If I Was King of Sports Former VOL vs. Current VOL basketball challenge

I would like to see a high school basketball challenge between the former members of the Valley Oak League vs. the current members of the Valley Oak League. The teams wouldn't have had to be in the VOL at the same time, but I still want to see it. If I was in charge, here is what the challenge might look like... (In reverse order of last year's VOL finish. Last place would play first, champion would play last. Current members are in CAPS.) 1) Riverbank vs. OAKDALE (predicted winner: Oakdale) (by the way, this matchup is actually happening). 2) Bear Creek-Stockton vs. EAST UNION-MANTECA (predicted winner: Bear Creek) 3) West-Tracy vs. KIMBALL-TRACY (predicted winner: Kimball) 4) Ceres vs. CENTRAL CATHOLIC-MODESTO (predicted winner: Central Catholic) 5) Lathrop vs. SIERRA-MANTECA (predicted winner: Lathrop) 6) Tracy vs. MANTECA (predicted winner: Manteca) 7) St. Mary's-Stockton vs. WESTON RANCH-STOCKTON (predicted winner: Weston Ranch) The current VOL would win 5-2 under my predictions.

If I Was King of Sports: CA State 8-man football playoff (2019)

In California, there are 15 divisions for high school football state championships, but there is nothing for 8-man football. I believe there needs to be a state 8-man championship. But how can that be done? I do realize that there are so few teams and it can be a logistical nightmare. Also, looking at calpreps.com over the past few years, it seems that the southern part of the state is more dominate than the northern part. The south also has far more schools playing 8-man football. I have proposed something for many years, and I usually propose a different format, and this year is no exception. Unless a BCS-style is done for 8-man, I now think that we must start with separate Northern California and Southern California playoffs. Because, as stated before, there are far more teams in the South than in the North, I propose a 12-team tournament for the North and a 24-team tournament for the South. Each league winner would get an automatic bid. Also, teams in the same league would not be able to play each other in the first round, but teams in the same section could. Here is my bracket. Since I am from the North, I will start there. North (Central, Central Coast,North Coast, and Northern Sections) Highest seeds would host each round (1) Mojave (CS) (6-0) Bye (8) South Fork-Miranda (NCS) (6-2) (9) Burney (NS) (7-3) (5) Branson-Ross (NCS) (6-1) (12) Woodside Priory-Portola Valley (CCS) (6-2) (4) Lone Pine (CCS) (7-2) Bye (6) Riverdale Christian (CS) (8-1) (11) Tomales (NCS) (6-2) (3) Chester (NS) (10-0) Bye (7) Redding Christian-Palo Cedro (NS) (9-1) (10) Trona (CCS) (6-4) Bye (2) Cornerstone Christian-Antioch (CCS) (10-0) South (Los Angeles, San Diego, and Southern Sections) Bracket 1 (1) Windward-Los Angeles (SS) (8-0) Bye (8) Calvary Chapel-Downey (SS) (6-4) (9) Sage Oak-Hesperia (SS) (5-3) (5) Lancaster Baptist (SS) (6-2) (12) San Diego Jewish Academy (SD) (8-1) (4) Sage Hill-Newport Beach (SS) (9-1) Bye (6) Bloomington Christian (SS) (7-1) (11) Noli Indian-San Jacinto (SS) (6-3) (3) Thatcher-Ojai (SS) (4-3) Bye (7) Avalon (SS) (7-1) (10) Hillcrest Christian-Thousand Oaks (SS) (7-1) Bye (2) Amino Robinson-Los Angeles (LA) (8-1) Bracket 2 (1) Chadwick-Palos Verdes Estates (SS) (9-1) Bye (8) Santa Clara-Oxnard (SS) (5-2) (9) Fulton-Los Angeles (Van Nuys) (LA) (7-1) (5) Foothills Christian-El Cajon (SD) (10-0) (12) Desert Christian-Lancaster (SS) (5-4) (4) Cate-Carpinteria (SS) (6-3) Bye (6) Riverside County Education Academy-Moreno Valley (SS) (6-4) (11) Milken-Los Angeles (SS) (5-5) (3) Faith Baptist-Los Angeles (Canoga Park) (SS) (7-2) Bye (7) Coast Union-Cambria (SS) (9-1) (10) TEACH Tech- Los Angeles (LA) (7-1) Bye (2) Flintridge Prep-La Canada (SS) (8-2)

2019- What might the playoffs look like if the old system was still used?

