League play has begun for boys basketball teams across the state, so we continue our weekly edition of bracketology to see who’s in the tournament fields as of 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.
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 as of 10 a.m. on Jan. 27 down below!
6A
Automatic bids (3 per league)
PIL: Grant, Roosevelt, Benson
Metro: Westview, Jesuit, Southridge
Pacific: Sherwood, Newberg, Forest Grove
Mt. Hood: Central Catholic, Nelson, Clackamas
Three Rivers: Oregon City, Tualatin, Lakeridge
Central Valley: West Salem, South Salem, McNary
Southwest: Sheldon, South Medford, South Eugene
At-large (11)
Lake Oswego
Barlow
West Linn
Mountainside
Gresham
Sunset
Lincoln
Beaverton
Jefferson
Wells
Reynolds
Next five out: Grants Pass, Cleveland, David Douglas, North Salem, Sandy
The bracket
No. 32 Reynolds at No. 1 Southridge
No. 17 Gresham at No. 16 West Salem
No. 25 Roosevelt at No. 8 Jesuit
No. 24 Lincoln at No. 9 Clackamas
No. 28 Jefferson at No. 5 Westview
No. 21 South Medford at No. 12 Grant
No. 20 McNary at No. 13 West Linn
No. 29 Ida B. Wells at No. 4 Tualatin
No. 30 Newberg at No. 3 Oregon City
No. 19 South Salem at No. 14 Mountainside
No. 22 Benson at No. 11 Nelson
No. 27 South Eugene at No. 6 Sherwood
No. 26 Beaverton at No. 7 Lake Oswego
No. 23 Lakeridge at No. 10 Barlow
No. 18 Sunset at No. 15 Sheldon
No. 31 Forest Grove at No. 2 Central Catholic
- Moved West Salem from No. 18 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
- Swapped Reynolds and Forest Grove to avoid Reynolds-Central Catholic league matchup
- Swapped Beaverton and Roosevelt to avoid Beaverton-Jesuit league matchup
5A
Automatic bids
NWOC (4): Parkrose, Canby, Wilsonville, Hood River Valley
Midwestern (3): Thurston, Churchill, North Eugene
Mid-Willamette (4): West Albany, Central, Corvallis, Crescent Valley
Intermountain (3): Crook County, Ridgeview, Summit
At-large (2)
Crater
Ashland
Next five out: Hillsboro, Bend, Centennial, Caldera, Lebanon
The bracket
No. 16 Churchill at No. 1 Crook County
No. 9 Canby at No. 8 Summit
No. 12 Corvallis at No. 5 Thurston
No. 13 Hood River Valley at No. 4 North Eugene
No. 14 Crater at No. 3 West Albany
No. 11 Wilsonville at No. 6 Central
No. 10 Ridgeview at No. 7 Crescent Valley
No. 15 Ashland at No. 2 Parkrose
- Swapped Ridgeview and Canby to avoid Ridgeview-Summit league matchup
- Moved Crater from 12 to 14, Ashland from 13 to 15, Churchill from 14 to 16, Hood River Valley from 16 to 13 and Corvallis from 15 to 12 to avoid Crater-Thurston and Ashland-North Eugene league matchups
4A
Automatic bids (2 per league)
Cowapa: Scappoose, St. Helens
Tri-Valley: Madras, Molalla
Oregon West: Newport, Stayton
Sky Em: Marist Catholic, Marshfield
Skyline: Hidden Valley, Klamath Union
Greater Oregon: Baker, Pendleton
At-large (four highest ranked third place teams)
Philomath
Astoria
Junction City
La Grande
Next two out: Gladstone, Mazama
The bracket
No. 16 Klamath Union at No. 1 Molalla
No. 9 Philomath at No. 8 Baker
No. 12 Pendleton at No. 5 Madras
No. 13 Junction City at No. 4 Scappoose
No. 14 La Grande at No. 3 Marist Catholic
No. 11 Marshfield at No. 6 St. Helens
No. 10 Astoria at No. 7 Stayton
No. 15 Hidden Valley at No. 2 Newport
- Moved Baker from No. 9 to 8 as current league leader
- Hidden Valley stays at No. 15 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, Neah-Kah-Nie
PacWest (3): Salem Academy, Blanchet Catholic, Santiam Christian
