Find out all the results of BUCS Big Wednesday 2025, the UK’s largest annual university multi-sport event of the year.
Each year, thousands of university sports teams battle for supremacy in the BUCS leagues—but only the elite earn a place at the prestigious BUCS Big Wednesday finals.
For the student-athletes who make it, the BUCS Big Wednesday is more than just an event; it’s a chance to stand alongside the nation’s top talent, showcase their sporting ability on a grand stage, and represent their universities with pride.
Loughborough Delivers Another
Spectacular BUCS Big Wednesday
Hosted at Loughborough University’s outstanding campus, this year’s event delivered another electrifying spectacle of student sport, as the nation’s top university teams competed for national titles across 16 league sports and two thrilling days of competition.
With 13 finals streamed live on YouTube, including netball, water polo, squash, wheelchair basketball, and American football, this year’s event set a new record as the most-watched BUCS Big Wednesday to date.
In this blog, we celebrate the university sports teams who achieved national titles by highlighting every result from BUCS Big Wednesday 2025.
BUCS Big Wednesday 2025 – The Results
BUCS Big Wednesday 2025 – The Results
Read on to find out which universities came out on top in this year’s thrilling event.
American Football
| Vase | SGS 21-0 Warwick |
| Trophy | Brunel 24-12 Northumbria |
| Championship | UWE 42-12 Nottingham |
Badminton
| Women’s Trophy | Loughborough 7-1 Nottingham |
| Men’s Trophy | Loughborough 6-2 Nottingham |
| Women’s Championship | Nottingham 5-3 Loughborough |
| Men’s Championship | Loughborough 6-2 Nottingham |
Basketball
| Women’s Trophy | Loughborough 73-72 Northumbria |
| Men’s Trophy | Bournemouth 90-62 Strathclyde |
| Women’s Championship | Essex 59-46 Loughborough |
| Men’s Championship | Loughborough 103-74 Nottingham Trent |
Fencing
| Women’s Trophy | Birmingham 135-109 Exeter |
| Men’s Trophy | Nottingham 2 128-118 Exeter |
| Women’s Championship | Nottingham 101-99 Durham |
| Men’s Championship | Nottingham 120-88 Durham |
Football
| Women’s Trophy | Loughborough 1-1 Edinburgh (Loughborough win on penalties) |
| Men’s Trophy | Northumbria 3-0 Surrey |
| Women’s Championship | St Andrews 2-1 Nottingham |
| Men’s Championship | Loughborough 1-0 Nottingham |
Hockey
| Women’s Vase | Nottingham Trent 2-0 Loughborough 2 |
| Men’s Vase | Edinburgh 3-3 Nottingham 2 (Edinburgh win on penalty flicks) |
| Women’s Trophy | Durham 3 2-0 Exeter 3 |
| Men’s Trophy | Loughborough 3 3-2 Nottingham 3 |
| Women’s Championship | Nottingham 2-1 Loughborough |
| Men’s Championship | Nottingham 2-2 Loughborough (Nottingham win on penalty flicks) |
Lacrosse
| Women’s Trophy | Exeter 2 11-8 Durham |
| Men’s Trophy | Manchester Met 11-1 Imperial |
| Women’s Championship | Nottingham 12-3 Exeter |
| Men’s Championship | Nottingham Trent 12-9 Nottingham |
Netball
| Women’s Trophy | Nottingham 69-34 Bath 2 |
| Women’s Championship | Loughborough 65-43 Bath |
Rugby League
| Men’s Trophy | Nottingham 34-4 Liverpool John Moores |
| Men’s Championship | Leeds Beckett 26-16 Northumbria |
Rugby Union
| Women’s Vase | Brunel 39-19 Newcastle |
| Men’s Vase | Loughborough 2 48-10 Hartpury 2 |
| Women’s Trophy | Manchester Met 19-15 Brunel 2 |
| Men’s Trophy | St Andrew’s 23-15 Loughborough 3 |
Squash
| Women’s Trophy | Birmingham 2 4-0 Nottingham 2 |
| Men’s Trophy | Birmingham 2 4-1 Nottingham 2 |
| Women’s Championship | Birmingham 4-1 Nottingham |
| Men’s Championship | Birmingham 4-1 UWE |
Table Tennis
| Women’s Trophy | Nottingham 2 3-0 Imperial |
| Men’s Trophy | Sheffield Hallam 9-8 Nottingham 2 |
| Women’s Championship | Nottingham 3-0 Newcastle |
| Men’s Championship | Nottingham 9-3 Nottingham Trent |
Tennis
| Women’s Trophy | Nottingham 2 4-2 Bath 2 |
| Men’s Trophy | Stirling 2 4-2 Bath 2 |
| Women’s Championship | Loughborough 1 4-0 Bath |
| Men’s Championship | Nottingham 4-2 Stirling |
Volleyball
| Women’s Trophy | Anglia Ruskin 3-1 Glasgow |
| Men’s Trophy | Loughborough 3-2 Oxford |
| Women’s Championship | Essex 3-0 Durham |
| Men’s Championship | Essex 3-0 East London |
Water Polo
| Women’s Trophy | Strathclyde 14-12 Nottingham 2 |
| Men’s Trophy | Loughborough 16-8 Exeter |
| Women’s Championship | Durham 12-11 Nottingham |
| Men’s Championship | Nottingham 15-8 Durham |
Wheelchair Basketball
| Open Championship | Nottingham 59-49 Loughborough |
Want to learn more about the different titles awarded at BUCS Big Wednesday?
Find out all about the different BUCS competitions that students are able to compete in alongside their studies here.
Champions Gallery
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The UK University Sport Season Continues
Bringing together over 2,000 student-athletes and thousands of spectators, BUCS Big Wednesday 2025 once again showcased the depth of talent across UK universities, celebrating the relentless hard work and dedication of those who compete at the highest level of student sport.
While the final whistle has blown for many sports this year, the thrill of UK university sport is far from over!
With showcase events such as the highly anticipated Outdoor Athletics Championships and the Short Course Swimming Team Championships still to come this year, we cannot wait to bring you even more updates in the weeks ahead.
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