DII-A BASEBALL
DISTRICT 3 TOURNAMENT
• Quarterfinal Best-of-3 series
• Final 4 bracket is reseeded with top remaining seed playing lowest remaining seed. Single elimination style with a third place game.
• Top 4 teams advance to region tournament
DISTRICT 4 TOURNAMENT
• Quarterfinal winners advance to single elimination final 4
• Semifinal winners advance to single game championship
• Quarterfinal losers move to losers bracket
• Semifinals losers move to losers bracket joining after 2 teams are eliminated
• Top 4 teams advance to region tournament
MIDDLE REGION TOURNAMENT
Top 4 teams qualify for STATE
• (2) 4 team, double elimination style brackets (identical to DI state tournament format)
• Two winners advance to single game region championship
• Two runners-up advance to single game region third place game
STATE TOURNAMENT
• 12 teams qualify for STATE, 4 from each of the 3 regions (East, Middle, West)
• 3 Region Champions receive a bye to the STATE QUARTERFINAL round
• 1 Region Runner-Up (2025-26 is EAST #2) receives a bye to the STATE QUARTERFINAL round (3 year rotation cycle)
• Remaining qualifiers play in the single game STATE XII round
• STATE QUARTERFINAL round is a Best-of-3 series
DII-AA BASEBALL
EAST REGION TOURNAMENT
- top 4 teams qualify for STATE XII
- format TBA
MIDDLE REGION TOURNAMENT
- top 5 teams qualify for STATE XII
- Play-in game: 6v7, loser eliminated
Standard double elimination tournament for 3-4-5-6/7
- pairings: 3 vs 6/7 winner, 4 vs 5
- first team eliminated is out, next team eliminated is #5, #4, #3, etc.
- 1 vs 2 in best of 3 series for #1 and #2 seeds
WEST: no tournament, all 3 teams advance to STATE bracket
STATE TOURNAMENT
• 12 teams qualify for STATE: East-4, Middle-5, West-3
• 2-3-4-5 seeds play in STATE XII round, winners advance to quarterfinals
- (3) 1 & (1) 2 seeds enter in quarterfinal round
DISTRICT 3 TOURNAMENT
• Quarterfinal Best-of-3 series
• Final 4 bracket is reseeded with top remaining seed playing lowest remaining seed. Single elimination style with a third place game.
• Top 4 teams advance to region tournament
DISTRICT 4 TOURNAMENT
• Quarterfinal winners advance to single elimination final 4
• Semifinal winners advance to single game championship
• Quarterfinal losers move to losers bracket
• Semifinals losers move to losers bracket joining after 2 teams are eliminated
• Top 4 teams advance to region tournament
MIDDLE REGION TOURNAMENT
Top 4 teams qualify for STATE
• (2) 4 team, double elimination style brackets (identical to DI state tournament format)
• Two winners advance to single game region championship
• Two runners-up advance to single game region third place game
STATE TOURNAMENT
• 12 teams qualify for STATE, 4 from each of the 3 regions (East, Middle, West)
• 3 Region Champions receive a bye to the STATE QUARTERFINAL round
• 1 Region Runner-Up (2025-26 is EAST #2) receives a bye to the STATE QUARTERFINAL round (3 year rotation cycle)
• Remaining qualifiers play in the single game STATE XII round
• STATE QUARTERFINAL round is a Best-of-3 series
DII-AA BASEBALL
EAST REGION TOURNAMENT
- top 4 teams qualify for STATE XII
- format TBA
MIDDLE REGION TOURNAMENT
- top 5 teams qualify for STATE XII
- Play-in game: 6v7, loser eliminated
Standard double elimination tournament for 3-4-5-6/7
- pairings: 3 vs 6/7 winner, 4 vs 5
- first team eliminated is out, next team eliminated is #5, #4, #3, etc.
- 1 vs 2 in best of 3 series for #1 and #2 seeds
WEST: no tournament, all 3 teams advance to STATE bracket
STATE TOURNAMENT
• 12 teams qualify for STATE: East-4, Middle-5, West-3
• 2-3-4-5 seeds play in STATE XII round, winners advance to quarterfinals
- (3) 1 & (1) 2 seeds enter in quarterfinal round