# British Universities American Football League

The British Universities American Football League (BUAFL) is an American football league contested by university teams in the United Kingdom as part of the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) organisation. The league was formed by the British American Football Association (BAFA), the national governing body of American football in the UK, in 2007 as the successor to the British Collegiate American Football League, after BAFA withdrew its recognition of the British Student American Football Association which ran that league. The BUAFL has been credited with reviving interest in American football in the UK.
From 2008, the BUAFL was officially associated with the National Football League (NFL), through its partner organisation NFL UK. In 2012, BUAFL's league and teams were absorbed into BUCS after American football became an official BUCS sport. Over the period 2007 to 2014, the BUAFL grew from 42 teams and 2,460 participants to 75 teams and over 4,100 people involved. It has remained at a similar size since, with 79 teams from 77 institutions and over 4,000 students involved in the 2024–25 season.
As of 2024, BUCS American football is entirely full-contact, but The Times has reported that a flag football competition is planned for the 2025–26 season.

## Media

The BUCS American Football leagues are covered by multiple outlets such as American Football International and Sportank. The Latter of which starting live streaming games in January 2022 as well as hosting a weekly show called "The Rundown", predictions and rankings posts, with Chris "Tebbs" Tebbutt being the key contributor and commentator for the BUCS fixtures.

## League structure
### Current structure

In 2024, BUCS introduced a five-team Premier National division above the Premier North and Premier South. Only the national champions, UWE, were promoted from the Premier South with the other four teams being the four that qualified for the post-season from the Premier North. There was no relegation from either regional premier league after the 2023–24 season. The reorganisation retained six regional Tier 1 divisions and six (different) regional Tier 2 divisions. The Tier 1 divisions for 2024/25 were: Midlands and Yorkshire, Northern, Scottish, South Eastern, South Western, and Southern, and the Tier 2 divisions were Midlands, North Eastern, North Western, South Eastern, South Western, and Southern. The teams allocated to the premier divisions at the start of the 2024–2025 season were:

#### Premier divisions

National :
| Durham Saints Leeds Beckett Carnegie Loughborough Students Nottingham Gold UWE Bullets ||
| North | South |
| Leeds Gryphons Liverpool Raptors Newcastle Raiders NTU Renegades Warwick Wolves | Birmingham Lions Cardiff Cobras Exeter Demons Portsmouth Destroyers SGS Pride |

#### Tier 1 divisions

| Scottish | Northern | Midlands and Yorkshire |
| Aberdeen Bulls Edinburgh Mavericks Edinburgh Napier Knights Glasgow Tigers Heriot-Watt Wolverines Stirling Clansmen UWS Pyros | Liverpool John Moores Fury Manchester Tyrants MMU Eagles Northumbria Mustangs UCLan Rams | Coventry Jets Hull Sharks Leicester Longhorns Nottingham Green Sheffield Hallam Warriors |
| Southern | South East | South West |
| Brighton Panthers Brunel Burners Hertfordshire Hurricanes Oxford Lancers Reading Knights | Essex Blades Kent Falcons King's College Regents UCL Emperors UEA Pirates | Bath Killer Bees Bournemouth Bobcats Bristol Barracuda Southampton Stags Swansea Titans |

#### Tier 2 Divisions

| North Western | North Eastern | Midlands |
| Edge Hill Vikings Keele Crusaders Lancaster Bombers Staffordshire Stallions | Bradford Bears Sheffield Sabres Sunderland Spartans York Centurions YSJ Jaguars | ARU Siege Cambridge Pythons Derby Braves DMU Lions Lincoln Colonials |
| Southern | South Western | South Eastern |
| Chichester Spitfires OBU Panthers Royal Holloway Bears Solent Redhawks Surrey Stingers Sussex Saxons | Bath Spa Bulldogs Gloucester Gladiators Plymouth Blitz Tarannau Aberystwyth UWE Bullets 2's Worcester Royals | Canterbury Chargers City Wolfpack Greenwich Mariners Imperial Immortals Kingston Cougars QMUL Vipers |

