Who is going to the playoffs in Division 5?
- By gvgrizzlyfan
- Football
- 5 Replies
Folks,
First looking for a confirmation on how playoff selection and seeding takes place.
I think, first you have to be "playoff eligible" by the standards established by the CIF Southern Section, although under unique circumstances, if a full set of 16 teams did not meet the eligibility requirements in your respective division, they would open it up to all remaining teams that applied for a playoff "exception" or whatever they call it, but those teams would be selected last and only if there were any available slots.
1st place teams get selected first, 2nd place teams get selected after all first place teams have been selected, followed by third place teams in eligible slots of leagues with enough teams to get a playoff eligible third place team.
Once all 16 slots have been filled by the established eligibility prioritizing, then teams are seeded by the selection committee using multiple factors, that would allow a 2nd or 3rd place team to possibly get seeded ahead of a first place team. That is the way I understand it.
Now to who gets to the playoffs. I will use the calpreps.com rating system as my method of team selection.
1) Culver City (5-0).
I could have sworn I saw the ratings bounce back and forth today between CC & Glendora but my last look saw CC as #1 in D-5 for calpreps.com rankings. The Centaurs are not necessarily a lock to finish first in their Ocean League as they must face Div 3 Lawndale who has a slightly higher power ranking than the Centaurs. Worst case, the Centaurs finish 2cnd, going 9-1 overall. Anything else would be a shocking development. They will be playoff eligible and easily make the playoffs unless there are 16 first place teams in the Division. If they win against Lawndale, they will finish 10-0 and likely get the top seed or 2cnd seed, no worse than 4th seed. So a win against Lawndale is essential for CC to get the best playoff seeding possible.
2) Glendora (5-0).
Only Ayala (5-0) in the Palomares League looks strong enough to challenge the Tartans for first place, although Bonita(5-0) might want to argue otherwise. But the rankings favor Glendora and they should arrive in the playoffs as a first place team with a high seeding.
3) Oxnard(4-1) Pacifica (5-0) could present a challenge to first place in the Pacific View League for Oxnard but Oxnard is favored to take first place, at least by the current power rankings in calpreps.com. Even if Oxnard falters against Pacifica, they will fall no lower than 2nd in league and still be playoff eligible.
More to follow, if I get a chance.
First looking for a confirmation on how playoff selection and seeding takes place.
I think, first you have to be "playoff eligible" by the standards established by the CIF Southern Section, although under unique circumstances, if a full set of 16 teams did not meet the eligibility requirements in your respective division, they would open it up to all remaining teams that applied for a playoff "exception" or whatever they call it, but those teams would be selected last and only if there were any available slots.
1st place teams get selected first, 2nd place teams get selected after all first place teams have been selected, followed by third place teams in eligible slots of leagues with enough teams to get a playoff eligible third place team.
Once all 16 slots have been filled by the established eligibility prioritizing, then teams are seeded by the selection committee using multiple factors, that would allow a 2nd or 3rd place team to possibly get seeded ahead of a first place team. That is the way I understand it.
Now to who gets to the playoffs. I will use the calpreps.com rating system as my method of team selection.
1) Culver City (5-0).
I could have sworn I saw the ratings bounce back and forth today between CC & Glendora but my last look saw CC as #1 in D-5 for calpreps.com rankings. The Centaurs are not necessarily a lock to finish first in their Ocean League as they must face Div 3 Lawndale who has a slightly higher power ranking than the Centaurs. Worst case, the Centaurs finish 2cnd, going 9-1 overall. Anything else would be a shocking development. They will be playoff eligible and easily make the playoffs unless there are 16 first place teams in the Division. If they win against Lawndale, they will finish 10-0 and likely get the top seed or 2cnd seed, no worse than 4th seed. So a win against Lawndale is essential for CC to get the best playoff seeding possible.
2) Glendora (5-0).
Only Ayala (5-0) in the Palomares League looks strong enough to challenge the Tartans for first place, although Bonita(5-0) might want to argue otherwise. But the rankings favor Glendora and they should arrive in the playoffs as a first place team with a high seeding.
3) Oxnard(4-1) Pacifica (5-0) could present a challenge to first place in the Pacific View League for Oxnard but Oxnard is favored to take first place, at least by the current power rankings in calpreps.com. Even if Oxnard falters against Pacifica, they will fall no lower than 2nd in league and still be playoff eligible.
More to follow, if I get a chance.