Oregon School Activities Association
6A Softball Playoff Qualifications
Rankings Freeze and Play-In Dates Summary 6A Softball
32-team OSAA bracket
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Automatic Qualifiers – Twenty-one teams automatically qualify for the OSAA's 32-team bracket based on
regular season and/or district tournament play on or before Thursday, May 16. Each league determines how they
will select their allotted playoff spots.
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PIL – 3; Metro – 3; Pacific - 3; Mt. Hood – 3; Three Rivers – 3; Central Valley – 3; Southwest – 3
PIL - McDaniel, Franklin, Ida B. Wells
Metro - Westview, Jesuit, Southridge
Pacific - McMinnville, Forest Grove, Sherwood
Mt. Hood - Central Catholic, Barlow, Sandy
Three Rivers - Oregon City, West Linn, Tigard
Central Valley - West Salem, South Salem, McNary
Southwest - Sheldon, North Medford, Roseburg
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PIL – 3; Metro – 3; Pacific - 3; Mt. Hood – 3; Three Rivers – 3; Central Valley – 3; Southwest – 3
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Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Thursday, May 16 (includes all games played that day).
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At-Large Qualifiers – Eleven additional teams qualify for the OSAA's 32-team bracket based on the OSAA rankings.
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Once the rankings are frozen, the eleven highest ranked teams not already an automatic league qualifier will qualify as At-Large teams.
At-Large #1 - Sunset
At-Large #2 - Lakeridge
At-Large #3 - South Medford
At-Large #4 - Gresham
At-Large #5 - Glencoe
At-Large #6 - Aloha
At-Large #7 - Nelson
At-Large #8 - Newberg
At-Large #9 - Tualatin
At-Large #10 - Grants Pass
At-Large #11 - Mountainside
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Once the rankings are frozen, the eleven highest ranked teams not already an automatic league qualifier will qualify as At-Large teams.
- Rankings – Once the 32 qualifying teams are determined, they will be placed on the OSAA bracket according to OSAA Executive Board Policy "State Championships – Rankings".
