Show Choir Regional Divisions

Out of 50 states, 25 show choir teams attend the National Championship competition. These are the general divisions for Regional competitions, the winning teams of which will go on to Nationals. The Regions are organized by official US Regions

West Coast

 * 1) Pacific Northwestern Regional Championship– Washington & Oregon
 * 2) West Capitol Regional Championship – Northern* California
 * 3) West Central Regional Championship – Central* California & Nevada
 * 4) Southern Desert Regional Championship – Southern* California

Mountain Region

 * 1) Northern Mountains Regional Championship – Idaho, Montana, & Wyoming
 * 2) Central Rockies Regional Championship – Utah & Colorado
 * 3) Southwestern Regional Championship – Arizona & New Mexico

Midwest

 * 1) Northern Plains Regional Championship – North Dakota, South Dakota, & Minnesota
 * 2) Great Plains Regional Championship – Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, & Missouri
 * 3) Great Lakes Regional Championship – Wisconsin & Michigan
 * 4) Midwest Regional Championship – West* Ohio, Indiana, & Illinois (so named because this is the area where Show Choir originated)

The South

 * 1) South Central Regional Championship – Oklahoma & Texas
 * 2) Mississippi Basin Regional Championship – Arkansas, Louisiana, & Mississippi
 * 3) Southern Heart Regional Championship – Alabama & Georgia
 * 4) High Southern Regional Championship – Kentucky & Tennessee
 * 5) Virginian Regional Championship – West Virginia & Virginia
 * 6) Carolinian Regional Championship – North & South Carolina
 * 7) Florida State Regional Championship – Florida

Northeast

 * 1) Upstate Regional Championship – Upstate* New York
 * 2) Greater New York City Regional Championship – NYC & Surrounding Areas*
 * 3) Jersey State Regional Championship – New Jersey
 * 4) Mideast Regional Championship – East* Ohio & Pennsylvania
 * 5) Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship – Maryland & Delaware
 * 6) New England Regional Championship – Massachusetts, Connecticut, & Rhode Island
 * 7) Northern New England Regional Championship – Vermont, New Hampshire, & Maine
 * Whereas states like California and New York were split into multiple regions because of population demographics, the split through Ohio is done more out of tradition. When Show Choir first originated in Indiana, it spread to the immediate surrounding areas in Western Ohio and Illinois. From there it spread west and south, but Cleveland (and effectively most of Eastern Ohio) remained staunchly uninvolved until it spread through the Northeast and Great Lakes.