ɛksˈɛpt ɪn fˈʊtbɔːl, ˈɔːl skˈuːlz ɪn ɡˈʊd stˈændɪŋ fˈiːldɪŋ tˈiːmz ɪn ɐ pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ spˈoːɹt ɑːɹ ɐlˈaʊd tʊ ˈɛntɚ ðæt spˈoːɹts pˈoʊstsiːzən tˈʊɹnəmənt wˌɪtʃ kɹˈaʊnz ɐ tʃˈæmpiən.
Except in football, all schools in good standing fielding teams in a particular sport are allowed to enter that sport's postseason tournament which crowns a champion.