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4A Girls Basketball Playoff Qualifications

Rankings Freeze and Play-In Dates Summary

4A Girls Basketball

16-team OSAA bracket

  1. Automatic QualifiersTwelve teams automatically qualify for the OSAA's 16-team bracket based on regular season and/or district tournament play on or before Tuesday, February 20. Each league determines how they will select their allotted playoff spots.

    Cowapa – 2; Tri-Valley – 2; Oregon West - 2; Sky Em – 2; Skyline - 2; Greater Oregon – 2

      Cowapa - Astoria, Seaside
      Tri-Valley - Madras, Crook County
      Oregon West - Philomath, Cascade
      Sky Em - Marshfield, Marist Catholic
      Skyline - Henley, Klamath Union
      Greater Oregon - La Grande, Pendleton

  2. Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Tuesday, February 20.

  3. Play-In ModelEight teams will qualify as Play-In teams based on the following criteria.

    1. Each leagues #3 seed, along with the next two highest ranked teams not already an automatic qualifier or the #3 team in each league will qualify for the play-in contest.

      1. Cowapa - Scappoose
        Tri-Valley - The Dalles
        Oregon West - Stayton
        Sky Em - North Bend
        Skyline - Phoenix
        Greater Oregon - Baker

      Highest ranked teams not already qualified

        At-Large - St. Helens
        At-Large - Cottage Grove

    2. Once the eights teams have been determined for the play-in contests, they will be placed into the 4 contests based on their Ranking.

    3. Match-ups

        8 @ 1 - The Dalles @ Stayton
        7 @ 2 - Phoenix @ Baker
        6 @ 3 - Cottage Grove @ Scappoose
        5 @ 4 - North Bend @ St. Helens

    4. OSAA's same league matchup policy will be utilized in determining opponents for play-in contests. Winners advance to the OSAA 16-team bracket.

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