University Challenge 2025–26

The 55th series of University Challenge began on 14 July 2025 on BBC Two.^[1]

Results

• Winning teams are highlighted in bold.
• Teams with green scores (winners) returned in the next round, while those with red scores (losers) were eliminated.
• Teams with orange scores had to win one more match to return in the next round.
• Teams with yellow scores indicate that two further matches had to be played and won (teams that lost their first quarter-final match).
• A score in italics indicates a match decided on a tie-breaker question.

First round

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Total	Broadcast date
University of Sheffield	170	210	University of Warwick	380	14 July 2025
University College London	210	170	School of Oriental and African Studies	380	21 July 2025
University of Bath	70	255	University of Southampton	325	28 July 2025
University of Newcastle			University of Edinburgh		4 August 2025[2]
University of Manchester			New College, Oxford		11 August 2025[3]

Highest scoring losers play-offs

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Total	Broadcast date

Second round

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Total	Broadcast date

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Total	Broadcast date

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Total	Broadcast date

Final

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Total	Broadcast date