Now in its fourth year, the videogame tournament tour featuring NCAA Football 11 will make its way across the country from October through December, stopping at 41 locations, including 12 BEST BUY stores, 16 campuses, 12 college football games and one conference championship. At each stop, gamers and fans will see the newest edition of the EA SPORTS NCAA Football franchise, have a chance to play the game and take home prizes and free giveaways! Best of all – winners from the campus tournaments will win a trip to the 2011 Rose Bowl Game to compete for the national title and the grand prize of $10,000.
The 2009 challenge drew over 1,500 competitors in official campus tournaments, over 33,000 participants in gameday events and over 638,000 people in foot traffic at live events.
Here is the 2010 schedule:
| Date | Day | Location | City |
| 10/1/2010 |
Friday |
UCLA Competition |
Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 10/2/2010 |
Saturday |
UCLA vs. Washington State |
Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 10/3/2010 |
Sunday |
BEST BUY - Pasadena |
Pasadena, Calif. |
| 10/5/2010 |
Tuesday |
San Jose State Competition |
San Jose, Calif. |
| 10/8/2010 |
Friday |
California Competition |
Berkeley, Calif. |
| 10/9/2010 |
Saturday |
Cal vs. UCLA |
Berkeley, Calif. |
| 10/10/2010 |
Sunday |
BEST BUY - San Francisco |
San Francisco, Calif. |
| 10/15/2010 |
Friday |
TCU Competition |
Fort Worth, Texas |
| 10/16/2010 |
Saturday |
TCU vs. BYU |
Fort Worth, Texas |
| 10/17/2010 |
Sunday |
BEST BUY - Dallas |
Dallas, Texas |
| 10/18/2010 |
Monday |
SMU Competition |
Dallas, Texas |
| 10/22/2010 |
Friday |
Tennessee Competition |
Knoxville, Tenn. |
| 10/23/2010 |
Saturday |
Tennessee vs. Alabama |
Knoxville, Tenn. |
| 10/24/2010 |
Sunday |
BEST BUY - Memphis |
Memphis, Tenn. |
| 10/26/2010 |
Tuesday |
Florida Competition |
Gainesville, Fla. |
| 10/29/2010 |
Friday |
UCF Competition |
Orlando, Fla. |
| 10/30/2010 |
Saturday |
East Carolina vs. UCF |
Orlando, Fla. |
| 10/31/2010 |
Sunday |
BEST BUY - St. Petersburg |
St. Petersburg, Fla. |
| 11/2/2010 |
Tuesday |
Florida State Competition |
Tallahassee, Fla. |
| 11/5/2010 |
Friday |
LSU Competition |
Baton Rouge, La. |
| 11/6/2010 |
Saturday |
LSU vs. Alabama |
Baton Rouge, La. |
| 11/7/2010 |
Sunday |
BEST BUY - Baton Rouge |
Baton Rouge, La. |
| 11/12/2010 |
Friday |
Auburn Competition |
Auburn, Ala. |
| 11/13/2010 |
Saturday |
Auburn vs. Georgia |
Auburn, Ala. |
| 11/14/2010 |
Sunday |
BEST BUY - Huntsville |
Huntsville, Ala. |
| 11/16/2010 |
Tuesday |
USF Competition |
Tampa, Fla. |
| 11/18/2010 |
Thursday |
Miami Competition |
Miami, Fla. |
| 11/20/2010 |
Saturday |
Miami vs. Virginia Tech |
Miami, Fla. |
| 11/21/2010 |
Sunday |
BEST BUY - Aventura |
Aventura, Fla. |
| 11/27/2010 |
Saturday |
Virginia Tech vs. Virginia |
Blacksburg, Va. |
| 11/30/2010 |
Tuesday |
Virginia Tech Competition |
Blacksburg, Va. |
| 12/2/2010 |
Thursday |
North Carolina Competition |
Chapel Hill, N.C. |
| 12/4/2010 |
Saturday |
SEC Championshiop |
Atlanta, Ga. |
| 12/5/2010 |
Sunday |
BEST BUY - Atlanta |
Atlanta, Ga. |
| 12/7/2010 |
Tuesday |
LG Headquarters |
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. |
| 12/8/2010 |
Wednesday |
Rutgers Competition |
Piscataway, N.J. |
| 12/10/2010 |
Friday |
BEST BUY - Wilmington |
Wilmington, Del. |
| 1/1/2011 |
Saturday |
Rose Bowl (Pasadena) |
Pasadena, Calif. |
*subject to change
Click on the galleries below to view photos from last year’s tour:
1. UCLA, 10/9/2009 photos
2. UCLA vs. Oregon, 10/10/2009
3. San Diego State University, 10/13/2009 photos
4. University of Arizona, 10/16/2009 photos
5. Arizona vs. Stanford, 10/17/2009
6. University of Colorado, 10/20/2009 photos
7. University of Nebraska, 10/23/2009 photos
8. Nebraska vs. Iowa State, 10/24/2009
9. North Texas University, 10/27/2009 photos
10. BEST BUY - Dallas, TX, 10/28/2009 photos
11. Louisiana State University, 10/30/2009 photos
12. LSU vs. Tulane, 10/31/2009
13. University of Kentucky, 11/3/2009 photos
14. University of Michigan, 11/6/2009 photos
15. Michigan vs. Purdue, 11/7/2009
16. University of Miami (OH), 11/11/2009 photos
17. Miami vs. Bowling Green, 11/12/2009
18. Maryland vs. Virginia Tech, 11/14/2009
19. University of Maryland, 11/15/2009 photos
20. BEST BUY - Raleigh, NC, 11/18/2009 photos
21. Clemson University, 11/20/2009 photos
22. Clemson vs. Virginia, 11/21/2009
23. BEST BUY - Columbia, SC, 11/25/2009 photos
24. Virginia vs. Virginia Tech, 11/28/2009
25. University of Virginia, 11/29/2009 photos
26. BEST BUY - Philadelphia, PA, 12/2/2009 photos
27. University of Connecticut, 12/4/2009 photos
28. Connecticut vs. South Florida, 12/5/2009
29. Rose Bowl Game (Pasadena), 1/1/2009 photos