Minor Standings

PRO Roundnet League · 2026

MINORDIVISION

Minor Divisions

Every club can field an M1 team, the heart of the club game, where new players become league players. Below it, M2 squads are unlimited, so there’s always room for one more. A level for everyone.

66 M1 squadsEvery club can field an M1 teamTop 5 promote to P2M2 unlimited squads

Two players contesting the ball at the net

Minor Clubs

The clubs behind the M1 squads, West

East

Minor Standings

Tap any squad to open its roster.

The combined Minor picture: the top 6 in each group after Matchday 2 make the Power Schedule, 12 squads in all. Every other squad plays the Play-In Schedule, and the four Play-In winners complete the 16-team Promotion Bracket. Seeding inside each schedule is set by the Power Score.

Power Schedule

#	Club	Group	Grp #	Group RecordW-L-T	Pts / Match	Team Elo	Power Score
1	RichmondSpin Doctors - MinorEast	East	2	5-2-0	2.14	1,269	90.7
Team Elo 1,269 · Group rank #2 (East)
2	CarolinaReapers Minor A ’26 TOP 10 CLUBEast	East	1	6-2-0	2.25	1,224	89.0
Team Elo 1,224 · Group rank #1 (East)
3	SeattleRain M1 ’26 TOP 10 CLUBWest	West	2	8-0-2	2.60	1,316	87.1
Team Elo 1,316 · Group rank #2 (West)
4	San JoseShockwave MinorWest	West	1	9-0-2	2.64	1,216	83.1
Team Elo 1,216 · Group rank #1 (West)
5	VancouverSentinels M1 A ’26 TOP 10 CLUBWest	West	4	7-3-0	2.10	1,299	78.6
Team Elo 1,299 · Group rank #4 (West)
6	WasatchWarriors Attack ’26 TOP 10 CLUBWest	West	3	9-3-0	2.25	1,255	78.3
Team Elo 1,255 · Group rank #3 (West)
7	CarolinaReapers Minor B ’26 TOP 10 CLUBEast	East	5	4-1-0	1.71	1,141	73.4
Team Elo 1,141 · Group rank #5 (East)
8	AtlantaPuffins MinorEast	East	3	4-2-0	2.00	1,278	70.1
Team Elo 1,278 · Group rank #3 (East)
9	New YorkSubway Surfers - Minor ’26 TOP 10 CLUBEast	East	6	4-4-0	1.50	1,216	66.7
Team Elo 1,216 · Group rank #6 (East)
10	AlbanyGladiators Minor AEast	East	4	8-5-0	1.85	1,262	62.4
Team Elo 1,262 · Group rank #4 (East)
11	LehiRaptors Anthros ’26 TOP 10 CLUBWest	West	5	7-4-0	1.91	1,115	56.4
Team Elo 1,115 · Group rank #5 (West)
12	Idaho FallsFreeze Minor AlpineWest	West	6	6-4-1	1.73	1,087	50.0
Team Elo 1,087 · Group rank #6 (West)

