ɐsˈaɪnmənts ɑːɹ mˌeɪd ˌɔn ɐ spˈoːɹttəspˈoːɹt ænd jˈɪɹɾəjˈɪɹ bˈeɪsɪs, mˈiːnɪŋ ðæt æz nˈoʊ tˈuː spˈoːɹts hæv aɪdˈɛntɪkəl klˌæsɪfɪkˈeɪʃən mˈɛθədz ænd spˈɑːnsɚʃˌɪp lˈɛvəlz, ɐ ɡˈɪvən skˈuːl wɪl jˈuːʒuːəli hæv æt lˈiːst mˈaɪnɚ vˌɛɹɪˈeɪʃənz ɪn ɪts ˌoʊvɚɹˈɔːl tˈʊɹnəmənt pˈæθ fɹʌm spˈoːɹt tə spˈoːɹt.
Assignments are made on a sport-to-sport and year-to-year basis, meaning that as no two sports have identical classification methods and sponsorship levels, a given school will usually have at least minor variations in its overall tournament path from sport to sport.