How to Qualify
Teams earn their spot at States by placing 1st or 2nd in an Official Qualifier Tournament or League (listed below).
Is your team interested in earning an At Large Bid to States? Click here to fill out an At-Large application.
2023-24 STATES QUALIFIER TOURNEYS **Updated Fall of 2023**
Qualifier Events are run by independent, community-based youth sports organizations. Register to support a local Qualifier near you!
Interested in becoming a States Qualifier Tournament or League? Email Tournament Director Chase Gardiner to submit your event for consideration.
States Reps attend many of the Qualifier Tournaments to award qualifying coaches with a golden ticket invitation to States.
| Dates | *Mobile Users swipe left* | Qualifier Tournament | Forms/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/29-30 |  |
Haunted Courts Hiawatha, IA hosted by Team Iowa |
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| 11/5 |  |
VCPR Youth Basketball Tournament Valley City, ND |
Tourney Flyer & Registration |
| 11/5-6 | |
King/Queen of Mountain Hiawatha, IA hosted by Team Iowa |
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| 11/5-6 |  |
Optimist Fall Basketball Tournament Dickinson, ND hosted by Dickinson Parks & Recreation |
Tourney Rules |
| 11/11 |  |
MAYB Sioux Falls, SD | |
| 11/11-13 |  |
Ladycat Tournament Omaha, NE hosted by Millard West Lady Cats Basketball |
Tourney Flyer |
| 11/12 |  |
Mounds View Girls Fall Classic Mounds View, MN |
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| 11/12-13 |  |
Panther Classic Tournament Lakeville, MN |
Tourney Flyer |
| 11/12-13 |  |
Eastview Lightning Boys Classic Apple Valley, MN hosted by Eastview Athletic Association |
Tourney Flyer & Registration |
| 11/18-19 |  |
Kings of the Court Sioux Falls, SD hosted by Avera Sports |
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| 11/19 | |
Rock Valley Chamber Youth Girls Basketball Tournament Rock Valley, IA |
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| 11/19-20 |  |
Devil's Lake Basketball Tournament Devil's Lake, ND |
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| 11/19-20 |  |
Ballard Boys Booster Club Tournament Huxley, IA |
Tourney Rules |
| 11/19-20 |  |
Jordan Hubmen Classic Boys Basketball Tournament Jordan, MN |
Tourney Flyer |
| 11/19-20 |  |
TAC Hoops Kickoff on Kinnick Adel, IA hosted by ADM Youth Girls Basketball |
Tourney Registration |
| 11/19-20 | |
Boys Winter Warmup Tournament Rogers, MN hosted by Rogers Area Youth Basketball Association |
Tourney Flyer |
| 11/19-20 | |
Turkey Delight Hiawatha, IA hosted by Team Iowa |
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| 11/19-20 |  |
Phenom Fall Frenzy Bismarck/Mandan, ND hosted by North Dakota Phenom |
Tourney Flyer & Registration |
| 11/26 | |
MAYB Sioux Falls, SD | |
| 12/3 |  |
Play4Him Tournament Scranton, IA hosted by Play 4 Him Academy |
Tourney Flyer |
| 12/2-3 | |
Queens of the Court Sioux Falls, SD hosted by Avera Sports |
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| 12/3-4 |  |
North Polars Boys Winter Classic North St. Paul, MN hosted by North St. Paul Basketball |
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| 12/3-4 |  |
Northfield Boys Shootout Northfield, MN hosted by Northfield Basketball Association |
Tourney Flyer |
| 12/3-4 |  |
East Ridge Girls Raptor Classic Woodbury, MN |
Tourney Flyer & Registration |
| 12/3-4 | |
Fire & Ice Hiawatha, IA hosted by Team Iowa |
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| 12/3-4 |  |
Monticello Boys Winter Basketball Tournament Monticello, MN |
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| 12/3-5 |  |
Holiday Hoops Classic Sioux City, IA presented by Chick-fil-a |
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| 12/9-10 |  |
And One Tournament Watertown, SD hosted by Sacred Hoops |
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| 12/10 |  |
Jingle Jam Clear Lake, IA hosted by Clear Lake Booster Club |
Tourney Flyer Registration Form |
| 12/10 | |
Pizza Corner Classic Valley City, ND |
Tourney Flyer & Registration |
| 12/10 |  |
Creston Basketball Association Girls Basketball Tournament Creston, IA |
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| 12/10-11 | |
Play4Him Winter Jam Graettinger, IA hosted by Play 4 Him Academy |
Tourney Flyer |
| 12/10-11 | |
East Ridge Boys Raptor Classic Woodbury, MN |
