At each qualifying tournament participants placing in top 50 are qualified to compete at the State Championship Tournament. The top 150 Anglers in the Angler of Year Standing will qualify for the State Championship Tournament.

Angler of Year points will be accrued at each Qualifying Tournament and the State Championship Tournament with 300 points awarded to the 1^st place finisher; 299 points to the 2^nd place finisher, etc, 50 points will be awarded to any angler that does not weight a fish.  At the State Championship Tournament, Angler of Year points will be accrued each day of the tournament.
  

To qualify to be on the Alabama Bass Federation, Inc State Team, you must be an active member of TBF and FLW, and a active member of an affiliated club of Alabama Bass Federation, Inc. 

The Alabama Bass Federation Inc, 2012 State Team will be qualified as:

The 1^st Place Winners of each of the four (4) Qualifying Tournaments may be State Team members provided they fish three (3) of the four (4) Qualifying Tournaments and both days of the State Championship Tournament.  Winners of Qualifying Tournaments will be Boaters.  In the event a winner or winners of Qualifying Tournaments do not fish 3 Qualifying Tournaments and both days of the State Championship Tournament, State Team member(s) will be determined by Boater Angler of Year Standings.

Boater Angler of the Year – Boater

State Championship Winner – Boater

2^nd Place finish State Championship Tournament – Non-Boater

2^nd Place from Boater Angler of Year – Non-Boater

Non-Boater Angler of the Year – Non-Boater

2^nd Place Non-Boater Angler of Year standings – Non-Boater

3^rd Place Non-Boater Angler of Year standings – Non-Boater

4^th Place Non-Boater Angler of Year standings – Non-Boater

In the event an angler dual qualifies (etc- finish at state tournament & angler of year standings) angler will awarded the position from the angler of year standings.

Angler of Year Trophies will be awarded to the Boater and Non-Boater Angler of the Year.

 
The Alabama State Team members will be contenders at the Southern Divisional in June of the next year. North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and Kentucky will each have a team representing their State Federation at the Southern Divisional Tournament to compete for the Divisional Title. The top Anglers and Co-Anglers of each State will advance to the Federation National Tournament which will be held during the spring of the next year. The top angler and co-angler from each Division will then advance to the FLW All American Tournament (these may not be from the same state).