IPA (2025 – 2026) Match 3 Recap

Overview

The third match of the 2025–2026 IPA season took place on November 22, bringing changes to the standings before the December break.

Group A begins to settle, with Waterloo and Boston College leading the way. Brown and Harvey Mudd swap places, as Brown’s strong 42-point showing moves it into the Wildcard spot. Vanderbilt and Tufts remain at the bottom of the group.

Average 28.17 pts·Std. dev. 11.20·Penalties 0

Group B’s top three teams, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest and Virginia, continue to pull away from the rest of the pack, with Georgia Tech overtaking Wake Forest for first place. Bocconi posts a strong 35 points but remains far behind the top three.

Average 28.33 pts·Std. dev. 8.04·Penalties 0

In Group C, New York continues to impress, leading the league with 140 total points. Warwick and Yale hold the other playoff spots, with Northwestern, Carnegie Mellon and North Carolina still in contention.

Average 28.17 pts·Std. dev. 6.26·Penalties 0

After strong performances from Penn, WashU and Dartmouth, Group D’s playoff spots look all but locked up, while Johns Hopkins and Harvard remain lackluster.

Average 24.67 pts·Std. dev. 17.42·Penalties 0

Just fourteen points separate 2nd and 5th in Group E. Cambridge and Cornell remain at the top, while Claremont McKenna slips to 5th and Duke stays at the bottom of the group.

Average 28.33 pts·Std. dev. 10.42·Penalties 0

Imperial tops Group F after its week-leading 53 points. Michigan jumps from 4th to 2nd, and Berkeley and Williams are deadlocked for the Wildcard spot, with McGill and Washington close behind.

Average 28.00 pts·Std. dev. 15.78·Penalties 0

Illinois, UCLA and UC San Diego continue to dominate Challenger West, while Cal Poly, Texas and Mississippi State remain far behind.

Average 25.67 pts·Std. dev. 16.24·Penalties 0

Toronto and Boston University both pass 100 points in Challenger East, with Northeastern close behind in the third playoff spot. Columbia, Colgate and Babson will need stronger performances to fight for promotion.

Average 28.17 pts·Std. dev. 10.29·Penalties 0

Group A

Team	Points	Match 3	Penalties	Match 3 Penalties	Change	Status
Waterloo	112	38	0	0	No change	Qualify
Boston College	106	37	0	0	No change	Qualify
Brown	96	42	0	0	Up 1	Wildcard
Harvey Mudd	79	16	0	0	Down 1
Vanderbilt	67	22	0	0	No change
Tufts	49	14	0	0	No change

Group B

Team	Points	Match 3	Penalties	Match 3 Penalties	Change	Status
Georgia Tech	117	39	0	0	Up 1	Qualify
Wake Forest	105	23	0	0	Down 1	Qualify
Virginia	101	34	0	0	No change	Wildcard
Bocconi	64	35	0	0	Up 2
Southern California	63	17	0	0	Down 1
MIT	60	22	0	0	Down 1

Group C

Team	Points	Match 3	Penalties	Match 3 Penalties	Change	Status
New York	140	40	0	0	No change	Qualify
Warwick	93	27	0	0	No change	Qualify
Yale	82	19	0	0	No change	Wildcard
Northwestern	71	26	0	0	No change
Carnegie Mellon	63	30	0	0	Up 1
North Carolina	60	27	0	0	Down 1

Group D

Team	Points	Match 3	Penalties	Match 3 Penalties	Change	Status
Penn	127	33	0	0	No change	Qualify
WashU St. Louis	112	47	0	0	No change	Qualify
Dartmouth	104	43	0	0	No change	Wildcard
Johns Hopkins	66	10	0	0	No change
Harvard	57	15	0	0	No change
Caltech	0	0	13	0	No change

Group E

Team	Points	Match 3	Penalties	Match 3 Penalties	Change	Status
Cambridge	108	24	0	0	No change	Qualify
Cornell	96	34	0	0	No change	Qualify
Emory	90	36	0	0	Up 1	Wildcard
Georgetown	85	42	0	0	Up 1
Claremont	82	24	0	0	Down 2
Duke	48	10	0	0	No change

Group F

Team	Points	Match 3	Penalties	Match 3 Penalties	Change	Status
Imperial	130	53	0	0	No change	Qualify
Michigan	95	39	0	0	Up 2	Qualify
Berkeley	74	17	0	0	No change	Wildcard
Williams	74	27	0	0	Up 1
McGill	72	29	0	0	Up 1
Washington	62	3	0	0	Down 4

West

Team	Points	Match 3	Penalties	Match 3 Penalties	Change	Status
Illinois	128	51	0	0	No change	Qualify
California, Los Angeles	103	29	0	0	No change	Qualify
California, San Diego	103	38	0	0	No change	Qualify
California Polytechnic	60	17	0	0	Up 1
Texas	58	0	0	0	Down 1
Mississippi State	42	19	0	0	No change

East

Team	Points	Match 3	Penalties	Match 3 Penalties	Change	Status
Toronto	110	33	0	0	No change	Qualify
Boston University	107	34	0	0	No change	Qualify
Northeastern	98	42	5	0	No change	Qualify
Columbia	77	27	0	0	No change
Colgate	59	24	0	0	Up 1
Babson	53	9	0	0	Down 1