Rankings Freeze and Play-In Dates Summary

6A Boys Basketball

32-team OSAA bracket

1)       Automatic Qualifiers – 24 teams automatically qualify for the OSAA’s 32-team bracket based on regular season and/or district tournament play.  Each league determines how they will select their allotted playoff spots. 

a)       PIL – 4; Metro – 4; Mt. Hood – 4; Three Rivers – 4; Greater Valley – 4; Southwest – 4

PIL - TBD
Metro - TBD
Mt. Hood - TBD
Three Rivers - TBD
Greater Valley - TBD
Southwest - TBD

2)       Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Wednesday, February 22. 

3)       At-Large Qualifiers – Four additional teams qualify for the OSAA’s 32-team bracket based on the OSAA rankings.

a)       Once the rankings are frozen, the four highest ranked teams not already an automatic league qualifier will qualify as At-Large teams.

At-Large #1 - TBD
At-Large #2 - TBD
At-Large #3 - TBD
At-Large #4 - TBD

4)       Play-In Model – Eight teams will qualify as Play-In teams based on the frozen OSAA rankings.

a)       Once the 24 automatic league qualifiers and the 4 At-Large teams are determined, the next eight highest ranked teams will compete in four Play-In contests on Friday, February 24. 

b)       The eight teams will be ranked 1-8 with the highest ranked team hosting the lowest ranked team.  Same league matchups will be avoided, if possible. When a matchup of two league opponents exist there will be ONE attempt to move the lower ranked team to avoid the match up. If this doesn't solve the problem then the matchup of the two opponents from the same league will take place.   Winners advance to the OSAA 32-team bracket.

#8 @ #1 - TBD
#7 @ #2 - TBD
#6 @ #3 - TBD
#5 @ #4 - TBD

5)       Rankings – Once the 32 qualifying teams are determined, they will be placed on the OSAA bracket according to OSAA Board Policy “State Championships – Rankings” .

5A Boys Basketball

16-team OSAA bracket

1)       Automatic Qualifiers – Eight teams automatically qualify for the OSAA’s 16-team bracket based on regular season and/or district tournament play.  Each league determines how they will select their allotted playoff spots. 

a)       Northwest Oregon – 2; Mid-Willamette - 2; Midwestern – 2; Intermountain – 1; Columbia River – 1

Northwest Oregon - TBD
Mid-Willamette - TBD
Midwestern - TBD
Intermountain - TBD
Columbia River - TBD

2)       Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Friday, February 24.

3)       Play-In Model – 16 teams will qualify as Play-In teams based on regular season and/or district tournament play.  Play-In contests will take place on Tuesday, February 28.  Winners advance to the OSAA 16-team bracket.  The 5A Play-In matchups are as follows:

a)       North

Columbia River #3 @ Northwest Oregon #4 - TBD
Northwest Oregon #5 @ Intermountain #2 - TBD
Intermountain #3 @ Northwest Oregon #3 - TBD
Northwest Oregon #6 @ Columbia River #2 - TBD

b)       South

Midwestern #6 @ Mid-Willamette #3 - TBD
Mid-Willamette #5 @ Midwestern #4 - TBD
Midwestern #5 @ Mid-Willamette #4 - TBD
Mid-Willamette #6 @ Midwestern #3 - TBD

4)       Rankings – Once the 16 qualifying teams are determined, they will be placed on the OSAA bracket according to OSAA Board Policy “State Championships – Rankings” . 

4A Boys Basketball

16-team OSAA bracket

1)       Automatic Qualifiers – Eight teams, including the #1 team from the Cowapa, Tri-Valley, Oregon West, Sky-Em, Far West, Skyline and Greater Oregon leagues, along with the next highest ranked team between the #2’s from the aforementioned leagues, will automatically qualify for the first round of the OSAA 16-team bracket (Group A) based on regular season and/or district tournament play.  Each league determines how they will select their allotted playoff spots. 

2)       Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Tuesday, February 21. 

A1 - TBD
A2 - TBD
A3 - TBD
A4 - TBD
A5 - TBD
A6 - TBD
A7 - TBD
A8 - TBD

3)       Play-In Model – The #2 teams from the Cowapa, Tri-Valley, Oregon West, Sky-Em, Far West, Skyline and Greater Oregon, along with the #3 from the league that has two representatives in Group A (guaranteeing all leagues host a play-in game) and the highest remaining ranked #3 team, will be the eight home teams in the Play-In round (Group B).  This group will be placed into matchups based on their rankings (B1, B2, B3, etc.).  The #3 teams from the Cowapa, Tri-Valley, Oregon West, Sky-Em, Far West, and Skyline, along with the highest ranked non-automatic qualifiers, will travel in the Play-In round (Group C).  This group will be placed into the matchups based on their rankings (C1, C2, C3, etc.).  The matchups will take place on or before Friday, February 24, and will be as follows: C8 @ B1, C7 @ B2, C6 @ B3, C5 @ B4, C4 @ B5, C3 @ B6, C2 @ B7, C1 @ B8. OSAA's same league matchup policy will be utilized in determining opponents for play-in contests.  Winners advance to the OSAA 16-team bracket.  


