College cheerleading competition
TheUniversal Cheerleaders Association Division I-A College Championships is a collegiatecheerleading competition held annually in the United States, organized byVarsity Spirit. The competition was first introduced in 1978 onCBS Sports. It hosts cheerleading squads from universities and colleges nationwide to perform routines consisting ofgymnastics, partner stunts, dance moves, pyramids and high-tosses called basket tosses. The championship is split into large co-ed, small co-ed and all-girl divisions.
TheUniversity of Kentucky has won the most large co-ed championships with 24 national titles,Hofstra University has won the most small co-ed championships with 10, andIndiana University has won the most all-girl titles with six.[1] The competition was first introduced in 1978 onCBS Sports and is run byVarsity Spirit. TheUniversity of Alabama won the most recent co-ed event in 2025, winning their fourth title.[2] The 2025 all-girl competition was won by theUniversity of Mississippi, their first ever title.[3] Only four teams have ever won consecutive co-ed championships in UCA Division I-A history. The University of Kentucky has done it five times. The Wildcats first accomplished this in 1987–1988 and, most recently, from 2016 to 2019. The other cheerleading squads to achieve consecutive championships are theUniversity of South Florida (2021–2023),NC State (1990–1991) andOhio State University (1981–1983). Alabama and South Florida are the only schools who have won both the large co-ed and all girl divisions.
Large co-ed champions by year
[edit]- 2025 – University of Alabama[2]
- 2024 – University of Central Florida[3]
- 2023 – University of South Florida[4]
- 2022 – University of South Florida[5]
- 2021 – University of South Florida[6]
- 2020 – University of Central Florida[7]
- 2019 – University of Kentucky[8]
- 2018 – University of Kentucky[9]
- 2017 – University of Kentucky[10]
- 2016 – University of Kentucky[11]
- 2015 – University of Alabama
- 2014 – University of Kentucky
- 2013 – University of Memphis
- 2012 – University of Kentucky
- 2011 – University of Alabama
- 2010 – University of Kentucky
- 2009 – University of Kentucky
- 2008 – University of Kentucky
- 2007 – University of Central Florida
- 2006 – University of Kentucky
- 2005 – University of Kentucky
- 2004 – University of Kentucky
- 2003 – University of Central Florida
- 2002 – University of Kentucky
- 2001 – University of Kentucky
- 2000 – University of Kentucky
- 1999 – University of Kentucky
- 1998 – University of Kentucky
- 1997 – University of Kentucky
- 1996 – University of Kentucky
- 1995 – University of Kentucky
- 1994 – University of North Carolina
- 1993 – Ohio State University
- 1992 – University of Kentucky
- 1991 – NC State University
- 1990 – NC State University
- 1989 – Louisiana State University
- 1988 – University of Kentucky
- 1987 – University of Kentucky
- 1986 – NC State University
- 1985 – University of Kentucky
- 1984 – University of Alabama
- 1983 – Ohio State University
- 1982 – Ohio State University
- 1981 – Ohio State University
- 1980 – Indiana State University
- 1979 – Michigan State University
- 1978 – University of North Carolina
All-girl champions by year
[edit]- 2025 – University of Mississippi[2]
- 2024 – University of South Florida[3]
- 2023 – Western Kentucky University
- 2022 – University of Alabama[5]
- 2021 – Western Kentucky University[6] (& Virtual Champion- University of Oklahoma)
- 2020 – University of Alabama[7]
- 2019 – Indiana University[8]
- 2018 – University of Oklahoma[9]
- 2017 – Indiana University[12]
- 2016 – Indiana University[13]
- 2015 – University of Alabama
- 2014 – Indiana University
- 2013 – Indiana University
- 2012 – Indiana University
- 2011 – Morehead State University
- 2010 – Morehead State University
- 2009 – San Diego State University
- 2008 – University of Memphis
Small co-ed champions by year
[edit]- 2025 – Bowling Green State University
- 2024 – University of Memphis[3]
- 2023 – Florida State University
- 2022 – Western Kentucky University
- 2021 – University of Memphis
- 2020 – University of Memphis
- 2019 – University of Memphis
- 2018 – Purdue University
- 2017 – University of Memphis
- 2016 – Hofstra University
- 2015 – Hofstra University
- 2014 – Bowling Green State University
- 2013 – Hofstra University
- 2012 – Hofstra University
- 2011 – Hofstra University
- 2010 – Hofstra University
- 2009 – Hofstra University
- 2008 – University of Louisiana- Monroe
- 2007 – Hofstra University
- 2006 – Hofstra University
- 2005 –
- 2004 –
- 2003 – Hofstra University
