Rankings Freeze and Play-In Dates Summary
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6A Girls Basketball

32-team OSAA bracket

1)       Automatic Qualifiers – 24 teams automatically qualify for the OSAA’s 32-team bracket based on regular season and/or district tournament play.  Each league determines how they will select their allotted playoff spots. 

a)       PIL – 4; Metro – 4; Mt. Hood – 4; Three Rivers – 4; Greater Valley – 4; Southwest – 4

PIL - Grant, Benson, Lincoln, Cleveland
Metro - Southridge, Sunset, Jesuit, Westview
Mt. Hood - Clackamas, Oregon City, Central Catholic, Barlow
Three Rivers - Tigard, West Linn, Sherwood, St. Mary's
Greater Valley - South Salem, West Salem, Forest Grove, McNary
Southwest - South Medford, Sheldon, North Medford, Grants Pass

2)       Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Thursday, February 23. 

3)       At-Large Qualifiers – Four additional teams qualify for the OSAA’s 32-team bracket based on the OSAA rankings.

a)       Once the rankings are frozen, the four highest ranked teams not already an automatic league qualifier will qualify as At-Large teams.

At-Large #1 - Glencoe
At-Large #2 - Canby
At-Large #3 - Lake Oswego
At-Large #4 - West Albany

4)       Play-In Model – Eight teams will qualify as Play-In teams based on the frozen OSAA rankings.

a)       Once the 24 automatic league qualifiers and the 4 At-Large teams are determined, the next eight highest ranked teams will compete in four Play-In contests on Saturday, February 25. 

b)       The eight teams will be ranked 1-8 with the highest ranked team hosting the lowest ranked team.  Same league matchups will be avoided, if possible. When a matchup of two league opponents exist there will be ONE attempt to move the lower ranked team to avoid the match up. If this doesn't solve the problem then the matchup of the two opponents from the same league will take place.   Winners advance to the OSAA 32-team bracket.

#8 @ #1 - Willamette @ Newberg
#7 @ #2 - Sprague @ David Douglas
#6 @ #3 - McMinnville @ Liberty
#5 @ #4 - Tualatin @ Roseburg

5)       Rankings – Once the 32 qualifying teams are determined, they will be placed on the OSAA bracket according to OSAA Board Policy “State Championships – Rankings” .

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5A Girls Basketball

16-team OSAA bracket

1)       Automatic Qualifiers – Eight teams automatically qualify for the OSAA’s 16-team bracket based on regular season and/or district tournament play.  Each league determines how they will select their allotted playoff spots. 

a)       Northwest Oregon – 2; Mid-Willamette - 2; Midwestern – 2; Intermountain – 1; Columbia River – 1

Northwest Oregon - LaSalle Prep, Hillsboro
Mid-Willamette - Corvallis, Silverton
Midwestern - Marist Catholic, Crater
Intermountain - Bend
Columbia River - Pendleton

2)       Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Saturday, February 25.

3)       Play-In Model – 16 teams will qualify as Play-In teams based on regular season and/or district tournament play.  Play-In contests will take place on Wednesday, March 1.  Winners advance to the OSAA 16-team bracket.  The 5A Play-In matchups are as follows:

a)       North

Intermountain #3 @ Northwest Oregon #4 - Ridgeview @ Wilsonville
Northwest Oregon #6 @ Intermountain #2 - Milwaukie @ Summit
Columbia River#3 @ Northwest Oregon #3 - The Dalles @ Putnam
Northwest Oregon #5 @ Columbia River #2 - Sandy @ Hermiston

b)       South

Midwestern #6 @ Mid-Willamette #3 - Thurston @ Central
Mid-Willamette #5 @ Midwestern #4 - Crescent Valley @ Springfield
Midwestern #5 @ Mid-Willamette #4 - North Eugene @ Dallas
Mid-Willamette #6 @ Midwestern #3 - South Albany @ Churchill

4)       Rankings – Once the 16 qualifying teams are determined, they will be placed on the OSAA bracket according to OSAA Board Policy “State Championships – Rankings” . 

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4A Girls Basketball

16-team OSAA bracket

1)       Automatic Qualifiers – Eight teams, including the #1 team from the Cowapa, Tri-Valley, Oregon West, Sky-Em, Far West, Skyline and Greater Oregon leagues, along with the next highest ranked team between the #2’s from the aforementioned leagues, will automatically qualify for the first round of the OSAA 16-team bracket (Group A) based on regular season and/or district tournament play.  Each league determines how they will select their allotted playoff spots. 

2)       Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Tuesday, February 21. 

A1 - Cascade
A2 - Banks
A3 - Marshfield
A4 - Mazama
A5 - Sutherlin
A6 - Baker
A7 - North Marion
A8 - Molalla

3)       Play-In Model – The #2 teams from the Cowapa, Tri-Valley, Oregon West, Sky-Em, Far West, Skyline and Greater Oregon, along with the #3 from the league that has two representatives in Group A (guaranteeing all leagues host a play-in game) and the highest remaining ranked #3 team, will be the eight home teams in the Play-In round (Group B).  This group will be placed into matchups based on their rankings (B1, B2, B3, etc.).  The #3 teams from the Cowapa, Tri-Valley, Oregon West, Sky-Em, Far West, and Skyline, along with the highest ranked non-automatic qualifiers, will travel in the Play-In round (Group C).  This group will be placed into the matchups based on their rankings (C1, C2, C3, etc.).  The matchups will take place on or before Saturday, February 25, and will be as follows: C8 @ B1, C7 @ B2, C6 @ B3, C5 @ B4, C4 @ B5, C3 @ B6, C2 @ B7, C1 @ B8. OSAA's same league matchup policy will be utilized in determining opponents for play-in contests.  Winners advance to the OSAA 16-team bracket.  


