Salpointe remains in Open Division, 3A No. 5 Pusch Ridge hosts No. 1 Benjamin Franklin Friday

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6A OPEN DIVISION

Open Division (12-team bracket): To qualify, a school must have played a minimum of eight (8) games. Following the regular season, the top four (4) ranked teams from the 6A Conference, based on AIA rankings powered by MaxPreps, will be placed onto the state tournament bracket for the quarterfinal round. 6A Conference teams ranked Nos. 5-12 will play a first-round game. First round winning teams will advance to the Open Division quarterfinals to face the four top-ranked teams, while the first round losing teams will be placed in the 6A state tournament bracket quarterfinals. The state tournament bracket will be seeded according to individual AIA ranking of the teams. The state tournament will consist of four (4) rounds and be single elimination starting in the quarterfinal round.

• The top 12 6A teams based on rating will be the 12 teams to qualify for the Open playoffs and will then be seeded based on their rating.

Rank	School	Rating	Rec
1	Hamilton	24.6352	8-0
2	Basha	22.4303	7-1
3	Liberty	22.1365	7-1
4	Chandler	17.1281	7-1
5	Red Mountain	15.3783	7-1
6	Pinnacle	13.7511	6-2
7	Higley	13.3512	6-2
8	Brophy Prep	12.6599	4-4
9	Mesa Mtn View	11.7103	4-4
10	Williams Field	11.0313	6-2
11	Salpointe	10.6442	5-3
12	Casteel	10.0004	5-3
—	—–	—–	—
13	Centennial	9.4864	5-3
14	Mesa	7.6225	5-3
15	ALA – QC	7.3888	3-5
16	Perry	7.2539	4-4

5A

5A (24-team bracket): In order to qualify, a school must have played a minimum of eight (8) games. Based on the overall AIA rankings powered by MaxPreps, the top 24 teams will advance to the state tournament with the top eight (8) teams receiving a first-round bye. The state tournaments will consist of five (5) rounds and be single elimination.

• 5A: Teams ranked 1-24 qualify for the state playoffs.

Rank	School	Rating	Rec
1	Desert Edge	23.7028	9-0
2	Desert View	19.3039	9-0
3	ALA – Gilbert North	18.5518	8-1
4	AZ College Prep	17.1287	8-1
5	Marana	17.0956	8-1
6	Horizon	15.3133	7-2
7	Canyon View	14.2369	6-2
8	Desert Mountain	13.8548	7-2
9	Mountain Pointe	10.7359	6-3
10	Cactus Shadows	10.509	5-4
11	Cactus	10.4436	7-2
12	Millennium	10.171	7-2
13	Buena	9.5224	6-3
14	Campo Verde	7.8795	5-4
15	Sunnyslope	7.3287	7-2
16	Maricopa	7.2974	6-3
17	Notre Dame Prep	7.175	4-5
18	Mountain View	6.5511	5-4
19	Flowing Wells	6.2806	7-2
20	Cienega	5.7376	5-4
21	Tucson	5.2089	5-4
22	Yuma Catholic	4.4979	4-4
23	Tolleson Union	4.3566	6-3
24	Verrado	4.1618	5-4
—	—–	—–	—
25	Sunrise Mountain	3.9735	5-4
26	Gilbert	2.6885	4-5
27	Sunnyside	2.0001	4-5
28	McClintock	1.3017	5-4
29	Chaparral	-0.5706	3-6
30	Barry Goldwater	-0.7707	5-4

4A

4A (24-team bracket): In order to qualify, a school must have played a minimum of eight (8) games. Based on the overall AIA rankings powered by MaxPreps, the top 24 teams will advance to the state tournament with the top eight (8) teams receiving a first-round bye. The state tournaments will consist of five (5) rounds and be single elimination.

• 4A: Teams ranked 1-24 qualify for the state playoffs.

Rank	School	Rating	Rec
1	Snowflake	20.8334	9-0
2	Arcadia	18.6932	9-0
3	Bradshaw Mountain	12.3507	7-2
4	Mohave	11.8417	7-2
5	Lake Havasu	10.0033	7-2
6	Sahuaro	9.8045	7-2
7	Combs	9.4181	7-2
8	Marcos de Niza	9.3287	8-1
9	Gila Ridge	9.3161	8-1
10	Peoria	8.1325	6-3
11	Mica Mountain	8.1263	7-2
12	St. Mary’s	7.5372	6-3
13	Walden Grove	7.3457	6-3
14	Coconino	6.8476	5-4
15	Eastmark	6.6581	5-4
16	ALA – West Foothills	5.2735	5-4
17	Youngker	4.958	7-2
18	Paradise Honors	4.3133	5-4
19	Deer Valley	3.8752	5-4
20	Mesquite	3.84	4-5
21	Desert Sunrise	3.4274	7-2
22	Lee Williams	2.2916	5-4
23	Northwest Christian	2.1823	5-4
24	Sierra Linda	1.9536	7-2
—	—–	—–	—
25	Estrella Foothills	1.6948	6-3
26	Cibola	1.5762	6-2
27	Pueblo	1.5562	6-3
28	Buckeye Union	1.0061	5-4
29	Thunderbird	0.4833	6-4
30	Douglas	-0.3653	4-4

3A

3A (16-team bracket): In order to qualify, a school must have played a minimum of eight (8) games. The top team in each region based on standings will receive an automatic berth to the state tournament bracket. Remaining teams in the top 16 based on the overall AIA rankings powered by MaxPreps will advance to the state tournament. The state tournament bracket will be seeded according to the overall ranking of the 16 teams. The state tournament will consist of four (4) rounds and be single elimination.

• 3A: Five (5) region winners and 11 at-large qualifiers comprise the playoff field. *Clinched region title.

Rank	School	Rating	Rec
1	Benjamin Franklin	24.6614	9-0
2	Valley Christian	20.0997	8-1
3	Round Valley	18.7727	8-1
4	Thatcher	16.3701	8-1
5	Pusch Ridge	14.8655	8-1
6	Show Low	13.3179	7-2
7	Crismon	10.671	5-4
8	River Valley	9.9745	6-3
9	Payson	9.9095	6-3
10	Gilbert Christian	9.5241	6-3
11	Page	8.2541	7-2
12	Blue Ridge	8.0001	5-4
13	Florence	7.9815	5-4
14	Seton Catholic Prep	6.9743	4-5
15	Dysart	3.8607	5-4
16	Sabino	2.0862	3-6
17	Coolidge	2.0285	5-4
18	Chinle	1.8324	5-3
19	Odyssey Institute	-0.3469	4-5
20	Ganado	-0.5049	6-3

2A STATE PLAYOFFS

FIRST ROUND

Friday (7 p.m.)

No. 24 Tonopah Valley (4-6) at No. 9 Tanque Verde (8-2)

No. 19 Globe (6-4) at No. 14 Benson (6-4)

No. 17 Eloy Santa Cruz Valley (5-5) at No. 16 Glendale Prep (7-3)

BYE: No. 6 Willcox (8-2)/Plays winner of No. 22 Wittman Mountainside (6-4) at No. 11 Goodyear Trivium Prep (7-3) next week in quarterfinals

1A STATE PLAYOFFS

QUARTERFINALS

Friday (7 p.m.)

No. 6 Williams (6-4) at No. 3 St. David (7-2)

No. 10 Valley Union (7-2) at No. 2 Bagdad (9-0)

NON-REGION

Friday (7 p.m.)

5A Nogales (2-7) at 6A Phoenix Desert Vista (2-6)