Q:  If the Cowapa League #2 qualifies into Group A, who fills their spot in Group B?

A:  The Cowapa #3 would then be moved to Group B to ensure that each league hosts a play-in game. 

Q:   Who are the non-automatic qualifiers?

A:    #4, #5, and #6 from the Cowapa, Tri-Valley, Oregon West, Sky-Em, Far West, Skyline, and the #3 and #4 from the Greater Oregon.

C8 @ B1 - TBD
C7 @ B2 - TBD
C6 @ B3 - TBD
C5 @ B4 - TBD
C4 @ B5 - TBD
C3 @ B6 - TBD
C2 @ B7 - TBD
C1 @ B8 - TBD

4)       Rankings – Once the 16 qualifying teams are determined, they will be placed on the OSAA bracket according to OSAA Board Policy “State Championships – Rankings” .

3A Boys Basketball

16-team OSAA bracket

1)       Automatic Qualifiers – 15 teams automatically qualify for the OSAA’s 16-team bracket based on regular season and/or district tournament play on or before Saturday, February 18.   Each league determines how they will select their allotted playoff spots.

a)       Lewis & Clark – 3; West Valley – 3; PacWest – 3; Mountain Valley – 2; Eastern Oregon – 2; Southern Cascade – 2 

Lewis & Clark - TBD
West Valley - TBD
PacWest - TBD
Mountain Valley - TBD
Eastern Oregon - TBD
Southern Cascade - TBD

2)       Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Saturday, February 18. 

3)       At-Large Qualifier – One additional team will qualify for the OSAA’s 16-team bracket based on the OSAA rankings.

a)       Once the rankings are frozen, the highest ranked team not already an automatic league qualifier will qualify as the At-Large team.

At-Large - TBD

4)       Rankings – Once the 16 qualifying teams are determined, they will be placed on the OSAA bracket according to OSAA Board Policy “State Championships – Rankings” .

2A Boys Basketball

16-team OSAA bracket

1)       Automatic Qualifiers16 teams automatically qualify for the OSAA’s 16-team bracket based on regular season and/or district tournament play on or before Saturday, February 18.  Each league determines how they will select their allotted playoff spots.

a)       Northwest – 3; Tri-River – 2; Mountain View – 3; Sunset – 2; Columbia Basin – 2; Wapiti – 2

Northwest - TBD
Tri-River - TBD
Mountain View - TBD
Sunset - TBD
Columbia Basin - TBD
Wapiti - TBD

2)       Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Saturday, February 18. 

3)       At-Large Qualifier – Two additional team will qualify for the OSAA’s 16-team bracket based on the OSAA rankings.

a)       Once the rankings are frozen, the two highest ranked teams from any of the six leagues who are not already an automatic league qualifier will qualify as the At-Large team.

At-Large - TBD
At-Large - TBD

3)       Rankings – Once the 16 qualifying teams are determined, they will be placed on the OSAA bracket according to OSAA Board Policy “State Championships – Rankings” .

1A Boys Basketball

24-team OSAA bracket

1)       Automatic Qualifiers – 24 teams automatically qualify for the OSAA’s 24-team bracket based on regular season and/or district tournament play on or before Saturday, February 20.  Each league determines how they will select their allotted playoff spots.

a)       Valley 10 – 3; Casco – 3; Mountain West – 3; Skyline – 3; Mountain Valley – 3; Big Sky – 3; Old Oregon – 3; High Desert – 3

Valley 10 - TBD
Casco - TBD
Mountain West - TBD
Skyline - TBD
Mountain Valley - TBD
Big Sky - TBD
Old Oregon - TBD
High Desert - TBD

2)       Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Saturday, February 18.

3)       Bracket Pairings Round of 24 – #3 teams from each league will travel to an adjacent league’s #2 team based on a regional pairing rotation.  Winners of these games will advance to the round of 16. 

Valley 10 #3 @ Casco #2 - TBD
Casco #3 @ Mountain West #2 - TBD
Mountain West #3 @ Skyline #2 - TBD
Skyline #3 @ Mountain Valley #2 - TBD
Mountain Valley #3 @ High Desert #2 - TBD
High Desert #3 @ Old Oregon #2 - TBD
Old Oregon #3 @ Big Sky #2 - TBD
Big Sky #3 @ Valley 10 #2 - TBD

4)       Rankings – Once the final 16 teams are determined, they will be placed on the OSAA bracket according to OSAA Board Policy “State Championships – Rankings” .