Boys Basketball Class 1A Regional Projections Week 11 (Friday Morning Update)
Remember to qualify for Regionals you must be ranked inside the top 32 or win your League (If you have 5 or more teams). This week we breakdown the race to host plus the teams sitting on the bubble. We will do this for every class. At the end I pick the 8 teams I think make it to state based on my projections At the end I pick the 8 teams I think make it to state based on my projections.
Updated 2/27 10am (When I pulled the Seeding Index)
Class 1A
- League Champions earn an automatic berth in the playoffs as long as they win their league outright. Each league must have a minimum of 5 teams in it for an automatic berth.
- Seeding Criteria for the 32-team state bracket-CHSAA Seeding & Selection Index published after the regular season. Seeds 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. Seeds 17-32 may be moved up to two spots based upon geography & League matchups.
- First Two Rounds of the state tournament (Regionals) will be hosted by the top seed in that quadrant of the bracket, over two days. (4-teams total).
- Top 8 teams will advance through the bracket. The bracket Will Not be reseeded before State. Class 1A Great 8 will play a full consolation bracket.
First Four Out
Flagler (33), Cotopaxi (34), Hanover (35), Primero (36)
Things have tightened up on the bubble. #32 Centennial sits at .4482 and #33 Flagler sits at .4445. #33 Flagler picked up a huge win over Loveland Classical and closed the gap to just .0037. Centennial has just one game remaining against Trinidad on Saturday while Flagler has a big game against ECA tonight and one more tournament game on Saturday. Cotopaxi is also still in the mix at .427 and they have a must win game against Rangely tonight plus one more game on Saturday. Class 1A boys has really heated up on the bubble.
Bracket- League matchups will be avoided in the first round only. 8 Regional winners qualifying for state. State will not be re-seeded! And play a consolation bracket!
| Region 1 |
| *#1 McClave vs #32 Arickaree |
| #16 Granada vs #17 Evangel Christian |
| Region 2 |
| *#8 Elbert vs #25 Caliche |
| #9 Sierra Grande vs #24 Idalia |
| Region 3 |
| *#5 Stratton vs #28 Front Range Baptist |
| #12 Denver Jewish Day vs #21 Kim/Branson |
| Region 4 |
| *#4 Cheyenne Wells vs #29 Mile High Academy |
| #13 Sangre De Cristo vs #20 Holly |
| Region 5 |
| *#2 Nucla vs #31 Centennial |
| #15 De Beque vs #18 Ouray |
| Region 6 |
| *#7 Prairie vs #26 Rocky Mountain Lutheran |
| #10 Otis vs #23 Denver Academy of Torah |
| Region 7 |
| *#6 Denver Waldorf vs #27 Kit Carson |
| #11 Peetz vs #22 Cheraw |
| Region 8 |
| *#3 Flatirons Academy vs #30 Springfield |
| #14 Wiley vs #19 Pikes Peak Christian |
*= Regional Host
Note: You can move teams for geography considerations & to avoid league/district matchups in the first round! Remember 17-32 can be moved 2 spots at max.
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