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After an amazing 2023, DUPR Collegiate Pickleball is excited to announce everything new we have to offer for 2024! In the post below, we describe changes we’re making to the bids, regionals, and rankings, as well as introducing campus regionals, DUPR duals, and regions! To get in contact with us, use our email at [email protected].
Bid System
Here are how bids will work for 2024:
4 bids given out at each of the 8 Super Regionals
1 bid given out at each of the 16 Campus Regionals
In total, there will be 48 bids given out to the 2024 Collegiate National Championship.
Super Regionals
Regionals run by DUPR have been upgraded into Super Regionals! These Super Regionals will have more bids, scholarship money, teams, and courts than our 2023 Regionals.
Spring Super Regionals
Virginia Super Regional - March 23rd-24th (Performance Pickleball in Richmond, VA)
Georgia Super Regional - April 6th-7th (Pickle & Social in Buford, GA)
Fall Super Regionals
Nevada Super Regional - October 5th-6th (Green Valley Life Time in Las Vegas, NV)
Arizona Super Regional - October 19th-20th (The Picklr in Gilbert, AZ)
Texas Super Regional - October 26th-27th (PALA Pickleball in Houston, TX)
4th Fall Super Regional - TBD
Scholarship Money - $6000 total
Team Bracket
1st Place - $2500
2nd Place - $1250
Lost in the Semifinals - $500
Lost in the Quarterfinals - $250
Challenger Bracket
1st-4th place teams will receive a bid to Nationals. If any of these teams already possess a bid, the opportunity for a bid will extend to the next highest-ranking team that does not have one. In some cases, schools may need to engage in an additional match to determine which team will receive the extended bid opportunity.
The Team Bracket will consist of MLP teams from each school, where there are 2-3 men and 2-3 women players on each team. It will operate the same as our 2023 Regionals, where teams will play Women’s Doubles, Men’s Doubles, 2 Mixed Doubles, and potentially a Dreambreaker to determine a winner between teams. The Challenger Bracket will be an open doubles tournament, unless we have enough players sign up to split into Men’s Doubles/Mixed Doubles/Women’s Doubles.
Schools may bring an unlimited number of teams and challenger players. Any school may attend any Super Regional.
Entry Requirements
Have a DUPR account with a doubles rating
Be taking at least 6 credit hours at the school you are representing
Be partnered with other players from your school (applies to both the team and challenger brackets)
Email [email protected] to have a team bracket made for your school in the Regional you want to attend. Your team bracket players will register in that bracket we made for you, and all challenger bracket players will register in the bracket labeled “Challenger Bracket”
Campus Regionals
Campus Regionals are a way for DUPR Collegiate Pickleball to work with individual clubs running their own collegiate tournaments. If your club is running a collegiate tournament, and it meets certain requirements, the tournament can be a part of our Campus Regional series. Each Campus Regional will receive a Nationals bid to give out, as well as be featured on the DUPR Collegiate Pickleball website. Only 16 tournaments will be selected for the Campus Regional series in 2024. Here is the link for the application and more details.
2024 Collegiate Individual National Championships (CINC)
Date: June 1st-2nd
Location: The Pickle Lodge in Cincinnati, OH
Scholarship Money: $20,000 total
Individual Nationals is returning in 2024! This event will crown a champion for each of the Men’s & Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles, and Men’s & Women’s Singles brackets. Any college student taking at least 6 credit hours can compete!
2023 CINC Champions
Mixed Doubles: Collin Shick & Sarah Carpenter (UNC)
Men’s Singles: Collin Shick (UNC)
Women’s Singles: Dylan Ciampini (Utah Tech)
Men’s Doubles: Collin Shick & Hunter Boyd (UNC)
Women’s Doubles: Dyan Ciampini & Katelyn Nadauld (Utah Tech)
Entry Requirements
Be current students taking at least 6 credit hours at the college they are representing
Be partnered up with someone from their college (if playing in a doubles bracket)
Schedule
Saturday morning - Mixed Doubles
Saturday afternoon - Men’s & Women’s Singles
Sunday morning - Men’s & Women’s Doubles
Sunday afternoon - Semifinals and Finals for all events
2024 Collegiate National Championship (CNC)
For Nationals, 48 schools from across the country will compete to be the champion! Schools will be split into 8 groups of 6, and the top two teams from each group will advance to the single-elimination playoffs. There will also be a challenger bracket at the 2024 CNC, which will operate similar to the 2023 CNC challenger bracket.
For the first time, we are allowing schools to bring multiple teams to Nationals! Schools with a bid can bring a 2nd team to compete against other 2nd teams. This 2nd team bracket is separate from the main 1st team championship bracket and will have scholarship money up for grabs.
