National Championships

December 16-18, 2024 • Clay County Sports Complex located in Florida

NIRSA partners with RCX Sports, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Clay County

The NIRSA National Flag Football Championships will be held in Middleburg, FL on December 16-18, 2024.

Join us in Middleburg, Florida for the end of the 2024 NIRSA Flag Football Season. NIRSA is excited to have this year’s National Tournament hosted by Clay County Sports Complex.

Important Dates

  • December 15: Collegiate & Unified team check-in 4:00pm – 7:00pm at the Colvin Recreation Center

  • December 16: Play begins for Men’s, Women’s, Unified and Co-Rec Divisions.

  • December 17:  Pool play continues for Men’s, Women’s, Unified and Co-Rec Divisions.

  • December 18: Play continues for Unified and Open division in the morning. Finals for all divisions will occur as follows:

    • 8:30am: Unified Division Final
    • 10:00am: Co-Rec Division Final
    • 11:30pm: Women’s Division Final
    • 1:00pm: Men’s Division Final

    Awards ceremony to follow each divisions final

    *Please Note – the tournament format, number of games, and game length may change due to a team not showing up or circumstances beyond our control (weather). There are no back-up fields. Under extreme weather conditions, the tournament could be cancelled.

Important National Tournament Information

  • Tournament Location: All tournament play will take place December 18-20, 2023, at the:

    • Colvin Recreation Center
      • 101 Colvin Center, Stillwater OK, 74075
    • Western Fields
      • 1625 N Western Road, Stillwater OK, 74075
  • National Tournament Captain’s Meeting

    Collegiate teams (Men’s, Women’s & Co-Rec) Teams will have two options for attending a captain’s meeting:

    • Option A: December 12th @10amPST/1pmEST – Zoom (Zoom Link)
    • Option B: December 14th @2pmPST/5pmEST- Zoom (Zoom Link)

    Teams MSUT attend one of these captain’s meeting

  • Tournament Schedule: Will be released to teams after team check-in as concluded.

  • Bracket Seeding: To incentive regional participation, this year, teams will be seeded in a standardized process as opposed to a draft selection. At the conclusion of each league’s pool play games, the entire league will be positioned in the bracket according to the seeding criteria listed below. Seeding positions and bracket information will be posted to and communicated via IMLeagues.

    • Regional Tournament Participation – Average
      • Involvement & Placement in Regional Tournament(s)
        • 1 Pt | Participation
        • 2 Pts | 2nd in League
        • 3 Pts | 1st in League
    • National Tournament Winning Percentage
    • National Tournament Head-to-Head
    • National Tournament Point Differential – Fina
  • Player Eligibility Requirements: Can be found on our website: Player Eligibility Requirements

  • Transportation:

    • Jacksonville International Airport (HERE) ~45 min to Clay County Complex
    • Gainesville Regional Airport (HERE) ~ 45 min to Clay County Complex
    • Daytona Beach International Airport (HERE) ~ 1hr 40min to Clay County Complex
    • Orlando Sanford International Airport (HERE) ~2hr 10min to Clay County Complex
    • Orlando International Airport (HERE) ~ 2hr 30min to Clay County Complex

    Lodging:

  • Champ Series Office Hours
    Google form for questions: Please fill out prior for details

    • Nov 9th @ 1pmPST/4pmEST
    • Nov 30th @ 1pmPST/4pmEST
  • Spectator Admissions: please inform family and friends coming to Madison that we will have an admission fee for all spectators ($10 per day or $25 for the weekend). Players will be required to show jersey and coaches will be given passes during team check-in.

Presenting sponsor

Thank you to our 2024-2025 sponsors

Thanks to our NIRSA Sponsors

The official whistle sponsor

Thanks to our NIRSA Sponsors

Need more information?

Questions about the NIRSA Championship Series Flag Football Championship can be directed to the NIRSA Director of National Sport Programs, Nicole Jackson, the Flag Football work team chair, Roger Jerez or the Flag Football work team vice-chair Josh Hale.