Intramural Sports

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Fall 2025 Intramural Sports Offerings

Fall 1
League Team Registration Fee Registration Dates Days Available Play Begins    
Cornhole Tournament FREE Aug 18 - Aug 26 Wednesday August 27    
Flag Football 7v7 $180 Aug 18 - Sept 3 Sunday - Thursday September 7    
Softball $130 Aug 18 - Sept 3 Sunday, Monday September 7    
Sand Volleyball 4v4 $130 Aug 18 - Sept 3 Sunday  September 7    
Volleyball Indoor 4v4 $130 Aug 18 - Sept 3 Monday - Thursday September 8    
Basketball 3v3 $45 Aug 18 - Sept 3 Monday - Thursday September 8    
Pickleball - Doubles $45 Aug 18 - Sept 3 Monday - Thursday September 8    
Tennis - Doubles $10 Aug 18 - Sept 3 Tuesday, Wednesday September 9    
Pool Basketball - 3v3 Tournament $10 Aug 26 - Sept 10 Wednesday September 17    
Canoe Battleship $20 Aug 26 - Oct 1 Friday October 3    
Fall 2
League Team Registration Fee Registration Dates Days Available Play Begins    
Soccer 7v7 $180 Sept 22 - Oct 15 Sunday - Thursday October 19    
Basketball 5v5 $150 Sept 22 - Oct 15 Sunday - Thursday October 19    
Pickleball - Doubles $45 Sept 22 - Oct 15 Monday - Thursday October 20    
Kickball $130 Sept 22 - Oct 15 Sundays October 19    
Ultimate Frisbee $130 Sept 22 - Oct 15 Mondays October 20    
Table Tennis Tournament $10 Sept 22 - Nov 5 Friday November 7    

How to Participate/Register

  1. Log in to your Rec Automation account
    • UC students, faculty or staff must click: Click Login with SSO    
  2. Select Register for Programs on the left navigation menu
  3. Search by program name, by category, or by day(s) of week
  4. Select the program you want to register for, then click the green Sign Up button to register and select the correct option
  5. When you are ready to check out, click View Cart in the top right
  6. Review your cart and check out!

NOTE: All Intramural registrations will still be using IMLeagues for team creation, rosters, schedule postings, and league updates

NOTE: For Free Summer Intramurals, please begin at step 2 [below] of our process

  1. Login to the UC IMLeagues website. If you do not have an account, select Create Account  at the top of the page.
  2. Select Register in the middle of the page.
  3. Scroll down and select the sport and league that you registered for (e.g., Open Basketball).
  4. Select Create Team and choose your division preferences. It is recommended you choose multiple division choices in case your first-choice division fills.
  5. Your team's status will default to Pending.  An administrator will change it to Confirmed and move it to the night you paid for within one to three business days of your payment.

*Registration on IMLeagues prior to payment does not hold a spot in the desired league/division.

Your team must have the required number of players CONFIRMED (see below) on your roster on IMLeagues by registration close  Rosters are able to be edited freely, however, players may not play for multiple teams in one league or switch teams within a league.

Minimum number of confirmed players on IMLeagues roster required by sport:

  • Basketball (3v3) - Three
  • Basketball (5v5) - Five
  • Flag Football (7v7) - Seven
  • Kickball - Nine
  • Pickleball (Doubles) - Two
  • Soccer (7v7) - Seven
  • Soccer (11v11) - Eleven
  • Softball - Nine
  • Ultimate Frisbee - Five
  • Volleyball (4v4) - Four
  • Volleyball (6v6) - Six


Crosstown Championship Series

Each year the University of Cincinnati and Xavier University Intramural Sports programs face-off in the Crosstown Intramural Championship Series! This event features each university's Intramural Spring Basketball - 5v5 champions in a best of four series. This event is FREE of charge to spectators and participants.

2026 Intramural Crosstown Championship Series

  • Date: TBD
  • Location: Xavier University
  • Time: TBD
  • Cost: FREE

Series History

All-Time Series: UC Leads 5-4
  • 2025 - UC 3-1
  • 2024 - XU 2-2
  • 2023 - UC 3-1
  • 2022 - UC 2-1
  • 2019 - XU 3-2
  • 2018 - XU 3-2
  • 2017 - UC 3-2
  • 2016 - UC 4-1
  • 2015 - XU 4-1

I-275 Bowl Series

Each year four universities near the I-275 loop compete in a Flag Football Championship Series in the Open and Mixed Gender Leagues. The Intramural Sports Flag Football Champions from each school in those divisions face-off in the I-275 Bowl Series! The four participating schools are: University of Cincinnati, Xavier University, Northern Kentucky University, and Miami (OH) University. This event is FREE of charge to spectators and participants.

2025 I-275 Bowl Series

  • Date: TBD October 2026
  • Location: TBD
  • Time: TBD
  • Cost: FREE

Series History - Open League Championship

  • 2025 - Northern Kentucky University

Series History - Mixed Gender League Championship

  • 2025 - University of Cincinnati