This is obviously a guess, because for those divisions with three leagues, we wouldn't be able to determine which league would get two teams. For this model, I gave the lowest rated league two teams. The others would get three each. *= Did not make playoffs under format actually used. DIVISION I (8 teams) (DL and SFL, 3 teams each) (TCAL: 2 teams) DL 3: Jesuit-Carmichael (4-2, 5-5) @ SFL 1: Folsom (6-0, 9-1) SFL 3: Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills (4-2, 7-2) @ TCAL 1: St. Mary's-Stockton (5-0, 5-5) DL 2: Cosumnes Oaks-Elk Grove (4-2, 7-3) @ TCAL 2: Lincoln-Stockton (4-1, 9-1) SFL 2: Rocklin (4-2, 7-3) @ DL 1: Davis (5-1, 9-1) DIVISION II (8 teams) (Each league gets 2 teams) SJAA 2: Bear Creek-Stockton* (4-1, 4-6) @ CVC 1: Inderkum-Sacramento (6-0, 10-0) ML 2: Laguna Creek-Elk Grove* (4-1, 7-3) @ CCAL 1: Turlock (5-0, 8-2) CCAL 2: Downey-Modesto (4-1, 7-3) @ SJAA 1: Edison-Stockton (5-0, 9-1) CVC 2 Yuba City (4-2, 6-4) @ ML 1: Monterey Trail-Elk Grove (5-0, 9-1) DIVISION III (16 teams) Note: In the old system, division I had 16 teams. However, it also had the most leagues. Currently, division III has the most leagues. That is why I gave this division 16 teams in my model. Like the old system, though, there would be a north and a south and those winners would meet in the championship. North (CAL and FVL 3 teams each) (MEL 2 teams) CAL 3:Christian Brothers-Sacramento (4-2, 7-3) @ FVL 1:Placer-Auburn (5-0, 8-2) FVL 3: Ponderosa-Shingle Springs (2-3, 5-5) @ MEL 1: Vacaville (5-0, 8-2) CAL 2:Vista del Lago-Folsom (5-1,8-2) @ MEL 2: Vanden-Fairfield (4-1, 5-5) FVL 2:Rio Linda (4-1, 8-2) @ CAL 1:Capital Christian-Sacramento (6-0, 8-2) South (Each league gets 4 teams) VOL 4: Sierra-Manteca (3-3, 7-3) @ CCC 1: Buhach Colony-Atwater (6-0, 10-0) CCC 3: Merced (4-2, 5-5) @ VOL 2: Oakdale (5-1, 7-3) VOL 3: Central Catholic-Modesto (5-1, 5-5) @ CCC 2: Atwater (4-2, 7-3) CCC 4: Patterson (3-3, 6-4) @ VOL 1: Manteca (5-1, 8-2) DIVISION IV (8 teams) (GEL and WAC get 3 teams each) (GSL gets 2) WAC 3: Johansen-Modesto* (5-2, 7-3) @ GEL 1: Casa Roble-Orangevale (5-0, 7-3) GEL 3: Dixon* (3-2, 6-4) @ GSL 1: Johnson-Sacramento (4-0, 8-2) WAC 2: Los Banos (5-2, 5-5) @ GSL 2: Valley-Sacramento* (3-1, 4-6) GEL 2: Woodland (4-1, 7-3) @ WAC 1: Beyer-Modesto (6-1, 6-4) DIVISION V (2 teams each) (Note: There might be a possibility of north vs. south here, too. If so, it would be SVC vs. PVL and MLL vs. TVL) SVC 2: Rosemont-Sacramento (3-2, 7-2) @ TVL 1: Ripon (5-1, 9-1) MLL 2: Sonora (4-1, 5-5) @ PVL 1: Center-Antelope (5-0, 9-0) TVL 2: Escalon (5-1, 9-1) @ MLL 1: Amador-Sutter Creek (4-1, 9-1) PVL 2: Colfax (4-1, 7-3) @ SVC 1: Bradshaw Christian-Sacramento (5-0, 8-2) DIVISION VI (3 teams each) SDL 3: Highlands-North Highlands (3-2, 8-2) @ SL 2: Denair (6-1, 8-2) winner @ SDL 1: Golden Sierra-Garden Valley (5-0, 8-2) SL 3: Mariposa (5-2, 6-4) @ SDL 2: Linden (4-1, 7-3) winner @ SL 1: Ripon Christian (7-0, 9-1) DIVISION VII (2 teams each) CCAA 2: Stone Ridge Christian-Merced* (3-1, 6-4) @ SMAL 1: