yup, i think anipuri already showed us how this works: rikkai and seigaku are just fighting for first and second place in the kantou regional finals. so whatever happens, they're both getting into the nationals :)

afaik, too, hyoutei was eliminated, but i thought fudomine IS going to the nationals...? i could be wrong, though i always thought that defeat by rikkai at kantou doesn't mean they were eliminated, just taken out of the running for gold and silver... (needs clarification too)