We’ve entered the final full month of the Oregon high school sports season, which means state softball is right around the corner.
With league races in the thick of things, we take a look at what the brackets would look like if the season ended today.
By using the Playoff Qualifications outlined here, we determined automatic league qualifiers and found at-large squads using the latest OSAA rankings. We used head-to-head to break any league ties, then defaulted to OSAA ranking if the head-to-head didn’t break it.
The rankings will freeze on May 21 for 6A, 3A and 2A/1A, meanwhile they freeze on May 23 for both 5A and 4A.
Here’s the latest projection as of games played through April 30:
6A
Automatic bids (3 per league)
PIL: Cleveland, Grant, McDaniel
Metro: Mountainside, Jesuit, Sunset
Pacific: Forest Grove, Sherwood, Glencoe
Mt. Hood: Barlow, Sandy, Central Catholic
Three Rivers: West Linn, Lake Oswego, Tualatin
Central Valley: McNary, West Salem, Sprague
Southwest: North Medford, Roseburg, Grants Pass
At-large (11)
Oregon City
McMinnville
Century
Lakeridge
Tigard
Sheldon
Aloha
Newberg
South Medford
Westview
Nelson
Next five out: Gresham, Beaverton, Ida B. Wells, Willamette, Southridge
The bracket
No. 32 Sprague at No. 1 West Linn
No. 17 McMinnville at No. 16 Cleveland
No. 25 Sheldon at No. 8 Tualatin
No. 24 Grant at No. 9 Jesuit
No. 28 South Medford at No. 5 Forest Grove
No. 21 Sandy at No. 12 Grants Pass
No. 20 Central Catholic at No. 13 Oregon City
No. 29 Newberg at No. 4 McNary
No. 30 Westview at No. 3 West Salem
No. 19 Century at No. 14 Lake Oswego
No. 27 Aloha at No. 6 Glencoe
No. 22 Lakeridge at No. 11 Sunset
No. 26 McDaniel at No. 7 Mountainside
No. 23 Tigard at No. 10 North Medford
No. 18 Roseburg at No. 15 Barlow
No. 31 Nelson at No. 2 Sherwood
- Moved Cleveland from No. 22 to 16 as current league leaders
- Moved Barlow from No. 19 to 15 as current league leaders, leave room for Cleveland at 16
- Swapped Newberg and South Medford to avoid Newberg-Forest Grove league matchup
5A
Automatic bids
NWOC (4): Canby, Wilsonville, La Salle Prep, Hood River Valley/Trout Lake
Midwestern (3): Eagle Point, Crater, Churchill
Mid-Willamette (4): Dallas, Silverton, West Albany, Central/Falls City
IMC (3): Caldera, Ridgeview, Mountain View
At-large (2)
Putnam
North Eugene
Next five out: Bend, Corvallis, South Albany, Ashland, Redmond
The bracket
No. 16 Hood River Valley/Trout Lake at No. 1 Caldera
No. 9 Silverton at No. 8 Eagle Point
No. 12 Wilsonville at No. 5 West Albany
No. 13 Churchill at No. 4 La Salle Prep
No. 14 North Eugene at No. 3 Dallas
No. 11 Putnam at No. 6 Ridgeview
No. 10 Mountain View at No. 7 Canby
No. 15 Central/Falls City at No. 2 Crater
- Moved Eagle Point from No. 15 to 8 as current league leader
- Moved Canby from No. 9 to 7 as current league leader, leave room for Eagle Point at 8
- Swapped Putnam and Mountain View to avoid Putnam-Canby and Mountain View-Ridgeview league matchups
4A
Automatic bids (2 per league)
Cowapa: Scappoose, Astoria
Tri-Valley: The Dalles/Dufur, Estacada
Oregon West: Cascade, Stayton
Sky Em: North Bend/Reedsport, Marist Catholic