To participate in the team brackets at CNC, a school must:
Have obtained a bid
Participated in a Regional (either a Super Regional or a Campus Regional)
Have all of their players be current students at the college they are representing and taking at least 6 credit hours
To participate in the challenger bracket at CNC, players must:
Be partnered up with someone from their college
Be current students taking at least 6 credit hours at the college they are representing
A bid is NOT required to have players from your school compete in the challenger bracket
Nationals will be held on 11/22-11/24. The final location is still being determined.
Dual Matches
Ready to challenge your local rivals? Got a free weekend and craving some Collegiate Pickleball? We have just the solution - introducing DUPR Duals. This new initiative will allow teams to organize matches against each other that count towards their team record and ranking. All dual matches following this format will be featured on the DUPR Collegiate Pickleball website. Here is the link to our doc explaining how to conduct a dual match with another school.
DUPR Collegiate Council
DUPR is the home of collegiate pickleball, and we want to make sure that we continue to foster open communication and collaboration with our player base. In 2024, we will organize a DUPR Collegiate Council that will be made up of leaders and players from each region of collegiate pickleball. The DUPR Collegiate Council and DUPR’s Collegiate Team will meet regularly to discuss feedback on previous events, the steps that DUPR is taking to grow the sport, and your input on what we can do to increase each player’s experience. Participation in the DUPR Collegiate Council will be by invitation only. If you are interested in lending your experience to help us grow collegiate pickleball, you may apply here.
Rankings Change
In 2024 we are changing the way teams are ranked. This new ranking system will reflect a team’s performance, instead of just their combined DUPR. The old system from 2023 will be renamed “Team Ratings” and will still be updated monthly and posted on our website. The new system will be called “Team Rankings”, and will be updated weekly with results from dual matches, campus regionals, and super regionals. We intend to use this ranking to seed teams for the 2024 Collegiate National Championship.
Here is the formula:
Percentile of your Match W/L % (x4) - If your school is 6-2 against other schools, your match W/L % is 75%.
Percentile of your Strength of Schedule (x3) - Strength of Schedule formula: Number of wins of every team you’ve played divided by number of losses of every team you’ve played.
Percentile of your Game Differential (x2) - Your game differential will go up +4, +3, +2, or +1 if you win 4-0, 3-0, 3-1, or 3-2 respectively. Vice versa if you lose.
Percentile of your best Super Regional finish (x1) - If you finished 3rd and 6th at your two Super Regional appearances, we will only look at the 3rd place finish, since that is your best.
Percentile - Range from 1 to 0, based on the results from every other school. The worst result is a 0, and the best is a 1. Max score is a 10.00 (4.00+3.00+2.00+1.00), lowest is a 0.00. Only matches played by a school’s 1st and 2nd teams will count towards their school’s ranking.
DUPR Regions
Introducing DUPR Regions - Teams are split up into different regions based on geographic location. These regions were decided based on a variety of factors, and with the ever-growing collegiate pickleball landscape, we shall review regional splits on an annual basis. DUPR Regions will allow players to be eligible for regional awards, experience heightened rivalries, and access more competitive opportunities.
Please note - Due to the current distribution of Collegiate Pickleball teams, not all regions will have the same amount of Super/Campus Regionals for 2024. Teams can compete in any regional tournament they wish, regardless of their assigned region.
See below to see what region your team belongs to -
DUPR Awards
Starting in 2024, DUPR shall implement the inaugural DUPR Collegiate Pickleball Awards! This initiative aims to reward players, coaches, and programs for their contributions to the success of DUPR Collegiate Pickleball on and off the court. These awards will be decided by the DUPR Collegiate Council and will be given out at the 2024 Collegiate National Championship during the awards banquet.
DUPR All-American
Honors the top 4 male and top 4 female players based on multiple performance criteria as judged by the DUPR Collegiate Council.
DUPR Scholar-Athlete
Have a minimum GPA of 3.7
Be a full-time student
Competed in a DUPR Super Regional
DUPR Rookie of the Year
Honors a first-year student who made significant contributions to his/her team in the areas of leadership, sportsmanship, and performance.
DUPR Senior Player of the Year
Honors the senior student who had the best year among all players in his/her class in areas of leadership, sportsmanship, and performance.
DUPR Coach of the Year
Honors a coach who has exhibited outstanding leadership in ways that contribute to on and off-court team performance.
DUPR Community Service Award (Team)
Honors a team that gives back to their campus and their community through pickleball and non-pickleball pathways.
DUPR Ambassador of the Year
DUPR will recognize two students (1 male, 1 female) who advance the mission of DUPR by devoting consistent time and effort to promotional activities, and by supporting and bringing awareness to their school program and collegiate pickleball in general.
Anuncie Aqui / Advertise Here
Sua marca para o mundo Pickleball! / Your brand for the Pickleball world!
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