Class 1A Boys Basketball Regional and State Tournament Predictions/Projections Week 9
We have about a month left of the season and I want to give a look towards regionals and State. They have reverted Regional back to the 2019 format and that is posted below. I am using my District Predictions article to come up with the teams. For Region 2 and 3 they seeded different in 2019. For Region 3 each District winner got a Bye and for Region 2 they seeded by RPI (I believe, If I am wrong please message me). I will seed them the same and then select the 8 teams I think will make it to State.
How to Qualify for Regionals and State
8 District each qualify 2 or 3 teams to three regionals. The three regionals are posted below
| Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 3 |
| District 1 & 8 | District 4, 5, 7 | District 2, 3, 6 |
The #1 and #2 seeds from Districts 1 and 8 will be paired, while the #1, #2, and #3 seeds from Districts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 will advance to a regional site. In Region 2 (4,5,7) and Region 3 (2, 3, 6), the nine qualify teams will be seeded by RPI avoiding any previous district matchups. In Region 1, District 1 and 8 #1s will play each other districts #2. Region 1 receives 2 state qualifiers, Region 2 & 3 receive three state qualifiers each.
After the Final 8 teams have been determined the teams will be re-seeded base on the following: The eight regional winners advance to the state tournament where they will be seeded by seeding criteria approved in a committee, made up of administrative representatives. The committee may use the following criteria to seed the final pairings: final RPI, previous district matchup’s, head-to-head competition, and common opponents.
A consolation bracket will be played in the Great 8.
Region 1
District 1: Caprock Academy, Dove Creek
District 8: Belleview Christian, Denver Waldorf
Caprock Academy vs Denver Waldorf
Belleview Christian vs Dove Creek
State Qualifiers: Caprock Academy & Belleview Christian
Region 2 ()=RPI
District 4: Haxtun (8), Briggsdale (4), Merino (15)
District 5: Genoa-Hugo (12), Idalia (26), Stratton (25)
District 7: Evangelical Christian (1), Simla (11), Hanover (13)
Region 2 Bracket 1
| #1 Evangelical Christian vs Winner of #6 vs #7 |
| #6 Hanover vs #7 Merino |
Region 2 Bracket 2
| #2 Briggsdale vs Winner of #5 vs #8 |
| #5 Genoa-Hugo vs #8 Stratton |
Region 2 Bracket 3
| #3 Haxtun vs Winner of #4 vs #9 |
| #4 Simla vs #9 Idalia |
State Qualifiers: Evangelical Christian, Briggsdale, Haxtun
Region 3 ()=RPI
District 2: Granada (3), McClave (9), Wiley (10)
District 3: Springfield (20), Kim/Branson (24), Primero (36)
District 6: Sierra Grande (2), Cotopaxi (30), Creede (32)
Region 3 Bracket 1
| #1 Sierra Grande vs Winner of #6 vs #7 |
| #6 Kim/Branson vs #7 Wiley |
Region 3 Bracket 2
| #2 Granada vs Winner of #5 vs #8 |
| #5 Cotopaxi vs #8 Primero |
Region 3 Bracket 3
| #3 Springfield vs Winner of #4 vs #9 |
| #4 McClave vs #9 Creede |
State Qualifiers: Sierra Grande, Granada, McClave
State Tournament
The 8 teams I have selected to reach the State Tournament are:
Caprock Academy, Belleview Christian, Briggsdale, Evangelical Christian, Haxtun, Granada, Sierra Grande, McClave
I am seeding these 8 teams using RPI, Common Opponents and Head-to-head matchups so far. This will change as we move deeper into the regular season.
#1 Sierra Grande vs #8 Belleview Christian
#4 Briggsdale vs #5 Caprock Academy
#2 Granada vs #7 McClave
#3 Evangelical Christian vs #6 Haxtun
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