If The Football Playoffs Started Today, Playoff Projections Week 7 Class 2A
These Projections are starting to become more relevant now as most teams have 3 or 4 games left. I will now start trying to predict will win the league titles. I plan this week to have a league breakdown down for all classes. This is the time of the year were picking up keys wins is very important in terms of RPI and 1 bad lose could cost you a shot at a playoff spot.
http://chsaanow.com/rpi/football/ Official CHSAA Webpage for RPI
Note: Win! Take care of business and you will get in!
Playoffs (Straight from Chsaanow.com): The Top 16 teams in the Classification based on the final RPI rankings will be placed into the post-season bracket. If a conference champion is not ranked in the Top 16 based on RPI rankings, they will replace the lowest ranked team that is not a conference champion in the Top 16.
Seeding Criteria (once qualifiers are determined)
- The following criteria will be taken into consideration when seeding bracket, in no particular order: geography, RPI, common opponents, strength of schedule, and head to head competition
- A conference champion in the Top-10 of the seeded playoff bracket will host a first round game, unless they are playing another league champion. Once seeded, the seeds of the team will not change regardless of who hosts the game.
- A conference champion not ranked in the top 10 of the seeded playoff bracket will be placed in the bracket but will not host a first round game.
- A conference champion not ranked in the Top 16 of the final RPI rankings will be placed in the bracket, but will not be guaranteed a top 10 seed and will not be guaranteed to host a first round game.
- Conference opponents will not be paired against one another in the first round.
- Geography will be consideration in the first round
Seeding Procedure
- Conference champions that are ranked in the top 16 of the RPI rankings are placed on the board for consideration.
- The seeding committee will determine the #1 overall seed and place that team on the bracket. The #2 team for the same conference as the #1 overall seed will then be placed on the board for consideration. The seeding committee will then determine the #2 overall seed and place that team on the bracket. The #2 team from the same conference s the #2 overall seed will then be placed on the board for consideration. This process followed until all 16 teams are seeded.
League Champions ()= RPI
Colorado League: Kent Denver (10)
Flatirons League: Faith Christian (17) (Could not host according to rules)
Intermountain League: Bayfield (5)
Patriot East League: Platte Valley (2)
Patriot West League: Resurrection Christian (7)
Tri-Peaks League: La Junta (3)
Western Slope League: Basalt (1)
Host First Round Game
Basalt, Platte Valley, La Junta, Bayfield, Salida, Eaton, Resurrection Christian, Kent Denver
Note: Due to the new rules Salida cannot be placed on the bracket until their league champion is placed. Due to that rule Bayfield will have the #4 seed and Salida will have the #5 seed. Faith Christian will not host a 1st round game due to being outside the Top 10 and any team from that league may be placed ahead of Faith Christian due to not being in the Top 16.
At Large Berths/Will travel in first round
Delta, Pagosa Springs, D’Evelyn, Berthoud, Rifle, Aspen, Elizabeth, Faith Christian
First Four Out
Middle Park, Alamosa, Montezuma-Cortez, The Academy
First Round Matchups
- Basalt vs 16. Elizabeth
- Platte Valley vs 15. Faith Christian
- La Junta vs 14. Aspen
- Bayfield vs 13. Rifle
- Salida vs 12. Berthoud
- Eaton vs 11. D’Evelyn
- Resurrection Christian vs 10. Pagosa Springs
- Kent Denver vs 9. Delta
Note: After this week most teams will have 3 games left and we should be able to start eliminating teams from playoff contention.
* Seeding a 16-team bracket based on their seeding rules which states you must place the league champion before the #2 team. If I am reading this wrong let me know. I believe they changed this to make the league championship worth more.
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