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Thu, 08/15/2024

Kansas joins to help form the Power Esports Conference (Opens in new window)

The University of Kansas' Esports program, along with 7 flagship universities collaborate to form the Power Esports Conference. This conference will feature exclusively high-profile institutions and offer competition in four game titles for the 2024-25 academic seasons. Along with the University of Kansas, this conference includes The Ohio State University,...

Tue, 04/11/2023

Kansas Esports 2022-2023 Season

The 2022-2023 season saw an expansion to the Kansas Esports program for the first time in 3 years. Adding Valorant to the roster of varsity supported games. With this comes more opportunities to compete at both the local and national level. Throughout the regular season of both NACE and NECC,...

Wed, 11/30/2022

Kansas Esports Fall 2022 Season

A new academic year brought some changes to Kansas Esports as we added Valorant on board increasing the number of titles supported under our program. With a new title means more opportunities for students of KU to compete at the highest level of collegiate esports competition and more chances to...

Fri, 10/28/2022

LevelUP at Kansas Union

The esports footprint at the University of Kansas is expanding as we welcome LevelUP Arena to the KU Memorial Union community! Coming this fall, LevelUP Arena will be opening a new location on Level 4 of the KU Union across from the existing Kansas Esports varsity facility. This exciting new...

Mon, 04/25/2022

Kansas Esports Spring 2022 Season

Kansas Esports looked to add to the accomplishments of a strong 2021 fall season. Competing in League of Legends, Rocket League, and Overwatch, each team found success of their own this spring. ...

Fri, 12/10/2021

Kansas Esports Fall 2021 Season

Kansas Esports had a successful start to their third season. With 24 total students across all three of the titles, Kansas Esports finished with a 31-16 fall record. Rocket League, Overwatch and League of Legends finished top 3 in their National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) Starleague conferences, qualifying for...