Skyline: Hidden Valley, Henley
Greater Oregon: Pendleton, La Grande/Imbler/Elgin
At-large (four highest ranked third place teams)
St. Helens
Baker/Powder Valley/Pine Eagle
Molalla
Sweet Home
Next two out: Klamath Union/Crosspoint Christian, Cottage Grove/Yoncalla
The bracket
No. 16 Sweet Home at No. 1 Scappoose
No. 9 Estacada at No. 8 Hidden Valley
No. 12 Stayton at No. 5 North Bend/Reedsport
No. 13 La Grande/Imbler/Elgin at No. 4 The Dalles/Dufur
No. 14 Baker/Powder Valley/Pine Eagle at No. 3 St. Helens
No. 11 Henley at No. 6 Cascade
No. 10 Marist Catholic at No. 7 Pendleton
No. 15 Molalla at No. 2 Astoria
- Moved Hidden Valley from No. 10 to 8 as current league leader
- Moved Pendleton from No. 9 to 7 as current league leader, make room for Hidden Valley at 8
- Moved Cascade from No. 8 to 6 as current league leader, make room for Hidden Valley and Pendleton at 8 and 7
3A
Automatic bids
SD1 (2): Banks, Valley Catholic
SD2 (3): Vale, Echo/Stanfield, Burns/Crane
SD3 (4): Yamhill-Carlton, Dayton, Scio, Willamina/Sheridan
Mountain Valley (3): Harrisburg, Elmira, Pleasant Hill
Far West (2): South Umpqua, Glide
Southern Oregon (2): North Valley, Brookings-Harbor
At-large (4)
Warrenton
Santiam Christian
Sutherlin
Douglas
Next five out: Rainier, Salem Academy, Nyssa, Taft, Siuslaw
The bracket, first round
No. 17 Brookings-Harbor at No. 16 Sutherlin
No. 20 Douglas at No. 13 Valley Catholic
No. 18 Willamina/Sheridan at No. 15 Harrisburg
No. 19 Pleasant Hill at No. 14 Burns/Crane
The bracket, second round
No. 1/6/17 winner at No. 1 Dayton
No. 9 Warrenton at No. 8 Elmira
No. 13/20 winner at No. 4 South Umpqua
No. 12 Santiam Christian at No. 5 North Valley
No. 15/18 winner at No. 2 Yamhill-Carlton
No. 10 Glide at No. 7 Scio
No. 14/19 winner at No. 3 Vale
No. 11 Echo/Stanfield at No. 6 Banks
2A/1A
Automatic bids
SD1 (2): Clatskanie, Knappa
SD2 (3): Kennedy, Perrydale, Country Christian/North Clackamas Christian
SD3 (3): Regis, East Linn Christian, Monroe/Alsea
SD4 (3): Powers, Toledo, Myrtle Point
SD5 (2): Oakland, Umpqua Valley Christian/Camas Valley
SD6 (2): Lost River, Riddle/Days Creek
SD7 (2): Weston-McEwen, Heppner/Ione
At-large (5)
Union/Cove
Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii
Nestucca
Grant Union/Prairie City
North Douglas
Next five out: St. Paul, Glendale, Central Linn, Lowell, Mohawk
The bracket, first round
No. 17 Grant Union/Prairie City at No. 16 Lost River
No. 21 Riddle/Days Creek at No. 12 Toledo
No. 20 Country Christian/North Clackamas Christian at No. 13 East Linn Christian
No. 19 Umpqua Valley Christian/Camas Valley at No. 14 Nestucca
No. 22 Myrtle Point at No. 11 Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii
No. 18 North Douglas at No. 15 Knappa
The bracket, second round
No. 16/17 winner at No. 1 Weston-McEwen
No. 9 Union/Cove at No. 8 Clatskanie
No. 12/21 winner at No. 5 Powers
No. 13/20 winner at No. 4 Regis
No. 14/19 winner at No. 3 Heppner/Ione
No. 11/22 winner at No. 6 Oakland
No. 10 Monroe/Alsea at No. 7 Perrydale
No. 15/18 winner at No. 2 Kennedy
- Moved Lost River from No. 17 to 16 as current league leader
