National Championships Same Dates and Location for Division I, II, III
The AAU has put the Division I, II and III National Championships in the same city, on the same dates. This allows clubs with multiple teams to travel and stay together while cheering for each other. We have enlarged the window of advancement which will allow more teams to participate.

Click here to see the schedule for AAU Girls’ Basketball National Championship Tournaments.   Click here to see the 2010 schedule on the Potomac Valley Girls’ Basketball website, including dates and locations for the 2010 National Championships and Super Showcase events. 

Click here to see the press release with information about costs and other information about 2010 Nationals. 

Advancement Criteria for National Championships

THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE WILL APPLY TO ALL DISTRICT QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS 

DIVISION I DISTRICT QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT

District Finish National Championship

·         1st place Division I

·         2nd place Division I

·         3rd place Division I or Division II (teams choice)

·         4th place Division I or Division II (teams choice)

The remaining teams choose Division II or Division IIi

District Finish National Championship *If the district tournament does not play out all the places, the remaining teams will be placed in a hat and drawn out to determine the teams finish.

DIVISION II DISTRICT QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT

·         1st place Division II

·         2nd place Division II

·         3rd place Division II or Division III (teams choice)

·         4th place Division II or Division III (teams choice)

DIVISION III DISTRICT QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT

District Finish National Championship

·         1st place Division III

·         2nd place Division III

·         3rd place Division III

·         4th place Division III

 
The remaining teams advance to Division III 

*If the district tournament does not play out all the places, the remaining teams will be placed in a hat and drawn out to determine the teams finish. 

Please note some Districts have separate Division I, II or III qualifying tournaments. 

Petition for Different National Championship
If you would like to petition to attend a different National Championship than what you qualified for please submit your request to specialrequestgirlsbball@aausports.org

Top 4 Finisher From Prior Year

Any club that finishes in the top four from the previous years National Championship will receive an automatic bid to the next higher age group the following year. 

If an automatic bid recipient qualifies from the 2010 District tournament advancement structure, the automatic bid may be used by the club to advance another team from their club in the same age/grade division. If the club does not use the automatic bid to advance another team from their club, the bid will revert to the District to be awarded to the next highest place team not otherwise qualified. 

Places 5-8 at Districts

The quarter final round in each district tournament will determine the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th place by draw unless those games are played. 

If a Separate Division III at the District Tournament

If there is a Division 3 qualifying tournament at the district level all teams advance to the Division 3 National Championship. 

 
All 8U, 9U and 19U Teams Advance to Nationals
All teams advance in the 8u and 19u age divisions to the National Championship. 


Super Regional Tournaments – Qualifying for Nationals

Teams will be awarded a bid to the DI, DII, or DIII National Championship based on their finish in the Super Regional. Below is a breakdown of the maximum number of bids that will be awarded to the National Championship based on the number of entries:

NUMBER OF TEAMS PER AGE DIVISION IN SUPER REGIONAL

·         0-3 Teams – 1 DI bid, 1 DII bid, and 1 DIII bid

·         4-6 Teams – 2 DI bids, 2 DII bids, and 2 DIII bids

·         7-9 Teams – 3 DI bids, 3 DII bids, and 3 DIII bids

·         10 or more Teams – 4 DI bids, 4 DII bids, and 4 DIII bids

Teams that receive an invitation (Bid), from the Super Regional Championship to the National Championship shall play in their District Championship to validate their bid. If a team receives an invitation (Bid), but is unable to play in their District Championship, they must submit a written request stating the reason(s) they were unable to participate. The AAU Girls Basketball Committee will determine if the team is eligible to use their bid. 

Click here for complete rules and other SRT criteria from the SRT application form, as updated October 14, 2009. 


Other Program Enhancements

Pick Up Player Rule

A team shall be allowed to add (pick up) a maximum of seven (7) players to their official roster when advancing to a Division I, II or III National Championship with an overall maximum of fifteen (15) players.

Jersey Numbers

Players’ jerseys must have numbers on both the front and back. Numbers can be 00-99. Minimum size of numbers shall be 2" on the front and 4" on the back.

Player Foul Rule

A player will be disqualified on her 6th personal foul. This is for NCAA Certified Events (including District Qualifying Tournaments, Super Regional Tournaments, Super Showcase Events and National Championships).

Warm-Up and Halftime

Half time is 6-minutes for all age divisions. Game time is game time. If a team arrives prior, then they shall have 10 minutes to warm-up.

Playing Times

Districts may determine the length of games in their Qualifying Tournaments. However, it is strongly recommended that Districts follow the times below.

DIVISION	GAME LENGTH
8/u	6-minute quarters
9/u, 10/u	7-minute quarters
11/u, 12/u, 13/u	8-minute quarters
14/u, 15/u, 16/u	18-minute halves
Open	20-minute halves

Timeouts
3 full (75 seconds) timeouts and 2-30 second time outs in the 8u, 9u, 10u, 11u, 12u and 13u age divisions.