Regional and State Projections Girls Basketball Class 3A
We are really pushing to the end of the year and things are getting much better.
Class 3A
With no Regional Tournament for Class 3A the teams are fighting for a Top 32 RPI or as stated below.
- Seven District, each qualifying two teams to the state bracket, with the remaining 18 teams determined by RPI.
- The qualifier advance to a 32-team regional/state bracket where the district champions if ranked in the Top 16 of the RPI plus the next highest RPI finisher will host regions.
- The seven district champions, if ranked in the Top 16 of RPI and the 1st highest RPI qualifier will be placed on the bracket in order of 1-8. A district champion not ranked in the Top 16 of the final RPI will be placed on the bracket but, will not be a top 8 seed and will not host a region. (If a district champion is not in the Top 16 RPI, then the next highest remaining RPI will host). The committee may use the following criteria to seed the final pairing: Final RPI rankings, previous district match-ups, head to head competition, and common opponents.
- Seeds 25-32 may be moved to accommodate geographical considerations.
- The bracket will not be re-seeded going into the state tournament.
- The state tournament shall feature a modified consolation bracket. Teams losing on Thursday will not advance to Friday.
League Champions
Confluence League: Riverdale Ridge (25) (Will not host)
Frontier: The Academy (7)
Intermountain: Pagosa Springs (3)
Metro: Lutheran (10)
Patriot: Eaton (4)
Tri Peaks: C.S Christian (1)
Western Slope: Delta (2)
Will Host regional: St. Mary’s (5), Centauri (6)
Automatic Qualifier
Eagle Ridge, Middle Park, Centauri, SkyView Academy, Platte Valley, St. Mary’s, Moffat County
At Large Teams
Alamosa, Cedaredge, Grand Valley, Vanguard, Manitou Springs, Resurrection Christian, University, Roaring Fork, Salida, faith Christian, Lamar, Colorado Academy, Prospect Ridge, Coal Ridge, Kent Denver, Lake County, Brush, Estes Park
First Four Out
Trinidad, Strive Prep, Montezuma-Cortez, Strasburg
Top 8 seeds based on my Predictions and RPI:
#1 C.S Christian
#2 Delta
#3 Pagosa Springs
#4 Eaton
#5 St. Mary’s
#6 Centauri
#7 The Academy
#8 Lutheran
Remaining Seeds Based upon RPI:
#9 Platte Valley, #10 Alamosa, #11 SkyView Academy, #12 Cedaredge, #13 Grand Valley, #14 Moffat County, #15 Vanguard, #16 Manitou Springs, #17 Resurrection Christian, #18 University, #19 Roaring Fork, #20 Salida, #21 Middle Park, #22 Faith Christian, #23 Lamar, #24 Colorado Academy, #25 Riverdale Ridge, #26 Prospect Ridge, #27 Coal Ridge, #28 Kent Denver, #29 Lake County, #30 Brush, #31 Estes 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 this week and will look more into that next week. Also no consolation bracket will be played only Championship and 3rd place game.
Bracket
| *#1 C.S Christian vs #32 Eagle Ridge Academy |
| #16 Manitou Springs vs #17 Resurrection Christian |
| #8 Lutheran vs #25 Riverdale Ridge |
| #9 Platte Valley vs #24 Colorado Academy |
| #5 St. Mary’s vs #28 Kent Denver |
| #12 Cedaredge vs #21 Middle Park |
| #4 Eaton vs #29 Lake County |
| #13 Grand Valley vs #20 Salida |
| #2 Delta vs #31 Estes Park |
| #15 Vanguard vs #18 University |
| #7 The Academy vs #26 Prospect Ridge |
| #10 Alamosa vs #23 Lamar |
| #6 Centauri vs #27 Coal Ridge |
| #11 SkyView Academy vs #22 Faith Christian |
| #3 Pagosa Springs vs #30 Brush |
| #14 Moffat County vs #19 Roaring Fork |
*= Regional Host
State Tournament Predictions
#1 C.S Christian vs #8 Lutheran
#4 Eaton vs #5 St. Mary’s
#2 Delta vs #10 The Academy
#3 Pagosa Springs vs #6 Centauri
