Class 3A Boys & Girls Basketball, How to Make the Playoffs & District Alignment
Districts/Regionals/State:
1. Districts determine own seeding criteria
2. Seven districts, each qualifying two teams to the state bracket, the remaining 18 teams determined by RPI. RPI will run through districts.
3. The qualifiers 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, stopping at regionals.
4. Seven district champions, if ranked in the top 16 of the RPI and 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. Committee may use the following criteria to seed the final pairings: final RPI ranking, previous district match-ups, head to head competition, and common opponents.
5. Seeds 25-32 may be moved to accommodate geographical considerations.
6. The Bracket Will Not be re-seeded going into the State Tournament (Final 8).
7. State Tournament shall feature a modified consolation bracket. Teams losing on Thursday will not advance to Friday.
Class 3A Districts/Leagues
Top 2 teams from the District/League Tournaments advance to the Regionals. Remaining 18 teams are selected by RPI. Regional/State Seeding Posted Below. (If there are any mistakes let me know this is from the CHSAA Bulletin)
| Confluence/Colorado | Frontier | Intermountain |
| Arvada | The Academy | Alamosa |
| Aurora West | Arrupe Jesuit | Bayfield |
| DSST-Byers | Bennett | Centauri |
| DSST-College View | Bruce Randolph | Montezuma-Cortez |
| DSST-Conservatory Green | Denver West | Pagosa Springs |
| DSST-Green Valley Ranch | DSST-Montview | |
| Englewood | Jefferson | |
| Fort Lupton | KIPP Collegiate | |
| Strive Prep-Smart | Middle Park | |
| William Smith | Pinnacle | |
| Sheridan |
| Metro | Patriot |
| Colorado Academy | Brush |
| Eagle Ridge | Eaton |
| Faith Christian | Estes Park |
| Jefferson Academy | Frontier Academy |
| Kent Denver | Highland |
| Lutheran | Liberty Common |
| Machebeuf | Platte Valley |
| Manual | Resurrection Christian |
| Peak to Peak | Sterling |
| Prospect Ridge | Strasburg |
| Skyview Academy | University |
| St. Mary’s Academy | Valley |
| Stargate School |
| Tri-Peaks | Western Slope |
| Banning Lewis | Aspen |
| Buena Vista | Basalt |
| C.S Christian | Coal Ridge |
| Ellicott | Delta |
| Florence | Grand Valley |
| James Irwin | Gunnison |
| La Junta | Moffat County |
| Lamar | North Fork |
| Manitou Springs | Roaring Fork |
| Salida | |
| St. Mary’s | |
| Vanguard | |
| Woodland Park |
Regional/State Tournament Seeding
| Region 1 |
| *#1 vs #32 |
| #16 vs #17 |
| Region 2 |
| *#8 vs #25 |
| #9 vs #24 |
| Region 3 |
| *#5 vs #28 |
| #12 vs #21 |
| Region 4 |
| *#4 vs #29 |
| #13 vs #20 |
| Region 5 |
| *#2 vs #31 |
| #15 vs #18 |
| Region 6 |
| *#7 vs #26 |
| #10 vs #23 |
| Region 7 |
| *#6 vs #27 |
| #11 vs #22 |
| Region 8 |
| *#3 vs #30 |
| #14 vs #19 |
*= Regional Host
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