This will be the 6th season for the Bidwell Bash Invitational, which is named after General John Bidwell, the founder of Chico, CA, and Chico State University (also known as CSU, Chico). The tournament will be a 6-team round robin that will be played in weeks 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the non conference schedule. CSU, Chico is the tournament's host. The defending champ from the previous year gets an automatic bid to the next tournament (to be clear, this will be on a 1 season delay, so the season 71 winner will get an automatic bid to the season 73 tourney). The remaining 4 teams in the field is invitation only based on alblack's dynasty rankings (since he doesn't have a team in the Allen world, he doesn't do dynasty rankings here, but I have his formula and will be keeping and publishing the list).

IF YOU ARE AT OR CLOSE TO THE TOP OF THE DYANSTY RANKINGS AND ARE INTERESTED IN PLAYING IN THIS TOURNAMENT, KEEP NON CONFERENCE GAMES 5-9 OPEN UNTIL THIS TOURNAMENT IS FULL.

FORMAT: 5 games, Round Robin
Game 5: DC @ Host, #2 @ #1, #4 @ #3
Game 6: Host @ #4, #1 @ DC, #2 @ #3
Game 7: #3 @ Host, #1 @ #4, DC @ #2
Game 8: Host @ #2, #3 @ #1, #4 @ DC
Game 9: #1 @ Host, #2 @ #4, #3 @ DC

Host:CSU, Chico [CCAA]
Defending Champion: S. Arkansas [Gulf South]

Formal Invitations extended to the following schools:
U of DC [S. Atlantic]
Wayne St. MI [GLIAC]
Fairmont St. [WVIAC]
Mercy [ECC]

Next up if any of those listed above decline their invivations or do not reply in a timely fashion would be:
Harding [Gulf South]...would need defending champ S. Arkansas to decline
Findlay [GLIAC]...would need Wayne St. MI to decline
Lees-McRae [CVAC]
N. Alabama [Heartland]
Delta St. [Gulf South]...would need S. Arkansas, Harding and N. Alabama to decline
Livingstone [Central]
Arkansas Tech [Gulf South]...would need S. Arkansas, Harding, N. Alabama and Delta St. to decline
Northwood [GLIAC]...would need Wayne St. MI and Findlay to decline
Pace [N10]
Adams St. [Rocky Mtn]