Play-In Schedule

#	Club	Group	Grp #	Group RecordW-L-T	Pts / Match	Team Elo	Power Score
13	Penn StateMINOR DEast	East	12	4-0-1	1.30	1,576	94.7
Team Elo 1,576 · Group rank #12 (East)
14	Penn StateMINOR CEast	East	8	5-1-0	1.36	1,546	89.5
Team Elo 1,546 · Group rank #8 (East)
15	VancouverSentinels M3 ’26 TOP 10 CLUBWest	West	19	2-0-0	0.86	1,214	87.3
Team Elo 1,214 · Group rank #19 (West)
16	Penn StateMINOR EEast	East	13	4-1-1	1.18	1,518	81.0
Team Elo 1,518 · Group rank #13 (East)
17	MichiganSuperiors MWest	West	8	6-0-0	1.64	1,015	79.3
Team Elo 1,015 · Group rank #8 (West)
18	QuebecLes Patriotes Minor ’26 TOP 10 CLUBEast	East	10	5-1-1	1.33	1,355	78.8
Team Elo 1,355 · Group rank #10 (East)
19	BuffaloBulls MINOR AEast	East	11	5-1-1	1.33	1,494	75.2
Team Elo 1,494 · Group rank #11 (East)
20	WasatchWarriors Brave ’26 TOP 10 CLUBWest	West	16	3-1-0	1.00	1,205	73.5
Team Elo 1,205 · Group rank #16 (West)
21	San FranciscoBridges Minor AWest	West	7	5-3-3	1.64	1,008	70.3
Team Elo 1,008 · Group rank #7 (West)
22	WasatchWarriors Champions ’26 TOP 10 CLUBWest	West	15	3-1-1	1.00	1,203	65.0
Team Elo 1,203 · Group rank #15 (West)
23	Penn StateLions M1East	East	7	6-6-1	1.46	1,380	58.1
Team Elo 1,380 · Group rank #7 (East)
24	Kansas CitySmokers MinorWest	West	10	5-1-0	1.36	993	55.4
Team Elo 993 · Group rank #10 (West)
25	Long IslandLookouts - MinorEast	East	9	6-2-1	1.36	1,161	54.7
Team Elo 1,161 · Group rank #9 (East)
26	HoustonCrusaders Minor AWest	West	18	2-0-2	0.89	939	52.0
Team Elo 939 · Group rank #18 (West)
27	WasatchWarriors Dagger ’26 TOP 10 CLUBWest	West	21	2-1-2	0.80	1,154	51.5
Team Elo 1,154 · Group rank #21 (West)
28	VancouverSentinels M1 B ’26 TOP 10 CLUBWest	West	12	4-5-1	1.30	1,183	49.2
Team Elo 1,183 · Group rank #12 (West)
29	College StationAggies MinorWest	West	22	2-1-1	0.78	861	43.7
Team Elo 861 · Group rank #22 (West)
30	BuffaloBulls MINOR BEast	East	18	1-4-0	0.30	1,366	41.7
Team Elo 1,366 · Group rank #18 (East)
31	LAGoats MinorWest	West	24	2-7-1	0.70	981	40.9
Team Elo 981 · Group rank #24 (West)
32	AustinBats MinorWest	West	9	4-3-2	1.56	958	40.6
Team Elo 958 · Group rank #9 (West)
33	KirklandFog M2West	West	25	2-2-0	0.67	1,124	39.8
Team Elo 1,124 · Group rank #25 (West)
34	LehiRaptors Blade ’26 TOP 10 CLUBWest	West	11	5-6-1	1.33	1,080	37.5
Team Elo 1,080 · Group rank #11 (West)
35	PittsburgSteel MEast	East	16	2-5-0	0.50	1,341	37.3
Team Elo 1,341 · Group rank #16 (East)
36	Penn StateMINOR BEast	East	19	1-5-0	0.27	1,339	36.7
