Eligible individual must have been qualified for this season's 2019/20 State Tournament in either Singles or Team event. PLEASE NOTE:  A team shall consist of a maximum of EIGHT (8) eligible players. See complete Eligibility & Rules.

Alternates:  Players listed below may be substituted for one of the players listed above during the TEAM event provided they qualified for this season’s State Tournament.

I hereby submit the above-listed entry/entries for the 2020 U.S. High School Bowling National Championship tournament; and certify to our acceptance of the general regulations governing this tournament and to the eligibility of our representatives under the tournament rules of eligibility.

ELIGIBILITY #1:  Must have qualified in their 2019-20 high school bowling State Championship, State Finals, etc. or its equivalent.  All State high school bowling programs are eligible to compete in the 2020 U.S. High School Bowling National Championship.  Individuals that competed as either a SINGLES entry or with a school team must have been listed on the submitted school singles/team roster to their respective State high school bowling tournament organization.  This INCLUDES graduating/graduated Seniors, as they participated at the 2019-20 State Championships, Finals, etc.

ELIGIBILITY #2:  Any bowler or team that set a new State or National RECORD during the current season automatically earns eligibility to enter the 2020 U.S. High School Bowling National Championship tournament, regardless of whether they do or do not qualify for their most recent State Championship, State Finals, etc. or its equivalent.

ELIGIBILITY #3 - BAKER 300 Games: Any high school team that rolls a BAKER 300 Game during the current 2019/20 regular season matches, tournaments, or during post season competition earns an automatic invitation to the 2020 U.S. High School Bowling National Championship tournament.

DISQUALIFICATION:  ANY Singles entry and/or school team found to have one or more bowlers competing in the 2020 U.S. High School Bowling National Championship that did not participate is their most recent high school bowling State Championship, Finals, etc. or its equivalent will be DISQUALIFIED from the competition and will forfeit their entry fee, standing in the tournament, and any prizes they might or may have received.

Teams will consist of schools with a roster of at least five (5) and no more than eight (8) bowlers; traditionally, boys only and a girls only teams.  However, a boys team may include girls (aka, co-ed or unified team) provided that is how that school team participated during their respective State Finals.

No additions to a school teams roster from how they registered and participated in their respective State Championship is permitted during the 2020 U.S. High School Bowling National Championship.  *See DISQUALIFICATION regarding violations of this rule.

There is no minimum number of bowlers on a school team's roster though a team consists of five (5) bowlers.  However, a score of zero (0) will be scored in any frame for absent or missing bowlers during any regular or BAKER game.

The top-5 bowlers entered in the "Team" Event are automatically eligible and entered into Sunday's "Singles" Event.  Participation and/or completion of the "Singles" event is not required.  

TEAM UNIFORMS:  ALL bowlers are required to wear matching school/team uniforms during all competition events during the 2020 U.S. High School Bowling National Championship.

No hats, t-shirts, tank tops, shorts, cutoffs, jeans are permitted during Team or Singles competition of the 2020 U.S. High School Bowling National Championship.

Number of teams advancing is based on a maximum field of 68 teams per division

DUAL QUALIFYING ROUND: All bowlers play three (3) regular games each of team bowling and three (3) BAKER games, moving to a new pair of lanes after each game.  The top 32 teams with the highest eighteen games (15 regular & 3 Baker) of total pinfall in each division will advance to BAKER Survivor Round 1.  In the event of a tie for the 32nd place team total, a one-game BAKER roll-off will take place to determine the 32nd place team qualifier.  Total pinfall for each team will carry over into the next round.

BAKER SURVIVOR ROUND 1: All teams in the top-32 teams will play three (3) additional BAKER games.  All three (3) BAKER games will be played on a new lane after each game.  The top 16 teams with the highest twenty one (21) games of total pinfall in each division will advance to BAKER Survivor Round 2.  In the event of a tie for the 16th place team total, a one-game BAKER roll-off will take place to determine the 8th place team qualifier.  Total pinfall for each team will carry over into the next round.

BAKER SURVIVOR ROUND 2: All teams in the top-16 teams will play three (3) additional BAKER games.  All three (3) BAKER games will be played on a new lane after each game.  The top eight teams with the highest twenty four (24) games of total pinfall in each division will advance to "Elite Eight" BAKER Survivor Round 3.  In the event of a tie for the 8th place team total, a one-game BAKER roll-off will take place to determine the 8th place team qualifier.  Total pinfall for each team will carry over into the next round.

