We provide several regions to allow teams to participate. In general we prefer teams to participate in a region that is close to their institution.  This helps to reduce the cost of teams traveling to the regional host location and allows more teams to participate.  During the team signup period, a primary region will be requested from each team, as well as a prioritized list of other regions where your team may be willing to participate. In the event we have open spots in another region that may make logistical sense, we will work with your institution and may assign you to another region in the event you are able to travel.  Regions are filled on a first come, first served basis with a waitlist maintained after the regions becomes full.