Friday Regional Projections Update Boys Basketball Class 3A thru 1A
Class 3A
The playoff format for 3A goes as follows; Districts Determine own seeding Criteria for the district tournament, Seven Districts each qualify two teams to the state brackets, with the remaining 18 teams determined by RPI, Qualifiers advance to a 32 teams regional/state brackets where the districts champions plus the next highest RPI finisher will host the regions, Seven District Champions and the 1st highest RPI qualifier will be placed on bracket in order 1-8 and will host the first round and sweet 16 games; seeds 9-32 will be placed on bracket in RPI, avoiding league/district opponents in the first round when possible, Seeds 24-32 may be moved to accommodate geographical considerations, District Champions must finish in the Top 16 to host!
League Champions ()=RPI
Confluence League: DSST-Green Valley Ranch (30) (Will Not Host)
Frontier: DST-Stapleton (14)
Intermountain: Alamosa (2)
Metro: Kent Denver (4)
Patriot: Sterling (1)
Tri Peaks: Vanguard (10)
Western Slope: Coal Ridge (5)
Will Host but not League Champions: Platte Valley (3), Resurrection Christian (6)
Automatic Qualifier ()=RPI
Ridge View Academy (42), The Academy (26), Bayfield (9), Faith Christian (8), Resurrection Christian (6), Colorado Springs Christian (20), Roaring Fork (12)
At Large Teams
Platte Valley, Strasburg, Lutheran, Manual, Grand Valley, Delta, Arrupe Jesuit, Pagosa Springs, Colorado Academy, Jefferson, La Junta, Pinnacle, Montezuma-Cortez, Brush, Centauri, Cedaredge, St. Mary’s, Frontier Academy
First Four Out
Salida, Estes Park, Monte Vista, Manitou Springs
Top 8 seeds based on RPI:
#1 Sterling
#2 Alamosa
#3 Platte Valley
#4 Kent Denver
#5 Coal Ridge
#6 Resurrection Christian
#7 Vanguard
#8 DSST-Stapleton
Remaining Seeds Based upon RPI:
9 Strasburg, 10 Faith Christian, 11 Bayfield, 12 Lutheran, 13 Roaring Fork, 14 Manual, 15 Grand Valley, 16 Delta, 17 Arrupe Jesuit, 18 Colorado Academy, 19 Pagosa Springs, 20 Colorado Springs Christian, 21 Jefferson, 22 La Junta, 23 Pinnacle, 24 Montezuma-Cortez, 25 Brush, 26 The Academy, 27 Centauri, 28 St. Mary’s, 29 Cedaredge, 30 DSST-Green Valley Ranch, 31 Frontier Academy, 32 Ridgeview Academy
Bracket: District Matchups will be avoided in first round and 24-32 can be moved due to geography. Also, no consolation bracket will be played only Championship and 3rd place game.
Bracket
*#1 Sterling vs #32 Ridge View Academy
#16 Delta vs #17 Arrupe Jesuit
*#8 DSST-Stapleton vs #25 Brush
#9 Strasburg vs #24 Montezuma-Cortez
*#5 Coal Ridge vs #28 St. Mary’s
#12 Lutheran vs 21 Jefferson
*#4 Kent Denver vs #29 Cedaredge
#13 Roaring Fork vs #20 Colorado Springs Christian
*#2 Alamosa vs #31 Frontier Academy
#15 Grand Valley vs #18 Colorado Academy
*#7 Vanguard vs #26 The Academy
#10 Faith Christian vs #23 Pinnacle
*#6 Resurrection Christian vs #27 Centauri
#11 Bayfield vs #22 La Junta
*#3 Platte Valley vs #30 DSST-Green Valley Ranch
#14 Manual vs #19 Pagosa Springs
*= Regional Host
Elite 8 Picks Based of my Projections
#1 Sterling vs #8 DSST-Stapleton
#5 Coal Ridge vs #4 Kent Denver
#2 Alamosa vs #10 Faith Christian
#3 Platte Valley vs #11 Bayfield
Class 2A
District Champions shall be seeded 1-8 based on RPI and shall host the regional Tournaments
The remainder of the teams shall be seeded 9-32 by RPI, Avoiding first round district matchups
RPI seeds 25-32 may be moved to accommodate geography if it benefits the entire bracket
8 regional winners shall be re-seeded and play a consolation bracket
District Qualifiers
District 1: Del Norte (9), Sanford (17), Sargent (28), Center (45)
District 2: Yuma (5), Sedgwick County (3), Akron (27), Haxtun (10)
District 3: Ignacio (11), Telluride (37), Mancos (30)
District 4: Byers (6), Limon (4), Denver Christian (35), Front Range Christian (32)
District 5: Rangely (18), Meeker (15), Vail Christian (13), Hotchkiss (26), Paonia (20)
District 6: Crowley County (1), Fowler (12), Rocky Ford (22), Swallows Charter (40)
District 7: Highland (7), Union Colony Prep (25), Clear Creek (21), Dawson School (16)
District 8: Calhan (2), Simla (8), Evangelical Christian (14), Ellicott (19)
District Champions and Regional Hosts: ()=Seed
District 1: Del Norte (6)
District 2: Yuma (3)
District 3: Ignacio (7)
District 4: Byers (4)
District 5: Rangely (8)
District 6: Crowley County (1)
District 7: Highland (5)
District 8: Calhan (2)
Bracket- District matchups will be avoided in the first round. 8 Regional winners qualifying for state. State will be re-seeded! And play a consolation bracket!
