As a result of 2 teams for US Central signing up (3 initially but 1 changed to midwest) and at least 17 overall, I feel the fairest thing geographically is for
Huston's Team to play versus
d0nut's team for the US Central spot.
I will make a qualifying thread for this as soon as possible, so the rest of you will probably have to wait a few days longer for round 1 unfortunately.
US Central captains, send your lineups in an order (1-3) for the qualifying round.