Actually the Qualifying tournament series were decided years ago to be the same as the State Fee, it was done when the board was trying to make all qualifying tournaments the same format. Making the districts use the same tournament format didn't last long at all, the fees stayed the same as the State fee though.
Lance, for a couple of years or more the state body had voted down increases in the state entry fee. Some smart person figured out, the way to get an increase in the state entry fee was to link the increase to all qualifier fees. Each district has their own needs for revenue depending on venues etc.. There is no reason that each district needs to do things exactly the same except on the mat or where it would give one district a decided advantage.