| Region 1 |
| *#1 Crowley County vs #32 Center |
| #16 Meeker vs #17 Dawson School |
| Region 2 |
| *#8 Rangely vs #25 Akron |
| #9 Sedgwick County vs #24 Hotchkiss |
| Region 3 |
| *#5 Highland vs #28 Front Range Christian |
| #12 Haxtun vs #21 Clear Creek |
| Region 4 |
| *#4 Byers vs #29 Denver Christian |
| #13 Fowler vs #20 Paonia |
| Region 5 |
| *#2 Calhan vs #31 Swallows Charter |
| #15 Evangelical Christian vs #18 Sanford |
| Region 6 |
| *#7 Ignacio vs #26 Sargent |
| #10 Limon vs #23 Union Colony Prep |
| Region 7 |
| *#6 Del Norte vs #27 Mancos |
| #11 Simla vs #22 Rocky Ford |
| Region 8 |
| *#3 Yuma vs #30 Telluride |
| #14 Vail Christian vs #19 Ellicott |
*= Regional Host
Elite 8 Picks (Picking off my Projected Regions and with how up and down 2A has been their year I could see some surprises)
Also remember that the final 8 teams will be reseeded and play a consolation bracket. I am just picking my final 8 teams in order by region.
Crowley County
Sedgwick County
Highland
Byers
Calhan
Limon
Del Norte
Yuma
Class 1A Boys Basketball Playoff Projections
Eight Districts, each qualifying two or three (as noted) to three regionals
The #1 and #2 seeds from District 1 and 8 will be paired in 2017-2018 while the #1, #2, and #3 seeds from District 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 will advance to a regional site. Region 2 (4, 5, 7) and Region 3 (2, 3, 6), the nine qualifying teams will be seeded by RPI, avoiding any previous district match-ups. In Region 1 District 1 and 8 #1s will play the other District #2s. Region 1 receives 2 state qualifiers, Region 2 and 3 receive three state qualifiers each.
| School Year | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 3 |
| 2017-2018 | 1, 8 | 4, 5, 7 | 2, 3, 6 |
| 2018-2019 | 1, 7 | 4, 5, 8 | 2, 3, 6 |
| 2019-2020 | 1, 6 | 4, 5, 8 | 2, 3, 7 |
Each Region shall jointly determine it regional playoff site.
8 regional winners advance to the state tournament where they will be seeded by RPI, avoiding any previous regional or district matchup, if possible.
Class 1A great 8 will play a consolation bracket
Region 1
District 1 Qualifiers: De Beque, Ouray
District 8 Qualifiers: Front Range Baptist, Cornerstone Christian
#1 Front Range Baptist vs #2 Ouray
#1 De Beque vs #2 Cornerstone Christian
Region 2 ()=RPI
District 4 Qualifiers: Peetz (3), Heritage Christian (5), Longmont Christian (8)
District 5 Qualifiers: Otis (23), Arickaree/Woodlin (31), Stratton/Liberty (32)
District 7 Qualifiers: Genoa-Hugo (22), Kiowa (45), Elbert (40)
#1 Peetz vs (winner of #6 vs #7)
#6 Arickaree/Woodlin vs #7 Elbert
#2 Heritage Christian vs (winner of #5 vs #8)
#5 Genoa-Hugo vs #8 Stratton/Liberty
#3 Longmont Christian vs (winner of #4 vs #9)
#4 Otis vs #9 Kiowa
Region 3
District 2: Cheyenne Wells (6), Kit Carson (10), McClave (21)
District 3: Holly (1), South Baca (11), Walsh (18)
District 6: Sierra Grande (9), Creede (4), Sangre De Cristo (7)
#1 Holly vs (Winner of #6 vs #7)
#6 Kit Carson vs #7 South Baca
#2 Creede vs (Winner of #5 vs #8)
#5 Sierra Grande vs #8 Walsh
#3 Cheyenne Wells vs (Winner of #4 vs #9)
#4 Sangre De Cristo vs #9 McClave
Elite 8 Picks based off my Projections, this will be seeded once the 8 teams are selected and a consolation bracket will be played. I am just picking the 8 teams in order by region.
Front Range Baptist
De Beque
Peetz
Heritage Christian
Longmont Christian
Holly
Sierra Grande
Sangre De Cristo
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