Monday, September 23, 2013

[Chart] USAU Bids and Qualifiers

A total of 48 team qualify for USA Ultimate's Triple Crown Tour National Championships in Frisco, Texas.
Bids per USAU Region
Over September 28-29, the four remaining Regional Tournaments were completed.
Qualified teams for National Club Championships [as of 9/29/13]
From the 9/28-29 Regional Championship tournaments:
  • 75% (9/12) of #1 seeds won their Regionals Tournament
  • The Southeast Mixed Division is the only region where the #1 seed did not qualify for Nationals; all other Regions' & divisions' #1 seeds qualified
  • Again, all qualifying teams in the women's division are in the Top-16 of Triple Crown Tour rankings 
  • 100% (4/4) of #1-seeded women's teams qualified for Nationals
  • Lowest Triple Crown Tour-ranked team to qualify for Nationals = 7Express (#31; mixed)
  • A new Mixed champion will be crowned as Blackbird (2012's Mixed Division champion) did not qualify
Over September 21-22 weekend, 19 teams (~40%) qualified by winning at Regional tournaments. After next weekend, all Regionals will be complete and the 16 teams in each of the 3 divisions will be set.
Qualified teams for National Club Championships [as of 9/23/13]
From the 9/21-22 Regional Championship tournaments:
  • 83% (10/12) of #1 seeds won their Regionals Tournament 
  • The Great Lakes Mixed Division (Steamboat) was the only region whose #-seed did not qualify for Nationals; all other Regions' & divisions' #1 seeds qualified. [Updated. thx Owen M.]
  • All qualifying teams in the women's division are in the Top-16 of Triple Crown Tour rankings 
  • 100% (4/4) of #1-seeded women's teams qualified for Nationals
  • Lowest Triple Crown Tour-ranked team to qualify for Nationals = Furious George (#31; men)

1 comment:

Owen M said...

I think you mean: the Great Lakes Mixed Division is the only region where the #1 seed did not qualify...
Any region with more than one bid had a "not #1 seed" qualify.