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Class 3A Baseball Regional Projections (4/18/2023)

Class 3A Baseball Regional Projections (4/18/2023)

We still have over a month left of regular season baseball in Class 3A but I wanted to get our first look towards regionals out.  Remember for Class 3A that to make the regional bracket you must be ranked in the top 32 of the CHSAA Seeding and Selection index.  Class 3A plays a single elimination bracket for regionals.  Class 3A will play a double elimination State Tournament.  I am using the latest CHSAA Seeding and Selection Index, I pulled it at 2:00pm on 4/18.

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Class 3A

  • Thirty-two (32) teams qualify for the regional/state tournament based on the CHSAA Seeding and Selection Index (RPI/MaxPreps).  League Champions not in the top 32 would receive an automatic qualify position (Minimum of 5 teams in a league for automatic berth).  The eight (8) teams with the highest CHSAA Seeding and Selection Index (RPI/MaxPreps) host regionals, the remaining twenty-four (24) teams will then be seeded by the CHSAA Seeding and Selection Index (RPI/Maxpreps) and then any first round league matchups will be adjusted.
  • The bottom 8 teams may be moved for geographical purposes.
  • State Tournament will be double elimination.  Site 1 winer will be team 1, site 2 winner will be team 2, ect…  Home team will be the higher seed throughout the tournament.  Games will be in order by game number.

First Four Out

Arvada (33), Bayfield (34), Roaring Fork (35), Strasburg (36)

Regional Bracket- League matchups will be avoided in the first round.  8 Regional winners qualifying for state.  State Tournament will be double elimination and won’t be reseeded. (4/18 @2:00pm)

Region 1 (Site 1)
*#1 Eaton vs #32 Bruce Randolph
#16 Lamar vs #17 Jefferson Academy
Region 2 (Site 8)
*#8 Manitou Springs vs #25 Wellington
#9 Sterling vs #24 Bennett
Region 3 (Site 5)
*#5 Resurrection Christian vs #28 Harrison
#12 Peak to Peak vs #21 Gunnison
Region 4 (Site 4)
*#4 Coal Ridge vs #29 Weld Central
#13 Prospect Ridge vs #20 Platte Valley
Region 5 (Site 6)
*#6 Delta vs #27 Liberty Common
#11 Colorado Academy vs #22 North Fork
Region 6 (Site 3)
*#3 University vs #30 The Academy
#14 Brush vs #19 La Junta
Region 7 (Site 2)
*#2 Berthoud vs #31 Kent Denver
#15 Colorado Academy vs #18 Montezuma-Cortez
Region 8 (Site 7)
*#7 Forge Christian vs #26 Timnath
#10 Classical Academy vs #23 Valley

*= Regional Host

State Tournament Bracket (Based off Regional Projections & Predictions)

These are very early Projections and for my predictions this week I am just picking the top 8 teams to show how the Elite 8 is seeded.  I will do true predictions next week.  After these predictions I have a screenshot of the entire double elimination tournament.

#1 Eaton vs #8 Manitou Springs

#4 Coal Ridge vs #5 Resurrection Christian

#3 University vs #6 Delta

#2 Berthoud vs #7 Forge Christian