Woodland Christian (5-0, 8-2) SMAL 2: Encina-Sacramento* (3-2, 3-6) @ CCAA 1: Big Valley-Modesto (4-0, 6-4) Teams that actually made playoffs that would have missed in the old format Antelope Bear River-Grass Valley Calaveras-San Andreas Del Campo-Fair Oaks Del Oro-Loomis Elk Grove Golden Valley-Merced Granite Bay Gregori-Modesto Hilmar Hughson Kimball-Tracy LeGrand Liberty Ranch-Galt Lincoln Livingston Nevada Union-Grass Valley Oakmont-Roseville Pleasant Grove-Elk Grove River Valley-Yuba City Tracy Union Mine-El Dorado Vacaville Christian Western Sierra-Rocklin Whitney-Rocklin

My NCAA lacrosse bracketology

I wanted to see what a bracketology would look like from week to week. For those who don't know, a bracketology is a week-to-week prediction of what the tournament would look like based on the games played thus far. There are 17 teams in the NCAA lacrosse tournament. There is a play-in game and then the tournament of 16 teams. There are nine automatic bids (the ACC does not have enough teams to have an automatic bid, but they usually get at least three teams in, and sometimes all of them make it). Only the top-8 teams are seeded. I believe the 8th seed and what would be the 9th play each other, and the two lowest-rated teams play in the play-in game, with the winner playing the top-seed. The rest of the first-round matches are based on geography. The first round games are at the seeded-team's campus site. The rest of the tournament games are at neutral sites. Teams from the same conference are not allowed to play each other in the first round. For this year, I will use the rankings do determine seeding and at-large bids. The first few weeks will look weird, but it will play itself out at the end. Monday April 29th (automatic bids in CAPS) Play-In Game MARIST @ MOUNT ST. MARY'S First Round MAR/MSM @ (1) PENN ST. Cornell @ (8) Notre Dame Towson @ (5) Maryland DENVER @ (4) Virginia Syracuse @ (6) LOYOLA (MD) STONY BROOK @ (3) PENN HIGH POINT @ (7) Duke MASSACHUSETTS @ (2) Yale Bids by Conference ACC- 4, Ivy- 3, Big 10-2, CAA-2 First 4 Teams Out Ohio State, Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, North Carolina Wednesday April 24th (automatic bids in CAPS) Play-In Game MARIST @ STONY BROOK First Round MAR/SB @ (1) PENN ST. Cornell @ (8) LOYOLA (MD) Notre Dame @ (5) Yale VILLANOVA @ (4) PENN Ohio St. @ (6) Virginia HIGH POINT @ (3) Duke HOBART @ (7) Syracuse TOWSON @ (2) Maryland Bids by conference ACC-4; Big 10- 3; Ivy- 3 First 4 Teams Out Denver, Massachusetts, Boston, Georgetown Wednesday April 17th (automatic bids in CAPS) Play-In Game VERMONT @ CANISIUS First Round VER/CAN @ (1) PENN ST. Ohio St. @ (8) LOYOLA (MD) Notre Dame @ (5) PENN DENVER @ (4) Yale DELAWARE @ (6) Virginia HIGH POINT @ (3) Duke Cornell @ (7) Syracuse MOUNT ST. MARY'S @ (2) Maryland Bids By Conference ACC- 4, Big 10- 3, Ivy- 3 First 4 Out Towson, Massachusetts, Boston, Army Monday April 8th update (automatic bids in CAPS) Play-In Game VERMONT @ DETROIT First Round VER/DET @ (1) PENN ST. Syracuse @ (8) Cornell