CONTENDERS BRACKETS

40 teams split into 5 bracket of 8 teams. Go 3-0 and advance DIRECTLY to the Elimination Bracket as a top 5 seed with a bye to the Final 16. Go 2-1 with a 2-0 start, and have a chance to advance directly to the Elimination Bracket as a top 8 seed with a bye to the Final 16 (based on tiebreakers). All other 2-1 teams advance to the Elimination Bracket as a 9-20 seed. Go 1-2 and advance to the Survivor Bracket Saturday evening. 0-3 teams are eliminated after this round.

SURVIVOR BRACKET

All 15 1-2 teams from the Contenders Brackets advance to this modified single elimination bracket. The top overall 1-2 team (by tiebreakers) receives a first round bye. The four teams left standing in this round advance to the Elimination Bracket as the 21-24 seeds.

ELIMINATION BRACKET

24-team single elimination bracket comprised of the 4 Survivor Bracket teams (seeds 21-24), 15 2-1 teams from Contenders Bracket (seeds 6-20), and 5 3-0 teams from the Contenders Brackets (seeds 1-5). The Playoffs Rounds (first two rounds) are scheduled to take place Saturday night, pending weather or other extenuating circumstances. The Championship Rounds (quarterfinals through finals) are scheduled to take place Sunday morning.