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Photo Credit: Clayton Bunt, GameFrame Photography
Welcome back to Baney's Bracketology! This time, we're all about Idaho high school baseball, and the new round of the postseason that was introduced last year: the State Regional Tournament round.
If you need a quick primer on how the State Regional Tournament format works, I broke that down here.
Each day, I'll update the latest Bracketology projections based upon who is winning at each district tournament, and which teams have officially clinched bids.
I will defer to the higher seed at each district tournament when projecting tournament winners.
As always, I welcome any feedback or corrections at brandon@idahosports.com.
UPDATED: April 29
CLASS 6A
Number of Teams: 12
Format: 4 State Regional Tournaments with 3 teams each (double elimination)
Representation: District I (1), District III (5), District IV-V-VI (2), At-Large (4)
Tournament Hosts: North (District I champion), West (District III champion), West (District III runner-up), East (District IV-V-VI champion)
Addional Notes: 3 Tier System by MaxPreps ranking (Tier 1 is 1-4 seeds; Tier 2 is 5-8 seeds; Tier 3 is 9-12 seeds)
Officially Clinched: Highland, Thunder Ridge
Projections:
NORTH REGIONAL (Post Falls HS)
#1. Mountain View (Auto Bid; 19-4)
#5. Rocky Mountain (At-Large; 14-11)
#11. Post Falls (District Champion; 11-9)
WEST REGIONAL #1 (Owyhee HS)
#2. Owyhee (District Champion; 20-5)
#7. Rigby (At-Large; 15-11)
#12. Thunder Ridge (At-Large; 14-12-1)
WEST REGIONAL #2 (Eagle HS)
#3. Eagle (District Runner-Up; 17-5)
#6. Centennial (Auto Bid; 14-11)
#10. Capital (At-Large; 12-11)
EAST REGIONAL (Highland HS)
#4. Middleton (Auto Bid; 17-8)
#8. Highland (District Champion; 15-11)
#9. Ridgevue (At-Large; 10-11)
CLASS 5A
Number of Teams: 12
Format: 4 State Regional Tournaments with 3 teams each (double elimination)
Representation: District I-II (1), District III (2), District IV (2), District V (1), District VI (2), At-Large (4)
Tournament Hosts: North (District I-II champion), West (District III champion), South (District IV champion), East (Highest ranked champion from District V or District VI)
Addional Notes: 3 Tier System by MaxPreps ranking (Tier 1 is 1-4 seeds; Tier 2 is 5-8 seeds; Tier 3 is 9-12 seeds)
Officially Clinched: Burley, Twin Falls
Projections:
NORTH REGIONAL (Sandpoint HS)
#2. Sandpoint (District Champion; 18-2)
#7. Hillcrest (Auto Bid; 16-6-2)
#11. Idaho Falls (At-Large; 13-10-1)
WEST REGIONAL (Skyview HS)
#4. Skyview (District Champion; 17-3)
#5. Lewiston (At-Large; 17-7)
#9. Blackfoot (At-Large; 10-9)
SOUTH REGIONAL (Twin Falls HS)
#3. Twin Falls (District Champion; 23-4)
#6. Bishop Kelly (Auto Bid; 17-4)
#10. Skyline (At-Large; 12-13)
EAST REGIONAL (Bonneville HS)
#1. Bonneville (District Champion; 18-4)
#8. Burley (Auto Bid; 16-6)
#12. Preston (District Champion; 12-9-1)
CLASS 4A
Number of Teams: 8
Format: 4 State Regional Series (best-of-three)
Representation: District I (1), District III (2), District IV (1), District V (1), District VI (1), At-Large (2)
Series Hosts: MaxPreps top four ranked district champions
Additional Notes: Non-district champion hosts will be seeded according to MaxPreps ranking
Officially Clinched: None
Projections:
WEST REGIONAL (Fruitland HS)
#1. Fruitland (District Champion; 18-2-1)
#8. Timberlake (District Champion; 14-8)
SOUTH REGIONAL (Kimberly HS)
#2. Homedale (Auto Bid; 20-4)
#5. Kimberly (District Champion; 14-6-1)
SOUTHEAST REGIONAL (Marsh Valley HS)
#3. Marsh Valley (District Champion; 18-4)
#6. Cole Valley Christian (At-Large; 12-9)
EAST REGIONAL (South Fremont HS)
#4. South Fremont (District Champion; 17-6)
#7. Filer (At-Large; 17-5-1)
CLASS 3A
Number of Teams: 12
Format: 4 State Regional Tournaments with 3 teams each (double elimination)
Representation: District I-II (2), District III (2), District IV-V (2), District VI (2), At-Large (4)
Tournament Hosts: North (District I-II champion), West (District III champion), South (District IV-V champion), East (District VI champion)
Addional Notes: 3 Tier System by MaxPreps ranking (Tier 1 is 1-4 seeds; Tier 2 is 5-8 seeds; Tier 3 is 9-12 seeds)
Officially Clinched: None
Projections:
NORTH REGIONAL (Orofino HS)
#2. Orofino (District Champion; 17-3)
#7. Nampa Christian (Auto Bid; 10-8)
#11. Lighthouse Christian (At-Large; 11-5)
WEST REGIONAL (Melba HS)
#3. Melba (District Champion; 19-2)
#6. Priest River (Auto Bid; 12-4)
#10. North Fremont (At-Large; 9-9)
SOUTHEAST REGIONAL (Malad HS)
#1. Malad (District Champion; 17-4)
#8. Declo (Auto Bid; 12-6)
#12. Parma (At-Large; 7-14)
EAST REGIONAL (Salmon HS)
#4. Salmon (District Champion; 18-4)
#5. Firth (Auto Bid; 13-7)
#9. Wendell (At-Large; 12-9)
CLASS 2A
Number of Teams: 8
Format: 4 State Regional Series (best-of-three)
Representation: District II (2), District III-IV (2), At-Large (4)
Series Hosts: North (District II champion), South (District III-IV champion), MaxPreps top-ranked non-district champion, MaxPreps second ranked non-district champion
Additional Notes: Teams 5-8 will be seeded by MaxPreps ranking
Officially Clinched: None
Projections:
NORTH REGIONAL #1 (Potlatch HS)
#1. Potlatch (District Champion; 17-2)
#8. Garden Valley (Auto Bid; 7-6)
NORTH REGIONAL #2 (Juliaetta)
#2. Kendrick (Auto Bid; 16-3)
#6. Troy(At-Large; 4-10)
NORTH REGIONAL #3 (Clearwater Valley HS)
#3. Clearwater Valley (At-Large; 14-7)
#5. Genesee (At-Large; 6-9)
WEST REGIONAL (Memorial Stadium, Boise)
#4. Prairie (At-Large; 13-6)
#7. North Star Charter (District Champion; 9-9)
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