Collegiate Rocket League Kicks Off
Collegiate Rocket League has started its season with qualified teams firing — standout early performances include @ItsJurrrd turning heads in initial matches. The college circuit is feeding the pro ladder this year, so top college scorers are worth scouting ahead of roster windows. (x.com) (x.com)
League Play this spring was expanded to 16 teams and runs as a five-week, round-robin Bo5 schedule beginning March 8 and running through April 22, with a $21,000 prize pool for league placement (liquipedia.net). The Spring Championship is set for May 2–3 and will feature six teams — the top four from League Play plus two Last Chance Qualifier winners — with the Championship event carrying a separate $20,000 purse. (liquipedia.net) Psyonix and CRL announced $55,000 in scholastic awards for the Spring 2026 circuit and published a full roadmap that included open qualifiers on Feb. 15 and Feb. 28 and registration windows that closed Feb. 10 and Feb. 24. (esportsinsider.com) (casino.com) Open-stage interest was high: two open qualifiers supplied the League Play field and early reporting shows one qualifier drew 209 teams with eight squads advancing from that event, contributing to the 16-team League Play roster. (collegeesportsnews.org) (esportsinsider.com) Early League Play standings place St. Clair College and Baylor University atop the table with unbeaten starts (3–0 through the first weeks), while Fisher College, Maryville University and Cumberland University sit among the top contenders in initial match-week results. (liquipedia.net) The Last Chance Qualifier on April 26 will take the bottom 12 League Play teams plus top performers from open 3v3 events and send its two winners to the May Championship, and the CRL schedule also includes open 3v3 tournaments on Mar. 12, 19 and 26 and open 2v2 events on Apr. 23 and 30 as alternate qualification routes. (esportsinsider.com) (casino.com)
