NCDA – National Collegiate Dodgeball Association

Crimson Chaos II Preview

The fall semester is coming to a close, but we’ve got one last Southern event to end the first half of the 2027 campaign. The second iteration of Crimson Chaos will see Alabama mid-way through their sophomore season, North Georgia look to continue their ascendance, and the newcomer Georgia Bulldogs make their league debut. Here’s what to expect from each team, and then predictions for the 3 games on the books.

Alabama

The Crimson Tide sit at a record of 0-2, suffering 2 blowout losses to North Georgia early on. However, Alabama has much to look forward to, with developing rookies and more returning players coming back into the lineup. Rookie #11 Tyler Harms is proving to be an integral part of the young Crimson Tide team with the fastest throw on the squad and great endurance. Sophomore #24 Kobe Menifee and rookie #33 Chase Harrison represent the team’s catching ability.

#00 Avery Weathers, #14 Nick Rossini, #55 Avery Thomas, and #25 Dominic Lang remain the four captains, each bringing a different skillset on the court. Alabama’s matchup with UGA will be a great tell for the direction of their program, as opinions around the league have the match pinned as a close one. With limited athleticism down the roster, Alabama’s strategy has to be perfect to compete in the southern region.

North Georgia

The Nighthawks are 2-0, with 16 points scored in only two matches. Both wins are over Alabama back in September. North Georgia continues their improvement from the 2026 season with a rookie class last year voted second-best in the league. They now sit at #12 in the nation’s standings, jumping 3 spots from their #15 finish last season.

Without #13 Zeke Fowler, #24 Henry Bowman, and #55 Nolan Robison, many players will have to step up if North Georgia wants to achieve similar results as last time around. Brody Kalifeh will make his NCDA debut for UNG in Tuscaloosa, kicking off his Rookie of the Year campaign.

Throwing power has never been a concern for this Nighthawks squad, and #17 Joey Terrell has become the quarterback of North Georgia’s offense, enabling the team to play more strategically.

Georgia

The Georgia Bulldogs make their season debut against Alabama and North Georgia on Saturday, but this isn’t the first taste of collegiate dodgeball for a portion of their roster. Julia Mahoney, Jonah Crick, and Quinn Richardson lead the newest team in the league as previous players for North Georgia.

New teams often take a while to get the fundamentals worked out, but with veteran leadership, Georgia is primed to enter the league at a higher level. Georgia’s benchmark match will be against Alabama, another young team with only 1 year of experience under their belt. A win against the Crimson Tide would indicate much more success down the road for the Bulldogs.

Predictions

Queue 1: Alabama 5 – 2 Georgia

We begin the day with Bama v. UGA, the marquee matchup of the tournament. Even with veterans at the helm, match experience isn’t something you can teach, and outside of 3 players, UGA lacks it. The year of tournaments for the returners, and 1 tournament played for rookies should allow Alabama to notch their first win of the season. Quinn Richardson and Jonah Crick are expected to be among the top performers for the Bulldogs.

Queue 2: North Georgia 9 – 1 Georgia

North Georgia is full of veterans with years of playing together, there is little reason to believe things will go wrong for them against Georgia. Even without 3 of their top players, North Georgia’s returning class provides great depth. This sort of match gives valuable experience to Georgia; even if they suffer a great loss, there will still be much to take away.

Queue 3: North Georgia 5 – 3 Alabama

This matchup ought to be closer than their previous meetings in September, since Alabama has added pieces and North Georgia will be missing some. Despite this, North Georgia has proved the gap between them and the Crimson Tide is not marginal. Expect UNG’s Kyler Howell and Bama’s Tyler Harms to have breakout performances, with an increase in playing time.

Pioneer Classic VII Preview

The Pioneer Classic is the first of two home tournaments hosted by UW-Platteville, and it’s one of the few events where majority of the central region is in attendance. It is also an event where many UWP alumni come and return to their roots for an afternoon. This year, among usual attendees like UNL, Iowa, and UIUC, Grand Valley University is making an appearance for the first time; they are the first non-central region team to attend a central region event in quite a while. A total of six official teams will be in attendance, seven with the alumni/mixed team, and UWP will be dusting off court three to accommodate all the games that will be taking place.

