The 2026 UCA College Nationals begins on Jan. 16 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex inside Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando as the best college cheer teams compete for titles. 

And that includes those lovable college mascots.

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While teams will compete in various divisions starting on Friday, Jan. 16, the mascot competitions start later in the weekend and will include some well known personalities, like Big AL of Alabama and Brutus The Buckeye of Ohio State. 

Here's the schedule for the Mascot finals at UCA College Nationals 2026.

How To Watch Mascots In The UCA College Nationals 2026

The entire event is streaming on Varsity TV and the new FloSports app. 

Event replays, highlights and breaking news will be available on both platforms. 

The rebroadcast will stream on Varsity TV on a delay of 24 hours.

Mascot Schedule - UCA College Nationals 2026

Saturday, January 17 - South (Red)

Open Mascot

• 3:04 p.m. ET - University of North Alabama - Leo Lion
• 3:12 p.m. ET - Villanova University - Will D Cat
• 3:20 p.m. ET - Austin Peay State University - The Governor
• 3:28 p.m. ET - Grand Canyon University - Thunder
• 3:36 p.m. ET - Stony Brook University - Wolfie Seawolf

Division IA Mascot

• 4:00 p.m. ET - University of Texas - Hook Em
• 4:08 p.m. ET - Penn State - Nittany Lion
• 4:16 p.m. ET - University of Oklahoma - Boomer
• 4:49 p.m. ET - University of Alabama - Big AL
• 4:57 p.m. ET - University of Cincinnati - Cincy Bearcat
• 5:05 p.m. ET - University of Wisconsin - Bucky Badger
• 5:21 p.m. ET - Ohio State University - Brutus Buckey
• 5:29 p.m. ET - Auburn University - Aubie the Tiger
• 5:37 p.m. ET - University of Tennessee - Smokey
• 5:53 p.m. ET - University of Minnesota - Goldy Gopher

UCA College Nationals 2026 Block Schedule

View the block schedule for the event below.

UCA College Nationals 2026 Schedule On Friday, January 16

AdventHealth Arena South (Red) | 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM

• Division IA Coed Cheer Game Day Semi-Finals
• Small Coed Division IA Cheer Game Day Semi-Finals
• All Girl Division IA Cheer Game Day Semi-Finals
• UWCC Game Day Exhibitions
• Division IA Dance Game Day Semi-Finals
• Spirit Program Game Day Live Semi-Finals
• Open Spirit Program Game Day Semi-Finals
• Division IA Spirit Program Game Day Semi-Finals
• Division IA Coed, Small Coed & All Girl Cheer Game Day Finals
• Division IA Dance Game Day Finals
• Spirit Program Game Day Live Finals
• Open & Division IA Spirit Program Game Day Finals
• Group Stunt & Partner Stunt Final Awards

AdventHealth Arena North (Yellow) | 8:30 AM – 8:30 PM

• Small Coed Division I Cheer Game Day Semi-Finals
• Open All Girl Cheer Game Day Semi-Finals
• Division I Cheer Game Day Semi-Finals
• All Girl Division I Cheer Game Day Semi-Finals
• Open Small Coed Cheer Game Day Semi-Finals
• Open Coed Cheer Game Day Semi-Finals
• Coed Partner Stunt & Girls Group Stunt Competitions
• Division IA Jazz “A” & “B” Prelims
• Division I Pom Semi-Finals
• Open Jazz Semi-Finals

State Farm Field House | 8:00 AM – 10:30 PM

• Open Jazz “A” & “B” Prelims
• Division I Jazz “A” & “B” Prelims
• Division I Dance Game Day Semi-Finals
• Open Dance Game Day Semi-Finals
• Division I Pom Semi-Finals
• Open Jazz Semi-Finals

UCA College Nationals 2026 Schedule On Saturday, January 17

AdventHealth Arena South (Red) | 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM

• Division I Cheer Semi-Finals
• Open Coed Cheer Semi-Finals
• All Girl Division IA Cheer Semi-Finals
• Division IA Coed Cheer Semi-Finals
• Small Coed Division IA Cheer Semi-Finals
• Small Coed Division I Cheer Semi-Finals
• Division IA Hip Hop Semi-Finals
• Division I Pom Finals
• Open Jazz Finals
• Division I Pom & Open Jazz Awards

AdventHealth Arena North (Yellow) | 8:30 AM – 8:00 PM

• All Girl Division I Cheer Semi-Finals
• Open Small Coed Cheer Semi-Finals
• UWCC International Cheer Team Exhibitions
• Division IA Jazz Semi-Finals
• Open All Girl Cheer Semi-Finals
• Division I Hip Hop Semi-Finals
• Division I Jazz Semi-Finals
• Mascot Finals & Awards
• Open Coed Cheer Game Day Finals
• Division I & Open Dance Game Day Finals

State Farm Field House | 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM

• Open Hip Hop Semi-Finals
• Division IA Pom Semi-Finals
• Open Pom Semi-Finals
• Division I Jazz Semi-Finals
• Division I & Open Dance Game Day Awards
• Division I Pom Final Awards
• Open Jazz Final Awards
• Announcement of Division IA Hip Hop Finalists

UCA College Nationals 2026 Schedule On Sunday, January 18

AdventHealth Arena South (Red) | 8:30 AM – 9:30 PM

• Division IA Jazz Finals
• Open Pom Finals
• Division I Hip Hop Finals
• Open Hip Hop Finals
• Division I Jazz Finals
• Division IA Pom Finals
• Open Dance Final Awards
• Division I Dance Final Awards
• Division IA Hip Hop Finals
• Small Coed, All Girl, & Division IA Cheer Finals
• Division IA Dance Final Awards
• Division I Cheer Finals & Final Awards

AdventHealth Arena North (Yellow) | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

• University World Cup Cheerleading Championships
• UWCC Performance Cheer Competition

State Farm Field House | 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM

• Small Coed Division I Cheer Finals
• Open All Girl Cheer Finals
• All Girl Division I Cheer Finals
• Open Small Coed Cheer Finals
• Division I Jazz Finals
• Open Coed Cheer Finals
• Division I Cheer Finals
• Final Awards for all Division I, IA, and Open Cheer divisions
• University World Cup Cheerleading Championships
• UWCC Team Cheer Competition

Where Is The UDA, UCA College Nationals 2026?

The college nationals take place at ESPN Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, FL.

When Is The UDA, UCA College Nationals 2026?

The College Nationals begin at 8 a.m. ET Friday, Jan. 16-18 at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, FL.

UCA College Nationals Results From Past Years

• View 2025 UCA & UDA College National Championship Results
• View 2024 UCA & UDA College National Championship Results
• View 2023 UCA & UDA College National Championship Results
• View 2022 UCA & UDA College National Championship Results
• View 2021 UCA & UDA College National Championship Results
• View 2020 UCA & UDA College National Championship Results

Varsity Archived Footage

Video footage from the event will be archived and stored in a video library for Varsity subscribers to watch for the duration of their subscriptions.

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