The BUSA Team Racing Working Group (consisting of the BUSA Chairman and representatives from Scotland, Northern, Midlands, Western and South Central) have received 4 applications for wildcards for places at the Playoffs. The applications were from Solent 2, Newcastle 2, Manchester and Warwick 2.
The Group has voted to award Newcastle 2 and Manchester wildcards. These teams will now be invited to the BUSA Playoffs held on 5 and 6 March at Birmingham University SC. (universitybirminghamsail@live.co.uk)
Full List of invites to the Playoffs are:
| SUSA | Strathclyde A |
| SUSA | Glasgow |
| SUCS | Portsmouth 1 |
| SUCS | London 1 |
| SUCS | Oxford 2 |
| SUCS | Southampton 4 |
| West | Bristol 1 |
| West | Plymouth 1 |
| West | Bristol 3 |
| West | Exeter 2 |
| North | Liverpool 1 |
| North | Sheffield 1 |
| Midlands | Cambridge 2 |
| Midlands | Warwick 3 |
| Midlands | Loughborough 1 |
| Wildcard | Newcastle 2 |
| Wildcard | Manchester 1 |