### 2016–2023 structure

A revised structure was announced by BUCS on 26 August 2016. This consisted of two Premier divisions, six regional Tier 1 divisions and six regional Tier 2 divisions. This differed from the standard BUCS structure of five geographical regions below Premier level. The Premier and Tier 1 divisions were considered to be of "high performance" by the BAFA and BUCS. For the 2023–2024 season, the Tier 1 regional divisions were Scottish, Northern, Midlands, Southern, South Western, and South Eastern, while the Tier 2 regional divisions were Northern A, Northern B, Midlands, Southern, South Western, and South Eastern.
Over the course of the regular season, each team in the Premier and Tier 1 played between eight regular season games. Each team played everyone in their division twice; once home and once away. For the 2016/17 season, Tier 2 was broken down into six conferences, five of seven teams and one (South East) of eight; teams in Tier 2 playee a six-game season (seven in the South East division), playing each other only once.

### Earlier structures

The first two full seasons of BUCS American Football preserved the single tier, eight conference structure inherited from BUAFL. In 2014–15, this was changed to a two tier system with the formation of two Premier divisions (North and South), each of five teams. The eight regional conferences, slightly reorganised (in particular, the small Scottish conference became the more balanced Borders conference, including teams from northern England) to contain 8 or 9 teams each, became the second tier. At the same time the Championship was reduced to the top two teams from each Premier division and the Challenge trophy was replaced with cup competitions for North and South Tier 1 divisional winners, with the winners being promoted to the appropriate Premier division.
For the 2015–16 season, the league was split in three tiers. The premier remained organised into North and South, although the top four (of five) in each division now entered the Championship playoff, with the fifth being relegated. The second tier contained 6 geographic division, three Northern (Scottish North, Northern and Midlands) and three Southern (Western, South and Southeastern). The Trophy playoffs took the top two from each division plus the top two remaining teams with the best record from the northern and southern regions, the playoffs were structured with a "northern semi-final" and a "southern semi-final", with the semi-final winners promoted to the respective Premier division regardless of the result in the final. The third tier was organised into 8 divisions, four Northern (Scottish North, Northern, Midlands and North Midlands) and four Southern (Western, South, Southeastern and London). The major change for the 2016–17 season was the reduction to six divisions (and a consequent increase in the number of teams per division) in the third tier (Tier 2), although not fully matching the geographical regions in the second tier (Tier 1).

## League results
### 2023-24 regular season standings

Championship qualification is shaded in green – there was no relegation in this season due to the league reorganisation; position in the Championship bracket is based on final positions in the two divisions. League position is based on number of points scored, with 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie and 0 points for a loss. Team names shaded in blue indicate promotion to the Premier National.
Premier North :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| Nottingham Gold | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 246 | 54 | 16 |
| Leeds Beckett Carnegie | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.714 | 198 | 43 | 10 |
| Durham Saints | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.571 | 133 | 78 | 8 |
| Loughborough Students | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 94 | 193 | 4 |
| Newcastle Raiders | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.000 | 39 | 342 | 0 |
Premier South :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| UWE Bullets | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 486 | 0 | 16 |
| SGS Pride | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 237 | 66 | 10 |
| Birmingham Lions | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 68 | 319 | 4.2 |
| Portsmouth Destroyers | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 73 | 279 | 4.1 |
| Cardiff Cobras | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 100 | 300 | 4 |

### 2022-23 regular season standings

Championship qualification is shaded in green, and relegation is shaded in red; position in the Championship bracket is based on final positions in the two divisions. League position is based on number of points scored, with 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie and 0 points for a loss
Premier North :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| Nottingham Gold | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | 332 | 57 | 14 |
| Leeds Beckett Carnegie | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | 311 | 50 | 14 |
| Durham Saints | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 83 | 196 | 6 |
| Newcastle Raiders | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 133 | 185 | 6 |
| Stirling Clansmen | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.000 | 8 | 379 | 0 |
Premier South :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| UWE Bullets | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 604 | 28 | 16 |
| SGS Pride | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 338 | 106 | 12 |
| Birmingham Lions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 107 | 263 | 8 |
| UEA Pirates | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 33 | 407 | 4 |
| Cardiff Cobras | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.000 | 24 | 302 | 0 |
Pirates relegated to South East division after losing in the first round of the playoffs; Cobras remained in Premier South.

