AAU Girls’ Basketball Handbook, Pages 11-12 (Version Downloaded April 20)
a. A complete list of Super Regional Tournaments will be listed on the AAU Girls Basketball website www.aaugirlsbasketball.org.
b. The duration of a Super Regional Tournament will be a maximum of three days with the following exceptions: takes place over a federally recognized holiday or is approved by the National Chair.
c. Teams will be awarded invitations (bids) to the Division I, Division II, or Division III National Championships based on their finish in their Super Regional Tournaments.
d. The maximum number of bids that will be awarded to the National Championships from a SRT is based on the number of teams entered as shown below.
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SUPER REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS
Number of Teams Entered
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Div I |
Div II |
Div III |
| Up to 3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 4-6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 7-9 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| 10 or More |
4 |
4 |
No Limit |
e. All teams that receive a bid to a National Championship Tournament at a Super Regional Tournament shall play in their District Championship Tournaments (DQT) to validate their bids. I
i. If a team receives a bid from their Super Regional Tournament, but is unable to play in their District Championship Tournament, they must submit a written request to play in the National Championship Tournament stating their reasons for not participating in the District Championship Tournament. The AAU Girls Basketball Committee will consider these to determine if the team is eligible to use their bid.
ii. Teams from outside the United States may enter a Division II or Division III National Championship without having to qualify, however if they want to play in a Division I National Championship Tournament they must qualify at a SRT.
f. If a team qualifies for a National Championship Tournament at a SRT before their District Qualifying Tournament the following applies.
i. The team’s roster cannot be changed until after participation in their District Qualifying Tournament. If players are added, the team will lose the bid from the SRT.
ii. If the team previously qualified in Division I and qualifies again in their District Qualifying Tournament, the next highest place team in that DQT will receive a bid to the Division I National Championship Tournament.
iii. The age group a team plays and qualifies in is the age group in which they must play in their DQT and the National Championship Tournament.
g. If a team plays in their District Qualifying Tournament, but does not qualify for the National Championship Tournament, they can do the following.
i. With approval from the team’s District Registrar, they can pick up players from other Division I or Division II non-qualifying teams in the same DQT and play in a Super Regional Tournament.
ii. Without prior approval, the team can pick up players from their club that participated in a different age division tournament but did not qualify for a National Championship Tournament.
h. If a team plays in their District Qualifying Tournament and qualifies for a National Championship Tournament before playing in a Super Regional Tournament, they may pick up AAU member players who qualify by age and residence per AAU rules mentioned above to play in the SRT.
i. If a team that has previously qualified to play in a National Championship Tournament in one age group plays in a Super Regional in an older age Division, they may not advance in the tournament unless they declare to be a non-qualifying team. If they finish high enough in the SRT to qualify for a National Championship Tournament, their bid will go to the next highest team
