2017 USBA Cup

Information and Format
The 2017 USBA Cup will be the first to feature the Cups new format. Previous competitions featured knockout playoffs with randomly drawn match-up. This most many teams out of the USBA Cup in the first months of the season. The new USBA format draws teams into groups where teams will play a round-robin to rank teams into knockout playoffs. To choose groups teams will be placed into 4 pots. Pot I will feature teams that finished 1-8 in the Premier League in the previous season. Pot II will feature teams that finished 1-8 in the Silver League in the previous season. Pot III will feature teams that finished 1-8 in the Third League in the previous season. Pot IV is a wild card pot. It features teams that finished 9-10 in the Premier League and Silver League in the previous season and the teams wich finished 9-12 in the Third League. One team from each pot will is randomly drawn into each group. A team will play 3 series: One agaisnt each team in the group. Each series involves 1 home game and 1 away game for each team. If a team sweeps an opponenet they are awarded 3 points. If they split a match up with an opponent they are awarded 1 pt. Run Differential is used as a tie breaker. Once the Group phase is finished teams are divided into 2 seperate knockout brackets. Teams that finish first or second in a group will be placed into the Champions Bracket. Winners of the Champions Bracket will be awarded the current KY Jelly USBA Gold Cup. Teams that finsh third or fourth will be placed into the Americana Bracket. Teams in the Americna Bracket will play for the USBA Silver Cup. During the Knockout Playoffs for each bracket teams will be randomly drawn every round like they are in the current format.

Group Stage
Group A

Group B

Group C Group D

Group E Group F

Group G Group H