If I Was King of Sports: 2021 8-man football state championship

I have always believed that California should have a state championship for 8-man football. I will continue to create a hypothetical bracket until a real state championship exists. In this model, I have a 32-team bracket. The top 16 teams are seeded. In the first round, I have the 17th rated team play the 16th and the top team play the bottom team. After that, I made the hypothetical matches based on geography the best I could, as long as teams in the same league would not play each other in the first round. I have league winners and the top rated teams by calpreps.com as at-large teams, as long as they have a one game under .500 record or better. Here is the bracket I have... Calvary Baptist (La Verne) @ (1) Fresno Christian Upper Lake @ (16) Coast Union (Cambria) Sierra (Tollhouse) @ (8) Avalon Riverdale Christian @ (9) Mammoth (Mammoth Lakes) Sage Hill (Newport Beach) @ (5) Grace Brethren (Simi Valley) Valley Christian Academy (Santa Maria) @ (12) Chadwick (Palos Verdes Peninsula) Hesperia Christian @ (4) California School for the Deaf (Riverside) Laton @ (13) Pinewood (Los Altos Hills) Calvary Chapel (Downey) @ (6) Thatcher (Ojai) Victory Christian (Chula Vista) @ (11) San Diego Jewish Academy Sotomayor (Los Angeles) @ (3) Faith Baptist (Los Angeles-Canoga Park) Big Valley (Bieber) @ (14) Redding Christian (Palo Cedro) Cornerstone Christian (Antioch) @ (7) Branson (Ross) Calistoga @ (10) Priory (Portola Valley) Windward (Los Angeles) @ (2) Cate (Carpeteria) North Valley Military Institute (Los Angeles) @ (15) Stuart Hall (San Francisco)

If I Was King of Sports. NCAA Division II NIT

Like last year, if I controlled sports, I would have the top 2 teams in each region that did not make the NCAA Division II tournament play in a 16-team tournament in Reno. The top-4 seeds would be protected, I would have the (1) play the (16). Since it would be in Reno, everything else would be the luck of the draw. Here are the teams Atlantic Fayetteville State (8), East Stroudsburg (9) Central Minnesota-Duluth (7), Sioux Falls (10) East Franklin Pierce (9), Pace (10) Midwest Grand Valley State (4), Drury (9) South West Alabama (6), Barry (9) South Central Black Hills State (4), Lubbock Christian (9) Southeast King (TN) (6), Emmanuel (9) West Western Oregon (8), Chaminade (10) The tournament (16) Fayetteville State vs. (1) Grand Valley State East Stroudsburg vs. West Alabama Lubbock Christian vs. Black Hills State Franklin Pierce vs. (4) Chaminade Minnesota-Duluth vs. Emmanuel Barry vs. (3) Drury Western Oregon vs. Sioux Falls Pace vs. (2) King (TN)

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