Mountain Valley (2): Pleasant Hill, Creswell
Far West (2): Douglas, South Umpqua
Eastern Oregon (2): Riverside, Burns
Southwest Oregon (2): Cascade Christian, Lakeview
At-large (3)
St. Mary’s Medford
Elmira
De La Salle North Catholic
Next five out: Sisters, Brookings-Harbor, Scio, Amity, Harrisburg
The bracket (round one)
No. 17 Neah-Kah-Nie at No. 16 De La Salle North Catholic
No. 20 Yamhill-Carlton at No. 13 Douglas
No. 18 Banks at No. 15 OES
No. 19 South Umpqua at No. 14 Blanchet Catholic
The bracket (round two)
No. 16/17 winner at No. 1 Valley Catholic
No. 9 Creswell at No. 8 Cascade Christian
No. 13/20 winner at No. 4 Riverside
No. 12 Elmira at No. 5 Burns
No. 15/18 winner at No. 2 Pleasant Hill
No. 10 Santiam Christian at No. 7 St. Mary’s Medford
No. 14/19 winner at No. 3 Westside Christian
No. 11 Lakeview at No. 6 Salem Academy
- Banks stays at No. 18 despite being current league leader due to OSAA rank outside the top 16 (21)
- Swapped South Umpqua and Yamhill-Carlton to avoid South Umpqua-Douglas league matchup
- Swapped Lakeview and Santiam Christian to avoid Lakeview-St. Mary’s Medford and Santiam Christian-Salem Academy league matchups
2A
Automatic bids
Northwest (3): Portland Christian, Knappa, Nestucca
Tri-River (3): Regis, Western Christian, Santiam
Valley Coast (2): East Linn Christian, Crosshill Christian
Blue Mountain (2): Stanfield, Enterprise
Sunset (2): Oakland, Gold Beach
East Cascades (2): Trinity Lutheran, Lowell
At-large (2)
Heppner
Grant Union
Next five out: Myrtle Point, Bonanza, Illinois Valley, Bandon, Monroe
The bracket
No. 16 Nestucca at No. 1 Trinity Lutheran
No. 9 Enterprise at No. 8 East Linn Christian
No. 12 Western Christian at No. 5 Stanfield
No. 13 Gold Beach at No. 4 Lowell
No. 14 Crosshill Christian at No. 3 Regis
No. 11 Grant Union at No. 6 Oakland
No. 10 Heppner at No. 7 Knappa
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, Open Door Christian, North Clackamas Christian
Casco: CS Lewis Academy, Willamette Valley Christian, St. Paul
Mountain West: Eddyville Charter, Mohawk, Triangle Lake
Skyline: Days Creek, Umpqua Valley Christian, Elkton
Mountain Valley: Chiloquin, Crosspoint Christian, Rogue Valley Adventist
Big Sky: South Wasco County, Ione/Arlington, Klickitat/Glenwood
Old Oregon: Union, Nixyaawii, Pilot Rock
High Desert: Prairie City/Burnt River, Adrian, Dayville/Monument/Long Creek
At-large (8)
Valor Christian/Tualatin Academy
Joseph
Horizon Christian, Hood River
Powder Valley
Southwest Christian
Riddle
North Douglas
Condon
Next five out: St. Stephen’s, New Hope Christian, Lyle/Wishram, Echo, Damascus Christian
The bracket
No. 32 Dayville/Monument/Long Creek at No. 1 Country Christian
No. 17 Umpqua Valley Christian at No. 16 CS Lewis Academy
No. 25 Nixyaawii at No. 8 Crosspoint Christian
No. 24 North Douglas at No. 9 Pilot Rock
No. 28 St. Paul at No. 5 Days Creek
No. 21 Powder Valley at No. 12 Ione/Arlington
No. 20 Klickitat/Glenwood at No. 13 Eddyville Charter
No. 29 Willamette Valley Christian at No. 4 South Wasco County
No. 30 Mohawk at No. 3 North Clackamas Christian
No. 19 Horizon Christian at No. 14 Prairie City/Burnt River
No. 22 Southwest Christian at No. 11 Joseph
No. 27 Elkton at No. 6 Open Door Christian
No. 26 Condon at No. 7 Chiloquin
No. 23 Riddle at No. 10 Valor Christian/Tualatin Academy
No. 18 Rogue Valley Adventist at No. 15 Adrian
No. 31 Triangle Lake at No. 2 Union
- Moved CS Lewis Academy from No. 27 to 16 as current league leader
