[EricH]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

Some are merit based on this year. (regional wins, and various other 2006 yet to be determined awards at events)

Then some spots are left open for teams to sign up after a certain time frame this year. (basically a tier system.)

Regional winners (3), Chairman's winners (1), and Rookie All-Star winners (1) are the qualifications at regional level. Then you have the tiers. It is possible for a team to have more than one slot reserved due to tier, then winning something at a regional. Others may get slots from a regional IF it's a special situation. It's happened only once, so don't count on it happening.