Ohio St. @ (5) Yale RICHMOND @ (4) Virginia Notre Dame @ (6) PENN TOWSON @ (6) Maryland VILLANOVA @ (7) Duke MOUNT ST. MARY'S @ (2) LOYOLA (MD) Teams by Conference ACC-4, Big 10- 3, Ivy- 3 First 4 Teams Out High Point, Denver, Johns Hopkins, Lehigh Monday April 1st update (automatic bids in CAPS) Note: Conference play began for the remaining conferences that did not begin last week. That made an impact in the bracket. Play-In Game ALBANY @ MOUNT ST. MARY'S First Round ALB/MSM @ (1) Penn St. Ohio St. (8) Duke QUINNIPIAC @ (5) Yale RICHMOND @ (4) Virginia LEHIGH @ (6) PENN Cornell @ (3) MARYLAND DENVER @ (7) Notre Dame TOWSON @ (2) Loyola (MD) Teams by conference ACC-3, Big 10- 3, Ivy-3, Patriot-2, First 4 Teams Out: Syracuse, High Point, Army, Massachusetts Tuesday March 26th update. The bracket (automatic bids in CAPS) Play-in game VERMONT @ SIENA First Round VER/SIE @ (1) PENN STATE Denver @ (8) Syracuse Cornell @ (5) Duke MARQUETTE @ (4) Ohio St. TOWSON @ (6) Loyola (MD) LEHIGH @ (3) Maryland RICHMOND @ (7) Virginia HOBART @ (2) YALE Teams by conference ACC-3, Big 10- 3, Big East-2, Ivy-2, Patriot-2 First 4 teams out Notre Dame (4-3), Penn (4-3), High Point (7-2), Army (7-2)

If I Was King of Sports- 2019 Reno 16

I believe that NCAA Division II basketball should have a second postseason basketball tournament just like Division I does. My proposal would be the Reno 16. There are 8 regions in division II. My proposal would take the top 2 teams in each region that were not selected for the NCAA Division II basketball tournament and send them to Reno. This idea is based off the Vegas 16 tournament that happened in 2017. It was a good idea in my opinion, but division I was just too saturated with postseason tournaments. Many division II teams have excellent seasons, but do not continue; because only 64 teams qualify for the NCAA division II basketball tournament. If I had things my way, I would hold the tournament at the Reno Events Center, but the University of Nevada would be a possibility, too. Having two venues might be a good idea, because one day if by some miracle this tournament actually happened, I would want to have a tournament for the division III teams, as well. In my proposal, I would rank the top 4 teams and then the rest of the games would be chosen at random. I think random choosing would make things more entertaining, but I would want to separate the top-4 teams, that way we don't risk the top-2 teams playing each other in the first round. The teams Atlantic Region 1. Mercyhurst (19-6)-2 2. Slippery Rock (17-9) Central Region 1. Wayne St. (NE) (18-9)-1 2. Sioux Falls (18-11) East Region 1. Bentley (19-10)-3 2. Bloomfield (19-9) Midwest Region 1. Indianapolis (16-8) 2. Ferris St. (16-11) South Central Region 1. Newman (16-8) 2. Dixie St. (16-8) South Region 1. Eckerd (17-9) 2. Barry (14-10) Southeast Region 1. Lincoln Memorial (19-8) 2. Belmont Abbey (19-7) West Region 1. Northwest Nazarene (16-7)-4 2. Azusa Pacific (19-10) The Bracket Newman vs. (1) Wayne St. (NE) Bloomfield vs. Barry Indianapolis vs. Dixie St. Eckerd vs. (4) Northwest Nazarene Slippery Rock vs. Lincoln Memorial Sioux Falls vs. (3) Bentley Ferris St. vs. Belmont Abbey Azusa Pacific vs. (2) Mercyhurst

