Player Selection Process

Player Eligibility & Roster Make-Up/Restrictions

• Players may only be nominated by their High School Head Coach or Athletic Director.
• All eligible nominees must have played in at least four games during their senior season.
• Only players who are officially nominated are eligible for selection.
• The initial selected roster may not have more than two players from any one school.
• The initial selected roster may not have more than three schools represented by multiple selections.
• The initial selected roster for both teams must include at least one, non-11-man player.
• Replacement players must be on the nomination list and may be from any school, as long as, no school has more than three players on the final roster.
• There is no limit to the number of total schools that can have multiple players on the final roster, as long as, no school has more than three players on the final roster.
• The East (red) & West (green) dividing line is based on the territories of the Kansas Shrine Temples created by the eastern boundaries of the following counties:  Washington, Riley, Geary, Morris, Chase, Greenwood, Elk, and Chautauqua. See the map above for reference.

Selection Guidelines for Media

• All statewide media members are encouraged to participate in the selection process. Voting information is sent via email to statewide media contacts in early December. To inquire about receiving a ballot, please email [email protected]. Ballots are only available online.
• To be considered a valid ballot, no more than two players from the same school may be voted for on a single ballot.
• All media ballots must be completed and received via the online form by the posted deadline.
• Following the statewide media ballot vote, a media selection committee consisting of sports media representatives from across the state will meet to break any ties and validate vote totals.
• The media selection committee will finalize the selection of the 22 players representing the media vote.
• The media selected team should consist of the top 11 offensive and the top 11 defensive vote getters, with consideration to positional needs, coaches' schemes, and all eligibility and roster make-up criteria.

Selection Guidelines for Kansas Shrine Bowl Coaches

• The Head Coach will select six at-large players from any classification.
  
• The Head Coach will also select one player from any classification within each of the four designated quadrants of the East and West regions, as defined by the Kansas Shrine Bowl Board of Directors.
• Each Assistant Coach will select two players from within their own school classification.
• All replacement players, as needed, will be selected by the Kansas Shrine Bowl Coaching Staff. All replacement player selections must be from the official nominee list.

A statewide Player Selection Show, featuring the selected players, will be released at www.KansasShrineBowl.com. An official news release will also be provided to all media contacts following the Player Selection Show.