If you, like me, have spotted the #MCAA hashtag popping up on Twitter and TikTok, you likely weren’t able to guess it refers to Minecraft‘s very own college football league. The MCAA name is a spoof of the NCAA acronym, so it stands for Minecraft Collegiate Athletic Association.

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Now, the thing is, MCAA isn’t a real football league. It’s a new trend where Minecraft players use the game’s tools to create or spoof teams, games, and hilarious college football highlights.

https://twitter.com/nflcasual__/status/1847710921524990418

So, instead of actual teams like Old Miss or Virginia Tech, you have teams such as the Ole Moo and Pig State, which, let’s be honest, could very well pass for real team names. As most of these teams are named after animals, their fanbase and players also tend to be composed of said animal.

@abstryischallenged

This game will be insane #mcaafootball #pigstate #minecraftcollegefootball

♬ escape – Kilgore Doubtfire

The MCAA has Minecraft players creating their own matches and leagues that they’ll then post on TikTok. This has, unsurprisingly, already spawned very serious and important drama that spread to other parts of everyday life:

https://twitter.com/midsmoker34/status/1848503880780222782

And the drama happens on and off the pitch. If we’re to take this random guy on Twitter as a veritable source, some of these teams have stadiums that cost over ten billion dollars.

https://twitter.com/young_sam09/status/1847728769647464738

Which naturally has caused some fans to accuse them of serious fraud:

@overtimeszn

Pig State was an inside job, open your eyes ppl 👀 @Kieran #mcaa #minecraft #collegefootball #pigstate #football #videogame #scandal

♬ original sound – Overtimeszn

But scandals about fake money spent on fake teams aside, there’s a lot of artistry behind the meme. Check out these absolutely amazing MCAA stadiums to see who you should be rooting for this season:

https://www.tiktok.com/@mcaahighlight/video/7429493158729338155

The MCAA is hilarious if you care about both Minecraft and football, and it feels like a total inevitability. Minecraft’s sandbox tools lend players all the assets they need to shape the game in whatever hilarious way they want.

Sadly, Minecraft will ditch VR at the start of 2025, but the game will likely never die as fans show no shortage of new ideas to keep bringing it to the limelight.

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