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.

From the familiar halls of the Indiana Convention Center to sunny Orlando at the ESPN Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World—it's one of the best weekends of the year to be a fan of competitive cheer and dance.

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.

The road to a national title culminates in Orlando, Florida as the country's most elite college cheer and dance teams head to Walt Disney World Resort for the 2026 UDA College Nationals.

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!