Team Elo 1,339 · Group rank #19 (East)
37	RichmondDoctors MBEast	East	15	2-3-1	0.88	926	33.6
Team Elo 926 · Group rank #15 (East)
38	St. PaulSleepers Minor A ’26 TOP 10 CLUBWest	West	13	4-2-0	1.09	970	31.9
Team Elo 970 · Group rank #13 (West)
39	AlbanyGladiators MINOR BEast	East	20	0-5-1	0.09	1,327	31.5
Team Elo 1,327 · Group rank #20 (East)
40	Idaho FallsFreeze ArcticWest	West	14	4-3-0	1.00	995	29.5
Team Elo 995 · Group rank #14 (West)
41	WashingtonHuskies M3West	West	27	1-2-0	0.38	794	27.4
Team Elo 794 · Group rank #27 (West)
42	San Luis ObispoStampede MinorWest	West	17	3-2-1	0.91	783	26.8
Team Elo 783 · Group rank #17 (West)
43	SeattleRain M2 ’26 TOP 10 CLUBWest	West	30	1-4-0	0.30	1,068	26.4
Team Elo 1,068 · Group rank #30 (West)
44	PhiladelphiaLemon Lads MinorEast	East	14	4-9-2	0.93	1,177	26.2
Team Elo 1,177 · Group rank #14 (East)
45	Idaho FallsFreeze BlizzardWest	West	28	1-4-1	0.36	975	25.2
Team Elo 975 · Group rank #28 (West)
46	AustinBats Minor BWest	West	29	1-3-0	0.33	735	21.6
Team Elo 735 · Group rank #29 (West)
47	RochesterRed Hots Minor ’26 TOP 10 CLUBEast	East	17	2-11-0	0.46	1,089	21.5
Team Elo 1,089 · Group rank #17 (East)
48	San FranciscoBridges Minor BWest	West	23	2-2-1	0.70	841	20.7
Team Elo 841 · Group rank #23 (West)
49	Idaho FallsFreeze ChillWest	West	31	1-5-0	0.27	956	20.2
Team Elo 956 · Group rank #31 (West)
50	LehiRaptors Claw ’26 TOP 10 CLUBWest	West	41	0-5-0	0.00	1,009	13.4
Team Elo 1,009 · Group rank #41 (West)
51	KirklandFog M2 BWest	West	34	0-3-0	0.00	1,002	12.3
Team Elo 1,002 · Group rank #34 (West)
52	MinneapolisMotion Minor ’26 TOP 10 CLUBWest	West	20	3-3-0	0.82	922	6.6
Team Elo 922 · Group rank #20 (West)
53	San DiegoBreakers MinorWest	West	26	2-4-0	0.55	684	3.2
Team Elo 684 · Group rank #26 (West)
54	DallasLonestar MinorWest	West	40	0-4-0	0.00	659	2.6
Team Elo 659 · Group rank #40 (West)
55	PortlandRiot MinorWest	West	32	0-0-0	0.00	–	–
56	ArizonaMonsoon MinorWest	West	33	0-0-0	0.00	–	–
57	MilwaukeeMilkers Minor AWest	West	35	0-4-0	0.00	–	–
58	DenverRams MinorWest	West	36	0-4-0	0.00	–	–
59	BoiseBandits MinorWest	West	37	0-4-0	0.00	–	–
60	IllinoisInferno MinorWest	West	38	0-4-0	0.00	–	–
61	ColumbusChinchillas MinorWest	West	39	0-4-0	0.00	–	–
62	New YorkSubway Surfers - Minor C ’26 TOP 10 CLUBEast	East	21	0-0-0	0.00	–	–
63	Polk CountySwans MinorEast	East	22	0-0-0	0.00	–	–
64	MiamiManatees Minor AEast	East	23	0-0-0	0.00	–	–
65	GainesvilleGremlins MinorEast	East	24	0-0-0	0.00	–	–
66	OntarioPioneers MEast	East	25	0-6-0	0.00	–	–

