POINTS AND BIDS This is a 200 point tournament on the College Pickleball Tour. Here is how points will be awarded:

Each group play win: +10 points
Make the quarterfinals: +10 points
Quarterfinals win: +30 points
Semifinals win: +50 points
Finals win: +80 points

The maximum total points you can get from winning this tournament is 200. If this tournament doesn’t get at least 17 teams, it will be changed to a 100 point tournament. POINT SYSTEM RULES

A school's 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. team can all earn points for their school from the same tournament
Only a school's top 5 tournament performances will count towards their point total for the season
In March, 16 of the 64 bids to The Nationals will be given out to the schools with the most points who do not already have a bid

This tournament will also give out a guaranteed bid! It will go to the school who goes the furthest in the playoffs that doesn’t already have a bid. If multiple eligible teams tie in the playoffs, this link here to see the tiebreaking rules. For more information about the College Pickleball Tour's point system, use this link here. TOURNAMENT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS The College Pickleball Tour has new eligibility requirements for the 2026-27 season, please review them here before signing up for this tournament. Players must meet all of these requirements in order to participate in this tournament.

All players must be a full time student at the time of the tournament
All players must have a high school diploma or equivalency at the time of the tournament
All players can play a maximum of five consecutive seasons on the College Pickleball Tour. If this is your first College Pickleball Tour event since the summer of 2026 (past playing experience on the CPT does not matter), your five-season clock will start in the 2026-27 season. You will then have four more seasons after the 2026-27 season to play college pickleball on the College Pickleball Tour.

To read the full list of eligibility requirements for the 2026-27 season, use this link here. GENERAL TOURNAMENT FORMAT

Schools will bring teams of 4-6 players to compete.
Each team will have 2-3 men and 2-3 women players.
Teams will play Women’s, Men’s, and 2 Mixed Doubles games against each other to determine a winner. A Dreambreaker may be played if there is a 2-2 tie after the doubles games.
Teams will play at least 3 group play games (against schools other than their own if possible), and then the best performing teams from group play will advance to the single elimination playoffs.
All players on a team must be from the same school

CHALLENGER BRACKET FORMAT

Challenger bracket partners must be from the same college/li>
Men’s, Women’s, and Mixed teams will all compete against each other unless there are enough registration to separate a group
Player cannot play in both the team bracket and the challenger bracket LEGAL PADDLES We accept all UPA-A and USAP approved paddles at College Pickleball Tour events.

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Charlotte Classic Regional 200 - College Pickleball Tour (CPT)

Charlotte Classic Regional 200 - College Pickleball Tour (CPT)