### 2021-22 regular season standings

Championship qualification is shaded in green, and relegation is shaded in red; position in the Championship bracket is based on final positions in the two divisions. League position is based on number of points scored, with 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie and 0 points for a loss
Premier North :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| Nottingham Gold | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | 309 | 72 | 14 |
| Leeds Beckett Carnegie | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 239 | 163 | 12 |
| Durham Saints | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 207 | 147 | 10 |
| Stirling Clansmen | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 93 | 239 | 4 |
| Leeds Gryphons | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.000 | 10 | 237 | -2 |
Premier South :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| UWE Bullets | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 417 | 0 | 16 |
| Birmingham Lions | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 204 | 143 | 12 |
| Cardiff Cobras | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 117 | 239 | 6 |
| UEA Pirates | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 80 | 229 | 4 |
| Swansea Titans | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.125 | 26 | 233 | 0 |

### 2019-20 regular season standings

The 2019-20 regular season was completed prior to the suspension of university sports due to Covid-19, although only the first-round (quarter final) matches of the post-season were played and thus no overall champion was named.
Championship qualification is shaded in green, and relegation is shaded in red; position in the Championship bracket is based on final positions in the two divisions. League position is based on number of points scored, with 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie and 0 points for a loss
Premier North :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | Pts |
| Durham Saints | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 12 |
| Stirling Clansmen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 12 |
| Nottingham Gold | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 8 |
| Leeds Beckett Carnegie | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 8 |
| Coventry Jets | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 |
Premier South :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | Pts |
| UWE Bullets | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | 14 |
| Birmingham Lions | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | 14 |
| Swansea Titans | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.250 | 5 |
| UEA Pirates | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 4 |
| Hertfordshire Hurricanes | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.125 | 3 |

### 2018-19 regular season standings

Championship qualification is shaded in green, and relegation is shaded in red; position in the Championship bracket is based on final positions in the two divisions. League position is based on number of points scored, with 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie and 0 points for a loss
Premier North :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| Nottingham Gold | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 204 | 42 | 16 |
| Leeds Beckett Carnegie | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 194 | 130 | 10 |
| Durham Saints | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 152 | 113 | 8 |
| Stirling Clansmen | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 138 | 159 | 6 |
| Derby Braves | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.000 | 33 | 277 | 0 |
Premier South :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| UWE Bullets | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 212 | 134 | 12 |
| Swansea Titans | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 174 | 119 | 10 |
| Birmingham Lions | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 198 | 190 | 10 |
| Hertfordshire Hurricanes | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.429 | 155 | 144 | 6 |
| Portsmouth Destroyers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.000 | 46 | 198 | 0 |

### 2017–18 final standings

Championship qualification is shaded in green, and relegation is shaded in red; position in the Championship bracket is based on final positions in the two divisions. League position is based on number of points scored, with 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie and 0 points for a loss
Premier North :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| Durham Saints | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 190 | 63 | 14 |
| Stirling Clansmen | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.571 | 174 | 117 | 8 |
| Leeds Beckett | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 124 | 164 | 8 |
| Derby Braves | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 167 | 140 | 6 |
| Loughborough Students | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.125 | 46 | 217 | 2 |
Premier South :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| Birmingham Lions | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | 276 | 156 | 14 |
| Hertfordshire Hurricanes | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 205 | 133 | 12 |
| Swansea Titans | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.500 | 180 | 121 | 16 |
| Portsmouth Destroyers | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.333 | 104 | 133 | 4 |
| Bath Killer Bees | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.000 | 68 | 290 | 0 |

### 2016–17 final standings

Championship qualification is shaded in green, and relegation is shaded in red; position in the Championship bracket is based on final positions in the two divisions. League position is based on number of points scored, with 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie and 0 points for a loss
Premier North :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| Stirling Clansmen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 204 | 122 | 12 |
| Loughborough Students | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 95 | 86 | 12 |
| Derby Braves | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 142 | 180 | 8 |
| Durham Saints | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 88 | 38 | 6 |
| Nottingham Trent Renegades | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.125 | 74 | 167 | 2 |
Premier South :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| Hertfordshire Hurricanes | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | 206 | 91 | 14 |
| Birmingham Lions | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 175 | 114 | 10 |
| Swansea Titans | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 159 | 138 | 10 |
| Bath Killer Bees | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.375 | 83 | 135 | 4 |
| Kingston Cougars | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.125 | 90 | 149 | 2 |