Additionally, there are two fundraisers coinciding with the tournament: The Popcorn Kernel LLC will be donating a portion of their earnings over the weekend to the club, so go purchase some popcorn downtown to help out the club (mention the club with your purchase), and UWP’s own Pioneer Sweets will be selling ice cream day of, proceeds going to the club as well. Now, let’s take a look at the team’s we’ll see this Saturday!

Scholarship Award 2026

On September 12th, the Dodgeball Club at UW-Platteville hosted the annual Tim Ebert Memorial tournament. Tim was a player on the UWP team that made a huge impact and with the scholarship in his name he will continue to make an impact. This event was able to raise over $800 and with that amount raised, we will be offering two scholarships. One will go to a current player on the Platteville Dodgeball Club and another to an individual around the league.

Women’s Heartland Havoc Recap

On October 10th, the central region finally welcomed their first women’s tournament in the Heartland Havoc, and University of Iowa had the honor of hosting. The central region teams in attendance were Iowa, UWP, and UWEC; Illinois unfortunately had to pull out day of due to transportation issues, but they wished those still going good luck. The women of the central region played hard at this tournament, making sure to not let this amazing opportunity go to waste. Let’s take a look at how the teams did!

Women’s Pink Out IV Preview

Another Sunday, another women’s dodgeball tournament! This time, on October 18th, University of Akron will be hosting the fourth installment of the Women’s Pink Out tournament with Grand Valley University and Cleveland State University as guests. This event will coincide with the open league’s Pink Out tournament, so check out that article for more information on the event. For now, let’s take a look at the teams attending!

Pink Out XI Preview

The calendar has officially flipped to October, which means dodgeball fans rejoice as Pink Out, Akron’s annual first-semester tournament, will have its 11th rendition this Saturday, Oct. 17. Five of the Buckeye State’s finest will converge upon the “330” to duke it out for important in-state bragging rights and standing positions. Three of the nation’s top four teams in the most recent edition of the Power Rankings will face off this weekend, as the league’s cream of the crop looks to make early-season statements.

Women’s Grand Valley Gauntlet Preview

Sunday, October 11th, is welcoming another brand new women’s tournament to the women’s league! From Grand Valley State University, the Women’s Grand Valley Gauntlet, will be run at the same time as the Grand Valley Gauntlet XIII for the open division. This year, GVSU, MSU, and CMU will be in attendance for both tournaments.

Women’s Heartland Havoc Preview

Saturday, October 10th, welcomes the first ever Heartland Havoc women’s tournament hosted by Iowa! This is a very big accomplishment not only for their young coach, Andrew Heim, but for the central region as a whole as this is the first official women’s tournament hosted in the region. Several events like the two Platteville home tournaments, the central region cup, and Eau Claire’s home tournaments have scheduled women’s matches along side their open games, but the Heartland Havoc is the first all women’s event. If you didn’t know, the central region had half the teams in the women’s league going into this season as well as some of the youngest teams in the division. This makes having an official women’s tournament in the region all the more important not only for internal team growth but regional growth as well. It gives our women the opportunity to prioritize and showcase all the hard work they’ve put into their team so far this season, and it offers a glimpse into what the rest of the season will look like. This event will see four teams in attendance: UWP, UIUC, UWEC, and of course Iowa. Each team will play three games, and at the end of the day, an open match between Iowa and a mixed team will take place.

Women’s Red Cedar Rumble IV Recap

The season for the Women’s League kicked off with the combined Red Cedar Rumble tournament hosted by Michigan State University. This year’s tournament looked very different with the teams present as well as the inclusion of the women’s division games. In the past, this event was similar to the Cornhusker Clash, hosted by UNL, where one or two teams would be in attendance. This year, Bowling Green and Grand Valley attended the open tournament, and Akron, Grand Valley, and Illinois attended the women’s tournament! It was great to see all the teams join MSU at this event, so let’s take a look at each team!