If I Was King of Sports-2019 209 basketball tournament

The rules to this tournament are mentioned in my previous blogs, but I do have a couple of changes. I decided to make a bracket for the girls tournament. One change is if one school qualifies as hosts for both the boys and girls tournaments, then there will have to be a different location for the girls (if this tournament actually happened, the burden for the new location will be on the boys next year). I would want to test out three different options for the alternative location: 1) Have the #2 seed host, 2) find the closest school geographically to the #1 seed so that team would not have to travel as far, 3) have the closest school geographically to the #1 seed in the pod to host, even if it is the #8 seed. My bracket this year will use the first two options. (Note: For the issue of St. Mary's: The girls have an independent schedule, and thus will be independents. The boys reported an ineligible player late in the season. In my tournament, it would lose its right to host. That pod would be at the #2 seed.) Boys Bracket Pod A: at Weston Ranch-Stockton (8) Atwater Falcons (CCC) vs. (1) Weston Ranch Cougars (VOL) (5) Holt Academy Bobcats (MVL) vs. (4) Venture Academy Mustangs (CCAA) (6) Bear Creek Bruins (SJAA) vs. (3) Tracy Bulldogs (TCAL) (7) Pitman Pride (CCAL) vs. (2) Mountain House Mustangs (WAC) Pod H: at Argonaut-Jackson (8) Gustine Reds (SL) vs. (1) Argonaut Mustangs (MLL) (5) Oakdale Mustangs (VOL) vs. (4) Buhach Colony Thunder (CCC) (6) Dos Palos Broncs (WSL) vs. (3) Ripon Christian Knights (TVL) (7) Enochs Eagles (CCAL) vs. (2) Stockton Christian Eagles (MVL) Pod E: at Modesto Christian (8) Waterford Wildcats (SL) vs. (1) Modesto Christian Crusaders (TCAL) (5) Delta Charter Dragons (MVL) vs. (4) Big Valley Lions (CCAA) (6) Stagg Delta Kings (SJAA) vs. (3) Beyer Patriots (WAC) (7) Merced Bears (CCC) vs. (2) Gregori (CCAL) Pod D: at Turlock Christian (Note: Due to St. Mary's using ineligible players) (8) Summerville Bears (MLL) vs. (1) St. Mary's Rams (TCAL) (5) Turlock Bulldogs (CCAL) vs. (4) Denair Coyotes (SL) (6) East Union Lancers (VOL) vs. (3) El Capitan Gauchos (WAC) (7) Hilmar Yellowjackets (TVL) vs. (2) Turlock Christian Eagles (CCAA) Pod F: at Liberty Ranch-Galt (8) Johansen Vikings (WAC) vs. (1) Liberty Ranch Hawks (SVC) (5) Riverbank Bruins (TVL) vs. (4) Calaveras (MLL) (6) Lodi Flames (TCAL) vs. (3) Manteca Buffaloes (VOL) (7) Central Valley Hawks (CCC) vs. (2) Chavez Titans (SJAA) Pod C: at Brookside Christian-Stockton (8) Franklin Yellowjackets (SJAA) vs. (1) Brookside Christian Knights (CCAA) (5) Kimball Jaguars (VOL) vs. (4) Hughes Academy Titans (MVL) (6) Amador Buffaloes (MLL) vs. (3) Los Banos Tigers (WAC) (7) Linden Lions (SDL) vs. (2) Ripon Indians (TVL) Pod G: at Central Catholic-Modesto (8) Livingston Wolves (TVL) vs. (1) Central Catholic Raiders (VOL) (5) Modesto Panthers (CCAL) vs. (4) Edison Vikings (SJAA) (6) Ceres Bulldogs (WAC) vs. (3) Vanguard Lions (IND) (7) Lincoln Trjoans (TCAL) vs. (2) Mariposa Grizzlies (SL) Pod B: at Sonora (8) McNair Eagles (SJAA) vs. (1) Sonora Wildcats (MLL) (5) Downey Knights (TCAL) vs. (4) Sierra Timberwolves (VOL) (6) Orestimba Warriors (SL) vs. (3) Lathrop Spartans (WAC) (7) Escalon Cougars (TVL) vs. (2) Golden Valley Cougars (CCC) Non-advancing pods Pod I: at Galt (8) Delhi (SL) vs. (1) Galt (SVC) (5) Millennium (CCAA) vs. (4) Pacheco (WAC) (6) Elliot Christian (CCAA) vs. (3) Bret Harte (MLL) (7) Davis (WAC) vs. (2) West (TCAL) Pod J: at Lodi Academy (8) Today (TCAL) vs. (1) Lodi Academy (MVL) (5) LeGrand (SL) vs. (4) Hughson (TVL) (6) Patterson (CCC) vs. (3) Tioga (MVL) (7) Humphreys Charter (MVL) vs. (2) Don Pedro (MVL) Pod K Central Valley Christian (IND) @ Stone Ridge Christian (CCAA) Girls Tournament Pod A: at Holt Academy-Stockton (Pod at #2 seed due to conflict with boys tournament) (8) Golden Valley Cougars (CCC) vs. (1) Argonaut Mustangs (MLL) (5) Sierra Timberwolves (VOL) vs. (4) Lodi Flames (TCAL) (6) Venture Academy Mustangs (CCAA) vs. (3) Edison Vikings (SJAA) (7) Modesto Panthers (CCAL) vs. (2) Holt Academy Bobcats (MVL) Pod H: at Summerville-Tuolumne City (Pod at closest location to #1 seed due to conflict with boys tournament) (8) Stagg Delta Kings (SJAA) vs. (1) Sonora Wildcats (MLL) (5) Orestimba Warriors (SL) vs. Central Catholic Raiders (VOL) (6) Mountain House Mustangs (WAC) vs. (3) Ripon Chrisitan Knights (TVL) (7) Buhach Colony Thunder (CCC) vs. (2) Stockton Christian Eagles (MVL) Pod E: at Kimball-Tracy (8) Amador Buffaloes (MLL) vs. (1) Kimball Jaguars (VOL) (5) Modesto Christian Crusaders (TCAL) vs. (4) Merced Bears (CCC) (6) McNair Eagles (SJAA) vs. (3) Ripon Indians (TVL) (7) Gregori Jaguars (CCAL) vs. (2) Beyer Patriots (WAC) Pod D: at Bear Creek-Stockton (8) Tracy Bulldogs (TCAL) vs. (1) Bear Creek Bruins (SJAA) (5) Liberty Ranch Hawks (SVC) vs. (4) Hughes Academy Bobcats (MVL) (6) Gustine Reds (SL) vs. (3) East Union Lancers (VOL) (7) Ceres Bulldogs (WAC) vs. (2) Livingston Wolves (TVL) Pod F: at Atwater (8) Tokay Tigers (TCAL) vs. (1) Atwater Falcons (CCC) (5) Oakdale Mustangs (VOL) vs. (4) Le Grand Bulldogs (SL) (6) Dos Palos Broncs (WSL) vs. (3) Los Banos Tigers (WAC) (7) Millennium Falcons (CCAA) vs. (2) Turlock CCAL) Pod C: at Mariposa (8) Downey Knights (CCAL) vs. (1) Mariposa Grizzlies (SL) (5) Weston Ranch Cougars (VOL) vs. (4) Hughson Huskies (TVL) (6) Stone Ridge Christian Knights (CCAA) vs. (3) El Capitan Gauchos (CCC) (7) Don Pedro Panthers (MVL) vs. (2) Calaveras (MLL) Pod G: at Lathrop (8) Chavez Titans (SJAA) vs. (1) Lathrop Spartans (WAC) (5) Waterford (SL) vs. (4) Pitman Pride (CCAL) (6) Escalon Cougars (TVL) vs. (3) Manteca Buffaloes (VOL) (7) West Wolfpack (TCAL) vs. (2) Turlock Christian Eagles (CCAA) Pod B: at St. Mary's-Stockton (8) Delta Charter Dragon (MVL) vs. (1) St. Mary's (IND) (5) Patterson Tigers (CCC) vs. (4) Johansen Vikings (WAC) (6) Bret Harte Bullfrogs (MLL) vs. (3) Enochs Eagles (CCAL) (7) Galt Warriors (SVC) vs. (2) Lincoln Trojans (TCAL) Non-advancing pods Pod I: at Hilmar (8) Franklin (SJAA) vs. (1) Hilmar (TVL) (5) Summerville (MLL) vs. (4) Big Valley (CCAA) (6) Davis (WAC) vs. (3) Lodi Academy (MVL) (7) Pacheco (WAC) vs. (2) Linden (SDL) Pod J: at Denair (4) Delhi/Riverbank winner vs. (1) Denair (SL) (3) Tioga (MVL) vs. (2) Central Valley (CCC) Pod K: Delhi (SL) @ Riverbank (TVL)

If the Sac-Joaquin Section ran its playoffs like the NCAA tournament- 2019

Apparently I did this blog last year, so I will keep it as simple as I can. I wondered what the high school basketball playoffs might look like if it was ran like the NCAA tournament. I will give some basic rules for my hypothetical tournament and what the brackets might look like. For the actual playoff brackets, go to There are teams that qualified for the actual playoffs that would not qualify here, and vice versa. Like last year, there would be no divisions. The smallest school could play the largest school. There are a few logistic differences between high school and college. 1) Because it is high school, I think teams should have a winning record in order to qualify. I gave the exception to teams who actually qualified for the playoffs (there are 3 teams in this case). 2) In college, teams cannot play in the same city as the host in the first two rounds, I allowed this as long as schools were not within two miles of each other. Like college, the bracket is divided in four-team pods, the highest-seed gets location priority. The #4 seeds gets what's left. 3) The talent "gap" between automatic qualifiers and at-large teams is not as big in high school as it is in college. Therefore, the at-large play-in games for my tournament will fall in the 15th seed as opposed to the 11th or 12th in college. If this tournament actually happened, there would be some predetermined host sites. In this model, I just used the largest schools in each region. For the tournament, there are four area codes in the Sac-Joaquin Section. Each region is named after area codes. Host sites 1st and 2nd rounds 209 530 707 916 Lincoln (Stockton) Davis Armijo (Fairfield) Franklin (Elk Grove) Turlock Yuba City Vacaville Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) 3rd and 4th rounds 209: University of the Pacific (Stockton) 530: University of California-Davis 707: Solano Community College (Vacaville) 916: Sacramento State University Semifinal and Final: Golden One Center Play-In Games (@ Galt) At-large 15th seed: Modesto (14-13) vs. Stagg (14-13) 15th seed: Oakdale (15-13) vs. Lathrop (17-9) 16th seed: Highlands (13-9) vs. Foresthill (17-8) 16th seed: Greene Academy (11-9) vs. Stockton Christian (23-4) Bracket: Overall #1 seed: Weston Ranch (Stockton) 209 @ Lincoln (Stockton) (16) Mira Loma (11-13) vs. (1) Weston Ranch (27-1) (9) Kennedy (15-13) vs. (8) West Campus (20-6) @ Yuba City (12) Brookside Christian (23-3) vs. (5) Rio Americano (20-6) (13) Placer (17-10) vs. (4) Liberty Ranch (26-2) (11) Cordova (16-11) vs. (6) Monterey Trail (17-10) (14) El Dorado (17-11) vs. (3) Whitney (18-9) @ Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) (10) Gregori (19-9) @ (7) El Camino (19-8) (15) Sacramento Adventist (23-5) vs. (2) Grant (20-6) 707 @ Turlock (16) Highlands/Foresthill vs. (1) Modesto Christian (21-7) (9) Sierra (15-11) vs. (8) El Capitan (20-6) (12) Ripon (16-11) vs. (5) Manteca (19-9) (13) Vacaville (14-11) vs. (4) Roseville (20-7) @ Armijo (Fairfield) (11) Marysville (20-7) vs. (6) Burbank (18-9) (14) Chavez (15-12) vs. (3) Vanden (19-7) @ Davis (10) Mountain House (20-6) vs. (7) Wood (20-6) (15) Modesto/Stagg vs. (2) Sheldon (17-10) 916/279 @ Franklin (Elk Grove) (16) Mariposa (22-5) vs. (1) Rocklin (24-3) (9) Woodcreek (16-9) vs. (8) Tracy (16-9) @ Vacaville (12) Turlock (14-12) vs. (5) Franklin-Elk Grove (18-9) (13) Edison (15-12) vs. (4) Central Catholic (19-8) @ Davis (11) Kimball (14-13) vs. (6) Sonora (22-4) (14) Bear Creek (13-15) vs. (3) Sacramento (16-9) @ Lincoln (Stockton) (10) Beyer (20-8) vs. (7) Golden Valley (22-5) (15) Argonaut (16-10) vs. (2) St. Mary's (20-6) 530 @ Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) (16) Greene Academy/Stockton Christian vs. (1) Folsom (22-5) (9) Del Campo (13-13) vs. (8) Center (19-7) @ Armijo (Fairfield) (12) Foothill (13-8) vs. (5) River Valley (18-8) (13) Lincoln (18-9) vs. (4) Oak Ridge (17-10) @ Vacaville (11) Ponderosa (15-11) vs. (6) Davis (16-8) (14) Union Mine (17-11) vs. (3) Center (15-12) @ Franklin (Elk Grove) (10) Rodriguez (15-10) vs. (7) Inderkum (19-8) (15) Oakdale/Lathrop vs. (2) Jesuit (20-8) First 4 Out (all under .500) Elk Grove Pleasant Grove Vista del Lago Cosumnes Oaks NIT Teams would not have to have a winning record to qualify. Since the section does not have conference tournaments, those teams that finished second in league that did not qualify would get automatic bids. Elk Grove Bracket (8) Alpha Charter (Elverta) @ (1) Elk Grove (5) Los Banos @ (4) Ripon Christian (6) Enochs (Modesto) @ (3) Lodi (7) Sacramento Waldorf @ (2) Del Oro (Loomis) Cosumnes Oaks Bracket (8) Hughes Academy (Stockton) @ (1) Cosumnes Oaks (Elk Grove) (5) Valley (Sacramento) @ (4) Buhach Colony (Atwater) (6) Bear River (Grass Valley) @ (3) Nevada Union (Grass Valley) (7) Venture Academy (Stockton) @ (2) Granite Bay Vista del Lago Bracket (8) Vacaville Christian @ (1) Vista del Lago (Folsom) (5) Calaveras (San Andreas) @ (4) East Union (Manteca) (6) Amador (Sutter Creek) @ (3) Downey (Modesto) (7) Mesa Verde (Citrus Heights) @ (2) Laguna Creek (Elk Grove) Pleasant Grove Bracket (8) Western Sierra (Rocklin) vs. (1) Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) (Game would be at Western Sierra since Pleasant Grove would host the other tournament) (5) Christian Brothers (Sacramento) @ (4) Rosemont (Sacramento) (6) Bella Vista (Fair Oaks) @ (3) River City (West Sacramento) (7) Denair vs. (2) Yuba City (Game would be at Denair since Yuba City would host my other tournament)