Tourney Flyer & Registration |
| 12/10-11 |  |
Ballin' in the Basin Basketball Tournament Williston, ND |
Tourney Flyer Registration Form |
| 12/10-11 |  |
Newton Winter Shootout Newton, IA hosted by Redbird Basketball Club |
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| 12/17 | |
Grinnell Booster Club Basketball Jam Grinnell, IA hosted by Grinnell Booster Club |
Tourney Registration |
| 12/17 |  |
Holiday Hoops Sioux Falls, SD hosted by Sanford Pentagon |
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| 12/17 | |
MAYB Harrisburg, SD | |
| 12/17-18 | |
CGAA Girls Classic Tournament Cottage Grove, MN |
Tourney Flyer |
| 12/17-18 | |
Power to Play Hiawatha, IA hosted by Team Iowa |
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| 12/17-18 |  |
Chanhassen Storm Holiday Tournament Victoria, MN |
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| DEC |  |
Holiday Hoopfest Dubuque, IA hosted by Future Stars |
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| 1/6-8 |  |
TNE I Have a Dream Classic Omaha, NE hosted by TNE United Express |
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| 1/6-8 | |
Arena New Year's Bash Sioux City, IA presented by Chick-fil-a |
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| 1/7 | |
Perry Parks & Recreation Department 3rd/4th Grade Girls Youth Basketball Tournament Perry, IA |
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| 1/7 | |
MAYB Harrisburg, SD | |
| 1/7 | |
Hawley Hot Shot Tournament Hawley, MN |
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| 1/7-8 | |
Eastview Lightning Girls Classic Apple Valley, MN hosted by Eastview Athletic Association |
Tourney Flyer & Registration |
| 1/7-8 |  |
Outlaws Winter Classic Watford City, ND |
Tourney Flyer |
| 1/7-8 | |
Battle of the Schools Hiawatha, IA hosted by Team Iowa |
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| 1/7-8 | |
Phenom Winter Jam Bismarck/Mandan, ND hosted by North Dakota Phenom |
Tourney Flyer & Registration |
| 1/7-8 | |
Wayzata Girls Classic Wayzata, MN hosted by Wayzata Girls Basketball Association |
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| 1/8 |  |
Inspired Athletics Winter Travel Tournament Horace, ND |
Tourney Flyer |
| 1/14 | |
Pizza Corner Classic Valley City, ND |
Tourney Flyer & Registration |
| 1/14-15 |  |
Bobber Town Classic Pequot Lakes, MN |
Tourney Flyer |
| 1/14-15 | |
Newton Blizzard Bash Newton, IA hosted by Redbird Basketball Club |
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| 1/21 |  |
Legends of the Court Hull, IA hosted by PACE |
Tourney Flyer |
| 1/21 |  |
Forest Lake Freeze Tournament (Boys) Forest Lake, MN hosted by Forest Lake Hoops Club |
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| 1/21 |  |
St. Mary's Booster Club Youth Girls Basketball Tournament Bismarck, ND hosted by St. Mary's Booster Club |
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| 1/21-22 | |
Minden Optimist Club Youth Basketball Tournament Minden, NE |
Tourney Flyer |
| 1/21-22 |  |
Foley Falcons Basketball Tournament (Grades 5-8) Foley, MN |
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| 1/21-22 | |
North Polars Girls Winter Classic North St. Paul, MN hosted by North St. Paul Basketball |
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| 1/21-22 | |
Girls Blizzard Breaker Tournament Rogers, MN hosted by Rogers Area Youth Basketball Association |
Tourney Flyer |
| 1/22 |  |
Orono Spartan Girls Classic Long Lake, MN |
Tourney Flyer |
| 1/22 | |
Forest Lake Freeze Tournament (Girls) Forest Lake, MN hosted by Forest Lake Hoops Club |
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| 1/28 | |
Inspired Athletics Winter Travel Tournament Horace, ND |
Tourney Flyer |
| 1/28 |  |
Clinton Little Queens Basketball Tournament Clinton, IA hosted by Clinton Little Queens Basketball |
Tourney Registration Tourney Waiver |
| 1/28-29 | |
Bloomington Jefferson Girls Classic Bloomington, MN |
Tourney Flyer |
| 1/28 | |
Newton Jamboree Newton, IA hosted by Redbird Basketball Club |
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| 1/28-29 | |
Ballard Girls Booster Club Tournament Huxley, IA |
Tourney Rules |
| 1/28-29 |  |
AC Patriot Classic Hastings, NE |
Tourney Registration |
| 1/28-29 | |
Battle of the Programs Hiawatha, IA hosted by Team Iowa |
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| 1/28-29 |  |
