Arizona N.I.T Series: Paid Berth Policies
● In-state teams must play in a minimum of two qualifiers in a NIT Series (Winter, Mountain & Las Vegas Points Race) to be eligible for the paid berth prize in the NIT Championship.
● In state NIT Paid Berth Winners must maintain eligibility by qualifying in a minimum of two of the three (Winter, Mountain, Las Vegas) NIT Series throughout the 2025 season
o Teams that win a NIT Paid Berth and do not maintain eligibility requirements will forfeit the paid berth.
o Berth will be given to the next eligible team from the tournament that the paid berth was awarded.
● All NIT’s will require a team check in with Drivers ID and each player will be issued a wristband for the tournament.
o Players that lose the wristband will not be eligible to play in the tournament.
o If a player is found without a wristband in the tournament. The team will forfeit the game.
● Out of state teams with an NCS state director are required to play in two NCS tournaments prior to the NIT to be eligible for an Arizona NIT paid berth prize.
● Out of state teams without a NCS state director and are within one state of Arizona are required to play in one qualifier for the year to be eligible to win the paid berth in any of the NIT series..
● Out of state teams without a NCS state director and are not within one state are exempt from qualifier requirements. Rosters must be approved by the Arizona state director prior to the tournament.
| | LAS VEGAS N.I.T. POINTS RACE |
WINTER KICK OFF (Q) Jan. 25TH & 26TH Paloma Park, Peoria AZ | USA CHAMPIONSHIP - BIG 3 INVITATIONAL (STAR) MAY 14th - 17th Pioneer Park, Prescott, AZ | RACE TO LAS VEGAS KICK-OFF (Q) Sept. 6th - 7th TBD |
SUPER BOWL BASH Feb 8th Rio Vista Park, Peoria AZ | STATE CHAMPIONSHIP (Q) June 7th - 8th Mountain View Park, Prescott Valley AZ | RACE TO LAS VEGAS KICK-OFF(Q) Oct. 2nd - 5th Coppersky Park, Maricopa AZ |
WINTER CHAMPIONSHIP (Q) & (STAR) Feb. 15th & 16th Paloma Park, Peoria, AZ | BASH 4 BATS (Q) June 28th - 29th Mountain View Park, Prescott Valley AZ | PROGRESSIVE CASH (Q)(STAR) Oct.. 19th - 20th Paloma Park, Peoria AZ |
SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP (Q) & (STAR) March. 15th - 18th Coppersky Park, Maricopa, AZ | BASH 4 BATS (Q)(STAR) July 15th -18th Pioneer Park, Prescot, AZ | POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP - N.I.T Nov. 1st - 2nd Paloma Park, Peoria |
SPRING N.I.T. CHAMPIONSHIP April 5th & 6th Rose Mofford Park, Phoenix, AZ | COOL MOUNTAIN CASH CLASSIC (Q)(STAR) July 31th - Aug 3rd Pioneer Park, Prescott, AZ | STATE CHAMPIONSHIP - TOYS 4 TOTS (STAR) Dec. 11th - 14th Coppersky Park, Maricopa, AZ |
40’s/50’s WOMENS SPRING WORLDS May 3rd & 4th Paloma Park, Peoria, AZ | MOUNTAIN N.I.T. CHAMPIONSHIP Aug 16th - 17th Thorpe Park, Flagstaff AZ | |
USA CHAMPIONSHIP : BIG 3 INVITATION & POINTS WINNER
BIG 3 EVENTS:
● USA CHAMPION INVITATIONAL (BIG 3)
● GREAT AMERICA CHAMPIONSHIPS + (BIG 3 40's Qualifier)
● NCS SENIOR NATIONALS 2025 (BIG 3)
Winners for each of these Big 3 Super Regionals will win a paid berth to the Las Vegas World Series
o Receive invite to compete in a single elimination bracket for the NCS USA Championship at the Las Vegas World Series.
o 4th spot will be earned from the team with the most points for the 2025 season
o These four teams will compete for 1-4 seeds in their division brackets
o Compete for the honor of USA Champion and awarded additional prizes.
POINTS RACE:
Teams compete in each tournament to earn points for each win. These points accumulate throughout the season. The team that earns the most points by the last NCS tournament of season before the Las Vegas World Series will earn an invitation to compete in the USA Championship for the following divisions: 40 Mens AAA, 40 Mens Major, 50 Mens AAA,50 Mens Major.
-100 Points for Pool Play Games
- 200 Points for Winner Bracket Games
-300 Points for Championship Games
4 ARIZONA TOURNAMENTS: DOUBLE POINTS
● USA CHAMPION INVITATIONAL - BIG 3:
○ May 17th & 18th - Pioneer Park, Prescott AZ -
● SPRING N.I.T. CHAMPIONSHIP:
○ April 5th & 6th - Rose Mofford Park, Phoenix, AZ
● MOUNTAIN N.I.T. CHAMPIONSHIP:
○ Aug. 16th & 17th - Thorpe Park, Flagstaff
● LAS VEGAS POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP N.I.T:
○ Nov. 1st & 2nd - Paloma Park, Peoria