Thursday, February 15, 2018

What might High School SJS basketball playoffs look like if it was ran NCAA-style?

That is the question I wondered for this year. There are six divisions in the Sac-Joaquin Section for basketball, and for the most part, enrollment determines which division a team would fall in. For this hypothetical experiment, there would be no enrollment-based divisions. It would be a 68-team tournament for the boys and a 64-team tournament for the girls (to match the NCAA tournaments). I will also add a mythical NIT-style tournament for the boys. Like the NCAA tournament, each league will have one automatic bid for this tournament. Since there are no league tournaments in the Sac-Joaquin Section, the first place team will have the bid. I will use maxpreps.com rankings to determine the at-large bids and for seeding. Since this is high school, I will not include sub-.500 teams, unless somehow they won their league. I would use the four-region format. Since, there are four area codes in the Sac-Joaquin Section, I would name the regions after the area codes. Boys bracket Number 1 seeds: Sheldon (Sacramento), Folsom, Modesto Christian, Jesuit (Carmichael) Automatic Bids in CAPS 916/279 Region (16) WESTERN SIERRA (Rocklin) (NPAC)/HUGHES ACADEMY (MVL) vs. (1) SHELDON (Sacramento) (DL) (9) Pitman (Turlock) (CCC) vs. (8) Beyer (Modesto) (MMC) (12) BRADSHAW CHRISTIAN (Sacramento) (SDL) vs. (5) Tracy (TCAL) (13) SACRAMENTO ADVENTIST (Carmichael) (SMAL) vs. (4) SONORA (MLL) (11) RIO AMERICANO (Sacramento) (CAL) vs. (6) Gregori (Modesto) (MMC) (14) Wood (Vacaville) (MEL) vs. (3) ANTELOPE (CVC) (10) Lincoln (PVL) vs. (7) RIVER VALLEY (Yuba City) (TCC) (15) Benicia (SCAC) vs. (2) SACRAMENTO (ML) 707 Region (16) BEAR CREEK (Stockton) (SJAA) vs. (1) Jesuit (Carmichael) (DL) (9) Argonaut (Jackson) (MLL) vs. (8) Placer (Auburn) (PVL) (12) Cosumnes Oaks (Elk Grove) (CVC) vs. (5) Del Oro (Loomis) (SFL) (13) VACAVILLE (MEL) vs. (4) EL CAPITAN (Merced) (CCC) (11) El Dorado (Placerville) (SVC) vs. (6) VANDEN (Fairfield) (SCAC) (14) Union Mine (El Dorado) (SVC) vs. (3) St. Mary's (Stockton) (TCAL) (10) RIPON (TVL) vs. (7) Roseville (CVC) (15) River City (West Sacramento) (TCC) vs. (2) CENTRAL CATHOLIC (Modesto) (VOL) 209 Region (16) SACRAMENTO WALDORF (CVCL)/MARIPOSA (SL)vs. (1) MODESTO CHRISTIAN (MMC) (9) Davis (DL) vs. (8) West Campus (Sacramento) (GEL) (12) Laguna Creek (Elk Grove) (ML) vs. (5) Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (SFL) (13) Christian Brothers (Sacramento) (CAL) vs. (4) Grant (Sacramento) (DL) (11) PATTERSON (WAC) vs. (6) Del Campo (Fair Oaks) (CVC) (14) Calaveras (San Andreas) (MLL) vs. (3) Woodcreek (Roseville) (SFL) (10) Golden Valley (Merced) (CCC) vs. (7) Dixon (GEL) (15) Cordova (Rancho Cordova)/Kennedy (Sacramento) (ML) vs. (2) LINCOLN (Stockton) (TCAL) 530 Region (16) BROOKSIDE CHRISTIAN (Stockton) (CCAA) vs. (1) FOLSOM (SFL) (9) Weston Ranch (Stockton) (VOL) vs. (8) Monterey Trail (Elk Grove) (DL) (12) COLFAX (PVL) vs. (5) LIBERTY RANCH (Galt) (SVC) (13) Turlock (CCC) vs. (4) Whitney (Rocklin) (CVC) (11) American Canyon (SCAC) vs. (6) Granite Bay (SFL) (14) Yuba City (TCC) vs. (3) Franklin (Elk Grove) (DL) (10) West (Tracy) (TCAL) vs. (7) Burbank (Sacramento) (ML) (15) Stagg (Stockton) (SJAA)/Enochs (Modesto) (MMC) vs. (2) CAPITAL CHRISTIAN (Sacramento) (GEL) Last 4 Byes: Union Mine, Wood, Benicia, River City Last 4 In: Enochs, Kennedy, Stagg, Cordova First 4 Out: Fairfield, Merced, Modesto, Vallejo Next 4 Out: Inderkum, El Camino, Ripon Christian, Jim Elliot Christian Girls bracket Number 1 seeds:St. Mary's (Stockton), Folsom, Cosumnes Oaks (Elk Grove), Bear Creek (Stockton) Automatic Bids in CAPS 209 Region Pod 1 (@ St. Mary's High School-Stockton) (16) BIG VALLEY (Modesto) (CCAA) vs. (1) St. Mary's (Stockton) (IND) (9) BRADSHAW CHRISTIAN (Sacramento) (SDL) vs. (8) Inderkum (Sacramento) (TCC) Pod 2 (@ Roseville High School) (12) VINTAGE (Napa) (MEL) vs. (5) Edison (Stockton) (SJAA) (13) FOREST