This event is held annually and divided into the preliminary stage and the final stage, in which the national championship team is decided through a bracket style elimination event.
[citation needed] Between 2004 and 2015, there was a competing competition known as Chinese University Basketball Super League (CUBS).
[1] CUBS allowed professional athletes to participate; restrictions were introduced in 2013.
[citation needed] The league is divided into four divisions, mostly based on the geographical location of the teams.
The top two teams in each division qualify for the CUBA Big Eight (quarter-finals).