### 2015–16 final standings

Championship qualification is shaded in green, and relegation is shaded in red; position in the Championship bracket is based on final positions in the two divisions. League position is based on number of points scored, with 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie and 0 points for a loss
Premier North :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| Stirling Clansmen | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 268 | 88 | 16 |
| Durham Saints | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.714 | 189 | 132 | 10 |
| Derby Braves | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 144 | 163 | 8 |
| Loughborough Students | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 104 | 160 | 10 |
| Hallam Warriors | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.000 | 62 | 224 | 0 |
Premier South :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| Birmingham Lions | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 232 | 45 | 16 |
| Hertfordshire Hurricanes | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 190 | 109 | 10 |
| Kingston Cougars | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 102 | 134 | 8 |
| Bath Killer Bees | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 143 | 163 | 6 |
| Imperial Immortals | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.000 | 46 | 262 | 0 |

### 2014–15 final standings

Championship qualification is shaded in green, and relegation is shaded in red; position in the Championship bracket is based on final positions in the two divisions. League position is based on number of points scored, with 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie and 0 points for a loss
Premier North :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| Durham Saints | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | 233 | 119 | 14 |
| Stirling Clansmen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 271 | 68 | 12 |
| Loughborough Students | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 178 | 150 | 10 |
| Derby Braves | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.125 | 68 | 211 | 2 |
| Sheffield Sabres | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.125 | 60 | 262 | 0 |
Premier South :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| Birmingham Lions | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | 259 | 30 | 14 |
| Hertfordshire Hurricanes | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | 275 | 56 | 14 |
| Bath Killer Bees | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 140 | 170 | 8 |
| Imperial Immortals | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 50 | 133 | 2 |
| Brighton Tsunami | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.000 | 15 | 350 | 0 |