LAKE CHRISTIAN (Auburn) (CVCL) vs. (4) Roseville (CVC) Pod 3 (@ Oak Ridge High School-El Dorado Hills) (11) Atwater (CCC) vs. (6) WEST CAMPUS (Sacramento) (GEL) (14) Los Banos (WAC) vs. (3) Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (SFL) Pod 4 (@ Foothill High School-Sacramento) (10) Modesto Christian (MMC) vs. (7) LATHROP (VOL) (15) Rio Americano (Sacramento) (CAL) vs. (2) FOOTHILL (Sacramento) (PVL) 707 Region Pod 1 (@ Bear Creek High School-Stockton) (16) MARIPOSA (SL) vs. (1) BEAR CREEK (Stockton) (SJAA) (9) Bear River (Grass Valley) (PVL) vs. (8) VANDEN (Fairfield) (SCAC) Pod 2 (@ Woodcreek High School-Roseville) (12) LODI (TCAL) vs. (5) Sacramento (ML) (13) Rio Linda (TCC) vs. (4) Woodcreek (Roseville) (SFL) Pod 3 (@ Granite Bay High School) (11) ARGONAUT (Jackson) (MLL) vs. (6) Davis (DL) (14) Liberty Ranch (Galt) (SVC) vs. (3) Granite Bay (SFL) Pod 4 (@ Antelope High School) (10) Rodriguez (Fairfield) (MEL) vs. (7) Merced (CCC) (15) VALLEY CHRISTIAN (Roseville) (SMAL) vs. (2) ANTELOPE (CVC) 916/279 Region Pod 1 (@ Folsom High School) (16) HUGHES ACADEMY (Stockton) (MVL) vs. (1) FOLSOM (SFL) (9) RIPON (TVL) vs. (8) Lincoln (Stockton) (TCAL) Pod 2 (@ Christian Brothers High School-Sacramento) (12) Valley (Sacramento) (ML) vs. (5) ST. FRANCIS (Sacramento) (DL) (13) Sonora (MLL) vs. (4) CHRISTIAN BROTHERS (Sacramento) (CAL) Pod 3 (@ Turlock High School) (11) BEYER (Modesto) (MMC) vs. (6) Kimball (Tracy) (VOL) (14) River City (West Sacramento) (TCC) vs. (3) TURLOCK (CCC) Pod 4 (@ Whitney High School-Rocklin) (10) PATTERSON (WAC) vs. (7) Placer (Auburn) (PVL) (15) Enochs (Modesto) (MMC) vs. (2) Whitney (Rocklin) (CVC) 530 Region Pod 1 (@ Cosumnes Oaks High School-Elk Grove) (16) WESTERN SIERRA (Rocklin) (NPAC) vs. (1) Cosumnes Oaks (Elk Grove) (CVC) (9) Manteca (VOL) vs. (8) Franklin (Elk Grove) (DL) Pod 2 (@ Colfax High School) (12) East Union (Manteca) (VOL) vs. (5) UNION MINE (El Dorado) (SVC) (13) Vista del Lago (Folsom) (CAL) vs. (4) Colfax (PVL) Pod 3 (@ Del Oro High School- Loomis) (11) Pitman (Turlock) (CCC) vs. (6) Elk Grove (DL) (14) Bethel (Vallejo) (SCAC) vs. (3) Del Oro (Loomis) (SFL) Pod 4 (@ McClatchy High School-Sacramento) (10) Wood (Vacaville) (MEL) vs. (7) RIVER VALLEY (Yuba City) (TCC) (15) Woodland Christian (CVCL) vs. (2) McCLATCHY (Sacramento) (ML) Last 4 At-large in (in alphabetical order): Enochs, Los Banos, Rio Americano, Woodland Christian First 4 out (in order): Hilmar, El Dorado (Placerville), Mountain House, Calaveras (San Andreas) Next 4 out: Dixon, Golden Sierra (Garden Valley), Livingston, Capital Christian (Sacramento) NIT Since there are no conference tournaments in high school, I would make the automatic bids the teams who finished 2nd in league who would not have been selected to the main tournament. Also, I would not have the .500 winning percentage minimum for this tournament. Automatic Bid in CAPS Rocklin Region (1 overall) (8) STOCKTON CHRISTIAN (MVL) @ (1) Rocklin (SFL) (5) Rosemont (Sacramento) (SVC) @ (4) Vista del Lago (Folsom) (CAL) (6) Summerville (Tuolumne City) (MLL) @ (3) Inderkum (Sacramento) (TCC) (7) Foothill (Sacramento) (PVL) @ (2) Fairfield (SCAC) Manteca Region (4 overall) (8) FORESTHILL (CVCL) @ (1) Manteca (VOL) (5) Rodriguez (Fairfield) (MEL) @ (4) RIPON CHRISTIAN (TVL) (6) Sacramento Country Day (SMAL) @ (3) JIM ELLIOT CHRISTIAN (Lodi) (CCAA) (7) GOLDEN VALLEY (Garden Valley) (SDL) @ (2) Merced (CCC) Ponderosa Region (3 overall) (8) DENAIR (SL) @ (1) Ponderosa (Shingle Springs) (CVC) (5) FAITH CHRISTIAN (Yuba City) (SMAL) @ (4) Elk Grove (DL) (6) Vintage (Napa) (MEL) @ (3) Sierra (Manteca) (VOL) (7) LIVINGSTON (WAC) @ (2) Modesto (MMC) Pleasant Grove Region (2 overall) (8) ALPHA CHARTER (Elverta) (NPAC) @ (1) Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) (DL) (5) Valley (Sacramento) (ML) @ (4) Kimball (Tracy) (VOL) (6) Nevada Union (Grass Valley) (SFL) @ (3) El Camino (Sacramento) (CAL) (7) Los Banos (WAC) @ (2) Vallejo (SCAC)