NYU Esports grew significantly in the 2024-2025 academic year.

The program engaged over 1000 students  and surpassed over 1200 members in the program Discord. Esports crowned inaugural EA FC intramural champions, and continued with Valorant and League Legends intramurals. The Student Tech Center (STC) continued to collaborate with Campus Recreation in hosting events throughout the semester, including an end of year social for our competitive teams. NYU Esports worked with Violet Moon, a Valorant team specifically for women and other marginalized genders, as well as the STC hosting a National Girls and Women in Sports Day celebration. Our collaboration extended to student groups in support of the Gaming Collective (TGC), who held weekly fighting game locals strengthening the Tandon gaming community.

For the first time ever, we also opened our gaming PCs at the Third North Student Tech Center to the entire student body. 

On the competitive side, NYU Esports joined the National Esports Collegiate Conference (NECC) last fall. Many teams also continued to participate in the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE).The program ended the year with twelve competitive teams across five games - Valorant, League of Legends, Overwatch 2, and Counter Strike 2. The top team for each title is Violet Legion, with Violet Phantom, Violet OP following in ranking. Valorant also has Violet Rangers, an extra team due to the popularity of the game as well as the female-led, Violet Moon.

* indicates playoff berth
College Valorant (CVAL)
College League of Legends (CLOL)
National Esports Collegiate Conference (NECC)
National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE)

Valorant
Valorant Violet Legion
CVAL Fall Warmups (4-1)
CVAL Open Conference (3-2)*

After progressing through the regular season with a 3-2 record, Valorant Violet Legion fell to Alvernia University in the first round of the playoffs.

Violet Phantom
NECC Spring Division VI (2-5)

Violet OP
NECC Fall Division V (0-7)
NACE Fall Open Plus (2-5)
NECC Spring Division V (0-7)

Violet Rangers
NECC Fall (5-3)*
NECC Spring (5-3)*
CVAL Open Conference (2-3)*

Violet Rangers made the playoffs in fall and spring, but lost in the first round. They also qualified for Nationals in spring, and despite losing in the first round put up an impressive performance. 

Violet Moon
Violet Moon focused on imbuing a sense of safety for girls in games within the scope of their team. They also helped host the National Women and Girls in Sports Day celebration. 

League of Legends
Violet Legion 
CLOL Championship Division (2-3)

Overwatch 2
Violet Legion 
NECC Fall Division I (0-7)
NACE Fall Open Premier (4-1)*

Violet Legion Overwatch decided to challenge themselves by accepting an invitation to play up a division in NECC last fall. They played against some of the best teams in the country, including Illinois State University, Winthrop University, and Fisher College.

The team also qualified for the NACE playoffs, defeating UTC Overwatch Gold 3-0 before falling to the University of Washington 3-0. 

Violet Phantom
NECC Spring Division IV (0-7)

Violet OP
NECC Fall Division VII (3-4)
NECC Spring Division V (2-5)

Counter Strike 2 (CS2) 
CS2 Violet Legion 
NACE Open Premier Fall (3-4)
NECC Fall Division 2 (3-4)
NECC Spring Division 3 (4-3)

Violet Phantom
NECC Fall Division I (0-7)
NECC Spring Division I (1-6)

Violet OP
NACE Open Plus Fall (2-5)
NECC Fall Division 2 (4-3)
NECC Spring Division 2 (4-3)

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