With league underway for nearly everyone across the state, we’re doing our first check in of the boys basketball season on what the state tournament brackets would look like if the season ended today.
We went through the OSAA Playoff Qualifications page to get the rules and laid out which teams are currently in position for automatic bids, at-larges and the teams who are close to those at-large bids.
League standings were determined by league winning percentage. Ties were broken first by any available head-to-head matchups, then by OSAA rank if head-to-head didn’t solve the tie.
If a team hasn’t played a league game yet, they weren’t considered for this projection in the league race. Leagues who haven’t played any league games yet were determined by overall record.
Rankings will officially freeze Feb. 21 for 3A, 2A and 1A, followed by 6A on Feb. 27 and 5A and 4A on March 3.
Check out the current projections for all six classifications down below as of noon on Jan. 20!
6A
Automatic bids (3 per league)
PIL: Grant, Benson, Roosevelt
Metro: Southridge, Westview, Jesuit
Pacific: Sherwood, Newberg, Century
Mt. Hood: Central Catholic, Nelson, Barlow
Three Rivers: Oregon City, Tualatin, Lakeridge
Central Valley: West Salem, South Salem, McNary
Southwest: Sheldon, South Eugene, South Medford
At-large (11)
Lake Oswego
Clackamas
Mountainside
West Linn
Sunset
Gresham
Beaverton
Lincoln
Wells
Jefferson
Reynolds
Next five out: Cleveland, Grants Pass, North Salem, Sandy, McMinnville
The bracket
No. 32 Century at No. 1 Southridge
No. 17 Sunset at No. 16 West Salem
No. 25 Roosevelt at No. 8 Clackamas
No. 24 Lincoln at No. 9 Westview
No. 28 Ida B. Wells at No. 5 Lake Oswego
No. 21 Benson at No. 12 Nelson
No. 20 McNary at No. 13 Jesuit
No. 29 Newberg at No. 4 Central Catholic
No. 30 Jefferson at No. 3 Tualatin
No. 19 Beaverton at No. 14 West Linn
No. 22 South Salem at No. 11 Mountainside
No. 27 Lakeridge at No. 6 Sherwood
No. 26 South Eugene at No. 7 Barlow
No. 23 South Medford at No. 10 Grant
No. 18 Gresham at No. 15 Sheldon
No. 31 Reynolds at No. 2 Oregon City
- Moved West Salem from No. 19 to 16 as current league leader
- Moved Sheldon from No. 16 to 15 as current league leader, make room for West Salem at No. 16
5A
Automatic bids
NWOC (4): Parkrose, Canby, Wilsonville, Centennial
Midwestern (3): Thurston, Churchill, Springfield
Mid-Willamette (4): West Albany, Central, Crescent Valley, Corvallis
Intermountain (3): Crook County, Summit, Ridgeview
At-large (2)
North Eugene
Crater
Next five out: Ashland, Hillsboro, Bend, Caldera, Lebanon
The bracket
No. 16 Springfield at No. 1 Crook County
No. 9 Wilsonville at No. 8 Crescent Valley
No. 12 Centennial at No. 5 Thurston
No. 13 Central at No. 4 North Eugene
No. 14 Churchill at No. 3 West Albany
No. 11 Canby at No. 6 Summit
No. 10 Ridgeview at No. 7 Crater
No. 15 Corvallis at No. 2 Parkrose
4A
Automatic bids (2 per league)
Cowapa: Astoria, Scappoose
Tri-Valley: Molalla, Madras
Oregon West: Newport, Cascade
Sky Em: Marist Catholic, Cottage Grove
Skyline: Hidden Valley, Mazama
Greater Oregon: La Grande, Baker
At-large (four highest ranked third place teams)
St. Helens
Estacada
Stayton
Marshfield
Next two out: Pendleton, Klamath Union
The bracket
No. 16 Mazama at No. 1 Molalla
No. 9 Estacada at No. 8 La Grande
No. 12 Marshfield at No. 5 Madras
No. 13 Baker at No. 4 Marist Catholic
No. 14 Hidden Valley at No. 3 Scappoose
No. 11 Cascade at No. 6 St. Helens
No. 10 Stayton at No. 7 Astoria
No. 15 Cottage Grove at No. 2 Newport
- Moved La Grande from No. 9 to 8 as current league leader
- Moved Astoria from No. 8 to 7 as current league leader, make room for La Grande at No. 8
