The month of May continues to roll on for Oregon high school sports, 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 May 7:
6A
Automatic bids (3 per league)
PIL: Grant, Cleveland, McDaniel
Metro: Mountainside, Sunset, Jesuit
Pacific: Forest Grove, Sherwood, Glencoe
Mt. Hood: Barlow, Sandy, Gresham
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
Central Catholic
Tigard
Sheldon
Lakeridge
Aloha
Newberg
Nelson
South Medford
Next five out: Westview, Willamette, Beaverton, Ida B. Wells, Southridge
The bracket
No. 32 Sprague at No. 1 West Linn
No. 17 McMinnville at No. 16 Grant
No. 25 McDaniel at No. 8 Tualatin
No. 24 Sheldon at No. 9 Jesuit
No. 28 Gresham at No. 5 Glencoe
No. 21 Century at No. 12 Sunset
No. 20 Cleveland at No. 13 Grants Pass
No. 29 Newberg at No. 4 McNary
No. 30 Nelson at No. 3 Forest Grove
No. 19 Sandy at No. 14 Oregon City
No. 27 Aloha at No. 6 West Salem
No. 22 Central Catholic at No. 11 Lake Oswego
No. 26 Lakeridge at No. 7 Mountainside
No. 23 Tigard at No. 10 North Medford
No. 18 Roseburg at No. 15 Barlow
No. 31 South Medford at No. 2 Sherwood
- Moved Grant from No. 20 to 16 as current league leaders
- Moved Barlow from No. 17 to 15 as current league leaders, leave room for Grant at 16
- Swapped Newberg and Gresham to avoid Newberg-Glencoe league matchup
- Swapped Lakeridge and McDaniel to avoid Lakeridge-Tualatin league matchup
5A
Automatic bids
NWOC (4): Canby, Wilsonville, La Salle Prep, Centennial
Midwestern (3): Eagle Point, Crater, Churchill
Mid-Willamette (4): Dallas, West Albany, Silverton, Central/Falls City
IMC (3): Caldera, Ridgeview, Mountain View
At-large (2)
Putnam
North Eugene
Next five out: Bend, South Albany, Crook County, Hood River Valley, Corvallis
The bracket
No. 16 Central/Falls City at No. 1 Caldera
No. 9 Silverton at No. 8 Eagle Point
No. 12 Wilsonville at No. 5 Crater
No. 13 Putnam at No. 4 Ridgeview
No. 14 Churchill at No. 3 West Albany
No. 11 North Eugene at No. 6 La Salle Prep
No. 10 Mountain View at No. 7 Canby
No. 15 Centennial at No. 2 Dallas
- Moved Eagle Point from No. 14 to 8 as current league leader
- Swapped Central and Centennial to avoid Central-Dallas league matchup
- Moved Wilsonville from No. 10 to 12, Putnam from No. 12 to 13, North Eugene from No. 13 to 11 and Mountain View from No. 11 to 10 to avoid Wilsonville-Canby league matchup
4A
Automatic bids (2 per league)
Cowapa: Astoria, Scappoose
Tri-Valley: The Dalles/Dufur, Estacada
Oregon West: Cascade, Stayton
Sky Em: Marist Catholic, North Bend/Reedsport
Skyline: Henley, Hidden Valley
Greater Oregon: Pendleton, Baker
At-large (four highest ranked third place teams)
St. Helens
Gladstone
Sweet Home
La Grande/Imbler/Elgin
Next two out: Klamath Union/Crosspoint Christian, Cottage Grove/Yoncalla
The bracket
No. 16 La Grande/Imbler/Elgin at No. 1 Scappoose
No. 9 North Bend/Reedsport at No. 8 Henley
No. 12 Gladstone at No. 5 Cascade
No. 13 Hidden Valley at No. 4 The Dalles/Dufur
No. 14 Baker/Powder Valley/Pine Eagle at No. 3 St. Helens
No. 11 Stayton at No. 6 Marist Catholic
No. 10 Estacada at No. 7 Pendleton
No. 15 Sweet Home at No. 2 Astoria
- Moved Henley from No. 10 to 8 as current league leader
- Moved Pendleton from No. 9 to 7 as current league leader, leave room for Henley at 8
3A
Automatic bids
SD1 (2): Banks, Valley Catholic
SD2 (3): Vale, Burns/Crane, Echo/Stanfield
SD3 (4): Dayton, Yamhill-Carlton, Scio, Willamina/Sheridan
Mountain Valley (3): Harrisburg, Pleasant Hill, Elmira
Far West (2): South Umpqua, Glide
Southern Oregon (2): North Valley, Brookings-Harbor
At-large (4)
Warrenton
Sutherlin
Santiam Christian
Rainier
Next five out: Douglas, Nyssa, Salem Academy, Lakeview/Paisley, Enterprise
The bracket, first round
No. 17 Harrisburg at No. 16 Santiam Christian
No. 20 Willamina/Sheridan at No. 13 Valley Catholic
No. 18 Brookings-Harbor at No. 15 Echo/Stanfield
No. 19 Rainier at No. 14 Pleasant Hill
The bracket, second round
No. 1/6/17 winner at No. 1 Dayton
No. 9 Warrenton at No. 8 Glide
No. 13/20 winner at No. 4 South Umpqua
No. 12 Sutherlin at No. 5 Banks
No. 15/18 winner at No. 2 Vale
No. 10 Burns/Crane at No. 7 Scio
No. 14/19 winner at No. 3 Yamhill-Carlton
No. 11 Elmira at No. 6 North Valley
- Harrisburg stays at No. 17 due to OSAA ranking outside of the top 16 (17)
- Swapped Rainier and Willamina to avoid Rainier-Valley Catholic league matchup
2A/1A
Automatic bids
SD1 (2): Clatskanie, Knappa
SD2 (3): Kennedy, Perrydale, Country Christian/North Clackamas Christian
SD3 (3): Regis, Monroe/Alsea, East Linn Christian
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
North Douglas
Grant Union/Prairie City
Next five out: St. Paul, Glendale, Central Linn, Culver, Lowell
The bracket, first round
No. 17 Grant Union/Prairie City at No. 16 North Douglas
No. 21 Myrtle Point at No. 12 Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii
No. 20 Riddle/Days Creek at No. 13 Knappa
No. 19 East Linn Christian at No. 14 Nestucca
No. 22 Country Christian/North Clackamas Christian at No. 11 Toledo
No. 18 Umpqua Valley Christian/Camas Valley at No. 15 Lost River
The bracket, second round
No. 16/17 winner at No. 1 Weston-McEwen
No. 9 Monroe/Alsea at No. 8 Clatskanie
No. 12/21 winner at No. 5 Union/Cove
No. 13/20 winner at No. 4 Regis
No. 14/19 winner at No. 3 Kennedy
No. 11/22 winner at No. 6 Powers
No. 10 Perrydale at No. 7 Oakland
No. 15/18 winner at No. 2 Heppner/Ione
- Moved Clatskanie from No. 9 to 8 as current league leader
- Swapped Umpqua Valley Christian and Grant Union to avoid UVC-North Douglas league matchup
- Swapped Myrtle Point and Country Christian to avoid Myrtle Point-Toledo league matchup
