Northwood University needs no introduction, but I’ll give one anyway. Coming into CRL Worlds as the number one North American team, they have quite the reputation to live up to. Muttering the name “Northwood” will send shutters down any opponent’s spine. Does any other team even have a chance?
With rising senior Busse, and rising sophomores TopCheese and Drip, the Stockton University Rocket League team is heading into Worlds after qualifying with ease, both
If you ask an NA CRL player who the best EU collegiate team is, most will say the Berlin Phoenix. Since their formation in 2020, they have come first place in two Uniliga seasons and two European University Rocketeers’ Championships. Berlin swept their group and finished second in the playoffs of the most recent 2022 EURC. This high finish qualified them for the first ever Collegiate Rocket League World Championship in Dallas, Texas.
One of the Canadian collegiate esports pioneers will finally get a crack at a world championship. St. Clair College, also known as Saints Gaming, will be one of 16 teams competing in the 2022 CRL World Championship.
The Valleyfield College Rocket League team came 8th place in CRL Eastern League Play, taking home $2.5k and an in-game title. The chance of making
With a current team of Nytro, Garenn, and Tuv, University of Nevada Las Vegas has done very well this year, placing top 4 in both Fall ‘21 and Spring ‘22 CRL. They have since gone on to qualify for Worlds by beating LSU in an LCQ losers match. As we prepare for Worlds, we are looking at the UNLV Rocket League team and how they got here.
The Oakland University Rocket League team is a newer face on the scene, but after just a year of JCubed, Rahz, and JWismont playing together, they’ve seen good success. OU has proven themselves to be adapters, never afraid to reevaluate and change things up as needed. They qualified for Worlds through LCQ placement, and are looking forward to going into the competition aggressively.
The University of Central Florida Rocket League team, known informally as the UCF Knights, have had an incredible run in this Spring 2022 season of CRL. They held the undefeated, first place slot throughout most of League Play before losing their final 3 matches. This led to a final League Play record of 12-3 and a demotion to 2nd place. After qualifying for East Playoffs as the 2nd seed and winning their first-round matchup against Oakland, they took two consecutive losses to Stockton and St. Clair. This knocked them out of contention for an automatic bid to the National Championship and Worlds.
The Columbia College Rocket League team have had an outstanding Spring 2022 season so far. They tore through Western League Play with a 15-0 record, losing only five individual games along the way. This sent Columbia College to the Western Conference Playoffs, where they placed first and qualified for both the North American Championship and the CRL World Championship.
Ottawa University of Kansas (OUK) has been a newer addition to the CCA scene, but in their short time they already have high hopes of