Central Region Women’s Preview 2026-27

While this preview comes a little late into the start of the season, I touched on all of these teams in the Women’s League Preview, which you can read here. For this article, I wanted to hear from the teams directly on how the season’s been going so far. So below are the interview questions I asked each team in the region. Thank you to those who responded, so let’s hear from the teams!

Cornhusker Clash IX Recap

The central region kicked off the season with two tournaments this weekend; the first being the Rosen Bowl III on Saturday, September 19th, and the second being the Cornhusker Clash IX on Sunday, September 20th. Check out the preview an recap for the Rosen Bowl III after this one. The Sunday tournament was a change of pace which allowed UWP and Iowa to dedicate all of Saturday to traveling down to Lincoln, Nebraska. It was great to see the turnout for this tournament, so let’s take a look at how each team did!

Scholarship Application 2026

Each year the Platteville Dodgeball Club puts on the Tim Ebert Memorial Scholarship Tournament 2026. The tournament was held on Saturday, September 12th and we raised $800. Tim Ebert was a player at the University of Wisconsin Platteville who was respected by his teammates as a captain and friend. Tim could always be counted on, always there to help, and was always making a difference. The funds raised go towards a scholarship in his name offered by the Platteville Dodgeball Club.

Cornhusker Clash IX Preview

The Central region kicks of the season with an unusual Sunday tournament hosted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The Cornhusker Clash is a long-running meeting usually between close rivals UNL and UWP, but this year, Iowa joins the fun. Their participation in this event is a welcomed break in tradition, and it gives all three teams a great start to the season. Let’s take a look at each team going.

Rosen Bowl III Preview

On Saturday, September 19 the UW-Stout Dodgeball Club is hosting their third home tournament in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Recreation Complex. The building’s address is:

712 South Broadway Street
Menomonie, WI 54751

The Bluedevils will host the Blugolds in both scrimmage matches and each club’s first ranked match of the 2026-27 school year. Both teams are structured similarly being comprised mostly of rookies looking to their experienced club leaders for guidance. Some members of the newly formed UW-Stevens Point Dodgeball Club will also attend and participate in scrimmage matches.

For those unable to attend in person, matches will be streamed and recorded on the Bluedevil Dodgeball Club’s YouTube channel.

The schedule can be viewed below.

Cue 1 @ 11 am- UWS vs. UWEC (Scrimmage)

Cue 2 @ 12:15 pm- Mixed 1 vs. Mixed 2 (Scrimmage) | UWEC vs. Mixed 3 (Women’s Scrimmage)

Cue 3 @ 1:30 pm- UWS vs. UWEC (Official Match)

UW-Stout

This year has so far been a successful recruiting season for the Bluedevils. Stout’s rookies will be leaning on the veteran leadership of players like Angel Lucero, Tyler Mathison, and Kaden Brede. Coach Jacob will be looking to get his rookies some tournament experience at home before the season kicks into full gear in October. If this year’s rookie class is anything like last year’s, Stout will have some players in contention for the All Region Rookie list.

The Bluedevils will be hoping to repeat their successes of the Rosen Bowl II where they outpaced the Blugolds and controlled momentum for nearly the entire event.

Click here to check out the club’s Instagram page!

UW-Eau Claire

Eau Claire too has done well with recruitment. The Blugolds are expecting to bring a full 12 to a tournament for the first time in club history. The relatively short drive is the perfect opportunity for this young squad to get experience.

It was only late last fall that the Blugolds began to find their team’s on-court identity. With over half of the roster being rookies, the team will be leaning on the experience of Cleo Moen, Kaitlynn Moore, and Jason Bleskan, to name a few. Several players were able to gain some experience in the National Dodgeball Association (NDA) format at the Tim Ebert Memorial Scholarship Tournament last weekend.

Click here to check out the club’s Instagram page!

2026-2027 Women’s League Preview

The NCDA’s Women’s league has seen a boost in attention over the course of the last two seasons, and it’s unsurprising with how hard these women fight for their spotlight. This season, unfortunately, recruitment seems to be far more challenging than previous years, which forces teams to fall back on their vets as teams slowly shrink in size. But recruitment isn’t everything, so let’s see how these teams are doing coming out of summer break and learn who’s on the playing field for this season!