A selection committee chose four flags from a vast number of entries, and voting in an earlier referendum selected a black, white, blue and red fern and stars design by Kyle Lockwood.

筛选委员会从众多参赛作品中选出了四份作品，在早期的公投结果中，由凯尔•洛克伍德设计的黑白蓝红四色的银蕨星旗胜出，并与现有国旗进行对决。

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Second, there is talk that the 4 teams will be decided by a selection committee.

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But a selection committee of live people still ranks teams and puts them in tournament brackets.

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Semifinals: Coverage of two semifinals each year matching four seeded teams identified by a selection committee to be named by the commissioners.

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