The 2021-2022 season brought about two new divisions created by USA Volleyball – Liberty and Freedom divisions. The rest of the divisions remain unchanged. Here is the new pecking order:
- Open
- National
- USA
- Liberty
- American
- Freedom
- Patriot
There are still 48 Open spots for 18s, 36 spots for 14-17 Open and 24 spaces for 13 Open. The National Division features 48 in all ages – 11-18s. Bids can be earned at qualifiers in ages 11 and 12. The spots for the rest of the ages are awarded regionally. USA bids are earned through qualifiers only with at-larges awarded if not all spots are filled through that process.
In the newly formed Liberty Division, two bids are awarded at qualifiers for ages 13-18 if at least 16 teams or more are participating. There are 36 teams in 18s and 24 teams in ages 13-18. If not all spots are filled through qualification then the rest are filled through the at-large process.
There is only one bid awarded in the American Division at qualifiers in ages 12-18. The rest of the spots are filled through regional qualifications. There is no national qualifying for the new Freedom division. It’s done regionally, with each region getting one bid to award. The eight largest region get two bids each to fill out the 48-team field.
