Additional 2010-2011 Class A Season Information

Event Hosting Requirements

Qualifying for Class A

Unlike Class AA, in which any college team can play any Class AA event, Class A plays in a conference structure, where the teams in each conference are decided at the start of the season and only those teams may play (except Collegiate World Cup and the National Championships, which are open to all teams). Teams are selected at the start of the year based on a bid process. Bids are awarded, in order, to:

• Teams who successfully completed the previous Class A season, including attending the National Championships.

• Teams who competed in Class A at the National Championships event.

• Teams who completed the previous Class A season except the National Championships.

• Teams who fielded at least two Class AA teams at the National Championships, in order by AA Season Ranking.

• Teams who regularly fielded at least two Class AA teams at other Class AA events, in order by AA Season Ranking.

• Teams who pay the entire non-refundable season entry fee at the start of the season.

Qualifying for Class A National Championship Final-12 Tournament

Class A play at the National Championship consists of open/interconference play on Friday (usually 3 matches), possibly playoff games for the 2 play-in spots, and then a 12-team single-elimination bracketed tournament played on Saturday and Sunday.

The National Champion is the winner of the National Championship Final-12 Tournament. The 12 teams in the final tournament held on Saturday and Sunday will be selected as follows:

• Top two teams from each conference
• Top two teams from the Collegiate World Cup event (or one additional team from their conference if a conference team wins a Cup spot)
• Top two teams from Friday's play-in tournament

Only conference schools, schools that have competed in Class A at World Cup and schools who have entered at least two teams in three different Class AA regular-season events are eligible for the Friday play-in tournament. (The school must enter two rosters in each three different Class AA events.)

The Final-12 tournament is played as a single-elimination bracketed format. The winner of each conference will receive a BYE for the first round.

The NCPA uses the APPA player ID system to provide a more convenient and useful registration process. Each player must get a player ID number. Once your team captain has their ID number (one captain per school) they can create a team in the database and register for events.

Eligibility Requirements

Class AA eligibility requirements apply to all Class A players. Team coaches and staff can be any person at least 10 years of age.

Use the links below:

To get a player ID click here
To register for an event click here
To View currenly registered teams click here

2010-2011 NCPA Class A Schedule

Confirmed Event
Proposed Event
Completed Event

	Date	Event	Location	Pricing
	October 2nd, 2010	SEC Class A Event #1	Liberty University Paintball Complex	$3800/team Season Entry Fee, $40/case or BYOP.
	October 9th, 2010	MACC Class A Event #1	Paintball Adventure Park, Taneytown, MD	$3800/team Season Entry Fee, BYOP. Contact TJ Setzer if you would like to get in on a group order or need paint.
	April 15th, 2011	National Championships	TBA	TBA

NCPA Class A Rules

All Class A events are similar to X-Ball™. NCPA Class A Rules

2010-2011 NCPA Class A Conferences

2010-2011 Confernces TBA