National Esports Collegiate Conferences

New initiative puts NECC community members at the center of the broadcast experience, providing students with hands-on opportunities in collegiate esports production

The NECC announced a new strategic partnership with Esports Edge, the 24/7 esports entertainment channel available on The Roku Channel, featuring live events, tournaments, highlights, original programming, and more. 

Today, the National Esports Collegiate Conference (NECC) is excited to announce that it will be working with The Sun Conference to oversee and manage the conference’s esports sponsorship. 

Today, the National Esports Collegiate Conference (NECC) is proud to announce that it will be working with the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) to oversee and manage the conference’s newly-formed esports sponsorship. 

Today, the National Esports Collegiate Conference (NECC) announced plans for the fall semester of competition for Project 3. Project 3 is in its second year and is open exclusively to NCAA Division III member institutions. 

Today, the National Esports Collegiate Conference (NECC) announced it has entered into a partnership with Signature Championship Rings to serve as the official championship jewelry provider for the conference. 

The NECC has partnered with Future Play Festival to help power the inaugural Future Play Collegiate Esports Showdown, which will take place October 2–4, 2026, in Peoria, Illinois.

Tyler Pauly is Head of Partnerships at the National Esports Collegiate Conference (NECC), one of the largest collegiate esports infrastructures in the country.

Following a unanimous vote by the National Esports Collegiate Conference’s Board of Directors, the conference announced today that it will be doing away with cash prizing beginning with the 2026-27 academic year and using those funds to support, enhance, and strengthen other areas that will directly affect more teams, programs, and student-athletes within the NECC community.