The month of May continues to roll on for Oregon high school sports, which means state baseball 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 May 7:
6A
Automatic bids (3 per league)
PIL: Grant, Cleveland, Lincoln
Metro: Beaverton, Jesuit, Mountainside
Pacific: Newberg, Sherwood, Century
Mt. Hood: Clackamas, Barlow, Sandy
Three Rivers: West Linn, Tualatin, Lake Oswego
Central Valley: South Salem, Sprague, McNary
Southwest: Willamette, Sheldon, Roseburg
At large (11)
Oregon City
Sunset
South Medford
McMinnville
Lakeridge
Ida B. Wells
North Medford
Forest Grove
Westview
Central Catholic
Nelson
Next five out: Liberty, Tigard, Grants Pass, Reynolds, Glencoe
The bracket
No. 32 McNary at No. 1 Clackamas
No. 17 Sprague at No. 16 Sunset
No. 25 Cleveland at No. 8 Sheldon
No. 24 Ida B. Wells at No. 9 Oregon City
No. 28 Westview at No. 5 Willamette
No. 21 Roseburg at No. 12 Barlow
No. 20 Lakeridge at No. 13 Lincoln
No. 29 Central Catholic at No. 4 Jesuit
No. 30 Sandy at No. 3 West Linn
No. 19 McMinnville at No. 14 Lake Oswego
No. 27 Forest Grove at No. 6 South Salem
No. 22 Century at No. 11 Beaverton
No. 26 North Medford at No. 7 Newberg
No. 23 Mountainside at No. 10 Sherwood
No. 18 South Medford at No. 15 Grant
No. 31 Nelson at No. 2 Tualatin
- Swapped North Medford and Cleveland to avoid North Medford-Sheldon league matchup
5A
Automatic bids
NWOC (4): Hood River Valley, Wilsonville, La Salle Prep, Canby
Midwestern (3): Crater, North Eugene, Ashland
Mid-Willamette (4): Corvallis, West Albany, Central, Dallas
IMC (3): Summit, Bend, Ridgeview
At large (2)
Thurston
Crescent Valley/Kings Valley Charter
Next five out: Mountain View, Silverton, Eagle Point, Caldera, Churchill
The bracket
No. 16 Dallas at No. 1 Crater
No. 9 Ridgeview at No. 8 West Albany
No. 12 La Salle Prep at No. 5 Corvallis
No. 13 Crescent Valley/Kings Valley Charter at No. 4 Summit
No. 14 Canby at No. 3 North Eugene
No. 11 Wilsonville at No. 6 Bend
No. 10 Thurston at No. 7 Central
No. 15 Ashland at No. 2 Hood River Valley
- Swapped Crescent Valley and La Salle Prep to avoid Crescent Valley-Corvallis league matchup
4A
Automatic bids (2 per league)
Cowapa: Scappoose, Astoria
Tri-Valley: Molalla, Estacada
Oregon West: Stayton, Cascade
Sky Em: Marist Catholic, North Bend
Skyline: Henley, Hidden Valley
Greater Oregon: La Grande, Pendleton/Nixyaawii
At-large (top four third place teams)
Junction City
Gladstone
Tillamook
Philomath
Next two out: Mazama, Baker/Powder Valley
The bracket
No. 16 Cascade at No. 1 Henley
No. 9 Gladstone at No. 8 La Grande
No. 12 Pendleton/Nixyaawii at No. 5 Hidden Valley
No. 13 Astoria at No. 4 Junction City
No. 14 Philomath at No. 3 Marist Catholic
No. 11 North Bend at No. 6 Stayton
No. 10 Tillamook at No. 7 Molalla
No. 15 Estacada at No. 2 Scappoose
- Moved La Grande from No. 9 to 8 as current league leader
3A
Automatic bids
SD1 (3): Banks, Warrenton, Horizon Christian
SD2 (3): Vale, Burns/Crane, Joseph/Enterprise/Wallowa
SD3 (3): Taft, Scio, Blanchet Catholic
Mountain Valley (2): Creswell, Sisters
Far West (2): South Umpqua/Days Creek, Douglas
Southern Oregon (2): Brookings-Harbor, Cascade Christian
At-large (5)
McLoughlin/Griswold
La Pine
Yamhill-Carlton
Sutherlin
Lakeview/Paisley
Next five out: Elmira, Siuslaw/Mapleton, Santiam Christian, Pleasant Hill, Corbett
The bracket, first round
No. 17 Sutherlin at No. 16 Yamhill-Carlton
No. 20 Scio at No. 13 Douglas
No. 18 Lakeview/Paisley at No. 15 La Pine
No. 19 Banks at No. 14 McLoughlin/Griswold
The bracket, second round
No. 16/17 winner at No. 1 Taft
No. 9 Warrenton at No. 8 South Umpqua/Days Creek
No. 13/20 winner at No. 4 Creswell
No. 12 Joseph/Enterprise/Wallowa at No. 5 Brookings-Harbor
No. 15/18 winner at No. 2 Cascade Christian
No. 10 Blanchet Catholic at No. 7 Sisters
No. 14/19 winner at No. 3 Vale
No. 11 Horizon Christian at No. 6 Burns/Crane
- Banks stays at No. 19 despite being the current league leader due to OSAA ranking outside the top 16 (22)
- Moved South Umpqua from No. 12 to 8 as current league leader
2A/1A
Automatic bids
SD1 (2): Clatskanie, Portland Christian
SD2 (2): Kennedy, Country Christian/North Clackamas Christian
SD3 (3): Crosshill Christian, Monroe/Alsea, Regis
SD4 (2): Myrtle Point, Toledo
SD5 (2): Umpqua Valley Christian, Oakridge
SD6 (2): Lost River, Illinois Valley
SD7 (3): Grant Union, Heppner/Ione, Irrigon
At large (6)
St. Paul
Lowell
Nestucca
Santiam
Crosspoint Christian
Knappa
Next five out: North Douglas/Elkton, East Linn Christian, Glendale, Reedsport, Bandon
The bracket, first round
No. 17 Heppner/Ione at No. 16 Nestucca
No. 21 Knappa at No. 12 Illinois Valley
No. 20 Crosspoint Christian at No. 13 Portland Christian
No. 19 Santiam at No. 14 Lowell
No. 22 Oakridge at No. 11 Country Christian/North Clackamas Christian
No. 18 Irrigon at No. 15 Toledo
The bracket, second round
No. 16/17 winner at No. 1 Kennedy
No. 9 Regis at No. 8 Grant Union/Prairie City/Monument/Dayville
No. 12/21 winner at No. 5 Monroe/Alsea
No. 13/20 winner at No. 4 Myrtle Point
No. 14/19 winner at No. 3 Umpqua Valley Christian
No. 11/22 winner at No. 6 Lost River
No. 10 St. Paul at No. 7 Clatskanie
No. 15/18 winner at No. 2 Crosshill Christian
- Moved Grant Union from No. 9 to 8 as current league leader
- Moved Clatskanie from No. 8 to 7 as current league leader, make room for Grant Union at No. 8
