Learn about our Call of Duty program plans for the Spring semester.
Collegiate leaders can apply to be a part of our 2020 Varsity Invitational. This invitational will pit top Varsity teams from around the country against each other in a round robin format. This Varsity-focused tournament will be separate from our other tournament offerings. If your school is working on spinning up a Varsity program for Call of Duty, be sure to apply by February 14th to be considered for the inaugural 2020 Varsity Invitational.
Staff and students at colleges and universities that officially sanction or tangibly support esports as a student activity are welcome to apply to be part of the Call of Duty Collegiate Series: Varsity Invitational. If you are unsure whether or not your school qualifies for the Tespa Varsity program, we invite you to check out the application form below for more information - or, you can reach out to varsity@tespa.org for more information.
After the application period, we'll be inviting the top Varsity programs to face off against each other during the regular round robin season, as outlined below. Once the round robin phase concludes, we'll also invite some of the top CCL teams to face off against the top Varsity teams in Tespa's first ever Call of Duty Collegiate Invitational.
We're huge fans of what the folks over at the CCL have been doing, and in order to provide the best experience to all of the Collegiate Call of Duty players, it was a no-brainer to include them in our Spring plans. Be sure to check out their regular season broadcasts to find your favorite teams to rally behind at their twitch page.
Alongside the Varsity Invitational, and the CCL's regular season, Tespa will be hosting a collegiate ladder on GameBattles. Here, any caliber of player can find pickup games on demand to get matched against players of similar skill. The ladder is open to all verified college students, and when it goes live in February, we'll have more details about the active dates and incentives.
Application Period | Today - Feb. 14 |
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Varsity Regular Season | Mar. 02 - Mar. 24 |
Invitational Bracket | Apr. 06 - Apr. 14 |
Grand Finals | TBA |
Throughout our years of operating tournaments, Tespa has always stayed true to our
first core value: "STUDENTS FIRST."We believe that self-betterment and career
development should always be a student's primary focus, and we hold all of our
students accountable to the same eligibility standards to preserve that balance.
This section is a summary of our Official Rules, which will be released soon. To get
an idea of what to expect, check out the 2019 Varsity ruleset for Overwatch here.
In order to compete in the Varsity Series, players must:
For any non-varsity competition, we only require half-time enrollment or higher.
We hold our competitors to a high standard when it comes to their behavior, whether
they're in an official match or just playing online. As the college esports
ecosystem continues to evolve and develop, it's up to us (and you) to set a
precedent of kindness, compassion and sportsmanship within our leagues. These
requirements are the start of a wider effort to standardize and elevate our
sportsmanship and discipline policies across all our tournaments & programs.
They are also a summary of our Official Rules, which will be released soon. To
get an idea of what to expect, check out the 2019 Varsity ruleset for Overwatch
here.
In order to compete in the Varsity Series, students must:
Every member of your team should review, understand and adhere to the full list of conduct requirements outlined in our Official Rules. Should you feel that any of our competitors are in violation of the conduct rules above, or is otherwise violating the Official Rules of the tournament, please report them via our Team Misconduct Report Form. We take your reports very seriously, and investigate every allegation to the fullest extent we can.