Squads with no Power Score yet, no counted matches in the division, list after the scored squads, in group standings order.

How is the Power Score calculated?

70% GPA + 30% Team Elo, each ranked inside your division first, so the two blend on the same 0 to 100 scale. The blend sets the Slot Choice order. The Power Score updates as matches are played, and it is final after Matchday 3. A qualified forfeit counts at half weight in Team Elo.

Want the full walk-through? See How the Power Score works in the FAQ.

M1: West

#	Club	Pts / Match	Group RecordW-L-T	Overall RecordW-L-T	Team Elo	Power Score
1	*San JoseShockwave Minor	2.64	9-0-2	8-0-2	1,216	83.1
Team Elo 1,216 · Slot Choice rank #7
2	*SeattleRain M1 ’26 TOP 10 CLUB	2.60	8-0-2	8-0-2	1,316	87.1
Team Elo 1,316 · Slot Choice rank #6
3	*WasatchWarriors Attack ’26 TOP 10 CLUB	2.25	9-3-0	7-4-0	1,255	78.3
Team Elo 1,255 · Slot Choice rank #12
4	*VancouverSentinels M1 A ’26 TOP 10 CLUB	2.10	7-3-0	7-3-0	1,299	78.6
Team Elo 1,299 · Slot Choice rank #11
5	*LehiRaptors Anthros ’26 TOP 10 CLUB	1.91	7-4-0	5-5-0	1,115	56.4
Team Elo 1,115 · Slot Choice rank #22
6	*Idaho FallsFreeze Minor Alpine	1.73	6-4-1	4-5-1	1,087	50.0
Team Elo 1,087 · Slot Choice rank #27
7	San FranciscoBridges Minor A	1.64	5-3-3	4-3-3	1,008	70.3
Team Elo 1,008 · Slot Choice rank #16
8	MichiganSuperiors M	1.64	6-0-0	3-0-0	1,015	79.3
Team Elo 1,015 · Slot Choice rank #9
9	AustinBats Minor	1.56	4-3-2	4-3-2	958	40.6
Team Elo 958 · Slot Choice rank #32
10	Kansas CitySmokers Minor	1.36	5-1-0	2-1-0	993	55.4
Team Elo 993 · Slot Choice rank #23
11	LehiRaptors Blade ’26 TOP 10 CLUB	1.33	5-6-1	3-6-1	1,080	37.5
Team Elo 1,080 · Slot Choice rank #34
12	VancouverSentinels M1 B ’26 TOP 10 CLUB	1.30	4-5-1	4-5-1	1,183	49.2
Team Elo 1,183 · Slot Choice rank #28
13	St. PaulSleepers Minor A ’26 TOP 10 CLUB	1.09	4-2-0	1-2-0	970	31.9
Team Elo 970 · Slot Choice rank #38
14	Idaho FallsFreeze Arctic	1.00	4-3-0	1-4-0	995	29.5
Team Elo 995 · Slot Choice rank #40
15	WasatchWarriors Champions ’26 TOP 10 CLUB	1.00	3-1-1	3-1-1	1,203	65.0
Team Elo 1,203 · Slot Choice rank #19
16	WasatchWarriors Brave ’26 TOP 10 CLUB	1.00	3-1-0	3-2-0	1,205	73.5
Team Elo 1,205 · Slot Choice rank #14
17	San Luis ObispoStampede Minor	0.91	3-2-1	1-3-1	783	26.8
Team Elo 783 · Slot Choice rank #42
18	HoustonCrusaders Minor A	0.89	2-0-2	2-0-2	939	52.0
Team Elo 939 · Slot Choice rank #25
19	VancouverSentinels M3 ’26 TOP 10 CLUB	0.86	2-0-0	2-1-0	1,214	87.3
Team Elo 1,214 · Slot Choice rank #5
20	MinneapolisMotion Minor ’26 TOP 10 CLUB	0.82	3-3-0	0-3-0	922	6.6
Team Elo 922 · Slot Choice rank #52
21	WasatchWarriors Dagger ’26 TOP 10 CLUB	0.80	2-1-2	2-1-2	1,154	51.5
Team Elo 1,154 · Slot Choice rank #26
22	College StationAggies Minor	0.78	2-1-1	2-1-1	861	43.7
Team Elo 861 · Slot Choice rank #29
23	San FranciscoBridges Minor B	0.70	2-2-1	1-2-2	841	20.7
Team Elo 841 · Slot Choice rank #48
24	LAGoats Minor	0.70	2-7-1	2-2-1	981	40.9
Team Elo 981 · Slot Choice rank #31
25	KirklandFog M2	0.67	2-2-0	2-2-0	1,124	39.8
Team Elo 1,124 · Slot Choice rank #33
26	San DiegoBreakers Minor	0.55	2-4-0	0-5-0	684	3.2
Team Elo 684 · Slot Choice rank #53
27	WashingtonHuskies M3	0.38	1-2-0	1-2-0	794	27.4
Team Elo 794 · Slot Choice rank #41
28	Idaho FallsFreeze Blizzard	0.36	1-4-1	1-4-1	975	25.2
Team Elo 975 · Slot Choice rank #45
29	AustinBats Minor B	0.33	1-3-0	1-3-0	735	21.6
Team Elo 735 · Slot Choice rank #46
30	SeattleRain M2 ’26 TOP 10 CLUB	0.30	1-4-0	1-4-0	1,068	26.4
Team Elo 1,068 · Slot Choice rank #43
31	Idaho FallsFreeze Chill	0.27	1-5-0	1-4-0	956	20.2
Team Elo 956 · Slot Choice rank #49
32	PortlandRiot Minor	0.00	0-0-0	0-0-0	–	–
33	ArizonaMonsoon Minor	0.00	0-0-0	0-0-0	–	–
34	KirklandFog M2 B	0.00	0-3-0	0-3-0	1,002	12.3
Team Elo 1,002 · Slot Choice rank #51
35	MilwaukeeMilkers Minor A	0.00	0-4-0	0-0-0	–	–
36	DenverRams Minor	0.00	0-4-0	0-0-0	–	–
37	BoiseBandits Minor	0.00	0-4-0	0-0-0	–	–
38	IllinoisInferno Minor	0.00	0-4-0	0-0-0	–	–
39	ColumbusChinchillas Minor	0.00	0-4-0	0-0-0	–	–
40	DallasLonestar Minor	0.00	0-4-0	0-4-0	659	2.6
Team Elo 659 · Slot Choice rank #54
41	LehiRaptors Claw ’26 TOP 10 CLUB	0.00	0-5-0	0-5-0	1,009	13.4
Team Elo 1,009 · Slot Choice rank #50