### 2013–14 final standings

Championship qualification is shaded in green, and trophy qualification is shaded in orange. Seeding is based on number of points scored, with 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie and 0 points for a loss
Saltire (Scottish) :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| Stirling Clansmen | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 622 | 13 | 16 |
| Glasgow Tigers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 176 | 264 | 10 |
| Edinburgh Predators | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 130 | 201 | 8 |
| Edinburgh Napier Knights | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 125 | 244 | 6 |
| UWS Pyros | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.000 | 42 | 373 | 0 |
| Big North Western (BNWC) ||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| Sheffield Sabres | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | 197 | 61 | 14 |
| Derby Braves | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | 320 | 42 | 14 |
| Hallam Warriors | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | 274 | 96 | 14 |
| LJMU Fury | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 246 | 129 | 12 |
| UCLan Rams | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 254 | 90 | 10 |
| Bangor MudDogs | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 140 | 208 | 6 |
| MMU Eagles | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 121 | 193 | 6 |
| Lancaster Bombers | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 174 | 294 | 6 |
| Staffordshire Stallions | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 140 | 229 | 4 |
| Manchester Tyrants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.000 | 61 | 200 | 0 |
| Keele Crusaders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.000 | 6 | 386 | 0 |
| North Eastern (NEC) ||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| Durham Saints | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 316 | 41 | 14 |
| Sunderland Spartans | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 229 | 115 | 14 |
| Leeds Carnegie | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 135 | 59 | 12 |
| Hull Sharks | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 155 | 87 | 12 |
| Newcastle Raiders | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 140 | 134 | 10 |
| York Centurions | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 140 | 215 | 8 |
| Northumbria Mustangs | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 104 | 114 | 6 |
| Huddersfield Hawks | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 146 | 144 | 4 |
| Leeds Celtics | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 100 | 162 | 4 |
| Bradford Bears | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 42 | 187 | 2 |
| Teesside Cougars | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 69 | 312 | 0 |
| Midlands Athletics (MAC) ||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| Birmingham Lions | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 206 | 21 | 16 |
| Loughborough Students | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 340 | 76 | 14 |
| NTU Renegades | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 214 | 117 | 12 |
| Nottingham | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 122 | 99 | 8 |
| Warwick Wolves | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 193 | 145 | 8 |
| Coventry Jets | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 149 | 190 | 6 |
| DMU Falcons | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 87 | 176 | 6 |
| Worcester Royals | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 77 | 213 | 6 |
| Lincoln Colonials | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 52 | 113 | 6 |
| Wolverhampton Wildcats | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 58 | 153 | 2 |
South Western Athletics (SWAC) :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| Bath Killer Bees | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 253 | 47 | 14 |
| UWE Bullets | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 211 | 65 | 12 |
| Swansea Titans | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 288 | 88 | 12 |
| Exeter Demons | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 198 | 175 | 8 |
| Gloucester Gladiators | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 63 | 97 | 6 |
| Cardiff Cobras | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 81 | 86 | 4 |
| Plymouth Blitz | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 56 | 141 | 2 |
| Tarannau Aberystwyth | 1 | 5 | 0 | .166 | 88 | 127 | 2 |
| Bristol Barracuda | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 89 | 210 | 2 |
| Bath Spa Bulldogs | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 322 | 0 |
| Oyster Card (London) ||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| Imperial Immortals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 145 | 36 | 16 |
| Kingston Cougars | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 186 | 21 | 14 |
| Royal Holloway Bears | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 228 | 82 | 12 |
| Brunel Burners | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 224 | 80 | 10 |
| King's College Regents | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 87 | 141 | 8 |
| Greenwich Mariners | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 97 | 172 | 6 |
| Westminster Dragons | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 60 | 142 | 2 |
| London City Sentinels | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 24 | 320 | 0 |
| LSBU Spartans | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 38 | 106 | −2** |
| South Coast (SCC) ||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| Brighton Tsunami | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 236 | 40 | 16 |
| Southampton Stags | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 236 | 48 | 14 |
| Portsmouth Destroyers | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 197 | 47 | 12 |
| Surrey Stingers | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 82 | 106 | 10 |
| OBU Panthers | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 96 | 103 | 8 |
| Reading Knights | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 86 | 155 | 4 |
| Solent Redhawks | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 209 | 217 | 4 |
| Sussex Saxons | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 102 | 218 | 2 |
| Oxford Lancers | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 31 | 294 | 0 |
| South Central (SCC) ||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| Hertfordshire Hurricanes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 384 | 6 | 16 |
| Cambridge Pythons | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 243 | 67 | 14 |
| Kent Falcons | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 122 | 65 | 10 |
| UEA Pirates | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 142 | 65 | 10 |
| Northampton Nemesis | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 129 | 158 | 8 |
| BNU Buccaneers | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 67 | 143 | 6 |
| Canterbury Chargers | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 46 | 180 | 2 |
| Anglia Ruskin Rhinos | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 42 | 224 | 2 |
| Essex Blades | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 270 | 0 |

