The last sport to jump into the NCAA’s fall pool is water polo, where the mostly Californian crews will beat eggs through early December.

The NCAA cross country season hits its starting line today, so run through our primer, then let’s, ahem, meet the women and men racing toward national glory.

As demonstrated by today’s previously mentioned Nebraskan holiday, this week’s all about bumps, sets, and aces.

From intrastate rivals ousting each others’ foes to unranked conquerors to epic golazos, here’s everything you need to know about yesterday’s women’s and men’s non-conference footy.

Hollywood’s still on strike, but the court queens are already bringing the drama this year: Ten Top 25 squads (including four in the Top 10) fell to at least one unranked or lower-ranked team in the season’s first three days.

Heavy offseason transfer portal activity means this volleyball season will be less predictable than Scooter Braun’s future.

As you read in our field hockey primer, fockey’s historically East Coast dominance is spreading West, so when the season starts today, both Big Ten and mid-major teams will be bullying for the ACC’s crown.

As mentioned, the men’s 2023 season takes the pitch with a full slate tomorrow, so brush up with our handy soccer guide, then prep for another upset-filled roller-coaster year.

The World Athletic Championships began from Budapest, Hungary on Saturday, featuring 100 Division I (DI) athletes running, throwing, and jumping from now until next Sunday — all aiming to qualify for next summer’s Paris Olympics.

No, this isn’t the plot of The Princess Diaries 2 — it's UNC field hockey’s new era under program legend and recent grad Erin Matson, whose first season as HC begins later this week.

Hurricane Hilary wasn’t the only storm brewing yesterday, and despite the weather canceling No. 1 UCLA’s and No. 22 USC’s matches, the NCAA gals (thunder)struck pitches nationwide, with ranked squads proving their Top 25 mettle.

Only 185 NCAA teams compete in the winter season: 27 in DI, 35 in DII, and 123 in DIII. DI and DII share a championship, while DIII schools have their own postseason tourney.