Sunday Regional Projections Update Boys Basketball Class 3A thru 1A
Using the latest RPI #’s here are my final projection before the official bracket comes out.
Class 3A
Last RPI Update: 2/25/2018 1:18am
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 (28) (Will Not Host)
Frontier: DST-Stapleton (12)
Intermountain: Bayfield (8)
Metro: Faith Christian (7)
Patriot: Sterling (1)
Tri Peaks: Vanguard (6)
Western Slope: Coal Ridge (3)
Will Host but not League Champions: Alamosa (2), Platte Valley (4)
Automatic Qualifier ()=RPI
Ridge View Academy (44), The Academy (23), Alamosa (2), Kent Denver (10), Resurrection Christian (9), Colorado Springs Christian (18), Roaring Fork (13)
At Large Teams
Platte Valley, Strasburg, Lutheran, Manual, Grand Valley, Delta, Arrupe Jesuit, Pagosa Springs, Colorado Academy, La Junta, Jefferson, Pinnacle, Montezuma-Cortez, Brush, Centauri, St. Mary’s Frontier Academy, Cedaredge
First Four Out
Manitou Springs, Eaton, Monte Vista, Estes Park
Top 8 seeds based on RPI:
#1 Sterling
#2 Alamosa
#3 Coal Ridge
#4 Platte Valley
#5 Vanguard
#6 Faith Christian
#7 Bayfield
#8 DSST-Stapleton
Remaining Seeds Based upon RPI:
9 Strasburg, 10 Resurrection Christian, 11 Kent Denver, 12 Lutheran, 13 Roaring Fork, 14 Manual, 15 Grand Valley, 16 Delta, 17 Arrupe Jesuit, 18 Colorado Springs Christian, 19 Pagosa Springs, 20 Colorado Academy, 21 La Junta, 22 Jefferson, 23 The Academy, 24 Pinnacle, 25 Montezuma-Cortez, 26 Brush, 27 Centauri, 28 DSST-Green Valley Ranch, 29 St. Mary’s, 30 Frontier Academy, 31 Cedaredge, 32 Ridgeview Academy
Bracket: District Matchups will be avoided in first round and 24-32 can be moved due to geography, I am true seeding the bracket based off RPI but I will avoid District Matchups in first round. 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 Montezuma-Cortez
#9 Strasburg vs #24 Pinnacle
*#5 Vanguard vs #28 DSST-Green Valley Ranch
#12 Lutheran vs 21 La Junta
*#4 Platte Valley vs #29 St. Mary’s
#13 Roaring Fork vs #20 Colorado Academy
*#2 Alamosa vs #31 Cedaredge
#15 Grand Valley vs #18 Colorado Springs Christian
*#7 Bayfield vs #26 Brush
#10 Resurrection Christian vs #23 The Academy
*#6 Faith Christian vs #27 Centauri
#11 Kent Denver vs #22 Jefferson
*#3 Coal Ridge vs #30 Frontier Academy
#14 Manual vs #19 Pagosa Springs
*= Regional Host
Elite 8 Picks Based of my Projections
#1 Sterling vs #8 DSST-Stapleton
#4 Vanguard vs #13 Roaring Fork
#2 Alamosa vs #7 Bayfield
#3 Coal Ridge, vs #6 Faith Christian
Class 2A
RPI Last Update: 2/25/18 @ 1:18am
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, In Order of District Finish
District 1: Sanford (17), Del Norte (12), Sargent (27), Center (50)
District 2: Yuma (2), Sedgwick County (3), Haxtun (14), Akron (26)
District 3: Ignacio (10), Mancos (28), Telluride (34)
District 4: Byers (6), Limon (7), Denver Christian (31), Front Range Christian (36)
District 5: Meeker (8), Hotchkiss (22), Vail Christian (11), Rangely (21), Paonia (19)
District 6: Crowley County (1), Fowler (15), Swallows Charter (38), Rocky Ford (25)
District 7: Highland (5), Clear Creek (20), Dawson School (18), Union Colony Prep (29)
District 8: Ellicott (16), Evangelical Christian (13), Simla (9), Calhan (4)
District Champions and Regional Hosts: ()=Seed
District 1: Sanford (8)
District 2: Yuma (2)
District 3: Ignacio (6)
District 4: Byers (4)
District 5: Meeker (5)
District 6: Crowley County (1)
District 7: Highland (3)
District 8: Evangelical Christian (7)
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 Haxtun vs #17 Fowler |
| Region 2 |
| *#8 Sanford vs #25 Akron |
| #9 Sedgwick County vs #24 Sargent |
| Region 3 |
| *#5 Meeker vs #28 Denver Christian |
| #12 Simla vs #21 Rangely |
| Region 4 |
| *#4 Byers vs #29 Telluride |
| #13 Vail Christian vs #20 Clear Creek |
| Region 5 |
| *#2 Yuma vs #31 Swallows Charter |
| #15 Evangelical Christian vs #18 Dawson School |
| Region 6 |
| *#7 Ellicott vs #26 Mancos |
| #10 Calhan vs #23 Rocky Ford |
| Region 7 |
| *#6 Ignacio vs #27 Union Colony Prep |
| #11 Limon vs #22 Hotchkiss |
| Region 8 |
| *#3 Highland vs #30 Front Range Christian |
| #14 Del Norte vs #19 Paonia |
*= 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
Sanford
Meeker
Byers
Yuma
Calhan
Limon
Highland
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, North Park
District 8 Qualifiers: Front Range Baptist, Cornerstone Christian
#1 Front Range Baptist vs #2 North Park
#1 De Beque vs #2 Cornerstone Christian
Region 2 ()=RPI
District 4 Qualifiers: Heritage Christian (4), Peetz (5), Longmont Christian (7)
District 5 Qualifiers: Arickaree/Woodlin (28), Otis (23), Stratton/Liberty (31)
District 7 Qualifiers: Genoa-Hugo (21), Elbert (39), Kiowa (45)
#1 Heritage Christian vs (winner of #6 vs #7)
#6 Arickaree/Woodlin vs #7 Elbert
#2 Peetz vs (winner of #5 vs #8)
#5 Otis vs #8 Kiowa
#3 Longmont Christian vs (winner of #4 vs #9)
#4 Genoa-Hugo vs #9 Stratton/Liberty
Region 3
District 2: McClave (18), Kit Carson (10), Cheraw (20)
District 3: Holly (1), South Baca (11), Walsh (19)
District 6: Creede (2), Sierra Grande (6), Sangre De Cristo (7)
#1 Holly vs (Winner of #6 vs #7)
#6 South Baca vs #7 McClave
#2 Creede vs (Winner of #5 vs #8)
#5 Kit Carson vs #8 Walsh
#3 Sierra Grande vs (Winner of #4 vs #9)
#4 Sangre De Cristo vs #9 Cheraw
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
Creede
Sierra Grande
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