It's finally here! This weekend is the first of the 18's qualifiers, and Nashville will be hoppin' and not just because of the music. There will be 36 teams vying for three open bids, 40 teams competing for three USA bids, and 48 teams contending for just a single American bid. It is doubtful that any top three finishing teams will be declining bids, so we shouldn't see any 'trickle-down bidonomics' in play, and with 16 preseason ranked teams in it to win it, we could see some epic matchups and upsets.