B14u & B16u Seeding

The 2018 Boys 16u & Boys 14u will feature the NCHBC Gold Ball Showdown Series (GBSS) Quarterfinal Format.

Click on the following link for more information on the NCHBC GBSS Quarterfinal Format.

This seeding post features the “Almost Final” seeding document that also breakdown of all 8 Gold Ball Classes as well as the details as to how each class size was determined. Click Here.

The Almost Final Seed order of each team in each class. Click on the following link to view the most up to date B16u & B14u Nationals Seeding.

Please Note: All B14u & B16u teams will play Monday-Friday. The number of teams in each gold ball class are identified in the Seeding document (link above.)

To see an example of how a 5 team Class will be bracketed– Click Here

To see an example of how a 6 team Class will be bracketed– Click Here

To see an example of how a 7 team Class will be bracketed– Click Here


A word to the Head Coaches &/or Program Leaders of these age groups:

Thank you all for taking the time to send your votes in during the preliminary seeding. At this point please let me know if you see any major mistakes. Feel free to share other feedback, thoughts, or concerns during this stage.

The last step of this process is to email rob@flattmail.com you Boys 14u &/or Boys 16u Seeding for the Gold Ball Showdown Series (GBSS) 

Simply study the Seeding Sheet in this post and then copy and paste your GBSS seed order based on class and email your vote:

The Gold Ball Classes listed below are listed in # order, not seed order, it is your job to vote on the GBSS seed order:

Class 8A
Class 7A
Class 6A
Class 5A
Class 4A
Class 3A
Class 2A
Class 1A

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