2016 SEEDING GIRLS AAU 8TH GRADE DIVISION II NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

8th Grade Seeding -- Seeding based on the 2015 7th Grade National Championship Results 2014 6th Grade Championship Results 2013 5th Grade National Championship Results.

Districts 1 Phenom 2 Garden Sparks Purple 3 Cincy Swish Dennis Ohio 4 Indiana 5 Lady Zoom Elite Southeastern - TN 6 Minnesota Stars Minnesota 7 Select 2020 Southeastern - TN 8 York Lady Raiders Middle Atlantic 9 KY Legacy Elite Kentucky 10 Canton Flames Georgia Host Points 13 Indiana 44 14 Southeastern - Tennessee 43 15 Ohio 39 16 Indiana - Silver 34 17 Maryland 29 18 Southeastern - TN - Silver 28 19 Ohio - Silver 26 20 Indiana - Bronze 18 21 Central 17 22 Georgia 16 23 Southern Pacific 15 24 Middle Atlantic 13 25 Minnesota 11 26 Metropolitan 9 27 Kentucky 8 28 Potomac Valley 8 29 New England - New Hampshire 8 30 Southern - Lousiana 7 31 Ohio - Bronze 6 32 Southeastern - Alabama 6 33 Southeastern - TN - Bronze 6 34 Maryland - Silver 6 35 North Carolina 3 36 New York Metropolitan - Silver 3 37 Middle Atlantic - Silver 2 38 Virginia 2 39 Kentucky - Silver 1 43 Pacific Southwest 52 South Texas 62 Arizona 72 82 West Virginia 44 Nebraska 53 Puerto Rico 63 Adirondack 73 83 Niagara 45 Florida 54 Gulf 64 Pacific 74 New England - Vermont 84 Florida Gold Coast 46 New Mexico 55 Iowa 65 Arkansas 75 South Dakota 85 Wyoming 47 New England - Maine 56 Western Pennsylvania 66 South Carolina 76 New England - Massachusetts 86 Hawaii 48 Inland Empire 57 Alaska 67 Oklahoma 77 Central California 87 Ozark 49 West Texas 58 Pacific Northwest 68 Southwestern 78 Colorado 50 North Dakota 59 69 Montana 79 Missouri Valley - Kansas 51 Southern - Mississippi 60 70 Missouri Valley - Missouri 80 Connecticut 61 Utah 71 New England - Rhode Island 81 Lake Erie

Seeding for National Tournaments are determine by: previous years medal winners; host team; previous district placement over past years

A. Individual teams that medal in the National Championship bracket the previous year, are seeded first

B. The host team shall be the 1st seed after the 2015 medal winners

C. Districts that placed 1 through 16, earn points up to three years and are seeded third 1. This is for Championship Bracket only. 2. Districts that has multiple teams will retain points and additional placements 3. Based on a point system, districts will be placed in order, with the highest total next in line after the host Ties are broken by the best finish in latest year

D. All Districts were drawn blind in order to establish the order of placement in pools after Steps A-C are completed The remainder of the teams are seeded using this draw

E. General Information 1. If Medal teams of seeded districts do not attend the National Tournament, their position will be vacated and team will just move up the ladder of placement 2. The order of draw in Section C, shall apply to district gold medal team, then silver team, then bronze team etc. 3. First and Second place teams will advance to the Championship Bracket play. Other teams will advance to National Classic tournament a. There is a tie breaker formula to break ties 4. The local host committee is not involved in the placement of teams into pools 5. Order of pool play and bracket schedule are predetermined and submitted to the local host by the National Director of Competition