Premier League

The Premier League Is the highest tier of the USBA. It is one tier above the Silver League. Teams are rotated in and out of the league through promotion and relegation. At the end of the season the the club with the worst record is automatically relegated to the Silver League. Meanwhile, the next 2 worst finishers face each other in a 1 game playoff to remain in the Premier League. The loser of the playoff is also relegated to the Silver League. To maintain an even 10 teams in the league 2 teams from the Silver League are promoted to the Premier League for the next season.

The Season
The Premier League season runs from early April to late August every year (except for the 2015 season which started a month late and ended a month late to accommodate the expansion of the Menards League). Each team plays 6 home games and 6 away games over 4 series against each other team in the league during the season. With the current number of teams this gives each team 108 games. Every month teams have 1 or 2 scheduled breaks to participate in the USBA Cup. At the end of the season the best 3 teams play for the Gold Cup and the USBA Grand Championship. The worst clubs face relegation to the Silver League.

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The Grand Championship
The Grand Championship is contested at the end of every season between the top 3 teams in the Premier League. The winning team takes home the title of USBA Grand Champion and the Gold Cup Trophy. The format is such that the third place team places a series at the second place team for a chance to play the winner of the Presidents Shield (the regular season champion). The winner of the play-in series and the Presidents Shield Winner play a 7-game series marketed as the USBA Grand Final. The winner of the Series is the Grand Champion. 2016 was the first time the Presidents Shield Champion did not win the Grand Championship.

Results

Grand Championship Playoff Appearances:
Boston (3): 2014-2016

Atlanta (2) : 2013,2014

Lexington (2) : 2014,2015

Brooklyn (2): 2015,2016

San Diego (1) : 2013

Detroit (1) : 2013

Seasons
2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 -2017