434 Teams; 71 Pools of 6, 1 Pool of 8 (UUU)
Pool Games:
- Each team will play 5 pool play games
- Pool Winners & 55 Wildcards will advance into a 128-Team Single Elimination Bracket
- Top 2 Teams from Pool UUU will be considered pool winners.
- 3rd team in placings for Pool UUU will be considered a 2nd place team and in contention for a wildcard spot.
- Wildcards will be next best 55 teams that finish 2nd in their respective pools
- Pool winners will be seeded 1-73
- Wildcards will be seeded 74-128
Playoff Games:
- The first two rounds of Playoffs will be played on Tuesday, July 12th
- Round of 32, Round of 16 and Quarterfinals will be played on Wednesday, July 13th
- Semifinals & Championship will be played on Thursday, July 14th
- Teams that do not make bracket play will be scheduled (2) consolation games to get to their 7 game guarantee
- All teams should be prepared to play these games on the 12th & 13th
- Teams that lose their Round of 128 matchup will be scheduled a pre-determined consolation game to get to their 7 game guarantee. These games will be played the on the 13th
