Empire Collegiate League

4 HOUSES 1 COMPETITION

The Empire Collegiate League (ECL) is where glory echoes through eternity.

Born from the legacy of Rome, four houses rise and clash in fierce battle across relentless competitions. When you enter the ECL, you do not just play, you swear allegiance for life.

At Rome City Institute, champions are not made, they are forged in fire. Legends will rise. The empire awaits.

The ECL is here. Swear your allegiance. Claim your destiny.

MEET THE HOUSES

PAST WINNERS

FALL 2024 - KINGS

SPRING 2024 - GLADIATORS

FALL 2023 - LEGIONARIUS

LEAGUE RULES

There are two seasons in a calendar year. One winner of the Fall season (September – December) and one in Spring (January – May).

The sports for the 2024-2025 seasons are Men’s Soccer (11v11), Women’s Soccer (5v5), Basketball (Men’s 5v5) , Volleyball (Mixed 6v6), Lacrosse (Mixed 3v3), Track & Field, Swimming & Tennis (Men & Women’s Singles). Each team for each sport will compete against three houses during the regular season before entering the playoffs.

During the season, each sport has their own league table. A win is worth 3 points. For soccer, a tie game ends and each team receives 1 point. For Basketball, in the event of a tie, they play an overtime and Volleyball play a tiebreak. For Volleyball, a victory of 2-0 is worth 3 points, a victory of 2-1 is worth 2 points, a loss of 1-2 is worth 1 point, and a loss of 0-2 is worth 0 points. A loss for soccer and basketball is worth 0 points. Tennis keeps their match points scored throughout the season, similar to Swimming and Track & Field.

At the end of the regular season, the team who finishes in first place in their respective sports table receives 8 points for the combined ECL table, and the team in second receives 4 points.

The league table also dictate playoff positions. There are two rounds of playoffs, and the winner for the season of each sport are decided by a Final.

At the end of the season, each team finishes 1-4th place in their respective sport. The overall house table then is made to dictate who wins the ECL. A house receives 10 points for winning a sport. 2nd place receives 6 points. 3rd receives 3 and 4th receives 0. All the sports will combine their house points earned from the regular season and playoffs, and the House with the most House Points after the final Playoff Final, will be crowned that season’s ECL House Champion.

DRAFT FORMAT

Before each and every season of the ECL, there will a new ECL draft that takes place. Once a player is drafted to a house, they will remain with that house, and their house becomes their family.

Based on this, newcomers to the ECL will be scouted in their initial weeks to showcase to the coaches and the captains what they can offer. Each sport has a different number of athletes, so each sport will have a different number of rounds of picks, for them to draft the newcomers.

The initial draft is done behind closed doors, by the ECL Commissioners board and the head coaches, who have received full input from their captains. After the players have been determined, an official ECL Draft event takes place, where every student will have their moment to shine as they walk on stage sporting the colors of their new house.

Before each sport’s selections begins, a special draw takes place to determine the official order of the Draft (each sport receives a different order) so the coaches and captains do not know the order until the beginning of the event.

The draft is a snake draft format, which means if theoretically the Gladiators get the first pick, followed by the Senators, then the Legionarius and then the Kings, the 2nd round will start with the Kings pick and go in the opposite order.

For all of our student-athletes not involved in these sports, they too are part of the assigned player selection and are able to join their house squads in particular sports as they see fit.