Brian, we owe you a true debt of gratitude as it was you who pointed out to us in the Montana State Championship thread that there only needed to be a 15 team count for a state that only has a single qualifier. Every one of us at the contest in Boise that day thought we needed to have 25 teams.
So, we contacted the folks at Jack Daniel's, explained the situation and asked them if we were interpreting the rule correctly. They looked into it and called us today to let us know Boise would, indeed, be an "automatic".
Again, thank you very much for pointing out that rule. We might have missed out on our opportunity had you not done so.