It might only be January 10th, but it’s never too early to look ahead to the state playoffs! In the season that we’ve had so far, cancellations and major injuries are likely to play huge roles in how seeding shakes out, along with the inevitable possibility that a team might be cancelled due to COVID in the playoffs. With everything that has happened so far, here is what each class is looking at for top seeds, auto bids, and the at-large bids!
Class 6A Predictions
Top 5 Seeds: Jesuit, Beaverton, Barlow, South Medford, Clackamas
Auto Bids
PIL: Benson, Wells, Jefferson
Metro: Jesuit, Beaverton, Mountainside
Pacific: Forest Grove, Sherwood, McMinnville
Mt. Hood: Barlow, Clackamas, Central Catholic
Three Rivers: Oregon City, Lakeridge, St. Mary’s Academy
Mountain Valley: South Salem, West Salem, Summit
Southwest: South Medford, Grants Pass, Sheldon
At-Large Bids
Comfortable: Westview, West Linn, Lincoln, Mountain View
Wiggle Room: Cleveland, Tualatin, Bend
On The Bubble: McMinnville, Tigard, Canby, Newberg
Outside Looking In: Southridge, Liberty
Class 5A
Top 5 Seeds: Willamette, Corvallis, Crook County, Silverton, West Albany
Auto Bids
Northwest Oregon: Wilsonville, Putnam, La Salle Prep, Milwaukie
Midwestern: Crater, Willamette, Springfield, North Bend
Mid-Willamette: Corvallis, Crescent Valley, West Albany, Silverton
Intermountain: Ridgeview, Crook County, Redmond
At-Large Bids
On The Bubble: Churchill, Central
Outside Looking In: None
Class 4A
Auto Bids
Main Bracket: Philomath, Cascade, Junction City, Marist, Banks, Gladstone, Baker, Hidden Valley
Play-In Bracket: Astoria, Tillamook, Corbett, Madras, Stayton, Marshfield, Henley, Mazama, La Grande, McLoughlin
At-Large Bids
Woodburn, Sweet Home, Klamath Union, North Marion, Valley Catholic, North Valley
Class 3A
Top 5 Seeds: Nyssa, Willamina, Sutherlin, Harrisburg, Burns
Auto Bids
Lewis and Clark: Riverdale, De La Salle North Catholic
PacWest: Dayton, Amity
Coastal Range: Willamina, Taft
Mountain Valley: Harrisburg, Santiam Christian
Far West: Sutherlin, Douglas
Eastern Oregon: Nyssa, Burns
At-Large Bids
Brookings-Harbor, Riverside, Rainier, Creswell
Class 2A
Top 5 Seeds: Gervais, Central Linn, Faith Bible, Salem Academy, Lakeview
Auto Bids
Northwest: Faith Bible, Vernonia
Tri-River: Gervais, Salem Academy
Central Valley: Central Linn, Oakridge
Sunset: Bandon, Myrtle Point
Southern Cascade: Lakeview, Bonanza
Blue Mountain: Stanfield, Union
At-Large Bids
Colton, Western Christian, Coquille, Jefferson
Class 1A
Top 5 Seeds: Damascus Christian, Country Christian, Crane, North Douglas, Jordan Valley
Auto Bids
Valley 10: Damascus Christian, Country Christian, North Clackamas Christian
Casco: St. Paul, Livingstone Adventist, Perrydale
Mountain West: Eddyville, Mohawk, Triangle Lake
Skyline: North Douglas, Yoncalla, Pacific
Mountain Valley: North Lake/Paisley, Trinity Lutheran, Rogue Valley
Big Sky: Ione/Arlington, Trout Lake, Echo
Old Oregon: Nixyaawii, Joseph, Wallowa
High Desert: Crane, Jordan Valley, Prairie City
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