“ELITE EIGHT” BAKER SURVIVOR ROUND 3: All teams in the top-8 will play three (3) additional BAKER games.  All three (3) BAKER games will be played on a new lane after each game.  The top four teams with the highest twenty seven games of total pinfall advance. The teams with the second, third and fourth highest totals in each division will advance to the "Final Four" Survivor Round.   However, the team with the highest total pinfall after the Elite Eight Survivor Round (27 games) will be automatically seeded in the Championship Survivor Match and will receive a bye in the "Final Four" Survivor Round!   ALL PINFALL IS DROPPED FOR THE FINAL FOUR.

"FINAL FOUR" BAKER SURVIVOR ROUND 4: The 2nd, 3rd and 4th teams in the top-4 will play three (3) BAKER games on a new lane after each game.  All three (3) BAKER games will be played on a new lane after each game.   The team with the highest BAKER 3-game total of the three teams in the "Final Four" Survivor Round 4 will advance to the "Championship" Survivor Round 5.  ALL PINFALL IS DROPPED FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.

"CHAMPIONSHIP" BAKER SURVIVOR ROUND 5:  All teams in the top-2 will play all three (3) BAKER games on a new pair of lanes.  The highest qualifying team will have the choice of which lane they want to bowl on the third game.
The highest Boys Team 3-game BAKER total and highest Girls Team 3-game BAKER total will be declared the winner of their respective divisions.  

Each bowler on the winning "Boys Team" and winning "Girls Team" of the 2020 U.S. High School Bowling National Championship also win National Championship "Team" RINGS.

Number of bowlers advancing is based on a maximum field of 700 Singles bowlers

QUALIFYING ROUND:  All bowlers play 4 games of regular bowling, moving lanes after each game.                      
The top 150 bowlers in each boys and girls divisions with the highest FOUR-game total pinfall will advance  to Survivor Round 1 on Sunday at 7 p.m.  Total pinfall for each bowler will carry over into the next round.  
                   
Sunday, 7/26:  Boys (f/Teams) 9 a.m.  –  Girls & Boys (Singles only) 2 p.m.

7 p.m. SURVIVOR ROUND 1:  All bowlers, per division, in the top-150 will play 1 additional game of regular bowling.  The top 75 bowlers with the highest FIVE-games of total pinfall in each division will advance to Survivor Round 2 on Monday morning at 9 a.m. Total pinfall for each bowler will carry over into the next round.

9 a.m. SURVIVOR ROUND 2:  All bowlers in the top-75 will play 1 additional game of regular bowling.
The top 32 bowlers with the highest SIX-games of total pinfall in each division will advance to Survivor Round 2.  Total pinfall for each bowler will carry over into the next round.

10:30 a.m. SURVIVOR ROUND 3:  All bowlers in the top-32 will play 1 additional game of regular bowling.
The top 16 bowlers with the highest SEVEN-games of total pinfall in each division will advance to Survivor Round 3.  Total pinfall for each bowler will carry over into the next round.

11:45 a.m. SURVIVOR ROUND 4:  All bowlers in the top-16 will play 1 additional game of regular bowling.
The top 8 bowlers with the highest EIGHT-games of total pinfall in each division will advance to Survivor Round 4.  Total pinfall for each bowler will carry over into the next round.

1 p.m. "ELITE EIGHT" SURVIVOR ROUND 5: All bowlers in the top-8 will play 1 game of regular bowling.   The top 4 bowlers with the highest EIGHT-games of total pinfall in each division will advance to "Final Four" Survivor Round 6.  The bowler with the highest total pinfall after the Elite Eight Survivor Round 5 (9 games) will be automatically seeded in the Championship Survivor Match and will receive a bye in the "Final Four" Survivor Round 6!  ALL PINFALL IS DROPPED FOR THE 'FINAL FOUR' ROUND.

2 p.m. "FINAL FOUR" SURVIVOR ROUND 6: Three bowlers (2nd, 3rd, and 4th highest total pinfall) will  play 1 game of regular bowling.  The top single-game score of the three bowlers of the "Final Four" Survivor Round 6 will advance to the "Championship" Survivor Round 7.  ALL PINFALL IS DROPPED FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND.

3 p.m. "CHAMPIONSHIP" SURVIVOR ROUND 7:  All bowlers play 1 game of regular bowling.  
The highest game in each division will be declared the winner of their respective divisions.  The individual boys and girls winners will be the 2020 Boys "Singles" U.S. High School Bowling National Champion and 2020 Girls "Singles" U.S. High School Bowling National Champion.

Both "Singles" National Champions will earn National Championship "Singles" RINGS!

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