Required Steps for Collegiate Nationals

2027 Collegiate Nationals

April 8, 2027 - April 11, 2027

Sioux Falls, SD

Below lays out the required steps for individual athletes and teams. A clear list of the timeline of due dates is below. Please make sure you read the whole document.

Required Steps for Individuals:

Register for Nationals
Register here: https://register.usapowerlifting.com/
Hit the qualifying total for your weight class between January 1st, 2026, and the deadline
If you are on a team’s scoring roster, you must hit the team's qualifying total
If you are NOT on a team’s scoring roster, you must hit the individual qualifying total
Find QTs here under Collegiate Nationals: https://www.usapowerlifting.com/lifters-corner/qualifying-totals/
Submit academic enrollment verification form to prove you are a full-time student in good standing with your school
Submit here: https://collegiate.nationals.usapowerlifting.com/athlete-eligibility/
Check to make sure your academic enrollment verification form was received and approved
Check here: https://collegiate.nationals.usapowerlifting.com/athlete-eligibility/

Required Steps for Teams:

Renew/register their club membership with USA Powerlifting
Link to Renew/Register: https://www.usapowerlifting.com/clubs/
You must be recognized by your university to register a USAPL club under your school name. If you are not recognized by your university please contact the Collegiate Committee at [email protected].
Register team for Collegiate Nationals and the divisions you are entering a team into (team registration)
Divisions:
Men’s – Equipped (M-C)
Men’s – Raw (MR-C)
Women’s – Equipped (F-C)
Women’s – Raw (FR-C)
Register here: https://register.usapowerlifting.com/
Registering a team just allows you to have a scoring roster, it does not guarantee lifter entry. Lifters must be registered through lifter registration.
Make sure all lifters register themselves for Nationals (lifter registration).
Enter a scoring roster for each division
Per division, Teams can select up to 12 lifters on a scoring roster. No team can exceed more than 2 lifters in the same weight class.
These individuals can utilize the team scoring qualifying total (QT)
Make sure all of your lifters on that roster have reached that qualifying total (QT)
An email will be sent out to all registered teams.
Any lifters not on scoring roster for your team will have to meet the individual qualification total.
Make sure all lifters submit the academic enrollment verification form
Bulk academic enrollment verification form submission is possible through your registrar
Submissions can be done here, and status can be checked here: Check here: https://collegiate.nationals.usapowerlifting.com/athlete-eligibility/
Submit the form for the coaches' passes that come with team registration
This email will go to all registered teams
Purchase any additional coaches/handlers passes
Can be found here: https://collegiate.nationals.usapowerlifting.com/

Timeline of Registration Events

JANUARY 1:

Renew/register their club membership with USA Powerlifting (can do this as early as Oct 1)
https://www.usapowerlifting.com/clubs /
Team registration for Collegiate Nationals opens
https://register.usapowerlifting.com/

FEBRUARY 8: Lifter registration opens

FEBRUARY 13: Lifter registration closes (will close earlier if the cap of 1350 is met) at 11:59 PM EST

MARCH 1: Last date a qualifying total can be met

MARCH 10: Academic enrollment verification form submission opens

MARCH 19: Team registration deadline at 11:59 PM EST

MARCH 24: Academic enrollment verification form submission due at 11:59 PM EST

MARCH 26 11:59 PM EST

Deadline to change lifting divisions
Deadline to change weight class

APRIL 6: Deadline to make scoring team roster changes at 11:59 PM EST

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

If I compete in a meet on the QT deadline date, does that count for my qualifying total?
Yes.
Is there a deadline for withdrawing from the meet?
You can withdraw at any time up to the start of the meet.