Class 1A Boys Basketball Regional and State Tournament Predictions/Projections Week 11
We are down to the final week of the regular season. They have reverted Regionals back to the 2019 format and that is posted below. I am using my District Predictions article to come up with the teams and not the current standings. For Region 2 and 3 they will be seeded by RPI avoiding district matchups in the first round. Unless I hear different this is what the bulletin states. The RPI was pulled for these Predictions on 2/16. I may update again Friday and Saturday
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 Jewish Day
Caprock Academy vs Denver Jewish Day
Belleview Christian vs Dove Creek
State Qualifiers: Caprock Academy & Belleview Christian
Region 2 ()=RPI
District 4: Haxtun (9), Briggsdale (6), Merino (14)
District 5: Genoa-Hugo (18), Idalia (33), Stratton (34)
District 7: Evangelical Christian (1), Simla (13), Hanover (15)
Region 2 Bracket 1
| #1 Evangelical Christian vs Winner of #6 vs #7 |
| #6 Hanover vs #7 Genoa-Hugo |
Region 2 Bracket 2
| #2 Briggsdale vs Winner of #5 vs #8 |
| #5 Merino vs #8 Idalia |
Region 2 Bracket 3
| #3 Haxtun vs Winner of #4 vs #9 |
| #4 Simla vs #9 Stratton |
State Qualifiers Prediction: Evangelical Christian, Briggsdale, Haxtun
Note: I seeded this just straight RPI avoiding District Matchups in just the first round.
Region 3 ()=RPI
District 2: Granada (2), McClave (8), Wiley (10)
District 3: Springfield (21), Kim/Branson (22), Primero (27)
District 6: Sierra Grande (3), Cotopaxi (24), Creede (29)
Region 3 Bracket 1
| #1 Granada vs Winner of #6 vs #7 |
| #6 Kim/Branson vs #7 Cotopaxi |
Region 3 Bracket 2
| #2 Sierra Grande vs Winner of #5 vs #8 |
| #5 Springfield vs #8 Creede |
Region 3 Bracket 3
| #3 McClave vs Winner of #4 vs #9 |
| #4 Wiley vs #9 Primero |
State Qualifiers: Granada, Sierra Grande, McClave
Note: I seeded this just straight RPI avoiding District Matchups in just the first round.
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 Granada vs #8 Briggsdale
#4 Belleview Christian vs #5 Caprock Academy
#2 Sierra Grande vs #7 McClave
#3 Evangelical Christian vs #6 Haxtun
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