This will be the 9th 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 74 winner will get an automatic bid to the season 76 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: N. Alabama [Heartland]
Formal Invitations extended to the following schools:
Wisconsin, Parkside [GLV]
Hillsdale [GLIAC]
Lees-McRae [CVAC]
Mercy [ECC]
Next up if any of those listed above decline their invivations or do not reply in a timely fashion would be:
Findlay [GLIAC]...would need Hillsdale to decline
Wayne St. MI [GLIAC]...would need Hillsdale and Findlay to decline
Kentucky Wesleyan [GLV]...would need Wisconsin, Parkside to decline
W. Georgia [Gulf South]
Pace [N 10]
Delta St. [Gulf South]...would need W. Georgia to decline
Mercyhurst [GLV]...would need Wisconsin Parkside and Kentucky Wesleyan to decline
Adams St. [Rocky Mountain]
N. Florida [Peach Belt]
Queens U. NC [CVAC]...would need Lees-McRae to decline