Week 10 Football Playoff Projections.
What I have decided to do is post my Playoff Projections using this week’s RPI posted here: http://chsaanow.com/rpi/football/ . I will then use the seeding Criteria and seed my Class 1A playoff like I have done since the first RPI came out. I will go into more scenarios and projections for teams on my weekly 1A breakdown posted later today.
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-All League Title Clinched
Arkansas Valley League: Hoehne (5)
Central League: Front Range Christian (22) (Will Not host, Not Top 10 RPI)
Mountain League: Mancos (4)
Northwest League: West Grand (1)
Plains League: Sedgwick County (2)
Southern League: Pikes Peak Christian (12) (Could not host)
At Large Berths
Rangely, Caliche, Akron, Fowler, Vail Christian, Sargent, Simla, Sanford, Holly, Dove Creek
First Four Out
Norwood, Soroco, Merino, Custer County
Host First Round Game
West Grand, Sedgwick County, Rangely, Mancos, Hoehne, Caliche, Akron, Vail Christian
First Round Matchups (Seeded by RPI and avoiding league matchups)
- West Grand vs 16. Dove Creek
- Sedgwick County 15. Front Range Christian
- Rangely vs 14. Sanford
- Mancos vs 13. Simla
- Hoehne vs 12. Pikes Peak Christian
- Caliche vs 11. Fowler
- Akron vs 10. Holly
- Vail Christian vs 9. Sargent
Note: With all league title given out it now comes down to what will the RPI do. If Holly beats Springfield this week and finishes second in the Ark Valley league then they must be placed ahead of Fowler due to the seeding rules mentioned above. With that said Pikes Peak Christian is in the same boat and must be seeded ahead of Simla due to winning the league championship. If Holly finishes second in the Ark Valley then I have Vail Christian as the #8 seed and a home game. Sargent and Holly could be swapped at the #9 & #10 spot but I went with Geography to give Sargent the #9 seed. Holly would be 10 with Fowler at #11. Pikes Peak Christian would be 12 and Simla following at #13. One last change was putting Dove Creek at #16 for geography purposes and Front Range Christian at #15.
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