Q:  If the Cowapa League #2 qualifies into Group A, who fills their spot in Group B?

A:  The Cowapa #3 would then be moved to Group B to ensure that each league hosts a play-in game. 

Q:   Who are the non-automatic qualifiers?

A:    #4, #5, and #6 from the Cowapa, Tri-Valley, Oregon West, Sky-Em, Far West, Skyline, and the #3 and #4 from the Greater Oregon.

C8 @ B1 - Junction City @ Seaside
C7 @ B2 - Corbett @ Henley
C6 @ B3 - Newport @ Valley Catholic
C5 @ B4 - North Valley @ Douglas
C4 @ B5 - Brookings-Harbor @ Gladstone
C3 @ B6 - Hidden Valley @ Stayton
C2 @ B7 - North Bend @ LaGrande
C1 @ B8 - Madras @ Cottage Grove

4)       Rankings – Once the 16 qualifying teams are determined, they will be placed on the OSAA bracket according to OSAA Board Policy “State Championships – Rankings” .

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3A Girls Basketball

16-team OSAA bracket

1)       Automatic Qualifiers – 15 teams automatically qualify for the OSAA’s 16-team bracket based on regular season and/or district tournament play on or before Saturday, February 18.   Each league determines how they will select their allotted playoff spots.

a)       Lewis & Clark – 3; West Valley – 3; PacWest – 3; Mountain Valley – 2; Eastern Oregon – 2; Southern Cascade – 2 

Lewis & Clark - Rainier, Portland Adventist Academy, Portland Christian
West Valley - Dayton, Santiam Christian, Amity
PacWest - Salem Academy, Blanchet Catholic, Gervais
Mountain Valley - Coquille, Creswell
Eastern Oregon - Nyssa, Vale
Southern Cascade - Lakeview, Illinois Valley

2)       Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Saturday, February 18. 

3)       At-Large Qualifier – One additional team will qualify for the OSAA’s 16-team bracket based on the OSAA rankings.

a)       Once the rankings are frozen, the highest ranked team not already an automatic league qualifier will qualify as the At-Large team.

At-Large - Burns

4)       Rankings – Once the 16 qualifying teams are determined, they will be placed on the OSAA bracket according to OSAA Board Policy “State Championships – Rankings” .

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2A Girls Basketball

16-team OSAA bracket

1)       Automatic Qualifiers – 16 teams automatically qualify for the OSAA’s 16-team bracket based on regular season and/or district tournament play on or before Saturday, February 18.  Each league determines how they will select their allotted playoff spots.

a)       Northwest – 3; Tri-River – 2; Mountain View – 3; Sunset – 2; Columbia Basin – 2; Wapiti – 2

Northwest - Faith Bible, Vernonia, City Christian
Tri-River - Western Mennonite, Kennedy
Mountain View - Monroe, Oakland, Lost River
Sunset - Gold Beach, Toledo
Columbia Basin - Pilot Rock, Weston-McEwen
Wapiti - Imbler, Grant Union

2)       Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Saturday, February 18. 

3)       At-Large Qualifier – Two additional team will qualify for the OSAA’s 16-team bracket based on the OSAA rankings.

a)       Once the rankings are frozen, the two highest ranked teams from any of the six leagues who are not already an automatic league qualifier will qualify as the At-Large team.

At-Large - East Linn Christian Academy
At-Large - Regis

3)       Rankings – Once the 16 qualifying teams are determined, they will be placed on the OSAA bracket according to OSAA Board Policy “State Championships – Rankings” .

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1A Girls Basketball

24-team OSAA bracket

1)       Automatic Qualifiers – 24 teams automatically qualify for the OSAA’s 24-team bracket based on regular season and/or district tournament play on or before Saturday, February 18.  Each league determines how they will select their allotted playoff spots.

a)       Valley 10 – 3; Casco – 3; Mountain West – 3; Skyline – 3; Mountain Valley – 3; Big Sky – 3; Old Oregon – 3; High Desert – 3

Valley 10 - Damascus Christian, Country Christian, North Clackamas Christian
Casco - Crosshill Christian, Willamette Valley Chrsistian, Perrydale
Mountain West - Lowell, Alsea, Siletz Valley
Skyline - North Douglas, New Hope Christian, Elkton
Mountain Valley - North Lake, Hosanna Christian, Chiloquin
Big Sky - Horizon Christian(Hood River), Arlington, South Wasco County
Old Oregon - Nixyaawii, Powder Valley, Joseph
High Desert - Crane, Adrian, Jordan Valley

2)       Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Saturday, February 18.

3)       Bracket Pairings Round of 24 – #3 teams from each league will travel to an adjacent league’s #2 team based on a regional pairing rotation.  Winners of these games will advance to the round of 16. 

Valley 10 #3 @ Big Sky #2 - North Clackamas Christian @ Arlington
Big Sky #3 @ Old Oregon #2 - South Wasco County @ Powder Valley
Old Oregon #3 @ High Desert #2 - Joseph @ Adrian
High Desert #3 @ Mountain Valley #2 - Jordan Valley @ Hosanna Christian
Mountain Valley #3 @ Skyline #2 - Chiloquin @ New Hope Christian
Skyline #3 @ Mountain West #2 - Elkton @ Alsea
Mountain West #3 @ Casco #2 - Siletz Valley @ Willamette Valley Christian
Casco #3 @ Valley 10 #2 - Perrydale @ Country Christian

4)       Rankings – Once the final 16 teams are determined, they will be placed on the OSAA bracket according to OSAA Board Policy “State Championships – Rankings” .

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