TBD), Friday (TBD), Saturday (TBD)

Banquet

  • Bear Down Gym – University of Arizona
  • Times-TBD

Coaches meetings

    • Location-TBD
    • Times – TBD
    • Agendas – TBD

Awards

    • All Tournament -(semi and finalist Open division both genders)
    • All American-top 4 (or more in case of tie) American players in top 16 Singles or finalists of Open Doubles
    • Spirit of Handball Award (both genders)
    • Most Improved Player (both genders based on previous year finish)

 

2023 Results (70th USHA Collegiate Handball Championships) HERE.
2022 Results (69th USHA Collegiate Handball Championships) HERE.
2020 Results (68th USHA Collegiate Handball Championships) HERE.
2019 Results (67th USHA Collegiate Handball Championships) HERE.
2018 Results (66th USHA Collegiate Handball Championships) HERE.
2017 Results (65th USHA Collegiate Handball Championships) HERE.
2016 Results (64th USHA Collegiate Handball Championships) HERE.
National Collegiate Champions List