Sunday Regional Projections Update Girls Basketball Class 3A thru 1A
Class 3A
RPI Updated: 2/25/18 @ 1:21am
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 in the first and second round.
League Champions ()=RPI
Confluence League: Weld Central (26) (will not host)
Frontier: The Academy (24) (Will not Host)
Intermountain: Pagosa Springs (2)
Metro: Kent Denver (1)
Patriot: Sterling (8)
Tri Peaks: Colorado Springs Christian (4)
Western Slope: Moffat County (11)
Will Host regional: St. Mary’s (3), Centauri (5), Cedaredge (6)
Automatic Qualifier
Eagle Ridge Academy, Middle Park, Centauri, Lutheran, Eaton, St. Mary’s, Grand Valley
At Large Teams
Cedaredge, Lamar, Jefferson Academy, Manitou Springs, Colorado Academy, Grand Valley, Resurrection Christian, Delta, University, Salida, St. Mary’s Academy, Faith Christian, Alamosa, Vanguard, Machebeuf, Liberty Common, Stargate School, Brush, Roaring Fork,
First Four Out
Florence, Bennett, Buena Vista, Olathe
Top 8 seeds based on my Predictions and RPI:
#1 Kent Denver
#2 Pagosa Springs
#3 St. Mary’s
#4 Colorado Springs Christian
#5 Centauri
#6 Cedaredge
#7 Sterling
#8 Moffat County
Remaining Seeds Based upon RPI:
9 Lutheran, 10 Lamar, 11 Jefferson Academy, 12 Manitou Springs, 13 Eaton, 14 Colorado Academy, 15 Grand Valley, 16 Resurrection Christian, 17 Delta, 18 University, 19 Salida, 20 St. Mary’s Academy, 21 Faith Christian, 22 Vanguard, 23 Alamosa, 24 The Academy, 25 Machebeuf, 26 Weld Central, 27 Liberty Common, 28 Stargate School, 29 Brush, 30 Roaring Fork, 31 Middle Park, 32 Eagle Ridge Academy
Bracket: District Matchups will be avoided in first round and 24-32 can be moved due to geography. I will not move teams due to geography but I will avoid District Matchups. Also no consolation bracket will be played only Championship and 3rd place game.
Bracket
*#1 St. Mary’s vs #32 Eagle Ridge Academy
#16 Resurrection Christian vs #17 Delta
*#8 Moffat County vs #25 Machebeuf
#9 Lutheran vs #24 The Academy
*#5 Centauri vs #28 Stargate School
#12 Manitou Springs vs #21 Faith Christian
*#4 Colorado Springs Christian vs #29 Brush
#13 Eaton vs #20 St. Mary’s Academy
*#2 Pagosa Springs vs #31 Middle Park
#15 Grand Valley vs #18 University
*#7 Sterling vs #26 Weld Central
#10 Lamar vs #23 Alamosa
*#6 Cedaredge vs #27 Liberty Common
#11 Jefferson Academy vs #22 Vanguard
*#3 St. Mary’s vs #30 Roaring Fork
#14 Colorado Academy vs #19 Salida
*= Regional Host
Final 8 Predictions (Based on Bracket and Observations)
Of Course, this could change based on who actually plays each other and how the bracket lines up. This is just a prediction for this week based on what I have in the Projections.
#1 Kent Denver vs #9 Lutheran
#4 Colorado Springs Christian vs #5 Centauri
#2 Pagosa Springs vs #10 Lamar
#3 St. Mary’s vs #11 Jefferson Academy
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 ()=RPI
District 1: Del Norte (11), Sanford (27), Sargent (33), Custer County (30)
District 2: Yuma (1), Wray (9), Haxtun (15), Holyoke (7)
District 3: Ignacio (25), Dolores (43), Norwood (55)
District 4: Limon (4), Denver Christian (3), Burlington (18), Byers (37)
District 5: Rangely (6), Meeker (5), Soroco (12), Vail Christian (22), Paonia (24)
District 6: Swink (8), Fowler (17), Hoehne (39), Las Animas (38)
District 7: Clear Creek (13), Dayspring Christian (20), Highland (14), Lyons (26)
District 8: Simla (2), Ellicott (16), Calhan (10), Colorado Springs School (19)
District Champions and Regional Hosts ()=Seed:
District 1: Del Norte (6)
District 2: Yuma (1)
District 3: Ignacio (8)
District 4: Limon (3)
District 5: Rangely (4)
District 6: Swink (5)
District 7: Clear Creek (7)
District 8: Simla (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 Yuma vs #32 Norwood |
| #16 Haxtun vs #17 Ellicott |
| Region 2 |
| *#8 Ignacio vs #25 Lyons |
| #9 Denver Christian vs #24 Sanford |
| Region 3 |
| *#5 Swink vs #28 Byers |
| #12 Wray vs #21 Dayspring Christian |
| Region 4 |
| *#4 Rangely vs #29 Las Animas |
| #13 Calhan vs #20 Colorado Springs School |
| Region 5 |
| *#2 Simla vs #31 Dolores |
| #15 Highland vs #18 Fowler |
| Region 6 |
| *#7 Clear Creek vs #26 Custer County |
| #10 Meeker vs #23 Paonia |
| Region 7 |
| *#6 Del Norte vs #27 Sargent |
| #11 Holyoke vs #22 Vail Christian |
| Region 8 |
| *#3 Limon vs #30 Hoehne |
| #14 Soroco vs #19 Burlington |
*= Regional Host
Elite 8 Picks (Picking off my Projected Regions)
Also remember that the final 8 teams will reseeded and play a consolation bracket. I am just picking my final 8 teams in order by region.
Yuma
Denver Christian
Swink
Rangely
Simla
Clear Creek
Del Norte
Limon
Class 1A Girls 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: North Park, Dove Creek
District 8 Qualifiers: Belleview Christian, Cornerstone Christian
#1 Belleview Christian vs #2 Dove Creek
#1 North Park vs #2 Cornerstone Christian
Region 2 ()=RPI
District 4 Qualifiers: Fleming (3), Briggsdale (6), Heritage Christian (9)
District 5 Qualifiers: Flagler/Hi Plains (24), Arickaree/Woodlin (18), Idalia (26)
District 7 Qualifiers: Kiowa (29), Genoa-Hugo (28), Elbert (42)
#1 Fleming vs (winner of #6 vs #7)
#6 Idalia vs #7 Genoa-Hugo
#2 Briggsdale vs (winner of #5 vs #8)
#5 Flagler/Hi Plains vs #8 Kiowa
#3 Heritage Christian vs (winner of #4 vs #9)
#4 Arickaree/Woodlin vs #9 Elbert
Region 3
District 2: Kit Carson (1), Eads (10), McClave (8)
District 3: Kim/Branson (2), Holly (5), South Baca (15)
District 6: Antonito (4), Sangre De Cristo (7), Sierra Grande (12)
#1 Kit Carson vs (Winner of #6 vs #7)
#6 McClave vs #7 Sierra Grande
#2 Kim/Branson vs (Winner of #5 vs #8)
#5 Sangre De Cristo vs #8 Eads
#3 Antonito vs (Winner of #4 vs #9)
#4 Holly vs #9 South Baca
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.
Belleview Christian
North park
Fleming
Briggsdale
Heritage Christian
Kit Carson
Kim/Branson
Antonito
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