Forfeits: 3 points to the squad that showed · a win in their W-L-T record, a loss in the absent squad’s · counts as a match played for both squads

* Qualified for the Power Schedule

Tap Pts / Match, Group Record, Overall Record or Power Score to sort the table.

How is the Power Score calculated?

Want the full walk-through? See How the Power Score works in the FAQ.

Minor: East

#	Club	Pts / Match	Group RecordW-L-T	Overall RecordW-L-T	Team Elo	Power Score
1	CarolinaReapers Minor A ’26 TOP 10 CLUB	2.25	6-2-0	6-0-0	1,224	89.0
Team Elo 1,224 · Slot Choice rank #4
2	RichmondSpin Doctors - Minor	2.14	5-2-0	5-0-0	1,269	90.7
Team Elo 1,269 · Slot Choice rank #2
3	AtlantaPuffins Minor	2.00	4-2-0	4-2-0	1,278	70.1
Team Elo 1,278 · Slot Choice rank #17
4	AlbanyGladiators Minor A	1.85	8-5-0	7-5-0	1,262	62.4
Team Elo 1,262 · Slot Choice rank #20
5	CarolinaReapers Minor B ’26 TOP 10 CLUB	1.71	4-1-0	4-1-0	1,141	73.4
Team Elo 1,141 · Slot Choice rank #15
6	New YorkSubway Surfers - Minor ’26 TOP 10 CLUB	1.50	4-4-0	4-2-0	1,216	66.7
Team Elo 1,216 · Slot Choice rank #18
7	Penn StateLions M1	1.46	6-6-1	5-6-1	–	–
8	Penn StateMINOR C	1.36	5-1-0	5-1-0	–	–
9	Long IslandLookouts - Minor	1.36	6-2-1	3-2-1	1,161	54.7
Team Elo 1,161 · Slot Choice rank #24
10	QuebecLes Patriotes Minor ’26 TOP 10 CLUB	1.33	5-1-1	4-1-1	–	–
11	BuffaloBulls MINOR A	1.33	5-1-1	3-1-2	1,494	75.2
Team Elo 1,494 · Slot Choice rank #13
12	Penn StateMINOR D	1.30	4-0-1	4-0-1	–	–
13	Penn StateMINOR E	1.18	4-1-1	4-1-1	–	–
14	PhiladelphiaLemon Lads Minor	0.93	4-9-2	1-9-2	–	–
15	RichmondDoctors MB	0.88	2-3-1	2-3-1	926	33.6
Team Elo 926 · Slot Choice rank #37
16	PittsburgSteel M	0.50	2-5-0	1-5-0	–	–
17	RochesterRed Hots Minor ’26 TOP 10 CLUB	0.46	2-11-0	1-11-0	1,089	21.5
Team Elo 1,089 · Slot Choice rank #47
18	BuffaloBulls MINOR B	0.30	1-4-0	1-4-0	–	–
19	Penn StateMINOR B	0.27	1-5-0	1-5-0	–	–
20	AlbanyGladiators MINOR B	0.09	0-5-1	0-5-1	1,327	31.5
Team Elo 1,327 · Slot Choice rank #39
21	New YorkSubway Surfers - Minor C ’26 TOP 10 CLUB	0.00	0-0-0	0-0-0	–	–
22	Polk CountySwans Minor	0.00	0-0-0	0-0-0	–	–
23	MiamiManatees Minor A	0.00	0-0-0	0-0-0	–	–
24	GainesvilleGremlins Minor	0.00	0-0-0	0-0-0	–	–
25	OntarioPioneers M	0.00	0-6-0	0-0-0	–	–

Forfeits: 3 points to the squad that showed · a win in their W-L-T record, a loss in the absent squad’s · counts as a match played for both squads

Tap Pts / Match, Group Record, Overall Record or Power Score to sort the table.

