Girls Basketball Class 3A Regional Projections

Girls Basketball Class 3A Regional Projections

For my projections I am using the CHSAA Seeding and Selection Index. I am going to be predicting the District Champions and may just give a quick reason as to why I picked each District Champion. If you are a District Champion ranked in the top 16 of the Seeding Index you will automatically host a regional. Remember to qualify for Regionals you must be ranked inside the top 32 or win your District. I won’t be picking the 8 teams I think make it to state until later in the season.

Updated 1/11 10am (When I pulled the Seeding Index)

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Class 3A

District must unanimously agree prior to the season on their own seeding criteria. If an agreement cannot be met, district Seeding will be done by the CHSAA Seeding & Selection Index (50% Maxpreps & 50% RPI). Maxpreps and RPI will run through Districts.
District Winners (8) advancing to the 32-team state bracket. District Champions are guaranteed a top 8 (host slot) as long as they are in the top 16 of the CHSAA Seeding & Selection Index after Districts.
Remaining 24 teams are filled in by the CHSAA Seeding & Selection Index published after Districts. Any team moved up to the 1-8 slots if a District winner is not in the top 16, will be true seeded 1-8.
Seeding criteria for the 32-team state bracket-CHSAA Seeding & Selection Index published after Districts. Seed 9-16 are true seeded except to try and avoid league matchups in the FIRST ROUND ONLY. Teams may be moved one spot up or down. Teams 17-32 may be moved two spots based upon geography and league/district matchups.
First two rounds of the state tournament (Regionals) will be hosted by the top seed in the quadrant of the bracket, over two days. (4-teams total)
Teams will not be reseeded prior to the final week-state championship (Final 8).
Top 8 teams will advance. Class 3A Great 8 will play a modified consolation bracket. Teams losing on Thursday will not advance to Friday.

District Tournament Winners

District Metro/Confluence/Lower Platte: Yuma

Yuma is currently the only team inside the top 16 of the seeding index. St. Mary’s and Forge Christian are both inside the top 32 and look to be the main contenders for the district crown.

District Frontier: Bennett

Bennett and Platte Canyon are both inside the top 16 of the seeding index and are the main challengers for the district crown.

District IML/SPL: Centauri

Centauri is the current favorite to win the district. Ignacio and Montezuma-Cortez are the main contender for the district crown and should make for a solid race.

District Black Forest/Santa Fe: Peyton

Peyton is the lone team inside the top 24 of the seeding index and the heavy favorite to win the district crown. Rocky Ford and Thomas MacLaren appear to be the main challengers.

District Patriot: Timnath

3 teams sit inside the top 16 of the seeding index. Timnath is my current pick to win the district, but Strasburg and Highland will challenge for the district crown.

District Tri-Peaks: C.S Christian

C.S Christian is the favorite to win the tri-peaks and are the defending state champions. St. Mary’s, Banning Lewis, Vanguard, Salida, and Buena Vista re the main challengers.

District Western Slope: Grand Valley

Grand Valley is the favorite to win the district. Cedaredge, Olathe, and Meeker appear to be the main challengers for the district crown.

District Mile High/Foothills: SkyView Academy

Currently no teams for this district are inside the top 16 of the seeding index. This district is still very much up for grabs.

District Champions and Regional Hosts: ()=Seeding Index

District Metro/Confluence/Lower Platte: Yuma (3)

District Frontier: Bennett (8)

District IML/SPL: Centauri (6)

District Black Forest/Santa Fe: Peyton (1)

District Patriot: Timnath (10)

District Tri-Peaks: C.S Christian (2)

District Western Slope: Grand Valley (4)

District Mile High/Foothills: SkyView Academy (27)

At-Large Host: St. Mary’s (5)

First Four Out

Platte Valley (33), North Fork (34), Windsor Charter (35), Ellicott (36)

Bracket- District matchups will be avoided in the first round. 8 Regional winners qualifying for state. State will not be re-seeded! And play a Modified consolation bracket!

Region 1

*#1 Peyton vs #32 Frontier Academy

#16 Vanguard vs #17 Meeker

Region 2

*#8 Timnath vs #25 Rocky Ford

#9 Strasburg vs #24 Forge Christian

Region 3

*#5 St. Mary’s vs #28 Gunnison

#12 Banning Lewis vs #21 Jefferson

Region 4

*#4 Grand Valley vs #29 Machebeuf

#13 Platte Canyon vs #20 Buena Vista