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Western Conference |
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Division Name |
Team Count |
Total Bids |
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Northwest Division |
6 |
2.0 |
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Nor Cal Division |
7 |
2.0 |
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Southwest Divison |
6 |
2.0 |
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Mountain Divison |
6 |
2.0 |
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There are no wild card bids applied to the Western Conference for the 2023 season. Bids will be based off points accumulated in regular season games. If an uneven number of games are played amongst the conference PPG will be the default qualifier.
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Central Conference |
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Division Name |
Team Count |
Total Bids |
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Great Lakes Division |
7 |
2.0 |
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Heartland Division |
7 |
2.0 |
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Valley Division |
6 |
2.0 |
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Deep North Division |
7 |
2.0 |
There are no wild card bids applied to the Central Conference for the 2023 Season. Bids will be based off points accumulated in regular season games. If an uneven number of games are played amongst the conference PPG will be the default qualifier.
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Southern Conference |
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Division Name |
Team Count |
Total Bids |
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Mid-South Division |
6 |
1.5* |
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Southeast Division |
6 |
1.5 |
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Lone Star Division |
6 |
1.5* |
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South Central Division |
7 |
2.0 |
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South Florida Division |
6 |
1.5* |
The Mid-South and Lone Star will share a wild card bid. In addition, the South Florida & Southeast Division Atlantic Divisions will all share a wild card. The Wild card will be the highest 2nd place team amongst the affected divisions based on points. If an uneven number of games are played amongst the conference PPG will be the default qualifier
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Eastern Conference |
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Division Name |
Team Count |
Total Bids |
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Mid Atlantic Division |
6 |
1.3** |
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Metropolitan Division |
10 |
2.0 |
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Chesapeake Division |
6 |
1.3** |
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Northeast Division |
9 |
2.0 |
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South Atlantic Divison |
8 |
1.3** |
1. Clubs are sorted into groups first by distance from the host site (primary venue). Should two clubs have the same travel distance (within a 50-mile difference) seeding will come into play for group placement. The lowest seed will make the longer trip if all circumstances are met and do not cause a team to make a more expensive trip (i.e., Flying). If seeding cannot determine the location, USL League Two tiebreakers will be followed to determine the team that makes the longer trip.
-Per USL League Two Operations Manual *Flight can be requested with travel over 600 miles.
-Distance is calculated by a club’s primary home venue designated at the beginning of the season to host site location.
2. Matchups will be determined first by allowing teams the opportunity to play an out-of-division opponent in Round 1 if possible. If only one team in the group is from a different division, seeding will be used to determine matchups.
3. All other matchups will be determined by seeding.
4. Division Winners will be seeded first as one (1) seed.
5. Second-place clubs or divisional runner-ups will be seeded second as a two (2) seed.
6. Any wild card qualifiers will be seeded third as a three (3) seed. Third-place teams will be seeded third as a three (3) seed.
7. Any divisions with four qualifying teams, will be seeded third as a three (3) seed.