308 Levels of Championship Play

02. Mandatory Team Reclassification. An adult team that has four or more players on a roster, including pick-up players, from a team or teams that finished in the following divisions and classifications in the same National Championship Final must participate in the next higher classification in championship play for his/her next USA

Softball playing season unless they played in the highest classification. In all Adult

National Championships, the table below will be used to reclassify teams to the next higher class based on teams entered in the event.

0-9 Teams 10-19 Teams 20-29 Teams 30-39 Teams 40-49 Teams 50-69 Teams 70-89 Teams 0 Teams 1 Team 2 Teams 3 Teams 4 Teams 6 Teams 8 Teams, etc.

NOTE: If a team fails to participate in Championship play the next calendar year this restriction will remain in effect until the team participates at the higher classification.

NOTE: The National Office shall forward the championship rosters for teams that are subject to the Mandatory Classification Rule, Article 307 (H)(02) to the respective National Championship Tournament Directors as follows:

a. The tournament for which the team is advancing (Higher Classification). b. The tournament for which they participated in the previous year (Lower

Classification).

EXCEPTION: Coed Class C, Coed Class D and teams must finish in the top 10% of National Championships in two consecutive years before they will be required to play in the next higher classification in USA Softball Championship Play.

EXCEPTION: Adult Fast Pitch teams that finish first in a National Championship Finals and in his/her next playing season finish first again shall be reclassified to the next higher classification.

03. Restricted Classification Rule. a. Teams. A team that wins two or more games in a double elimination bracket, or three or more games in a three game bracket, excluding forfeits, in a National Championship Final may not participate in a lower classification in the same division of championship play during their next USA Softball playing season unless they played in the highest classification. Those already classified as one level higher would not be affected by this change. A team that has four or more players on a roster, including pick-ups, from such a team shall be considered the same team.

EXCEPTIONS: