Beginning in 2021, the tournament has been organized by National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) under license for the name and logo.

Since the CRC franchise was licensed to NCR, the tournament has primarily featured comparatively smaller universities, as USA Rugby, recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the sport's National Governing Body (NGB), holds the official championship in June 2024.

Certain teams also qualify by winning the Southeastern Rugby Conference, the Las Vegas Invitational, and the new Heart of America Tournament.

[3] California and Arizona were favored after cruising to victories in the first day of pool play, but both were knocked out in quarterfinal upsets.

[4][5] The Gold Mine on Airline again hosted the tournament for the 2022 edition, with television coverage provided by CBS Sports.

The honor of first collegiate try ever scored on broadcast TV belongs to Evan Kaufman of Indiana University.

[17][18] Due in part to the exposure from NBC's broadcasts, the tournament attracted several blue chip corporate sponsors, including Geico, Subway, Toyota and Bud Light.