Apple Valley Classic - GIRLS Apple Valley, MN |
Tourney Flyer & Registration |
| JAN | |
Watertown Youth Tournament Watertown, SD hosted by Sacred Hoops |
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| 2/3-5 | |
Arena February Frenzy Sioux City, IA presented by Chick-fil-a |
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| 2/4 | |
MAYB Harrisburg, SD | |
| 2/4 | |
Cougar Classic Boys Basketball Tournament Ada, MN |
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| 2/4-5 | |
Winter Ice Storm Tournament Fort Dodge, IA hosted by Play 4 Him Academy |
Tourney Flyer |
| 2/4-5 | |
For Love of the Game Hiawatha, IA hosted by Team Iowa |
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| 2/4-5 | |
Jordan Jaguars Classic Girls Basketball Tournament Jordan, MN |
Tourney Flyer |
| 2/11 | |
Cougar Classic Girls Basketball Tournament Ada, MN |
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| 2/11 |  |
Austin Youth Basketball Girls Tournament Austin, MN |
Tourney Flyer & Registration |
| 2/11 | |
Hawley Hot Shot Tournament Hawley, MN |
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| 2/11-12 | |
Foley Falcons Basketball Tournament (Grades 3-6) Foley, MN |
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| 2/11-12 |  |
New Ulm Boys Basketball Tournament New Ulm, MN hosted by New Ulm Basketball Association |
Tourney Flyer & Registration |
| 2/11-12 | |
Heartbreak Shootout Scranton, IA hosted by Play 4 Him Academy |
Tourney Flyer |
| 2/17-18 |  |
Hansen-Haas Memorial Basketball Tournament Yankton, SD |
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| 2/18 | |
Inspired Athletics Winter Travel Tournament Horace, ND |
Tourney Flyer |
| 2/18 | |
New Ulm Girls Basketball Tournament New Ulm, MN hosted by New Ulm Basketball Association |
Tourney Flyer & Registration |
| 2/18 | |
Sheldon Kiwanis Boys Tournament Sheldon, IA |
Tourney Flyer |
| 2/18-19 | |
Heat Up the Hardwood Sioux Falls, SD hosted by Sanford Pentagon |
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| 2/18-19 | |
Mounds View Boys Spring Classic Mounds View, MN |
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| 2/18-19 |  |
Blaine Girls Invitational Blaine, MN |
Tourney Flyer |
| 2/18-19 | |
Dominate the Paint Hiawatha, IA hosted by Team Iowa |
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| 2/18-19 | |
Apple Valley Classic - BOYS Apple Valley, MN |
Tourney Flyer & Registration |
| 2/18-19 |  |
Midwinter Classic, Clash of the Plains Wayne, NE hosted by Wayne Basketball Development Association |
Tourney Flyer |
| 2/18-19 |  |
South Sioux City Booster Club Basketball Tournament South Sioux City, NE |
Registration Form |
| 2/18-19 | |
THS/DHS Basketball Tournament Dickinson, ND hosted by Dickinson Parks & Recreation |
Tourney Flyer & Registration |
| 2/25 | |
VCPR Winter Shootout Valley City, ND |
Tourney Flyer & Registration |
| 2/25 | |
MAYB Harrisburg, SD | |
| FEB | |
North Union Girls Basketball Tournament Armstrong, IA |
Tourney Flyer & Registration Tourney Rules |
| FEB |  |
Jr JHawk Westside Championship Cedar Rapids, IA |
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| TBD | |
Hull Youth Boys Basketball Tournament Hull, IA |
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| TBD | |
Northwest Iowa Girls Classic Hull, IA |
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| TBD | |
Newton Girls Jamboree Newton, IA hosted by Redbird Basketball Club |
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| TBD | |
Spirit Lake Boys Youth Tournament Spirit Lake, IA |
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| TBD | |
Northwest Iowa Boys Classic Grades 5-6 Hull, IA |
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| TBD | |
Amp it Up Basketball Tournament hosted by SAVE Academic Mentoring Program Omaha Area |
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| TBD | |
Northwest Iowa Boys Classic Grades 7-8 Hull, IA |
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| TBD | |
Underwood Optimist Club Boys Basketball Tourney Underwood, IA |
Tourney Flyer & Registration |
2022-23 States Qualifier Leagues
| Dates | *Mobile Users swipe left* | Qualifier League | Forms | division qualification at State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN - FEB |  |
Dubuque Winter League Basketball Extravaganza Dubuque, IA |
State tournament generously supported by
