NCPA returns to World Cup

College paintball returns to Disney's Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Florida for the second X Ball Collegiate World Cup. Eight NCPA teams are making the trip, with play on Friday until Sunday. Schedule is as follows:

Friday:
10:30: Iowa State vs. Minnesota State; Purdue vs. Nebraska
2:15: Iowa State vs. Nebraska, Purdue vs. Minnesota State
6:00: Minnesota State vs. Nebraska; Purdue vs. Iowa State

Saturday:
8:00: Penn State vs. Louisiana State
9:15: Illinois vs. Clemson
1:00: Penn State vs. Clemson; Illinois vs. Louisiana State
4:45: Louisiana State vs. Clemson; Illinois vs. Penn State

Sunday:
8:00 Semifinals: Winner Friday vs. 2nd Place Saturday
9:15 Semifinals: Winner Saturday vs. 2nd Place Friday
11:30 Finals

Redbirds Win ISU Open

The Illinois State Redbirds won the ISU Open this weekend, with the Purdue Boilermakers taking second, newcomer Northern Illinois Huskies in third, and the University of Illinois Illini rounding out the top four. It was a tough day for some of the older teams, with Illinois' top squad failing to make the finals and Purdue just making the finals cut after the new University of Wisconsin-Plattville squad missed the flag pull in their last game by seconds.

The teaser for the NCPA DVD is up.

Since it's steaming it's just still shots, but the real deal will be full-motion video. More video will be taken at events this Fall. A big thanks to Rob Ortiz and the Penn State crew for putting the video together.

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Fall College Paintball Schedule is Up!

The Fall Schedule has been posted. The NCPA will be using the APPA player ID system for the 2003-2004 season to provide a more convenient and useful registration process. Each player must get a player ID number. For more information view the event page.

Big Two Weeks Coming for the NCPA All-Stars

The NCPA All-Stars will be playing back-to-back weekends, first playing 7-man on August 8-10 at the NPPL Super-7 New Jersey event, then Division II X-Ball™ at the PSP Philadelphia Open. Special thanks to all the players making the trip and National Paintball Supply for supporting the team.

IAO Collegiate Arenaball Results and Photos
Results courtosy Warpig.com

Plenty of photos of NCPA teams at the IAO Collegiate Arenaball event on the various paintball web media. Check 'em out:

Paintball.com - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30 - 31 - 33 - 34 - 35 - 36 - 37 - 38 - 39 - 40 - 41 - 42 - 43 - 44 - 45 - 46 - 47 - 48 - 49 - 50 - 51 - 52 - 53 - 54 - 55 - 56 - 57 - 58 - 59 - 60 - 61 - 62 - 63 - 64
PaintballChannel.com - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30 - 31 - 32 - 33 - 34 - 35 - 36 - 37 - 38 - 39 - 40 - 41 - 42 - 43 - 44 - 45
ForceOfNature.com - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17

Preliminary Fall College Paintball Schedule is Up!

The Fall Schedule has been posted. More events and information will be added. If you would like to host an event that is not on the schedule, please email ncpa@college-paintball.com prior to August 1st.

Illinois wins collegiate Arena Ball at IAO!

The Illini repeated their performance at the National Championships and grabbed the win, barely prevailing after the Boilermakers made up a 3-1 deficit in the finals to tie the match at 3-3. The North-East's Scarlet Knights blocked a Midwest 1-2-3, with the Minnesota's Mavericks rounding out the top four.
Thanks to the eight NCPA teams who came out to play, as well as Milt Call and Brimstone Enterprises, Debra Dion-Kirshke and the International Amateur Open, Craig Miller and Draxxus Paintballs and Rene Bouche and PNN for making the event possible.

Catch coverage at Warpig.com and Paintball.com

Check out NCPA teams playing Arena Ball at the IAO!

Eight lucky NCPA teams will be playing Brimstone Enterprise's (makers of Ultimate Airball) new Arena Ball format at the Draxxus International Amateur Open.

Arena Ball is a 3-man format played in Brimstone Enterprise's new "Utlimate ThunderDome" as a best-of-seven series with a one minute break between each game. Teams may have up to 7 players on their roster.

The 8 NCPA teams playing the event are:

2002-2003 Rank:	School:
1	University of Illinois Illini
2	Purdue University Boilermakers
5	Pennsylvania State University Nittany Lions
7	Drexel University Dragons
9	Rutgers University Scarlet Knights
10	United States Military Academy Army
13	Minnesota State University Mavericks
15	Ohio State University Buckeyes

NCPA to Award Paintball Scholarship

Check out the press release or get the details.

Application deadline is August 15.

Illinois Takes it All - Again!

With College Paintball Season Number Four now part of the history books, the University of Illinois has won the College Paintball National Championships for the fourth consecutive year, clinching the season title as well. Illinois State took second over Purdue by tiebreaker, with Purdue also taking 4th to become the first school since 2000 to have two teams in the finals. The United States Military Academy won the coveted AKA Sportsmanship award. Special thanks to event Platinum Sponsors Brass Eagle, National Paintball Supply and PMI.

National Championships Final Places
2003 Final Rankings

Meet the Teams!

Check out the team profiles of the 44 teams headed to the NCPA College Paintball National Championships April 12 at Challenge Park Xtreme in Joliet, IL. Profiles include team logos, pics, player information and more!