Varsity Esports Teams

How do I join a team?

UTD Esports typically holds tryouts during late July/early August, before the beginning of the fall semester, and will announce when tryout applications are live. Tryout forms typically go up around May. Students who meet the minimum requirements¹ for the team they wish to join will be invited to a tryout period, and coaches will observe their performance over multiple days. Rosters will typically be announced within a week after tryouts have been concluded.

¹Students must meet basic academic requirements, which includes being enrolled as a full-time student (12 hours for undergraduates, 9 for graduates) and maintaining a minimum GPA of 2.0. They must ALSO meet the minimum rank requirements of the current season in the game they wish to try out for.

Benefits

The Varsity Esports Teams a part of the UT Dallas Esports Program are Overwatch, League of Legends, Rocket League, Smash Brothers Ultimate, and Valorant. Students a part of each varsity team are considered Student-Athletes of the university and receive athletic benefits per being a part of the Athletics Department. Benefits include:

• Athletic scholarship
• Customized esports player jersey & uniform
• Early priority class registration
• Access to the Esports Room in the Student Union
• Student-Athlete backpack
• Paid travel & hotel for competitive trips
• Personal exposure for job recruitment in esports/gaming

Esports does not fall under the NCAA, therefore our Student-Athletes are able to receive scholarship for being a part of our varsity esports teams.