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Minnesota Varsity League and Minnesota Varsity League Jr. are the home for Minnesota scholastic esports and they create opportunities for students to ADVANCE skills in competition and industry, BELONG to a community, and COMPETE at a varsity level.

 

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Minnesota Varsity League

Check out the games and rules of our High School league.

Minnesota Varsity League Jr.

Check out the games and rules of our Junior High league.

Events

High School 

Subscribe to the MNVL Google Calendar here: MN Esports 

Important Dates: Fall Club 

  • Registration Period: August 19th - Closes September 15th. Teams need to be created and signed up for their respective seasons on the league platform by this date. MNVL will allow late registrations for Club leagues by admin request. 

  • Preseason Dates: September 16th – September 20th  

  • Regular Season Dates: September 23rd – October 25th 

  • Online Club Finals Week: October 28th – November 1st  

 

Important Dates: Winter Varsity 

  • Registration Period: October 14th- November 6th. Teams need to be created and signed up for their respective seasons on the league platform by this date. 

  • Coach clinic is planned but date is TBA. 

  • Preseason Dates: November 11th – November 22nd 

  • Regular Season Dates: December 2nd – January 31st 

  • Divisional Playoffs: February 3rd – February 7th 

  • See the MNVL Calendar for specific tournament dates 

  • All Stars Weekend:  February 14th – February 16th 

  • State Tournament Dates and Location: March 1st – March 2nd at St. Cloud State University 

 

Important Dates: Spring Club 

Game Titles: TBD; expect new titles and formats. This will be our experimental club season. 

Game Days and Times: TBD 

Important Dates: 

  • Registration Period: March 10th – April 2nd. Teams need to be created and signed up for their respective seasons on the league platform by this date. MNVL will allow late registrations for Club leagues by admin request. 

  • Preseason Dates: April 7th – 13th  

  • Regular Season Dates: April 14th – May 18th   

  • Club Finals:  May 19-23rd 

Middle School

Important Dates: Winter Season 

  • Registration Period: November 4th-December 4th. Teams need to be created and signed up for their respective seasons on the league platform by this date. 

  • Preseason Dates: December 9th – December 20th 

  • Regular Season Dates: January 6th – February 14th 

  • MNVL Jr Finals Dates and Location: February 28 or March 1st at St Cloud State University 

 

Note: Middle School teams will be allowed to register for the MNVL Club seasons ONLY for the titles supported by MNVL Jr. (SSBU, Minecraft, Chess, Mario Kart, and Fortnite) See above for dates and details about our Club Seasons. 

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