The regional competition will consist of three (3) qualifying rounds. The first three rounds will be randomly matched such that each team tries both sides of the case during the first two rounds with a random third round. No team from the same school shall face another team from the same school during the first three rounds.
At the conclusion of round three, the final qualifying round, eight (8) teams shall advance to the elimination rounds of the tournament. The advancement and seeding of teams from qualifying rounds to elimination rounds shall be determined as follows: (1) win-loss record, (2) number of ballots won, (3) total point differentials, and (4) total points. The first elimination round will be
paired as follows:
Semifinal #1
Semifinal #2
Semifinal #3
Semifinal #4
1st Seed
4th Seed
2nd Seed
3rd Seed
v.
v.
v.
v.
8th Seed
5th Seed
7th Seed
6th Seed
In the next elimination round, the winner of Semifinal #1 will play the winner of Semifinal #2, and the winner of Semifinal #3 will play the winner of Semifinal #4 in the Final Rounds.
If paired regional semifinal round teams have met in the preliminary rounds, they will each represent different sides than in the previous meeting. If they have not yet met, each team will take the side they represented only once in preliminary rounds. If matched teams represented the same side only once, the regional coordinator will flip a coin in the administrative breakout room with the law school host present, and thereby decide sides and report to schools which side they will represent.
If paired regional final round teams have met in the preliminary rounds, they will each represent different sides than in the previous meeting. If they have not yet met, the regional coordinator will flip a coin in the administrative breakout room with the law school host present, and thereby decide sides and then report to schools which side they will represent.
We do not anticipate any odd number of teams at the regional competitions. When an odd number of teams compete at a regional competition, one randomly chosen team will receive a “bye” in each qualifying round. For ranking purposes, a bye will count as a win and the team with the bye will be deemed to have had three votes and the points equal to the average of the team’s points from the two other qualifying rounds.
The winners of each final round will advance to the National Finals Competition, so each region will have two teams advance.