The National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association (NCRHA) is an "incorporated not-for-profit corporation" which operates a national collegiate inline hockey league consisting of five divisions of competition (Division I, Division II, Division III, Junior College Division and AA Division). Headquartered in Torrance, California, the NCRHA is the national governing body of college inline hockey. The National Collegiate Roller Hockey Championships is held annually to determine the national champions at the end of each season.

The league was organized on August 1, 2003, after the suspension of operations of its predecessor organization, the Collegiate Roller Hockey League (CRHL), which had been founded in 1998. The NCRHA draws many highly skilled players from all over the United States. The NCRHA is not affiliated with the governing body of most college athletics, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

Game

Each National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association game is played between two teams, 4 skaters aside, and is 36 minutes long. The game is composed of three 12–stopped clock periods with an intermission of one–minute between periods. At the end of the 36–minute regulation time, the team with the most goals wins the game. If at the end of regulation time, both teams are tied with the same number of goals, the game shall go to a 3 on 3-five minute sudden death overtime. If neither team scored after the 5 minutes have elapsed, a winner shall be declared by a shootout.

Ties do not occur during tournament format (such as regional and national championship tournaments) where a winner must be declared to advance to the next round of play. In these cases, sudden-death 12–minute four-on-four periods are played until one team scores. The first team to score a goal in the overtime period shall be declared the winner and advance to the next round.

Inline hockey rink

National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association games are played on a rectangular inline hockey rink with rounded corners surrounded by walls and Plexiglas. As nearly as possible, it measures 80 by 180 feet (24.38 by 54.86 meters) in the NCRHA, with the minimum size of 65 by 145 feet (19.81 by 44.20 meters) and a maximum of 100 by 200 feet (30.48 by 60.96 meters). The center line divides the rink in half, which divides the floor into two attacking zones. Near the end of both ends of the rink, there is a thin red goal line spanning the width of the floor, which is used to judge goals.

Season structure The National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association season is divided into an exhibition season (October), a regular season (from October through February), regional championships (March) and the National Collegiate Roller Hockey Championships. During the exhibition season, teams usually play other teams in their member organization. During the regular season, clubs play each other in a predefined schedule. The regional championships are tournaments to determine member organization champions and automatic qualifiers for the National Collegiate Roller Hockey Championships. The final remaining team is crowned the national champion.

In the regular season, with the current NCRHA is divided into five divisions, and again geographically split into five member organizations. Schedules are determined by member organizations, as well as each team. Each team plays the majority of games against intra-organizational opponents. Some teams play select games against inter-organizational opponents.

The NCRHA's regular season standings are based on a point system instead of winning percentages. Points are awarded for each game, where two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime loss or tie, and zero points for a loss. At the end of the regular season, organizations hold a regional championship to determine its champion.

Regional champions along with a set number of at-large teams qualify for the National Collegiate Roller Hockey Championships. Teams are grouped into pools and play a round robin with teams in their respective pool to qualify for a single elimination tournament, with the remaining team being crowned national champion.

Team alignment The current league organization divides the teams into five divisions: Division I, Division II, Division III, Junior College Division, and AA Division. Teams are also grouped geographically into five Member Organizations. The current organization has roots in the 2022-23 season when the Great Plains Collegiate Inline Hockey League merged with the Midwest Collegiate Roller Hockey League, and the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Roller Hockey Association merged with the Western Collegiate Roller Hockey League.

List of member organizations Member Organization Abb Location Founded Active Schools Championships Location Venue Eastern Collegiate Roller Hockey Association ECRHA Houston, TX 1998 22 ECRHA Conference Championships Broomall, PA Marple Sports Arena Midwest Collegiate Roller Hockey League MCRHL Dublin, OH 2003 8 MCRHL Final Fraser, MI (DII/JC and AA); Manchester, MO (DI and DIII) Fraser Roller Hockey (DII/JC and AA); Midwest Sport Hockey (DI and DIII) Southeastern Collegiate Roller Hockey League SECRHL Orlando, FL 2005 7 SECRHL Regional Championships Snellville, GA SGAA Dual Deck Hockey Arena Southwest Collegiate Hockey League SCHL Denton, TX 1995 4 SCHL Conference Championship Denton, TX Lone Star Sports Western Collegiate Roller Hockey League WCRHL Torrance, CA 1994 8 WCRHL Conference Championships Corona, CA The Rinks-Corona Inline

