BUSA Basketball League

The British Universities Sports Association Basketball League system is where the BUCS basketball teams of the universities and colleges in the United Kingdom compete on an amateur and professional level.

League Structure

The BUCS Basketball League system consists of two regional Premier Leagues, North and South. Below this are five regional conferences, Northern, Midlands, Western, South Eastern, and Scottish. Each of these regional conferences consist of a number of divisions that are ranked on a tier system. A team may be promoted or demoted to a higher or lower division respectively, subject to results within their division at the end of the season.

The League format is summarised below:

**Men's BUSA Basketball League System:**^[1]
Level
Premier Leagues	North				South
Tier 1	Northern 1A		Midlands 1A		Western 1A		South Eastern 1A		Scottish 1A
Tier 2	Northern 2A	Northern 2B	Midlands 2A	Midlands 2B	Western 2A	Western 2B	South Eastern 2A	South Eastern 2B	Scottish 2A
Tier 3	Northern 3A	Northern 3B	Midlands 3A	Midlands 3B			South Eastern 3A	South Eastern 3B
Tier 4	Northern 4A	Northern 4B

**Women's BUSA Basketball League System:**^[2]
Level
Premier Leagues	North				South
Tier 1	Northern 1A		Midlands 1A		Western 1A	South Eastern 1A		Scottish 1A
Tier 2	Northern 2A	Northern 2B	Midlands 2A	Midlands 2B	Western 2A	South Eastern 2A	South Eastern 2B	Scottish 2A
Tier 3	Northern 3A	Northern 3B				South Eastern 3A

Each year, the top 5 teams from each Premier League, and 6 Conference 1A teams take part in a 16-team, knockout playoff round. The winners then go forward to the Elite 8 tournament held in Sheffield. In 2011, the BUCS Men's and Women's winners were Worcester University and Leeds Metropolitan University respectively.

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