Updates
Please read our Fall Season Update blog post for more details on major updates being made this season.
All league information with match times and bracket sizes can also be found on the PCL platform.
Match Days and Times
Game Schedule
Day | Game Titles |
Monday | League of Legends, Marvel Rivals |
Tuesday | College Football, Rainbow Six Siege, Rocket League |
Wednesday | EA FC, Madden NFL, Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe, Overwatch 2 |
Thursday | Call of Duty, VALORANT |
Friday | Counter-Strike 2, Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate |
Saturday | Fortnite |
Match Times
Schools competing in Premier or Ranked will be placed into either an East or West group based roughly on their location’s time zone. UREC schools in Central or Mountain timezones will be able to choose either East or West groups. Listed below are the default match times for each:
Region | Time Zones | Match Time |
East | Eastern and Central | 7:00 PM ET |
West | Mountain and Pacific | 7:00 PM PT |
A hybrid start time of 8:30 PM ET/5:30 PM PT may be used when necessary for schools played into an out-of-region group.
Please check below for division-specific match start dates.
Premier Division
Important Dates
Event | Dates |
Registration Opens | 8/4/26 |
Registration Closes | 9/9/26 |
Regular Season | Weeks of 9/14/26 - 10/26/26 |
Playoffs | Weeks of 11/9/26 - 11/16/26 |
Finals (non-LAN titles) | Week of 11/30/26 |
PCL Fall Champs at Syracuse University (LAN titles only) | 12/5/26 and 12/6/26 |
Game Titles
LAN titles | Non-LAN titles |
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Regular Season
Dates: Weeks of 9/14/26 - 10/26/26
Week | Start Date |
1 | 9/14/26 |
2 | 9/21/26 |
3 | 9/28/26 |
4 | 10/5/26 |
5 | 10/12/26 |
6 | 10/19/26 |
7 | 10/26/26 |
Postseason
Non-LAN
Round | Date |
Top 16 | Week 11/9/26 |
Top 8 | Week of 11/16/26 |
Top 4 | Week of 11/16/26 |
Finals | Week of 11/30/26 |
LAN titles
Round | Date |
Top 16 | Week 11/9/26 |
Finals | 12/5/26 and 12/6/26 |
PCL Fall Champs at Syracuse University
Date: Saturday, December 5th and Sunday, December 6th
Only LAN titles will have finals matches played in-person.
LAN Travel Stipends Update
Beginning with the Fall season, PlayVS College League will be pausing our Travel Stipends program for teams qualifying for Championship events. This change allows us to reinvest those resources into enhancements that benefit all PlayVS College League school members, including continued improvements to the platform, league operations, and the championship experience. We will continue to evaluate the program as the league evolves and will share any future updates.
Ranked/EA Sports Sims/ Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe
EA FC matches will start on 9/30/26 to align with the game's release date.
Important Dates
Event | Dates |
Registration Opens | 8/4/26 |
Registration Closes | 9/16/26 |
Regular Season | Weeks of 9/21/26 - 11/2/26 |
Playoffs | Weeks of 11/9/26 - 11/16/26 |
Finals | Week of 11/30/26 |
Regular Season
Dates: Weeks of 9/21/26 - 11/2/26
Week | Start Date |
1 | 9/21/26 |
2 | 9/28/26 |
3 | 10/5/26 |
4 | 10/12/26 |
5 | 10/19/26 |
6 | 10/26/26 |
7 | 11/2/26 |
Reschedule Windows
Due to Ranked, EA Sports titles, and Mario Kart 8 being Swiss this season, Regular Season matches can only be rescheduled within specific windows each round. Below are the windows for each title. Dates in the Reschedule Cutoff column are for the following week.
Title | Match Day | Reschedule Cutoff |
League of Legends | Monday | Wednesday at 8:00am ET |
Marvel Rivals | Monday | Wednesday at 8:00am ET |
Rainbow Six Siege | Tuesday | Thursday at 8:00am ET |
Rocket League | Tuesday | Thursday at 8:00am ET |
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 | Wednesday | Friday at 8:00am ET |
Overwatch | Wednesday | Friday at 8:00am ET |
VALORANT | Thursday | Monday at 8:00am ET |
Counter-Strike 2 | Friday | Monday at 8:00am ET |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Friday | Monday at 8:00am ET |
Week 7 Regular Season matches will have until 11/6/26 to be completed.
Postseason
Round | Date |
Top 8 | Week of 11/9/26 |
Top 4 | Week of 11/16/26 |
Finals | Week of 11/30/26 |
UREC
Important Dates
Event | Dates |
Registration Opens | 8/4/26 |
Regular Season | Weeks of 9/21/26 - 11/2/26 |
Playoffs | Weeks of 11/9/26 - 11/16/26 |
Finals | Week of 11/30/26 |
Regular Season
Date: Weeks of 9/21/26 - 11/2/26
Week | Start Date |
1 | 9/21/26 |
2 | 9/28/26 |
3 | 10/5/26 |
4 | 10/12/26 |
5 | 10/19/26 |
6 | 10/26/26 |
7 | 11/2/26 |
Postseason
Round | Date |
Top 8 | Week of 11/9/26 |
Top 4 | Week of 11/16/26 |
Finals | Week of 11/30/26 |
PCL featuring Fortnite
Split 1 (Traditional)
Event | Dates |
Open Qualifier #1 | 9/26/26 |
Open Qualifier #2 | 10/3/26 |
Open Qualifier #3 | 10/10/26 |
Collegiate Championship | 10/17/26 |
Split 2 (Zero Build)
Event | Dates |
Open Qualifier #1 | 10/24/26 |
Open Qualifier #2 | 10/31/26 |
Open Qualifier #3 | 11/7/26 |
Collegiate Championship | 11/14/26 |
Reminders
Any Premier Roster that receives two no-show forfeit losses during the Regular Season may be removed from the Competition and if applicable will forfeit all of their Regular Season Matches, at the discretion of League Officials. Additionally, the Institution will be barred from fielding a Premier Roster during the following Season.
Please review applicable rulebooks before the start of competition, including the PCL Competition Rulebook and your team’s game title rulebook.