Class 1A Girls 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. I will not seed it this week but may next week.
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: Dove Creek & North Park
District 8: Flatirons Academy & Front Range Baptist
Dove Creek vs Belleview Christian
Flatirons Academy vs North Park
State Qualifiers: Dove Creek & Flatirons Academy
Region 2 ()=RPI
District 4: Briggsdale (1), Fleming (2), Merino (4)
District 5: Lone Star (7), Stratton (11), Idalia (14)
District 7: Kiowa (8), Simla (24), Elbert (27)
Region 2 Bracket 1
| #1 Briggsdale vs Winner of #6 vs #7 |
| #6 Stratton vs #7 Simla |
Region 2 Bracket 2
| #2 Fleming vs Winner of #5 vs #8 |
| #5 Kiowa vs #8 Idalia |
Region 2 Bracket 3
| #3 Merino vs Winner of #4 vs #9 |
| #4 Lone Star vs #9 Elbert |
State Qualifiers: Fleming, Briggsdale, Merino
Region 3
District 2: McClave (3), Cheyenne Wells (6), Kit Carson (12)
District 3: South Baca (15), Springfield (20), Kim/Branson (13)
District 6: Sangre De Cristo (9), Cotopaxi (35), Sierra Grande (33)
| #1 McClave vs Winner of #6 vs #7 |
| #6 Cotopaxi vs #7 Kim/Branson |
Region 3 Bracket 2
| #2 Sangre De Cristo vs Winner of #5 vs #8 |
| #5 Springfield vs #8 Kit Carson |
Region 3 Bracket 3
| #3 South Baca vs Winner of #4 vs #9 |
| #4 Cheyenne Wells vs #9 Sierra Grande |
State Qualifiers: McClave, Sangre De Cristo, Cheyenne Wells
State Tournament
The 8 teams I have selected to reach the State Tournament are:
Dove Creek, Flatirons Academy, Fleming, Briggsdale, Merino, McClave, Sangre De Cristo, Cheyenne Wells
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 Briggsdale vs #8 Dove Creek
#4 Merino vs #5 Flatirons Academy
#2 Fleming vs #7 Cheyenne Wells
#3 McClave vs #6 Sangre De Cristo
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