How is the Power Score calculated?

Want the full walk-through? See How the Power Score works in the FAQ.

The official 2026 season standings.

Reading the Standings: Absences & Missed Matchdays

Win3 group points

Tie1 group point

Loss0 group points

Ranked byPoints per match, group points divided by matches played. A win earns 3 points, a tie 1, a loss 0, and a forfeit win counts like any other win: 3 points, a win in the record, and the match counts as played for both squads.

AbsencesA match your squad misses counts as an absence in your matches played. Miss a whole matchday and that is 5 absences. An absence is not a win or a loss, and nobody gets points from it. It only makes your matches played bigger, which brings your points per match down.

*Qualified for the Power Schedule, top 6 in the group, once the group’s Matchday 2 is complete.

Missed Matchdays

Miss Matchday 1 and your squad is recorded with five absences. An absence counts in your matches played, so it brings your points per match down. It is not a win or a loss, and nobody gets points from it.
A forfeit gives the squad that showed 3 points and counts as a match played for both squads. It shows in the W-L-T record, a win for the squad that showed, a loss for the squad that didn’t.
Miss Matchday 2? No absences, the league’s Matchday 2 forfeit rules apply: the match is recorded as a forfeit, 3 points for every squad that was scheduled to play you, 0 for yours, and it counts as a match played for both squads. More in the FAQ ↓

Miss Matchday 1 Entirely?

No Championship or Promotion Bracket at the Playoffs, Survival Bracket only.
Play one Super Regional, Las Vegas or Richmond, and you stay eligible.
Clubs may play both.

How Minor Works

M1 · Minor Division 1

Top 6 per group after Matchday 2 → Power Schedule and the Promotion Bracket, 12 squads in all; the four Play-In winners complete the 16-team Promotion Bracket. Qualify for Power and you must play there, no dropping down.
Friday in Orlando is Matchday 3, the regular-season finale, with the Power Schedule and the Play-In Schedule both played Friday.
Missed the Power Schedule? Your club chooses where its top Minor team plays: the M1 Play-In Schedule, for the top 4 spots, or the M2 schedule (pool play) instead, and the league places teams into the 8-team brackets from there. Pick the Play-In and you’re playing for the Promotion Bracket, miss out and the M1 Survival Bracket has its own podium, trophies and prize money, with the bottom fighting to keep their M1 status. Every M2 player gets $15 back after the tournament.
One of the four Play-In spots is guaranteed to the highest-finishing team that played in all three matchdays.
Play-In teams that miss out play the M1 Survival Bracket. Top 5 promote to P2. Survival also sets next year’s M1: finish outside the bottom 2 and you stay M1, the bottom 2 drop to M2.
Year 3: M1 becomes its own group-points division. M1 teams may still play M2 teams, but those matches earn no group points, points come only from matches against M1 teams, or from beating a P2 team. At the Year 3 championship the Promotion Bracket is for M1 teams, 1–3 M2 teams may be able to make it in (exact number still to be decided), so the path to promoting to P2 runs through being an M1 team.

M2 · Minor Squads

M2 squads, no limit per club at Matchdays 2 and 3.
Friday in Orlando is the M2 schedule: pool play for M2 squads. The goal Friday: stack wins and climb, because that finish seeds your bracket.
Friday’s results, with Matchday 2, place every squad into an 8-team championship bracket, the A, B, C, D brackets and beyond. Every bracket plays for trophies, a podium and prize money.
Brackets start Saturday, not Friday night.
Place high enough and your squad earns your club a second M1 team for Year 3, the top 5 of the highest bracket move up to M1.
M2 squads still play M1 squads in competition, but those matches don’t count toward the group points that decide the Promotion Bracket or promotion to P2.

