The Incredible UCSB Burning Skirts went 5-1 at the 2007 Ultimate National College Tournament in Columbus, OH. Their performance over the weekend garnered them SECOND place nationally, their only loss coming in the Finals to defending champs, Stanford.

The finals were televised on CSTV (cable), the weekend of June 9/10. The game will then also be available online at www.cstv.com sometime in July.

The 2007 UPA College Ultimate Championships are hosted by the Ultimate Players Association.  Over 10,000 student athletes on more than 600 college teams from across North America entered the UPA College Championship Series in early April (300 men's teams; 300 women's). Two months later only the top college Ultimate teams from across North America were left. 

Ranked 7th nationally, the Skirts were seeded 4th in this battle of the top 16 teams. All schools at the National tournament had to place high enough in their Section, then proceed to Regionals, and win there. See photos of the Skirts at Regionals in Phoenix.

Seeding before play started:

Friday, Pool Play:

• UCSB 15, Florida 8

• UCSB 15, Northwestern 6

• UCSB 15, Stanford 11

Finishing first in their pool at 3-0, the Skirts were automatically guaranteed a spot in the top 8 bracket. Stanford had to play an extra pre-Quarterfinals game to land their spot in the top 8.

Saturday

• Quarterfinals: UCSB 15, Carlton College 9

• Semifinals: UCSB 12, UCLA 11 -- this game was very close, with UCSB breaking the 11-11 tie against SoCal rival UCLA at the end, assuring their spot in the Finals.

Sunday

• Finals: Stanford 13, UCSB 7 -- Despite losing the final game, the Skirts were ecstatic about this year's overall performance, establishing them as one of the country's top college teams.

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