### 2012–13 final standings

Championship qualification is shaded in green, and trophy qualification is shaded in orange. Seeding is based on number of points scored, with 1 point for a win, 0 points for a tie and 0 points for a loss
Saltire (Scottish) :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| Stirling Clansmen | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | | | 8 |
| Glasgow Tigers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | | | 6 |
| Edinburgh Predators | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.333 | | | 2 |
| UWS Pyros | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.286 | | | 2 |
| Edinburgh Napier Knights | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.000 | | | 0 |
| Big North Western (BNWC) ||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| Derby Braves | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | | | 8 |
| Sheffield Sabres | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | | | 7 |
| Manchester Tyrants | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | | | 6 |
| UCLan Rams | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | | | 5 |
| Hallam Warriors | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.500 | | | 3 |
| Staffordshire Stallions | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.286 | | | 2 |
| LJMU Fury | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.250 | | | 2 |
| Lancaster Bombers | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.285 | | | 2 |
| Huddersfield Hawks | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | | | 2 |
| MMU Eagles | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | | | 2 |
| Bangor MudDogs | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.167 | | | 1 |
| North Eastern (NEC) ||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| Hull Sharks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | | | 7 |
| Leeds Carnegie | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | | | 6 |
| Newcastle Raiders | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | | | 5 |
| Bradford Bears | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | | | 4 |
| Leeds Celtics | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.571 | | | 4 |
| Sunderland Spartans | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.429 | | | 3 |
| Northumbria Mustangs | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.286 | 104 | 114 | 2 |
| Durham Saints | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.400 | | | 2 |
| Teesside Cougars | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.143 | | | 1 |
| York Centurions | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.167 | | | 1 |
| Midlands Athletics (MAC) ||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| Birmingham Lions | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | | | 8 |
| Loughborough Students | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | | | 7 |
| NTU Renegades | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | | | 6 |
| Warwick Wolves | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.857 | | | 6 |
| Coventry Jets | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.500 | | | 3 |
| Northampton Nemesis | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.429 | | | 3 |
| Nottingham | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.286 | | | 2 |
| Leicester | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.286 | | | 2 |
| Lincoln Colonials | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.125 | | | 1 |
| DMU Falcons | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.143 | | | 1 |
| Wolverhampton Wildcats | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.000 | | | 0 |
Western :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| Bath Killer Bees | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | | | 8 |
| Gloucester Gladiators | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | | | 6 |
| UWE Bullets | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.857 | | | 6 |
| Swansea Titans | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | | | 5 |
| Plymouth Blitz | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.571 | | | 4 |
| Exeter Demons | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | | | 3 |
| Tarannau Aberystwyth | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.500 | | | 3 |
| Bristol Barracuda | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.286 | | | 2 |
| Cardiff Cobras | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.200 | | | 1 |
| Bath Spa Bulldogs | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.000 | | | 0 |
| Worcester Royals | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.000 | | | 0 |
| South Eastern A ||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| Hertfordshire Hurricanes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | | | 8 |
| Cambridge Pythons | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.833 | | | 5 |
| UEA Pirates | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.667 | | | 4 |
| Kent Falcons | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.750 | | | 3 |
| Essex Blades | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.600 | | | 3 |
| Imperial Immortals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.600 | | | 3 |
| Westminster Dragons | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.400 | | | 2 |
| Canterbury Chargers | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.333 | | | 2 |
| Anglia Ruskin Rhinos | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.200 | | | 1 |
| Greenwich Mariners | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.143 | | | 1 |
| King's College Regents | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.000 | | | 0 |
| LSBU Spartans | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | | | 0 |
| South Eastern B ||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Pts |
| Portsmouth Destroyers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | | | 7 |
| Kingston Cougars | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | | | 7 |
| Southampton Stags | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | | | 6 |
| Brighton Tsunami | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | | | 5 |
| BNU Buccaneers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.667 | | | 4 |
| Brunel Burners | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.571 | | | 4 |
| Solent Redhawks | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | | | 3 |
| Reading Knights | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.500 | | | 3 |
| OBU Panthers | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.286 | | | 2 |
| Surrey Stingers | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.286 | | | 2 |
| Royal Holloway Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.000 | | | 0 |
| Oxford Lancers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.000 | | | 0 |

## National championship

Most wins :
| Team | Champions | Runners-up |
| Birmingham Lions | 4 | 3 |
| Stirling Clansmen | 3 | 1 |
| UWE Bullets | 3 | 0 |
| Hertfordshire Hurricanes | 1 | 3 |
| Durham Saints | 1 | 2 |
| Southampton Stags | 1 | 0 |
| Portsmouth Destroyers | 1 | 0 |
| Leeds Beckett Carnegie | 1 | 0 |
| Nottingham Gold | 0 | 2 |
| Staffordshire Stallions | 0 | 1 |
| Newcastle Raiders | 0 | 1 |
| Loughborough Aces | 0 | 1 |
| Derby Braves | 0 | 1 |
Championship games :
| Season | Winning team | Winning team | Losing team | Losing team | notes |
| 2007–2008 | Southampton Stags | 54 | Staffordshire Stallions | 20 | |
| 2008–2009 | Birmingham Lions | 42 | Newcastle Raiders | 2 | |
| 2009–2010 | Birmingham Lions | 27 | Loughborough Aces | 16 | |
| 2010–2011 | Portsmouth Destroyers | 20 | Birmingham Lions | 19 | |
| 2011–2012 | Hertfordshire Hurricanes | 37 | Birmingham Lions | 19 | |
| 2012–2013 | Birmingham Lions | 17 | Hertfordshire Hurricanes | 13 | First BUCS championship |
| 2013–2014 | Stirling Clansmen | 20 | Birmingham Lions | 15 | |
| 2014–2015 | Stirling Clansmen | 46 | Hertfordshire Hurricanes | 6 | |
| 2015–2016 | Birmingham Lions | 19 | Stirling Clansmen | 13 | |
| 2016–2017 | Stirling Clansmen | 10 | Durham Saints | 7 | MVP: SC QB Andres Donat |
| 2017–2018 | Durham Saints | 17 | Derby Braves | 6 | |
| 2018-2019 | Leeds Beckett Carnegie | 57 | Hertfordshire Hurricanes | 13 | MVP: LBC S Tyler Broad |
| 2021-2022 | UWE Bullets | 28 | Nottingham Gold | 21 | MVP: UWE CB Brian Peavy |
| 2022–2023 | UWE Bullets | 34 | Nottingham Gold | 27 | |
| 2023–2024 | UWE Bullets | 52 | Durham Saints | 0 | MVP: Danny Crane |

