The 2026 UCA College Cheerleading National Championship is only a few days away and is quickly approaching. Starting Friday, Jan. 16 to Sunday, Jan. 18 collegiate cheer teams from across the United States will come together at Walt Disney World in the EPSN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida to compete for a chance to win a UCA National Championship title.

After winning a hip-hop national championship at the 2024 UCA/UDA College Cheerleading & Dance Team National Championship, the Louisiana State University dance team struggled in its title defense in 2025.

After just missing out on a national championship in 2024, the University of Nevada-Las Vegas dance team found redemption at the 2025 UCA/UDA College Cheerleading & Dance Team National Championship.

The University of South Florida cheerleading program has been on a roll at the UCA/UDA College Cheerleading & Dance Team National Championship, and the Bulls are days away from seeing if they can extend their winning streak at the event to six years.

The iconic ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, may not be the home facility of the University of Central Florida cheer team, but it’s as close as any squad at the 2026 UCA/UDA College Cheerleading & Dance Team National Championship is going to get.

Some of the most coveted titles of the year will be on the line, and the biggest names in the collegiate dance world will be there. Oh, and it’ll happen at one of the most iconic venues in all of sports.

From a population of more than 50,000, a team of just 25 student-athletes continues to bring so much success, attention – and national championships – to the University of Minnesota.

There may only be eight events on the Athletic Championships schedule this season, but they’re all elite and prestigious.

The ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, will be a hotbed of cheer and dance activity in the new year, but one of the first events on the calendar also will give the spotlight to school bands from across the country.

A busy cheer and dance calendar is getting a little more action this year, as the inaugural DII National School Spirit Championships comes to Varsity TV at the end of January.

It was yet another exciting weekend of elite cheer competition at the ASC Battle Under The Big Top Grand Nationals 2026 at the Georgia International Convention Center.

The UCA & UDA All Star National Championship will bring athletes and cheer teams of all ages and skill levels back to Orlando, Florida, and the famed ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex again in 2026, and you won’t want to miss a minute of the action!

The CHEERSPORT event will bring All Star cheer teams back to the Georgia World Congress Center for another memorable weekend of action at the CHEERSPORT National All Star Cheerleading Championship, and Varsity TV will be there to provide live coverage of the event from Feb. 13-15.

Spirit of Hope Grand Nationals returns to Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2026, and so do the powerful meaning and message that are tied to this high-energy event.

Same great event, same beautiful weather – new location for 2025!