Who's got what it takes to be the best college pickleball program in the nation?  

The APP, Selkirk, NIRSA, and USA Pickleball teamed up in 2025 to determine just that, and now, the drama is set to unfold in Southwest Florida as the APP hosts the 2026 APP Selkirk U.S. Collegiate Championships in Cape Coral, Florida.

The world’s first and world’s best pickleball tour is hosting 41 of the nation’s top college pickleball teams, plus talented individual players, at The Courts, Cape Coral on Mar. 6-8. Players will compete for scholarship money, bragging rights, and the title of the best college pickleball program in the U.S.

All competing teams earned their spots in the 2026 APP Selkirk U.S. Collegiate Championships by being top finishers in qualifying tournaments that took place throughout 2025 and early 2026. Schools from coast-to-coast will take the courts, including defending champions University of Florida, in the battle for college pickleball supremacy.

Below is the field for the 2026 APP Selkirk U.S. Collegiate Championships:

• Arizona State University (2 Teams)

• Boise State University

• Cornell University

• Drury University

• Florida Atlantic University

• Florida State University (2 Teams)

• Fresno State University (2 Teams)

• Grand Canyon University

• Indiana University (2 Teams)

• Keiser University

• Mississippi State University

• Nova Southeastern University

• Purdue University (3 Teams)

• Radford University  

• UC San Diego

• University of Central Florida (2 Teams)

• University of Connecticut

• University of Florida (2 Teams)

• University of Illinois

• University of Iowa

• University of Maine

• University of Miami

• University of South Florida (2 Teams)

• University of Texas - Austin

• University of Virginia (3 Teams)

• Utah Tech University (3 Teams)

• Utah Valley University

• Virginia Tech University
  

DON’T MISS THE ACTION

Live coverage from the 2026 APP Selkirk U.S. Collegiate Championships begins Friday, March 6 on APPTV on YouTube, and continues through Sunday, March 8. APP Tour commentator and Director of the APP Selkirk Collegiate Series Dominic Catalano will be on the call.

Fans can follow the competition via TheAPP.global. Access additional coverage by following the APP’s social media pages: @OfficialAPPTour on Instagram, X, TikTok, and Threads and APP Tour on Facebook.

Venue:

The Courts, Cape Coral, 420 SW 2nd Ave. Cape Coral, FL 33909

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Broadcast Info (all times Eastern):

Friday, Mar. 6 | 11 am - 5 pm | APPTV on YouTube

Saturday, Mar. 7 | 11 am - 5 pm | APPTV on YouTube

Sunday, Mar. 8 | 11 am - 5 pm | APPTV on YouTube

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Event Schedule * All dates and times subject to change

Friday,  March 6

- 8 a.m. ET: Individual Event – Men’s and Women’s Singles

- 1 p.m. ET: Individual Event – Men's and Women’s Doubles

Saturday,  March 7

- 8 a.m. ET: Team Event – Pool Play

- 1 p.m. ET: Individual Event – Mixed Doubles

Sunday, March 8

8 a.m. ET: Team Event – Single Elimination Bracket

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