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2026 College Series Weekend 1:
Developmental & D1 Conferences | D3 Regionals

California Ultimate is excited to host the 2026 College SW Developmental & D1 Conferences, and D3 Regionals on April 11-12 in Bakersfield, CA. This beautiful venue will host teams as they compete to advance to Regionals or Nationals.

EVENT DETAILS

Date:

  • Women’s & Men’s Dev Conferences – April 11-12, 2026
  • Men’s D3 Regionals – April 11-12, 2026
  • Women’s D3 Regionals – April 11, 2026

Expectations:

  • 6-7 games using USAU approved formats
    • Saturday – 9:00AM-5:00PM
    • Sunday – 8:30AM-3:30PM
  • Lined fields
  • Two sun canopies per field
  • Water & snacks
  • Professional photographer

Field Site: Kern County Soccer Park, 9400 Alfred Harrell Hwy, Bakersfield, CA 93308

Divisions: College Dev Men’s & Women’s

Parking / Admission: Spectators will be charged $10/car for one day or $15/car for both days. Team players and staff will be given parking passes for the weekend so their entrance is free. Teams will be emailed parking passes by Thursday, April 9th.

ROUGH TIMELINE FOR TEAM ADMINS

  • April 6 – Book team hotel rooms before special rates expire
  • April 8 – Rosters locked and all players paid for; no refunds after this date; player fees go up $20 after this date
  • April 11-12 – Tournament

OFFICIAL EVENT HOTELS

Important Note: Hotel deals are only valid through April 6th, so book your team’s rooms ASAP. Cancelations can be made up until 72 hours before check-in.

  • TownePlace Suites – $149 – 8300 Granite Falls Dr, Bakersfield, CA 93312

    • Double queen rooms

    • Breakfast included

    • Outdoor pool & hot tub
BOOK YOUR TOWNEPLACE SUITES NOW

EVENT FEES

  • Due by April 8th – $40 per player fee (minimum of 15); per player fee jumps to $60 starting after this date
  • Payment must be made for all players on the event roster prior to the team playing; teams will not be permitted to play prior to payment
  • If payment requires additional time due to your college/university’s process, please email us your situation
SET UP TEAM & ROSTER THROUGH USAU'S PORTAL
PAY PLAYER FEES
CONTACT THE CONFERENCE COORDINATORS
CONTACT CUA'S EVENT TEAM

REFUND POLICY

Team fees are nonrefundable. Player fees are refundable until April 2nd. Should unforeseen circumstances make the event unplayable that weekend, we will do our best to reschedule for one of the following two weekends, otherwise we will refund as much as we can after covering sunk costs.