If I Was King of Sports/Random Thought: 8-Man state tournament

There are those who make a living reporting high school football that want the section playoffs to be eliminated, and California to go to a state tournament.  While I don't agree with their viewpoint, there is a way we can test the theory. We can have a 32-team, 8-man state playoff (16 for the north, 16 for the south). There is currently no California state championship for 8-man football.  I had several ideas for proposals, and I learned there is no true fair way to do it, unless the powers that be want to make high school athletes travel great distances week after week. Having 16 teams for each region created the least incovience.

In my model, each league champion has an automatic berth, and I used the top rated teams by calpreps.com as the at-large teams. Plus, I used the calpreps.com rankings to seed the teams, unless teams from the same league would play each other. (Note: In this bracket, I did have to put two teams in the same league against each other in the 1st round, because I otherwise would have to move some teams down unjustifiably.) Since the southern part of the state is so much stronger, I considered having one team from the south cross over to the north, but if I had my way, the south would either have to agree to play all the games on the road, or compromise to playing in the Bakersfield-area for its "home games". The championship game would be at a neutral pre-determined site.

South (Los Angeles, San Diego, and Southern Sections) (12 Automatic berths, 4 at-large) ^=at large

Team, Section, League (Higher seeds would host)
(1) Cate (Carpenteria) Southern, Condor
(16) Hillcrest Chr. (Thousand Oaks), Southern, Omega

(8) Fulton Valley (LA-Van Nuys), Los Angeles, Valley
(9) San Jacinto Valley Academy, Southern, Warrior

(5) Faith Baptist^ (LA-Canoga Park), Southern, IND
(12) Amino Robinson (Los Angeles), Los Angeles, City

(4) Avalon, Southern, Express
(13) Trona, Southern, Hi-Lo

(6) Desert Chapel^ (Palm Springs), Southern, Victory
(11) Lucerne Valley, Southern, Agape

(3) Mojave^, Southern, IND
(14) Calvin Chr. (Escondido), San Diego, Ocean

(7) Thatcher^ (Ojai), Southern, Condor
(10) Cuyama Valley (New Cuyama), Southern, CVC

(2) Joshua Springs (Yucca Valley), Southern, Victory
(15) Ocean View Chr. (San Diego), San Diego, Citrus

First 4 out: Laguna Blanca (Santa Barbara)
                    Desert Christian (Bermuda Dunes)
                    Orcutt Academy
                    Upland Christian (Rancho Cucamonga)
(All are in Southern Section)

North (All other sections that have 8-man football) (5 automatic, 11 at-large)
Team, Section, League
(1) Redding Chr. (Palo Cedro), Northern, 8-man North
(16) Butte Valley^ (Dorris), Northern, 8-man North

(8) Trinity Chr.^ (Monterey), Central Coast, MTL
(9) Crystal Springs Uplands^ (Hillsboro), Central Coast, IND

(5) Stuart Hall (San Francisco), Central Coast, MTL
(12) Loyalton^, Northern, 8-man South

(4) Fresno Chr., Central, CSL
(13) Upper Lake, North Coast, NCL III

(6) Mercy (Red Bluff), Northern, 8-man South
(11) Calistoga^, North Coast, NCL III

(3) Hayfork^, Northern, 8-man North
(14) Point Arena^, North Coast, NCL III

(7) Anderson Valley^ (Booneville), North Coast, NCL III
(10) Pinewood^ (Los Altos Hills), Central Coast, MTL

(2) Big Valley^ (Bieber), Northern, 8-man North
(15) Riverdale Chr.^, Central Coast, MTL

Last 4 out: Greenville, Princeton, Tulelake, Tomales

If I did the crossover rule, Laguna Blanca would be in and Butte Valley would be out.
                 

Sac-Joaquin Section football playoff 2015

DIVISION III

(16) El Camino (Sacramento) @ (1) CENTRAL CATHOLIC (MODESTO)

(9) Christian Brothers (Sacramento) @ (8) Vanden (Fairfield)

(12) River Valley (Yuba City) @ (5) Placer (Auburn)

(13) Yuba City @ (4) PATTERSON

(11) CENTRAL VALLEY (CERES) @ (6) MANTECA

(14) Lincoln @ (3) Inderkum (Sacramento)

(10) Benicia @  (7) Vista del Lago (Folsom)

(15) El Dorado (Placerville) @ (2) OAKDALE

DIVISION I

(16) Kennedy (Sacramento) @ (1) Folsom

(9) Franklin (Elk Grove) @ (8) TURLOCK

(12) STAGG (STOCKTON) @ (5) ST. MARY'S (STOCKTON)

(13) Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) @  (4) Napa

(11) LINCOLN (STOCKTON) @ (6) Cosumnes Oaks  (Elk Grove)

(14) Monterey Trail (Elk Grove) @ (3) Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills)

(10) MODESTO @ (7) MERCED

(15) GREGORI (MODESTO) @ (2) Elk Grove

DIVISION II
(16) BEYER (MODESTO) @ (1) Grant (Sacramento)
(9) Granite Bay @ (8) DOWNEY (MODESTO)
(12) Whitney (Rocklin) @ (5) Del Oro (Loomis)
(13) American Canyon @ (4) Wood (Vacaville)
(11) PITMAN (TURLOCK) @ (6) Del Campo (Fair Oaks)
(14) Burbank (Sacramento) @ (3) Rocklin
(10) MCNAIR (STOCKTON) @ (7) Sacramento
(15) WEST (TRACY) @ (2) Antelope

DIVISION IV
(8) LOS BANOS @ (1) LATHROP
(5) Dixon @  (4) LIBERTY RANCH (GALT)
(6) Union Mine (El Dorado) @ (3) SIERRA (MANTECA)
(7) Center (Antelope) @ (2) CALAVERAS (SAN ANDREAS)

DIVISION V
(8) Marysville @ (1) SONORA
(5) HUGHSON @ (4) ORESTIMBA (NEWMAN)
(6) Bear River (Grass Valley) @ (3) RIPON
(7) Highlands (North Highlands) @ (2) Capital Christian (Sacramento)

DIVISION VI
(8) MARIPOSA @  (1) HILMAR
(5) Golden Sierra (Garden Valley) @ (4) RIPON CHRISTIAN
(6) Rio Vista @  (3) GUSTINE
(7) AMADOR (SUTTER CREEK @ (2) Bradshaw Christian (Sacramento)

DIVISION VII
CCAA 3 MILLENNIUM @ SMAL 2 Woodland Christian
winner plays CCAA 1 STONE RIDGE CHRISTIAN  (MERCED)
SMAL 3 Foresthill @ CCAA 2 BIG VALLEY (MODESTO)
winner plays SMAL 1 Delta (Clarksburg)

CENTRAL SECTION DIVISION V
1st round
(9) Lindsay @ (8) Caruthers
(10) Bishop @ (7) Mendota
2nd round
LIN/CAR @ (1) Immanuel (Reedley)
(5) Kern Valley (Lake Isabella) @ (4) Woodlake
(6) Firebaugh @ (3) DOS PALOS
BIS/MEN @ (2) Fowler