Fanatics/Topps is set to expand its line of now-licensed college football products later this month with a new release, 2022/23 Bowman University Best Football.
With the release of Bowman Chrome University Chrome earlier in the year, Topps looks to be introducing a line of college football products that we should expect every season. Look for a Bowman Inception University product next month along with 2023 Bowman University Chrome Basketball.
Configuration and Release
There are eight Master boxes per case of Bowman’s Best U.
Each Master box will contain two Mini boxes with six packs per Mini. Each Master box will contain two autographs. Each Mini box will also contain at least one Gunslingers and Bandits Die Cut insert card. Each pack is four base cards and one base card Refractor Parallel.
Base Set
The best players across college football will be featured in the 100-card base set. Collectors can expect one Refractor per pack and one Shimmer Refractor per Master Box, along with a multitude of parallels to chase, including:
- Mini-Diamond Refractor – #/299
- Purple Refractor – #/250
- Aqua Lava Refractor – #/199
- Blue Refractor – #/150
- Lava Refractor – #/100
- Green Refractor – #/99
- Green Mini-Diamond Refractor – #/99
- Gold Lava Refractor – #/75
- Gold Refractor – #/50
- Orange Refractor – #/25
- Red Refractor – #/10
- Red Lava Refractor – #/5
- SuperFractor – 1/1
Inserts
There will be six different insert sets to collect, along with the very rare Constellations of Greatness insert, falling about one in every five cases.
Campus Captains – 1:3 Packs
This insert set will feature popular team captains across college football.
- Base – 1:3 packs
- Shimmer Refractor – 1:96 packs
- Lava Refractor – #/50
- Orange Refractor – #/25
- SuperFractor – 1/1
Fight Song – 1:6 Packs
Always popular on college campuses, this set will celebrate the various fight songs that prepare student athletes for battle each Saturday.
- Base – 1:6 packs
- Shimmer Refractor – 1:96 packs
- Lava Refractor – #/50
- Orange Refractor – #/25
- SuperFractor – 1/1
Gunslingers & Bandits Die-Cut – 1:12 Packs
Both quarterbacks and defensive players will headline this insert set that will fall one per box.
- Base – 1:12 packs
- Shimmer Refractor – 1:96 packs
- Lava Refractor – #/50
- Orange Refractor – #/25
- SuperFractor – 1/1
Neon Neophytes – 1:6 Packs
This insert set will feature players that are newer to college ball, but look to have a bright future ahead of them.
- Base – 1:6 packs
- Shimmer Refractor – 1:96 packs
- Lava Refractor – #/50
- Orange Refractor – #/25
- SuperFractor – 1/1
Bowman Masterpieces – 1:18 Packs
- Base – 1:18 packs
- Shimmer Refractor – 1:192 packs
- Lava Refractor – #/50
- Orange Refractor – #/25
- SuperFractor – 1/1
Constellations of Greatness – 1:480 packs
If you’re lucky, you’ll find one of these inserts, which highlights young phenoms that light up the scoreboard every game.
- Base – 1:480 packs
- SuperFractor – 1/1
Autographs
Each Master box will contain two autographs. Along with the base Chrome Autograph set, there are seven different insert autograph sets, including Dual and Triple Chrome autographs. Every insert set, aside from Campus Captains, also features an autograph variation.
Chrome Autographs
- Base Refractor Auto
- Blue Refractor – #/150
- Green Refractor – #/99
- Gold Lava Refractor – #/75
- Gold Refractor – #/50
- Shimmer Refractor – #/25
- Red Refractor – #/10
- Red Lava Refractor – #/5
- SuperFractor – 1/1
- Printing Plates – 1/1
Dual Chrome Autographs
- Base Auto – #/25
- Red Lava Refractor – #/5
- SuperFractor – 1/1
Triple Chrome Autographs
- Base Auto – #/15
- Red Lava Refractor – #/5
- SuperFractor – 1/1
Bowman Masterpieces Autograph
- Base Auto – #/99
- Shimmer Refractor – #/25
- SuperFractor – 1/1
Fight Song Autographs
- Base Auto – #/99
- Shimmer Refractor – #/25
- SuperFractor – 1/1
Constellations of Greatness Autographs
- Base Auto – #/10
- SuperFractor – 1/1
Gunslingers & Bandits Autographs
- Base Auto – #/99
- Lava Refractor – #/50
- Shimmer Refractor – #/25
- SuperFractor – 1/1
Neon Neophytes Autographs
- Base Auto – #/99
- Lava Refractor – #/50
- Shimmer Refractor – #/25
- SuperFractor – 1/1
2023 Bowman University Best Football is set to release April 26.
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