Special Events for Athletes still in the USIAA:
Blue-Gray All-Star Classic:
- Location (Lacrosse) = Alternates between 1) Princeton University Stadium (27,773) in Princeton, NJ & 2) City Stadium (22,000) in Richmond, VA.
- Location (Rugby) = Alternates between 1) SeatGeak Stadium (20,000) in Bridgeview, IL & 2) BBVA Compass Stadium (22,039) in Houston, TX.
- The Team Formats:
a) The Grays" (i.e. players who attended college in the states of the former Confederacy; also includes states and territories with either a confederate military presence and/or below the Missouri Compromise Line),
b) The "Blues" (i.e. players who attended school in the northern half of the country; also includes western states and territories above the Missouri Compromise Line as well). - Lacrosse & Rugby each have two games played in both locations (one for D1 & D2 players, and one for D3 & D4 players).
- Players from all grades (freshmen to graduate students) are eligible to participate; both games must be played between 3-5 weeks after the USIAA lacrosse/rugby championship so players from teams whose schools were involved in the tournament as well as those from teams not involved in the tournament can participate well-rested, (which is important, as these teams often have some of the very best players).
Collegiate MMA All-Star Classic:
- Location = Wells Fargo Arena (16,980) in Des Moines, IA.
- A team consisting of athletes from D1 Institutions fights against a team of athletes from D2 & D3 institutions.
- The match must be played between 5-7 weeks after the USIAA MMA championship so players from teams whose schools were involved in the tournament as well as those from teams not involved in the tournament can participate well-rested, (which is important, as these teams often have some of the very best players).
Collegiate Soccer All-Star Classic:
- Location = DRV PNK Stadium (18,000) in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
- A team consisting of athletes from D1 Institutions plays against a team of athletes from D2 & D3 institutions.
- The match must be played between 5-7 weeks after the USIAA soccer championship so players from teams whose schools were involved in the tournament as well as those from teams not involved in the tournament can participate well-rested, (which is important, as these teams often have some of the very best players).
Christian Baseball Classic (CBC):
- Location = Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium (5,000) in South Bend, IN.
- The game is a bowl game between two teams (1 team for Catholics & 1 team for Protestants/Eastern Orthodox) comprised of 28 players each from Christian universities selected by 2 random former professional Christian players each year that takes place in June after the USIAA Championships.
- Only underclassmen are allowed to participate; both teams must have at least 2 players from each division, including D4 (if any).
HBCU Baseball Classic:
- Location = Coolray Field (10,427) in Gwinnett County, GA.
- The game is an bowl game between two teams comprised of 28 players each from HBCU's selected by 2 random former professional African-American players each year that takes place in June after the USIAA Championships.
- Only underclassmen are allowed to participate; both teams must have at least 2 players from each division, including D4 (if any).
Collegiate Summer Baseball Leagues:
- List of Leagues
- Collegiate summer baseball leagues are amateur baseball leagues featuring players who have attended at least one year of college and have at least one year of athletic eligibility remaining. Generally, they operate from early June to early August. Players use wooden baseball bats, hence the common nickname of these leagues as "wood bat leagues". To find a collegiate summer team, they work with their college coaches and prospective teams' general managers. They report to summer leagues after completing their spring collegiate season with their teams.
East–West Shrine Game:
- Location (Baseball) = TD Ameritrade Park Omaha (24,505) in Omaha, NE.
- Location (Basketball) = Bridgestone Arena (19,385) in Nashville, TN.
- Location (Football) = Tropicana Field (31,042) in St. Petersburg, FL.
- The game matches teams of players who attended college in the Eastern United States (i.e. east of the Mississippi River) against those schooled in the Western United States (i.e. west of the Mississippi River).
- Only D1 players from all grades (freshmen to graduate students) who have not declared for the NFL, NBA, & MLB drafts are eligible to participate.
- In recent decades, the football game has been played in mid-January so players from teams whose schools were involved in bowl games can participate, which is important, as these teams often have some of the very best players.
- For baseball & basketball, the games must be played between 3-5 weeks after the CWS / USIAA basketball championship so players from teams whose schools were involved in the tournament as well as those from teams not involved in the tournament can participate well-rested, (which is important, as these teams often have some of the very best players).
Historical Black College All-Star Classic:
- Location = Davey Whitney Complex (7,000) in Lorman, MS.
- The game is an bowl game between two teams comprised of 15 players each from HBCU's selected by 2 random former professional African-American players each year that takes place in May after the NCAA Championships.
- Only underclassmen are allowed to participate; both teams must have at least 2 players from each division, including D4 (if any).
UAAP/USIAA All-Star Basketball Game:
- Location = Alternates between 1) Smart Araneta Coliseum (25,000) in Quezon City, Philippines & 2) Greensboro Coliseum (21,273) in Greensboro, NC.
- The game is an interleague game between the champions of both leagues that takes place in May after the USIAA Championships.