The 7th Annual University of Michigan Team Pool Championships (UMTPC) kicked off in Ann Arbor, Michigan with a full field of 16 collegiate 4-person pool teams from 9 states and one Canadian province.  College students wield their cues school-against-school in three events:  a modified version of Straight Pool, 4-person team 8-ball, and Scotch Doubles 9-ball, striving for trophies in medals in each event and the coveted all-around title and trophy.  Sportsmanship and MVP winners are also recognized with medals.  Past winners include University of Akron, Virginia Tech, University of Michigan, and Purdue University.  Four new schools also joined the UMTPC ranks.  This year’s teams are:
California University of Pennsylvania “Vulcans”
Indiana University “Bangers”
Mansfield University “Mountaineers”
New Jersey Institute of Technology “Highlanders”
Penn State University “Workin’ the Tip”
Purdue University “Boiler Breakers”
Purdue University “Shrimp Chips 2.0”
University of Akron “Blue”
University of Akron “Gold”
University of Illinois “The Orient Express”
University of Illinois “United Nations”
University of Maryland “Wobbles”
University of Michigan “Naked Cue”
University of Western Ontario “Strokin’ It”
Virginia Tech “Hokies”
West Virginia University “Air Jordan”
 
At the end of Friday night, it was down the final 12 in the Scotch Doubles 9-Ball event. On the winner's side:
University of Michigan: Ryan Lawrence and Winston Seow
University of Akron (Gold): John Weigand and George Mansour
Virginia Tech: Corey Sykes and Stephen Svarka
University of Western Ontario: Ross Campbell and Sean Snider
Play resumes at 10:00, and the 8-Ball event begins Saturday afternoon.

More about the tournament:  www.umich.edu/~billiard/tournaments/teamchamp/index.html