IPA (2025 – 2026) Match 5 Recap

Overview

The fifth and final match of the 2025–2026 IPA regular season has concluded, locking in the playoff field across all groups. With the final standings now set, teams turn their attention to the postseason.

Boston College closes out Group A with another impressive 48-point performance to secure first place. Waterloo finishes second, while Brown comfortably claims the Wildcard berth. Tufts overtakes Vanderbilt for fifth on the final matchday, and Harvey Mudd finishes fourth after being held scoreless.

Average 26.17 pts·Std. dev. 17.81·Penalties 0

Georgia Tech finishes atop Group B after another strong performance, with Wake Forest securing second. Virginia holds onto the final playoff position despite being matched by Bocconi’s 29-point effort, leaving Bocconi just short of the postseason. Southern California and MIT round out the standings.

Average 28.00 pts·Std. dev. 10.82·Penalties 0

Yale’s outstanding 48-point finale propels it past Warwick to finish second in Group C, joining group champion New York in the playoffs. Warwick takes the Wildcard berth, while Carnegie Mellon holds off North Carolina to finish fifth.

Average 27.17 pts·Std. dev. 12.18·Penalties 0

WashU St. Louis caps off a dominant regular season with a league-best 61-point performance to comfortably win Group D. Penn finishes second after also surpassing the 200-point mark, while Dartmouth secures the Wildcard position. Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and Caltech finish outside the playoff picture.

Average 22.50 pts·Std. dev. 25.82·Penalties 0

Cornell’s 46-point performance vaults it back into second place on the final day, earning an automatic playoff berth alongside group champion Cambridge. Emory settles for the Wildcard spot, while Georgetown narrowly misses the postseason despite entering the final match in playoff position. Duke closes the season with a strong 40-point effort.

Average 28.33 pts·Std. dev. 12.58·Penalties 0

Imperial finishes as Group F champion, with Michigan comfortably securing second after a 51-point performance. Berkeley holds onto the Wildcard position to complete the playoff field, while Williams, McGill, and Washington finish outside qualification.

Average 27.17 pts·Std. dev. 15.83·Penalties 0

Illinois claims the Challenger West title despite UCLA’s strong 54-point finish, with both schools earning promotion alongside UC San Diego. The bottom three teams remain unchanged as the regular season comes to a close.

Average 23.33 pts·Std. dev. 23.80·Penalties 0

Toronto finishes atop Challenger East, with Columbia also securing promotion. Colgate’s 45-point performance on the final matchday lifts it into the third and final promotion spot, knocking Northeastern out of qualification. Boston University finishes fifth after failing to score in the final two matches, while Babson ends the season with 15 points.

Average 27.33 pts·Std. dev. 16.66·Penalties 0

Group A

Team	Points	Match 5	Penalties	Match 5 Penalties	Change	Status
Boston College	198	48	0	0	No change	Qualify
Waterloo	171	39	0	0	No change	Qualify
Brown	169	41	0	0	No change	Wildcard
Harvey Mudd	108	0	0	0	No change
Tufts	97	21	0	0	Up 1
Vanderbilt	93	8	0	0	Down 1

Group B

Team	Points	Match 5	Penalties	Match 5 Penalties	Change	Status
Georgia Tech	183	41	0	0	No change	Qualify
Wake Forest	168	39	0	0	No change	Qualify
Virginia	158	29	0	0	No change	Wildcard
Bocconi	135	29	0	0	No change
Southern California	112	21	0	0	No change
MIT	92	9	0	0	No change

Group C

Team	Points	Match 5	Penalties	Match 5 Penalties	Change	Status
New York	194	30	0	0	No change	Qualify
Yale	162	48	0	0	Up 1	Qualify
Warwick	159	31	0	0	Down 1	Wildcard
Northwestern	126	23	0	0	No change
Carnegie Mellon	113	24	0	0	No change
North Carolina	89	7	0	0	No change

Group D

Team	Points	Match 5	Penalties	Match 5 Penalties	Change	Status
WashU St. Louis	229	61	0	0	No change	Qualify
Penn	207	54	0	0	No change	Qualify
Dartmouth	163	20	0	0	No change	Wildcard
Harvard	85	0	0	0	No change
Johns Hopkins	66	0	0	0	No change
Caltech	0	0	13	0	No change

Group E

Team	Points	Match 5	Penalties	Match 5 Penalties	Change	Status
Cambridge	179	35	0	0	No change	Qualify
Cornell	156	46	0	0	Up 2	Qualify
Emory	144	13	0	0	Down 1	Wildcard
Georgetown	131	20	0	0	Down 1
Claremont	122	16	0	0	No change
Duke	110	40	0	0	No change

Group F

Team	Points	Match 5	Penalties	Match 5 Penalties	Change	Status
Imperial	219	34	0	0	No change	Qualify
Michigan	180	51	0	0	No change	Qualify
Berkeley	139	34	0	0	No change	Wildcard
Williams	127	27	0	0	No change
McGill	106	17	0	0	No change
Washington	62	0	0	0	No change

West

Team	Points	Match 5	Penalties	Match 5 Penalties	Change	Status
Illinois	222	38	0	0	No change	Qualify
California, Los Angeles	203	54	0	0	No change	Qualify
California, San Diego	167	48	0	0	No change	Qualify
Mississippi State	68	0	0	0	No change
California Polytechnic	60	0	0	0	No change
Texas	58	0	0	0	No change

East

Team	Points	Match 5	Penalties	Match 5 Penalties	Change	Status
Toronto	201	44	0	0	No change	Qualify
Columbia	162	39	0	0	No change	Qualify
Colgate	142	45	0	0	Up 2	Qualify
Northeastern	119	0	5	0	Down 1
Boston University	107	0	0	0	Down 1
Babson	68	15	0	0	No change