The Bay Area high school basketball teams learned their playoff seeding and brackets as they prepare for the state tournament, culminating in games at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on March 14-15. The seeding relies on a competitive equity model, categorizing teams into various divisions, with the Open division featuring the top teams. Archbishop Riordan, King's Academy, and Priory lead in boys' divisions, while Archbishop Mitty and Summit Shasta excel in girls' divisions. CIF officials discussed potential team placements and emphasized the model's fairness despite mixed reactions from teams.
The CIF uses a competitive equity model for seeding that ranks teams from best to worst, dividing them into separate divisions based on performance.
The top seed in every division will receive home games throughout the playoffs, while the No. 16 seed must travel for four games to reach the championship.
On the girls' side, Archbishop Mitty received the top NorCal seed while small Summit Shasta was awarded the top seat in Division V.
CIF associate executive director Brian Seymour noted that the release of the playoff brackets can never make everyone happy, but reflects competitive equity.
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