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Esports Varsity Teams
UB Esports Varsity teams compete with Esports Collegiate (ESC), which is operated by the Mid-American Conference (MAC) of the NCAA.
UBuffalo has four varsity teams that compete in the Esports Collegiate Conference (ESC): League of Legends, Valorant, Overwatch 2, and Rocket League. Esports, unlike traditional sports, has a shifting ecosystem. As new games are launched or change in popularity, the ESC may add or drop games as they see fit.
Battle for the Buffalo Invitational
UB's varsity esports teams hosted their first LAN competition in Spring 2024, where local teams from rival colleges linked up and plugged in to play Valorant, League of Legends, Rocket League, Overwatch, Smash Crews and Smash Singles.
Over 100 participants from six local collegiate crews (University at Buffalo, Buffalo State, Brockport, Villa Maria, Canisius, D’Youville and Daemen) came to duke it out for prizes and bragging rights. Check out the photo highlights above.
| Game | UBuffalo Esports Status |
| Valorant | 1st Place |
| League of Legends | 1st place |
| Rocket League | 2nd Place |
| Overwatch | 1st place |
| Smash Crews | 1st place |
| Smash Singles | 1st place and 3rd Place |
Our varsity teams are comprised of full-time undergraduate and graduate students. All students compete for one semester per year in the ESC, but have opportunities for year-round competition. This includes Valorant and Rocket League in the fall and League of Legends and Overwatch 2 in the spring.
Watch the Action
Catch the action live by streaming our varsity matches on Twitch! Can't watch the game? Join our Discord to stay updated on match schedules, team highlights, and everything UB Esports.
Meet the Teams
Get to know the players behind UB’s varsity Esports teams! Here’s a closer look at the talented gamers representing UB in the ESC.
About the Game: Valorant is a game where two groups of five players compete in a tactical action scenario featuring the classic plant-and-defuse mode and putting a unique spin on it with distinct characters and abilities. Players are tasked with either defending or attacking a site to claim victory against their opponents. For players to be successful, communication and teamwork are a must, with an understanding of skills and abilities of the catalog of in-game characters, rounded out by fine-tuned skills with a mouse and keyboard. Valorant was developed and published by Riot Games in 2020.
In the Esports Collegiate Conference (ESC), our varsity teams compete in Valorant in the fall.
Aaron Pao
Major: Computer Science
Discord: fallible
Cody Yam
Major: Computer Science
Discord: kohdee.
Derek Kiefer
Major: Computer Science
Discord: pine7849
Isaac Li
Major: Electrical Engineering
Discord: someidiotisaac
Matthew Barone
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Discord: b1aze18
Think you've got what it takes to compete with us on a varsity level? Show us what you can bring to our team during our tryouts! Typically, tryouts for all varsity teams take place in early fall and early spring prior to the season start.
If you’re interested in trying out for our varsity teams outside of our typical tryout window, please contact us for more information. Mid-semester or off-season tryouts will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Contact Esports
University at Buffalo
150 Student Union, North Campus
Buffalo, NY 14261
Phone: 716-645-5358
Interested in sponsoring Buffalo Esports or one of our teams?
Erin Uppington
Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
910 Kimball Tower, South Campus, Buffalo, NY 14214
Phone: (716) 881-8051; Fax: (716) 829-4736
Email: eupp@buffalo.edu