Watch The 2018 UCA & UDA College National Championship LIVE!

Posted December 28, 2017

It's go time for collegiate cheerleaders, dancers, and mascots everywhere as they prepare for the 2018 UCA & UDA College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship in Orlando, Florida.

New This Year: Game Day!

After the new Partner Stunt and Group Stunt national champions have been announced, stick around as the DlA coed and all girl teams take the mat for the first-ever collegiate game day championship!

Sixteen spirited squads will compete as they transform the arena into the ultimate college game day experience.

The DlA Game Day Championship will take place at on Friday evening at 8:15 PM ET.

Teams will be out on the football field at the All Star Sports Resort bright and early Saturday morning to get in one final practice before taking the mat for the semifinal portion of the competition.

The collegiate spirit squads have been working all year long for this weekend and the first step towards championship glory starts here. Division l and ll schools will move on to compete again in finals Saturday evening.

Divisions With Finals on Saturday

Open Coed
Open All Girl
Cheer Division l
Cheer Division ll
Small Coed Division l
Small Coed Division ll
All Girl Division l

In Arena South, it’s all about dance. UDA teams will shine on stage all day long as perform in jazz, hip hop, and pom semifinals. Will the reigning division champs be on top after day one or will a new competitor arise? You won’t want to miss a moment of these power performances, tune in LIVE starting at 8:30 AM ET to see how day one of the UDA Collegiate Championship unfolds.

Last year, the University of Kentucky dance team showed they have what it takes to compete against the best in Division lA Hip Hop. Will 2018 be the year the Cats win it all? Relive their journey in the emotional two-part series, Decide To Rise.

This year, the mascot competition will take place on Saturday. Grab your front-row seat with Varsity TV to watch the fun and spirited collegiate mascots do what they do best and entertain a cheering crowd.

Stick around on Sunday to find out which teams will take home the coveted UCA and UDA national championship title. The day starts off with UDA College Dance Finals.

The University of Minnesota topped the competition in 2017 as they took home the gold in DlA Jazz & Pom. This year, the Golden Gophers will be competing for the 10th straight pom national championship title.

Do they have what it takes to keep their streak alive in 2018?

After dance finals, the HP Field House will get rocking with Cheer and All Girl Division lA Finals. In 2017, the University of Kentucky won their 22nd UCA national championship and they are back to hold onto their title in 2018.

Indiana University won back-to-back titles in the all girl division. Do they have what it takes to earn a three-peat? Watch the Hoosiers compete for their sixth championship title LIVE on Varsity TV.

Over in Arena North, open all girl, coed, and dance teams will be wrapping up the weekend with the game day competition.

Watch LIVE as your favorite collegiate spirit squads compete for the national championship title. Stay glued to Varsity TV all weekend long for full routine videos, exclusive team features, official results, and so much more.