By Austin Shick

Ninety-six teams will compete in four divisions at the 2015 NIRSA National Soccer Championships, which are set to kick off in Phoenix, Arizona at the Reach 11 Sport Complex from November 19–21. More than 2,000 student athletes and volunteer tournament staff will take part in this exciting event!

The tournament’s co-directors are Doug Ewing, Director of Recreational Services at Fort Lewis College, and Danny Feitel, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi’s Assistant Director of Programs. They both continue to work diligently with regional coordinators to complete the last few weeks of competitive and intense regional qualifying events. The tournament schedule will be available on the NIRSA website beginning November 12.

With the regional tournaments all wrapped up this past weekend, the Championship Division is coming together and is looking like it will be a very exciting tournament. The available automatic bids for each region are as follows:

Men’s Division

Region I

  • Penn State University
  • Cornell University
  • University of Delaware

Region II

  • Florida State University
  • Virginia Tech
  • University of Central Florida

Region III

  • University of Michigan
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • University of Cincinnati

Region IV

  • Kansas State University
  • Texas A & M
  • The University of Texas at Austin

Region V Men’s Division

  • Colorado School of Mines
  • University of Minnesota
  • Iowa State University

Region VI Men’s Division

  • University of Texas – El Paso
  • Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo
  • Weber State University

At-Large Bids

  • University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
  • Loyola University Chicago
  • University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  • University of Missouri
  • Colorado State University
  • UCLA

Women’s Division

Region I

  • Penn State University
  • University of Delaware
  • University of Pittsburgh

Region II

  • University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
  • Virginia Tech
  • University of Florida

Region III

  • University of Michigan
  • University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  • The Ohio State University

Region IV

  • University of Kansas
  • Texas A & M
  • The University of Texas at Austin

Region V

  • University of Colorado – Boulder
  • Colorado State University
  • Colorado School of Mines

Region VI

  • Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo
  • Gonzaga University
  • University of California – Santa Barbara

At-Large Bids

  • Cornell University
  • Michigan State University
  • Miami University of Ohio
  • Washington University in ST Louis
  • Cal State University Long Beak
  • Northern Arizona University

Stay tuned and keep looking at the NIRSA National Championship Series Soccer webpage for more updates. You can also keep up to date by following @NIRSAChamp on Twitter and following the tournament blog. And be sure to tag #NIRSASoccer in your tweets, and Instagram and Facebook posts!

NIRSA would like to thank Arizona State University Sun Devil Fitness, Visit Phoenix, the Reach 11 Sports Complex, and BRINE—the official ball of the NIRSA National Soccer Championships—for their support of what is sure to be another outstanding NIRSA tournament. The Association would also like to thank all of the outstanding officials and staff who make this event possible. The NIRSA National Soccer Championships are not just a place for players to showcase their talents; every year, this event puts the amazing talent and dedication of top-notch officials and staff from all around the country on display. You can support the continued growth of NIRSA Championship Series soccer by making a #GivingTuesday contribution to the NIRSA Foundation.

For more information about the NIRSA National Soccer Championships, please contactNIRSA Director of National Sport Programs, Valerie McCutchan.