Class 3A Baseball Regional Projections
We are in the early part of the baseball season but what I have decided to do was give us a early look at the Regional Projections for Class 3A. I will dive much more into this next week but wanted to give us a jumping off point. The RPI data I used was pulled on 5/20. Of course, these are very early projections so expect a ton of changes as we move deeper into the regular season.
RPI Rankings (Official Rankings via Chsaanow.com)
http://chsaanow.com/rpi/baseball/3a/
How Class 3A Playoff Works
- 24 teams to regionals based on RPI. The 8 teams with the highest RPI will host regionals, the remaining 24 teams will be ranked by RPI and then any first round league match-ups will be adjusted. The bottom 12 teams may be moved for geographical purposes.
- Regional hosts receive a bye in the first game. There will be 3 teams at each regional.
- 8 regional winners advance to the Double Elimination State Tournament. (See picture at the end of bracket)
Class 3A Regional Qualifiers
Top 24 RPI Teams in Order:
University, Gunnison, Lutheran, Sterling, Faith Christian, Moffat County, Bennett, Basalt, The Academy, Lamar, Alamosa, Bayfield, Dolores Huerta, Eaton, Resurrection Christian, Fort Lupton, Salida, Colorado Academy, Montezuma-Cortez, Valley, Middle Park, Kent Denver, Englewood, Prospect Ridge
First Four Out
Berthoud, Jefferson Academy, Pagosa Springs, Estes Park
Regional Hosts (In order by RPI)
- University
- Gunnison
- Lutheran
- Sterling
- Faith Christian
- Moffat County
- Bennett
- Basalt
Regional Bracket
I am going to give the regional bracket a shot. Remember the winner of each region advances to the double elimination Elite 8 bracket. First round of Elite 8 Bracket will be Region 1 vs Region 2, Region 3 vs Region 4, Region 5 vs Region 6, and Region 7 vs Region 8.
Quadrant A
Region 1 (University host)
#1 University vs (Winner of #4 vs #5)
#4 Fort Lupton vs #5 Colorado Academy
Region 2 (Basalt host)
#2 Basalt vs (Winner of #3 vs #6)
#3 The Academy vs #6 Prospect Ridge
Quadrant B
Region 3 (Sterling host)
#1 Sterling vs (Winner of #4 vs #5)
#4 Dolores Huerta vs #5 Valley
Region 4 (Faith Christian host)
#2 Faith Christian vs (Winner of #3 vs #6)
#3 Bayfield vs #6 Middle Park
Quadrant C
Region 5 (Gunnison host)
#1 Gunnison vs (Winner of #4 vs #5)
#4 Resurrection Christian vs #5 Salida
Region 6 (Bennett Host)
#2 Bennett vs (Winner of #3 vs #6)
#3 Lamar vs #6 Kent Denver
Quadrant D
Region 7 (Lutheran host)
#1 Lutheran vs (Winner of #4 vs #5)
#4 Eaton vs #5 Montezuma-Cortez
Region 8 (Moffat County host)
#2 Moffat County vs (Winner of #3 vs #6)
#3 Alamosa vs #6 Englewood
State Tournament Bracket
