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, Cleveland, Wilson, Lincoln
Metro - Westview, Southridge, Jesuit, Sunset
Mt. Hood - Clackamas, Gresham, Barlow, Central Catholic
Three Rivers - Tualatin, Sherwood, Tigard, West Linn
Greater Valley - South Salem, West Salem, Sprague, McMinnville
Southwest - South Medford, Willamette, Sheldon, North Medford

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

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

At-Large #1 - Grants Pass
At-Large #2 - Lake Oswego
At-Large #3 - Glencoe
At-Large #4 - Newberg

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

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 or before Tuesday, October 28. 

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 using the same procedures used by the OSAA.  Winners advance to the OSAA 32-team bracket.

#8 @ #1 - Aloha @ Roseburg
#7 @ #2 - Canby @ Beaverton
#6 @ #3 - Forest Grove @ Oregon City
#5 @ #4 - Centennial @ Lakeridge

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” .

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 - Putnam, Hillsboro
Mid-Willamette - Corvallis, Silverton
Midwestern - Churchill, Ashland
Intermountain - Summit
Columbia River - Hood River Valley

2)      Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Wednesday, October 29.

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 or before Saturday, November 1.  Winners advance to the OSAA 16-team bracket.  The 5A Play-In matchups are as follows:

a)       North

Columbia River #3 @ Northwest Oregon #3 - The Dalles @ Wilsonville
Northwest Oregon #5 @ Columbia River #2 - Liberty @ Hermiston
Intermountain #3 @ Northwest Oregon #4 - Mountain View @ La Salle Prep
Northwest Oregon #6 @ Intermountain #2 - St. Helens @ Bend

b)       South

Midwestern #6 @ Mid-Willamette #3 - Crater @ Lebanon
Mid-Willamette #5 @ Midwestern #4 - South Albany @ Marist Catholic
Midwestern #5 @ Mid-Willamette #4 - Springfield @ Crescent Valley
Mid-Willamette #6 @ Midwestern #3 - Dallas @ North Eugene

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” . 

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. 

A1 - Sisters
A2 - Molalla
A3 - Scappoose
A4 - Valley Catholic
A5 - Philomath
A6 - Henley
A7 - La Grande
A8 - Brookings-Harbor

2)      Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Tuesday, October 28. 

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, November 1, and will be as follows: C8 @ B1, C7 @ B2, C6 @ B3, C5 @ B4, C4 @ B5, C3 @ B6, C2 @ B7, C1 @ B8.  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 - South Umpqua @ Gladstone
C7 @ B2 - Astoria @ Cascade
C6 @ B3 - North Valley @ Junction City
C5 @ B4 - Seaside @ North Bend
C4 @ B5 - Stayton @ Corbett
C3 @ B6 - Klamath Union @ Mazama
C2 @ B7 - Elmira @ McLoughlin
C1 @ B8 - Cottage Grove @ Banks

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” .

1)      Automatic Qualifiers – 12 teams automatically qualify for the OSAA’s 12-team bracket based on Special District (SD) and/or district tournament play on or before Saturday, November 1.  Each Special District determines how they will select their allotted playoff spots.  

a)      Special District 1 – 3; Special District 2 – 2; Special District 3 – 3; Special District 4 – 2; Special District 5 – 2 (Adopted at OSAA Executive Board meeting 9/8/14) 

Special District 1 - Oregon Episcopal, Westside Christian, Catlin Gabel
Special District 2 - Umatilla, Portland Adventist
Special District 3 - Blanchet Catholic, Western Mennonite, Dayton
Special District 4 - Creswell, Santiam Christian
Special District 5 - St. Mary's, Cascade Christian

2)      Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Saturday, November 1. 

3)      Rankings – Once the 12 qualifying teams are determined, they will be placed on the OSAA bracket according to OSAA Board Policy “State Championships – Rankings” .