NHSEB Announces 2023-2024 Divisional Playoff Matchups
In 2023-2024, winners of NHSEB Regional Competitions will be paired for head-to-head, single-elimination Divisional Playoff matches. In the event that a winning team is unavailable for the Divisional Playoff Match as scheduled, the Divisional Organizer will extend an invitation for Divisional Competition to the second-place finisher in the relevant Regional Competition. The winner of each match will be invited to compete at the 2024 NHSEB National Championship at UNC-Chapel Hill. Teams will be seated for the 2024 Divisional Playoffs using a bid system which is responsive to the overall size of each respective Division (in terms of numbers of participating Regional Competitions and participating schools). These bids will total 46, such that the winners of the head-to-head matchups comprise 22 of the 24 teams on the National Championship Roster. 2 remaining bids to the NHSEB Championship will be held as “wild card” bids by the NHSEB Executive Committee, and awarded to runner-up Divisional Playoff teams in the two largest Divisional events (in terms of their number of participating schools). 2023-2024 Divisional Matchups are as follows:
SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION (6 BIDS)
Match 1 (2/7/24, 4PM ET): North Carolina vs. South Carolina
Match 2 (2/7/24, 6PM ET): Tennessee vs. West Tennessee
Match 3 (2/8/24, 4PM ET): West Georgia vs. Alabama
Match 4 (2/8/24, 6PM ET): First Coast vs. Tampa Bay
Match 5 (2/9/24, 4PM ET): Virginia vs. South Florida (PCB)
Match 6 (2/14/24, 4PM ET): Washington, DC vs. NHSEBBridge
NORTHEASTERN DIVISION (6 BIDS)
Match 1 (2/7/24, 6:30PM ET): Philadelphia vs. Delaware Valley
Match 2 (2/7/24, 4PM ET): New York vs. Long Island
Match 3 (2/7/24, 6:30PM ET): Westchester County vs. New Jersey
Match 4 (2/7/24, 4PM ET): Connecticut vs. Rhode Island
Match 5 (2/7/24, 6:30PM ET): Cincinnati vs. Ohio
Match 6 (2/7/24, 4PM ET): New England vs. New Hampshire
CENTRAL DIVISION (6 BIDS)
Match 1 (2/12/24, 4:30ET/3:30CT): Indiana vs. Missouri
Match 2 (2/12/24, 5:15 CT): Chicago vs. Southern Illinois
Match 3 (2/13/24, 3:30 CT): Arkansas vs. Minnesota
Match 4 (2/13/24, 6:15 ET): Maryland vs. Michigan
Match 5 (2/14/24, 3:30 CT): Iowa vs. Nebraska
Match 6 (2/14/24, 5:15 CT): UT Tyler vs. Houston
WESTERN DIVISION (4 BIDS)
Match 1 (2/10/24, 9:00 AM PT): Northern California vs. Southern California
Match 2 (2/10/24, 9:00 AM PT): Utah vs. Arizona
Match 3 (2/10/24, 11:00 AM PT): Washington vs. Oregon
Match 4 (2/10/24, 11:00 AM PT): Oklahoma vs. Colorado
NHSEB Divisional Playoffs will be conducted online, using the Parr Center’s NHSEBOne competition platform and the 2023-2024 Regional Case Set. Specific rules have been approved by the NHSEB Executive Committee exclusively for online Divisional Playoff events. They are detailed in full in the NHSEB Rules Manual. Teams may gather in the same physical location for competition, but all students and coaches should join matches from their own device, and follow all stated rules and guidelines during their Divisional Playoff events. Otherwise, all Divisional Playoff events will utilize the same rules and regulations as the National Championship.