Past Champions Division I Premier

Year Champion Score Runner-up Location Semi-Finalist #1 Semi-Finalist #2 1999 Michigan State 5–4 UC Santa Barbara Chicago, IL Penn State Purdue 2000 Michigan State 5–4 Colorado State Ellenton, FL Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Penn State Altoona 2001 RIT 10–5 Lindenwood Upland, CA Boston University Truman State 2002 Lindenwood 6–4 Michigan State St. Louis, MO Purdue Michigan 2003 Cal Poly Pomona 4–2 Florida Feasterville, PA RIT Towson 2004 Lindenwood 10–3 Penn State Anaheim, CA Central Florida Florida 2005 Lindenwood 5–2 Central Florida Fort Collins, CO Michigan State Eastern Michigan 2006 Lindenwood 7–5 Michigan State Morrisville, NC Towson Eastern Michigan 2007 Lindenwood 12–2 Rhode Island St. Louis, MO RIT Eastern Michigan 2008 Lindenwood 6–3 Missouri-St. Louis Colorado Springs, CO UC Irvine Central Florida 2009 Missouri-St. Louis 5–3 Lindenwood Feasterville, PA Buffalo Michigan State 2010 Lindenwood 5–1 Arizona State San Jose, CA Buffalo Missouri-St. Louis 2011 Long Beach State 4–3 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Middleton, WI Lindenwood Rowan 2012 Bethel 4–3 UNLV Kearns, UT Eastern Michigan Michigan State 2013 Lindenwood 6–2 Michigan State Ft. Myers, FL UNLV Neumann 2014 Lindenwood 2–1 Neumann Aston, PA UNLV Hofstra 2015 Neumann 4–3 Lindenwood Independence, MO UNLV Cal Poly San Luis Obispo2016Neumann4–1UNLVCedar Rapids, IAMichigan StateBethel2017Farmingdale State5–4LindenwoodFt. Myers, FLMichigan StateUC Santa Barbara 2018Farmingdale State5–1LindenwoodFargo, NDMichigan StateNorth Dakota2019Farmingdale State7–3LindenwoodRochester, NYBethelArizona State2021Slippery Rock3–2Robert MorrisPittsburgh, PAMichigan Statenone2022Lindenwood7–2Slippery RockKalamazoo, MIBethelArizona State2023Lindenwood13–0Slippery RockIrvine, CABethelArizona State2024Grand Canyon2–1(3OT)LindenwoodAuburn MEBethelHenry Ford2025Lindenwood2–0Grand CanyonFt. Myers, FLArizona StateRowan2026Lindenwood6–3Grand CanyonSpringfield, MOArizona Statenone

Division I Year Champion Score Runner-up Location Semi-Finalist #1 Semi-Finalist #2 2026 Boston U 2–1 Arizona Springfield, MO Neumann Quinnipiac

Division II

Year Champion Score Runner-up Location Semi-Finalist #1 Semi-Finalist #2 2001 Eastern Michigan 6-1 Ball State Upland, CA Truman State Wilkes University 2002 Illinois State 2-0 Ball State St. Louis, MO SUNY Buffalo West Chester 2003 Binghamton University 6-3 Neumann Feasterville, PA Maine Texas-Dallas 2004 Missouri-St. Louis 4-3 Neumann Anaheim, CA Maine Nevada 2005 Nevada 4-2 Neumann Fort Collins, CO Washington University in St. Louis Saint Louis 2006 Neumann 4-3 Missouri-St. Louis Morrisville, NC SUNY Brockport Nevada 2007 Stony Brook University 4-1 Saint Louis St. Louis, MO Neumann Missouri-St. Louis 2008 Neumann 6-1 West Chester Colorado Springs, CO UC San Diego Cal State San Bernardino 2009 Grand Valley State 9-7 Central Michigan Feasterville, PA Neumann Missouri State 2010 West Chester 7-5 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville San Jose, CA Rowan Tampa 2011 Miami (FL) 4-3 (2OT) Florida Gulf Coast Middleton, WI Bethel USC 2012 Central Michigan 8-0 Pittsburgh Kearns, UT Northeastern Kansas State 2013 Colorado-Colorado Springs 3-2 (OT) Northeastern Ft. Myers, FL Kennesaw Florida 2014 Cal State Fullerton 6-2 Virginia Tech Aston, PA Rutgers Slippery Rock 2015 Farmingdale 10-5 Massachusetts Independence, MO UC San Diego UC Irvine2016Massachusetts2-1CortlandCedar Rapids, IARobert MorrisSaint Joseph's2017Cal State Fullerton6-2TennesseeFort Myers, FLFloridaArkansas2018RIT3-1NortheasternFargo, NDFloridaNorthern Arizona2019Cal State Fullerton5-2Grand Valley StateRochester, NYCal Poly San Luis ObispoKennesaw State2022Michigan State2-1NortheasternKalamazoo, MICal PolyStony Brook2023Ohio State5-4UMass AmherstIrvine, CAEndicottRobert Morris2024Arizona7-2Michigan StateAuburn MECal State FullertonRobert Morris2025Neumann2-1Slippery RockFt. Myers, FLCal State FullertonOhio State2026Stony Brook7–3EndicottSpringfield, MOIllinois StateRobert Morris

Division III

Year Champion Score Runner-up Location Semi-Finalist #1 Semi-Finalist #2 2019 Endicott 5–3 California Rochester, NY Cal Poly Pomona Oswego State 2022 Ohio State 6–4 Cortland Kalamazoo, MI Arizona Endicott 2023 Neumann 9–1 Quinnipiac Irvine, CA Florida Oswego State2024Yeshiva5–4HofstraAuburn MEFloridaOswego State2025Colorado3–2 (OT)TampaFt. Myers, FLFlorida Gulf CoastMaryville2026Purdue4–1Florida Gulf CoastSpringfield, MOHofstraMaryville

Junior College Division

Year Champion Score Runner-up Location Semi-Finalist #1 Semi-Finalist #2 2000 St. Charles CC 12-5 Elgin CC Ellenton, FL St. Louis CC - Meramec Grossmont CC 2001 St. Charles CC 7-6 (OT) Grossmont CC Upland, CA 2002 St. Charles CC 6-5 St. Louis CC - Meramec St.Louis, MO Collin College Valencia College 2003 St. Charles CC 3-2 St. Louis CC - Meramec Feasterville, PA Northern Virginia CC Suffolk CCC 2004 St. Charles CC 7-2 Suffolk CCC Anaheim, CA St. Louis CC - Meramec Moorpark College 2005 St. Charles CC 6-5 Riverside CC Fort Collins, CO St. Louis CC - Meramec Suffolk CCC 2006 Riverside CC 5-4 St. Louis CC - Meramec Morrisville, NC St. Charles CC Suffolk CCC 2007 St. Charles CC 8-2 Broward College St. Louis, MO Suffolk CCC Nassau CC 2008 Broward College 8-7 (OT) Oakland CC Colorado Springs, CO St. Charles CC St. Louis CC - Meramec 2009 Saddleback College 4-3 (OT) St. Charles CC Feasterville, PA Suffolk CCC Nassau CC 2010 St. Charles CC 8-3 Citrus College San Jose, CA Saddleback College St. Louis CC 2011 St. Charles CC 3-2 (OT) St. Louis CC Middleton, WI Schoolcraft CC Santa Barbara CC 2012 St. Charles CC 3-2 Saddleback College Kearns, UT St. Louis CC Santa Barbara CC 2013 St. Charles CC 4-0 (Best-of-Seven) Saddleback College Irvine, CA 2014 St. Charles CC 4-0 (Best-of-Seven) Arapahoe CC Lakewood, CO 2016 St. Charles CC 3-1 (Best-of-Five) West Valley College Cedar Rapids, IA 2017 West Valley College 10-0 St. Charles CC Ft. Meyers, FL St. Louis CC 2018 Saddleback College 3-2 West Valley College Fargo, ND Henry Ford College St. Louis CC 2019 St. Louis CC 6-2 Henry Ford College Rochester, NY West Valley College 2022 Henry Ford College 3-1 (Best-of-Five) West Valley College Kalamazoo, MI

Division IV/AA