Each qualified first place finisher of a qualifying tournament is designated member of the State Team and eligible to compete at the State Championship Tournament. Also at each qualifying tournament participates placing in top 50 are qualified to compete at the State Championship Tournament. The top 200 Anglers in the Angler of Year Standing will qualify for the State Championship Tournament. For a member to qualify for the State Team, the member must be a member of the FLW at the time of qualifying. This means that any winner of an event to qualify for the State team must already be a member of the FLW. If the winner of a qualifier is not a member of the FLW, then the next finisher that is a member of the FLW will be the State team member from that event. If you are the winner of an event and are not a member of the FLW, you will still receive the first place pay out but not be a member of the State Team. The State Team will be chosen with: (A) the qualified winners from each qualifier will be a designated boater on the team; (B) the top four qualified from the Angler of the Year points with the Angler of the Year being the designated boater from this group; (C) the top four qualified from the State Championship with the State Champion being the designated boater from this group. This will make up the 2008 Alabama Bass Federation, Inc State Team. The first qualified place finisher at each qualifying tournament, State Championship and the Angler of the Year are designated Boaters (Anglers), the remaining qualified State Teams members will be designated at Non-Boaters (Co-Anglers) for the Southern Divisional Tournament. 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 finisher of each Division will then advance to the FLW Championship Tournament Trail following summer.