## Challenge trophy, divisional cups, and national trophy

The challenge trophy was replaced by the two divisional cups for the transitional 2014–15 season, which were replaced in turn by the national trophy from 2015–16.
Trophy games :
| Season | Winning team | Winning team | Losing team | Losing team | Notes |
| 2008–2009 | Bath Killer Bees | 13 | Sheffield Hallam Warriors | 8 | |
| 2009–2010 | Greenwich Mariners | 12 | Stirling Clansmen | 0 | |
| 2010–2011 | Cardiff Cobras | 20 | UCH Sharks | 0 | |
| 2011–2012 | Sheffield Sabres | 25 | Bath Killer Bees | 8 | |
| 2012–2013 | NTU Renegades | 42 | Southampton Stags | 28 | MVP: NTU QB Danny Miller |
| 2013–2014 | Swansea Titans | 38 | Royal Holloway Bears | 12 | MVP: ST QB Simon George |
| 2014–2015 (North) | Sheffield Hallam Warriors | 26 | Glasgow Tigers | 6 | Sheffield Hallam promoted to Premier North |
| 2014–2015 (South) | Kingston Cougars | 42 | Surrey Stingers | 9 | Kingston promoted to Premier South |
| 2015–2016 | Swansea Titans | 21 | NTU Renegades | 16 | Swansea promoted to Premier South, NTU promoted to Premier North |
| 2016–2017 | Leeds Beckett Carnegie | 28 | Portsmouth Destroyers | 7 | MVP: LBC QB Chris Winrow, Carnegie promoted to Premier North, Portsmouth promoted to Premier South |
| 2017–2018 | Nottingham | 43 | UWE Bullets | 0 | Nottingham promoted to Premier North, UWE promoted to Premier South |
| 2018–2019 | Coventry Jets | 26 | UEA Pirates | 0 | Coventry promoted to Premier North, UEA Promoted to Premier South |
| 2021–2022 | SGS Pride | 21 | Newcastle Raiders | 8 | Newcastle promoted to Premier North, SGS Promoted to Premier South |
| 2022–2023 | Loughborough Students | 29 | Portsmouth Destroyers | 0 | Loughborough promoted to Premier North, Portsmouth Promoted to Premier South |
| 2023–2024 | Exeter Demons | 37 | NTU Renegades | 26 | NTU promoted to Premier North (among with others under league reorganisation), Exeter promoted to Premier South |

## Most valuable player awards

Most valuable player (MVP) awards have been given out sporadically at best. There has been no central committee to give MVP awards since at least the 2015–2016 season.
| Season | League MVP | Offensive MVP | Defensive MVP |
| 2008–2009 | | Tristan Varney (Birmingham Lions) | Ed Butcher (Southampton Stags) |
| 2009–2010 | David Saul (Sheffield Hallam Warriors) | Tristan Varney (Birmingham Lions) | Ed Butcher (Solent Redhawks) |
| 2010–2011 | | Adam Hope (Loughborough Aces) | Russ Waddell (Bristol Barracuda) |
| 2011–2012 | Joe Thompson (Hertfordshire Hurricanes) | | |
| 2012–2013 | Dan Conroy (Birmingham Lions) | | |