The Year 2 championship has never mattered more for growing a club’s Minor division. Year 3 is the year M1 takes off, a whole new level of competition. It might be the most exciting division in the league.

Watch The Competition

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Questions Answered

The key questions for this page. The full league FAQ, all 287 answers, lives on one page.

What is M1?

M1 is the highest Minor division and an important part of each club's development structure.

Does every club have an M1 team?

A club's P1 or P2 squad qualifies for the Championship Bracket only if the club meets the Minor-team requirement in one of three ways:

A Minor team at a matchday. The club fielded a Minor team at Matchday 1 or Matchday 2.
Two Minor teams at the playoffs. The club brings two Minor teams to the playoffs.
14 extra players from your club area. The club counts the equivalent of 14 extra players from its club area at the playoffs.

The count is cumulative across forms: a Minor team's players count toward the 14, and players the club sends to the all-conference Women's team count too. Each player counts once, and counted players must be registered players from the club's area.

The Minor-team requirement stands: there is no path to the Championship or Promotion Bracket without meeting one of these three paths.

The spirit of the rule is to help the league have competition for those that are benefiting from the highest level of competition.

Why is M1 important?

M1 helps clubs:

Develop future pro-level players
Build club depth
Strengthen local programs
Satisfy league participation requirements for P1 and P2 clubs

How are M1 teams grouped?

M1 teams are divided into 4 groups for standings, scheduling, and playoff qualification.

How does an M1 team qualify for the Promotion Bracket?

The top 6 teams from each group after Matchday 2 make the Power Schedule, every one of them is already in the Promotion Bracket, playing for seeding (the Power Score), and a Power qualifier must play there. Everyone else chooses: the Play-In for the final four at-large spots, one of those spots is guaranteed to the highest-finishing team that played in all three matchdays, or the M2 schedule (pool play) and its 8-team championship brackets.

Can M1 teams promote to P2?

Yes. The top 5 teams from the M1 Promotion Bracket promote to P2 the following season.

Can M1 teams be relegated?

Yes, through the playoffs only. No M1 squad is relegated off the regular-season standings. At the playoffs, all 16 squads in the M1 Promotion Bracket stay in M1 next year. The M1 Survival Bracket is each club's choice to enter: finish outside the bottom two there and you are in M1 next year, and the bottom two Survival squads play in M2 next year. That playoff finish is how next year's M1 is set.

What is the M1 Survival Bracket?

The M1 Survival Bracket includes teams that do not qualify for the Promotion Bracket. Teams compete for placement and division survival.

Does M1 need to attend all matchdays?

Yes. M1 teams must participate in all three matchdays, including at least one Matchday 1 Super Regional, to remain eligible for the Promotion Bracket.

What is M2?

M2 is the developmental Minor division for newer players, intermediate players, additional club squads, and expanding programs.

In Orlando, M2 squads are placed into 8-team championship brackets, the A, B, C, D brackets and beyond, every bracket plays for trophies, a podium and prize money, and the top 8 of the highest bracket earn their club a second M1 team for Year 3. M2 squads still play M1 squads in competition, but those matches don't count toward the group points that decide the Promotion Bracket or promotion to P2.

Is M2 beginner-friendly?

Yes. M2 is designed to provide a meaningful and competitive experience for developing players and newer competitors.

Can clubs have multiple M2 teams?

Yes. Clubs may bring unlimited M2 teams during Matchdays 2 and 3, subject to league approval and event capacity.

Do M2 teams play at Matchday 1?

M2 teams are invited to Matchday 1, but participation may vary. M2 competition is primarily emphasized during Matchdays 2 and 3.

How do M2 playoffs work?

Friday in Orlando is the M2 schedule, pool play for M2 squads, and that finish seeds the brackets. M2 teams are then placed into 8-team championship brackets, the A, B, C, D brackets and beyond, based on Matchday 2 results and Friday's pool play.

When do M2 playoff brackets begin?

M2 playoff brackets begin Saturday during Championship Weekend and do not start Friday night.

Can M2 teams promote to M1?

Yes. The top 5 teams from the highest M2 bracket promote to M1 the following season.

Can a club have multiple M1 teams in the future?

Yes. Beginning in future seasons, clubs may potentially field multiple M1 teams depending on promotion results and league structure.

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