Curriculum based ideological and political education is a new requirement for talent cultivation in universities in the new era of education reform. It includes diversified curriculum based ideological and political education elements such as norms, culture, and competition in traditional ethnic sports, and is the main path to achieve the fundamental task of cultivating morality and talents. On the basis of exploring the effectiveness of traditional ethnic sports teaching in undergraduate colleges under the background of curriculum ideological and political education, this article analyzes how to carry out traditional ethnic sports teaching in undergraduate colleges under the background of curriculum ideological and political education, and give full play to the educational value of traditional ethnic sports.