This will be the 5th 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 70 winner will get an automatic bid to the season 72 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: Queens U NC [CVAC]
Formal Invitations extended to the following schools:
U of DC [S. Atlantic]
Harding [Gulf South]
Wayne St. MI [GLIAC]
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 Wayne St. MI to decline
Lees-McRae [CVAC]...would need defending champ Queens U NC to deline
Lewis [GLV]
Adams St. [Rock Mtn]
Arkansas Tech [Gulf South]...would need Harding to decline
S. Arkansas [Gulf South]...would need Harding and Arkansas Tech to decline
Livingstone [Central]
Fairmont St. [WVIAC]
Pace [N10]
Delta St. [Gulf South]...would need Harding, Arkansas Tech and S. Arkansas to decline
Glenville St. [WVIAC]...would need Fairmont St. to decline
Lenoir-Rhyne [S. Atlantic]...would need U of DC to decline
S. Illinois, Edwardsville [GLV]
Central Arkansas [Gulf South]...would need Harding, S. Arkansas, Arkansas Tech and Delta St. to decline
Mercy [ECC]
Adams St. [Rocky Mtn]
S. Illinois, Edwardsville [GLV]...would need Lewis to decline