- Hidden Valley stays at No. 14 despite being league leader due to OSAA rank outside the top 16 (18)
3A
Automatic bids
Lewis & Clark (3): Valley Catholic, Westside Christian, OES
Coastal Range (3): Banks, Yamhill-Carlton, Corbett
PacWest (3): Salem Academy, Santiam Christian, Amity
Mountain Valley (2): Pleasant Hill, Creswell
Far West (2): Douglas, South Umpqua
Eastern Oregon (2): Riverside, Umatilla
Southwest Oregon (2): St. Mary’s Medford, Cascade Christian
At-large (3)
Burns
Lakeview
Elmira
Next five out: Blanchet Catholic, Brookings-Harbor, Sisters, Scio, De La Salle North Catholic
The bracket
No. 1 Westside Christian, bye
No. 17 Umatilla at No. 16 Banks
No. 9 Cascade Christian at No. 8 Douglas
No. 4 Riverside, bye
No. 20 Corbett at No. 13 Creswell
No. 12 Lakeview at No. 5 Salem Academy
No. 2 Valley Catholic, bye
No. 18 Yamhill-Carlton at No. 15 Amity
No. 10 Santiam Christian at No. 7 Burns
No. 3 Pleasant Hill, bye
No. 19 South Umpqua at No. 14 OES
No. 11 Elmira at No. 6 St. Mary’s Medford
- Moved Douglas from No. 12 to 8 as current league leader
- Swapped Yamhill-Carlton and Umatilla to avoid YC-Banks league matchup
- Swapped Lakeview and Elmira to avoid Lakeview-St. Mary’s Medford league matchup
2A
Automatic bids
Northwest (3): Portland Christian, Knappa, Nestucca
Tri-River (3): Regis, Western Christian, Santiam
Valley Coast (2): East Linn Christian, Monroe
Blue Mountain (2): Stanfield, Grant Union
Sunset (2): Oakland, Gold Beach
East Cascades (2): Trinity Lutheran, Lowell
At-large (2)
Enterprise
Heppner
Next five out: Myrtle Point, Illinois Valley, Bonanza, Lost River, Crosshill Christian
The bracket
No. 16 Nestucca at No. 1 Trinity Lutheran
No. 9 Enterprise at No. 8 Knappa
No. 12 Gold Beach at No. 5 Stanfield
No. 13 Western Christian at No. 4 Lowell
No. 14 Monroe at No. 3 Regis
No. 11 Grant Union at No. 6 Oakland
No. 10 Heppner at No. 7 East Linn Christian
No. 15 Santiam at No. 2 Portland Christian
- Swapped Nestucca and Santiam to avoid Nestucca-Portland Christian league matchup
1A
Automatic bids (3 per league)
Valley 10: Country Christian, Valor Christian/Tualatin Valley, Open Door Christian
Casco: CS Lewis Academy, St. Paul, Willamette Valley Christian
Mountain West: Eddyville Charter, Mohawk, Mapleton
Skyline: Days Creek, Umpqua Valley Christian, Elkton
Mountain Valley: Crosspoint Christian, Chiloquin, Prospect Charter
Big Sky: South Wasco County, Ione/Arlington, Lyle/Wishram
Old Oregon: Union, Pilot Rock, Joseph
High Desert: Prairie City/Burnt River, Adrian, Harper Charter
At-large (8)
North Clackamas Christian
Horizon Christian, Hood River
Rogue Valley Adventist
Powder Valley
Klickitat/Glenwood
Southwest Christian
Riddle
North Douglas
Next five out: New Hope Christian, Nixyaawii, Condon, Grand View Christian, St. Stephen’s
The bracket
No. 32 Mapleton at No. 1 Country Christian
No. 17 Joseph at No. 16 CS Lewis Academy
No. 25 North Douglas at No. 8 Open Door Christian
No. 24 Elkton at No. 9 Pilot Rock
No. 28 Willamette Valley Christian at No. 5 North Clackamas Christian
No. 21 Adrian at No. 12 Eddyville Charter
No. 20 Klickitat/Glenwood at No. 13 Prairie City/Burnt River
No. 29 Prospect Charter at No. 4 Valor Christian/Tualatin Valley
No. 30 Harper Charter at No. 3 Crosspoint Christian
No. 19 Powder Valley at No. 14 Horizon Christian, Hood River
No. 22 Southwest Christian at No. 11 Ione/Arlington
No. 27 Lyle/Wishram at No. 6 Days Creek
No. 26 St. Paul at No. 7 South Wasco County
No. 23 Riddle at No. 10 Chiloquin
No. 18 Rogue Valley Adventist at No. 15 Umpqua Valley Christian
No. 31 Mohawk at No. 2 Union
- Moved CS Lewis Academy from No. 21 to 16 as current league leader
- Swapped Lyle/Wishram and St. Paul to avoid Lyle/Wishram-South Wasco County league matchup
