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There are more spots available at the Championships than the number of the teams that qualify for the Championships from regionals and the MI Championship. Therefore during registration, teams may register for the Championship for those open spots. When those open spots are filled, teams that registered are put on the wait list.

As the season progresses, some teams qualify for the Championship more than once. For example, a Hall of Fame team (which has automatic qualification) may also win a regional. A team might win more than one regional, or might win both a regional and a regional Chairman's award. As those duplicate qualifications happen, teams from the wait list are offered spots at the Championship.