CIF SS Boys Basketball Playoff Pairings
Wednesday February 8
DIV 1
St. Francis at Oak Park
Los Altos at Colony
DIV 2AA
Lakewood at Crescenta Valley
DIV 2A
Palm Desert at Glendora
Cypress at Downey
AGBU/CP at Pasadena
El Dorado at Diamond Bar
Bishop Amat at La Mirada
Arcadia at Shalhevet
Silverado at Walnut
DIV 3AA
San Marino at Maranatha
Rio Mesa at La Serna
Northwood at La Canada
Camarillo at South Pasadena
DIV 3A
Bonita at Indio
Woodbridge at Alhambra
Hemet at San Dimas
Hart at Schurr
DIV 4AA
Valencia at Don Lugo
Warren at Workman
Quartz Hill at Gabrielino
Bethel Christian at Keppel
DIV 4A
Littlerock at Pomona
Diamond Ranch at El Modena
Whittier at Sage Hill
South El Monte at Sierra Vista
Northview at Cate
DIV 5AA
Mt. View at United Christian Academy
Tuesday February 7
Wildcard
DIV 4AA
Muir at Eisenhower
DIV 5AA
Bassett at Anaheim
DIV 5A
Channel Islands at Duarte
At least this way , there CAN be a good team in a lower division and you have some idea of who you have to beat to win Division prior to Announcement Sunday !
This also takes away the benefit of bad losses which used to be the bane of good coaches , but now is the secret to playoff success in football
The last two SGV coaches of the year both had multiple “ red print “ losses prior to running table in lower divisions than the teams that whipped them in regular season contest #loseandsurvive
Participation awards. None of these teams would even score a basket in a real playoff game.
Before the season starts you are placed in a division based on what you have done in the past couple of years. Unlike football where you are seeded based on power rankings. Baseball is the same as basketball. Everyone will have their own opinion.
Los Altos in division one? I guess CIF thinks that the spirit (and size) of the departed Gardner brothers will be with Lucas’s squad in these playoffs.