The points system will be used to determine which entrants qualify for the Championship and which angler receives the coveted "Angler Of the Year" award.

A top three finish in any NEIT tournament will qualify an entrant to an invitation to the Championship, regardless of total points. 

Points will only be awarded at the regular season qualifying events, not at the championship.

The "Angler Of the Year" (AOY) award will be awarded to the entrant (team) with the most points at the end of the NEIT tournament season based on the top points from up to four tournaments plus attendance points from ALL the tournaments entered. In the event of a points tie, the AOY will be presented to the entrant who has the highest place at the championship. In the event that one of the entrants in the tie is unable to fish in the championship, that entrant will forfeit their chance to win the AOY. In the event that you are unable to fish as a team the qualifying points from the team member to fish alone will be applied to the overall standings. (The competing team member must fish alone and cannot fish with a substitute partner!)

Points will be awarded as follows;

1st place = 100 points

2nd place = 98 points

3rd place = 96 points

Etc.

Entrants will also recieve 2 points for each tournament they enter, regardless of where they finish.

The top ten entrants(teams), at each qualifier will be invited to the 2012 Championship to be held during 2013. An entrant may only qualify for the Championship once, so any entrant that qualifies through a top three finish at any tournament will will be removed from the Championship points list.