The Women's Flat Track Derby Association's South Central Region was formed in 2008 [1] when WFTDA changed from having just two regional tournaments (East and West), to five, made up of teams from four regions: East, North Central, South Central and West. [2]
For 2011, the region was expanded, taking in leagues from Nebraska and New Mexico. [3]
WFTDA has now moved away from the Big 5 WFTDA Championships qualification tournament structure, last competed in 2012. Starting with the 2013 WFTDA season, the regions were discontinued in favour of an overall-rankings based system, and a new playoff format was created.
League | Metro area | Admitted | Left | Notes |
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East Texas Bombers | Tyler, TX | 1 January 2009 | 2009 [20] | Transferred from West Region; [4] [5] disbanded but later reformed. [21] |
Current Official WFTDA Regional Rankings as of January 29, 2013 [22]
Region | South Central |
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1 | Texas Rollergirls |
2 | Atlanta Rollergirls |
3 | Kansas City Roller Warriors |
4 | Tampa Bay Derby Darlins |
5 | No Coast Derby Girls |
6 | Nashville Rollergirls |
7 | Houston Rollergirls |
8 | Omaha Rollergirls |
9 | Jacksonville Rollergirls |
10 | Tallahassee Rollergirls |
11 | Mid Iowa Rollers |
12 | Blue Ridge Rollergirls |
13 | Duke City Derby |
14 | Dallas Derby Devils |
15 | Oklahoma Victory Dolls |
16 | Memphis Roller Derby |
17 | Gold Coast Derby Grrls |
18 | Sioux City Roller Dames |
19 | Springfield Rollergirls |
20 | Alamo City Rollergirls |
21 | Des Moines Derby Dames |
22 | Hard Knox Rollergirls |
23 | ICT Rollergirls |
24 | Big Easy Rollergirls |
25 | Assassination City Roller Derby |
26 | Dixie Derby Girls |
27 | Northwest Arkansas Roller Derby |
28 | Oklahoma City Roller Derby |
29 | Tragic City Rollers |
30 | Little City Roller Girls |
31 | Spindletop Roller Girls |
32 | Chattanooga Roller Girls |
33 | Red Stick Roller Derby |
34 | West Texas Roller Dollz |
Member teams unranked at this time:
League | Number of Championships Won | Last Year Won |
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Kansas City Roller Warriors | 1 | 2010 |
Texas Rollergirls | 3 | 2012 |
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