WFTDA Releases June 30 Rankings, Tournament Seeding

The countdown to WFTDA tournament season is officially on! Today, the WFTDA released the highly anticipated June Rankings of its member leagues. These rankings, which reflect games played through June 30, 2015, are used to determine the seeding for the WFTDA Division 1 and 2 Playoffs.

The 2015 International WFTDA Playoffs and Championships tournament series will bring together the most talented, highly trained teams and skaters from the WFTDA to display the revolutionary game play that pushes the limits of the sport worldwide. Whether participating on the track, cheering in the stands or watching on WFTDA.tv, the WFTDA tournaments provide everyone who loves roller derby an opportunity to witness the most anticipated match-ups of the year.

This year, teams were split among the six Playoffs brackets using “S-curve” seeding, similar to what is used for NCAA basketball tournaments. Some adjustments have been made to the S-curve seeding based on location requests made by participating teams. According to seeding procedures updated and approved by membership this year, a league with a demonstrated, exceptionally large and dedicated fan base in close proximity to one of the Playoff locations could be assigned to that location. Leagues that informed WFTDA Games Oversight of any financial or other hardship associated with travel to a particular Playoffs location, could have also been approved to be swapped with an equally seeded team in a different bracket.

Playoffs seeding is below, and complete rankings can be found at wftda.com/rankings.

The Division 1 Playoffs include the top 40 teams in the WFTDA that met minimum game play requirements. The top three finishers from each of the D1 Playoffs will advance to the 2015 International WFTDA Championships, which will be held Nov. 6-8 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

D1:Tucson, Arizona Sept. 4-6, 2015 Download Bracket Victorian Roller Derby League B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls Arch Rival Roller Girls Rocky Mountain Rollergirls Charm City Roller Girls Team United Roller Derby Terminal City Rollergirls Arizona Roller Derby Mad Rollin' Dolls Tri-City Roller Derby

D1: Dallas, Texas Sept. 11-13, 2015 Download Bracket Rose City Rollers Texas Rollergirls Philly Roller Derby Rat City Rollergirls Stockholm Roller Derby Dallas Derby Devils Sun State Roller Girls Crime City Rollers Ohio Roller Girls Rideau Valley Roller Girls

D1: Jacksonville, Florida Sept. 18-20, 2015 Download Bracket London Rollergirls Denver Roller Derby Jacksonville RollerGirls Atlanta Rollergirls Tampa Roller Derby Detroit Derby Girls Glasgow Roller Derby Steel City Roller Derby Pikes Peak Derby Dames Charlottesville Derby Dames

D1: Omaha, Nebraska Oct. 2-4, 2015 Download Bracket Gotham Girls Roller Derby Angel City Derby Girls Minnesota RollerGirls Montreal Roller Derby Windy City Rollers Boston Derby Dames Helsinki Roller Derby Toronto Roller Derby Queen City Roller Girls No Coast Derby Girls

The Division 2 Playoffs include the next 20 teams in the rankings that meet tournament eligibility requirements. Seeding for the two D2 Playoffs also uses the S-curve. The top two teams from each of the D2 Playoffs will advance to WFTDA Championships.

D2: Cleveland, Ohio Aug. 21-23, 2015 Download Bracket Santa Cruz Derby Girls Kansas City Roller Warriors Columbia QuadSquad Treasure Valley Roller Derby Demolition City Roller Derby Houston Roller Derby St. Chux Derby Chix Jet City Rollergirls Oklahoma Victory Dolls Brandywine Roller Girls

D2: Detroit, Michigan Aug. 28-30, 2015 Download Bracket Nashville Rollergirls Sacred City Derby Girls Emerald City Roller Girls Naptown Roller Girls Wasatch Roller Derby Chicago Outfit Roller Derby Boulder County Bombers Sac City Rollers Brewcity Bruisers Bear City Roller Derby

The 2015 tournament season begins Aug. 21. Brackets for each of the Playoffs and other details about attending the WFTDA’s biggest events of the year are available at WFTDA Tournament Central.

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