Based upon the success of the professional version of Ultimate Match Fishing (UMF), the collegiate version will attempt to build upon and expand the franchise of this unique tournament format which features anglers competing head-to-head in the same boat in a single elimination, bracketed tournament series. The made-for-television event, produced in high definition video, will be an original TOC production and will be hosted by veteran professional angler and host of Outdoor Channel's Ultimate Match Fishing, Joe Thomas. Set to participate are team members from The University of Illinois, The University or Oregon, Penn State University, Kansas State University, Texas A&M, Louisville, Wisconsin, Purdue, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Alabama. Each team will send one angler to represent their squad in Collegiate Ultimate Match Fishing.