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District Tournament Brackets Here
Who's ready for postseason softball??? Ready or not, district tournaments are beginning in every corner of the state, which means it's time to dust off those state brackets and start up the projections.
Each morning, I'll update the latest Bracketology projections based upon the previous night's results. I'll also keep an updated list of teams that have been eliminated from state contention, how many teams are still alive in their championship chase, and how many state tournament bids overall are still available. As teams begin to clinch state bids, their position on the projections will be listed in bold font.
PLEASE NOTE: Although a team that has clinched a spot will be listed in bold font, their position on the seed line could still change.
When making these projections, I'll defer first to seed number, and then MaxPreps ranking.
UPDATED: Evening of 5/9
SPOTS CLINCHED
38 of 38
TEAMS STILL ALIVE
38 (Total)
8 (Class 6A)
8 (Class 5A)
8 (Class 4A)
8 (Class 3A)
8 (Class 2A)
TEAMS ELIMINATED
APR. 30
Post Falls (6A)
Canyon Ridge (5A)
Mountain Home (5A)
Wood River (5A)
MAY 1
Borah (6A)
Kuna (6A)
Ridgevue (6A)
Timberline (6A)
Filer (4A)
MAY 2
Soda Springs (3A)
Teton (4A)
MAY 4
Caldwell (5A)
Columbia (5A)
Bonners Ferry (4A)
Lapwai (2A)
Lewis County (2A)
Prairie (2A)
MAY 5
Centennial (6A)
Madison (6A)
Meridian (6A)
Jerome (5A)
American Falls (4A)
Buhl (4A)
McCall-Donnelly (4A)
Payette (4A)
Declo (3A)
Salmon (3A)
West Jefferson (3A)
West Side (3A)
MAY 6
Bishop Kelly (5A)
Century (5A)
Hillcrest (5A)
Idaho Falls (5A)
Minico (5A)
Nampa (5A)
Homedale (4A)
Snake River (4A)
Priest River (3A)
MAY 7
Boise (6A)
Rigby (6A)
Emmett (5A)
Shelley (5A)
Bear Lake (4A)
Notus (2A)
MAY 8
Lewiston (5A)
Moscow (5A)
Sandpoint (5A)
Grangeville (3A)
New Plymouth (3A)
St. Maries (3A)
Vision Charter (3A)
Garden Valley (2A)
Greenleaf Friends (2A)
Kendrick (2A)
Wilder (2A)
MAY 9
Coeur d'Alene (6A)
Skyview (5A)
South Fremont (4A)
Timberlake (4A)
Marsing (3A)
Melba (3A)
Ririe (3A)
PROJECTED BRACKETS
CLASS 6A
District 1 (1.5 bids)
District 3 (4.5 bids)
District 4-5-6 (2 bids)
Play-In Game: 1B Coeur d'Alene (18-2) vs. 3E Mountain View (15-8)
#8 Rocky Mountain (15-13) vs. #1 Owyhee (24-2)
#5 Mountain View (15-8) vs. #4 Highland (21-5-1)
#6 Thunder Ridge (14-13-1) vs. #3 Lake City (16-5)
#7 Capital (16-9) vs. #2 Eagle (20-6-1)
CLASS 5A
District 1-2 (1 bid)
District 3 (2 bids)
District 4 (2 bids)
District 5 (1 bid)
District 6 (2 bids)
#8 Twin Falls (14-13) vs. #1 Middleton (22-5)
#5 Pocatello (19-6) vs. #4 Bonneville (18-9)
#6 Lakeland (21-5) vs. #3 Blackfoot (17-9)
#7 Burley (17-10) vs. #2 Vallivue (21-6)
CLASS 4A
District 1 (0.5 bids)
District 3 (2.5 bids)
District 4 (1.5 bids)
District 5 (2 bids)
District 6 (1.5 bids)
#8 Marsh Valley (8-17-1) vs. #1 Kimberly (24-3)
#5 Preston (21-2) vs. #4 Weiser (19-4)
#6 Sugar-Salem (13-10) vs. #3 Gooding (19-7)
#7 Fruitland (16-11) vs. #2 Cole Valley Christian (21-5)
CLASS 3A
District 1-2 (2 bids)
District 3 (2 bids)
District 4-5 (1.5 bids)
District 6 (2.5 bids)
#8 Firth (10-15) vs. #1 Nampa Christian (19-0)
#5 Wendell (21-6) vs. #4 Orofino (18-3)
#6 Kellogg (16-4) vs. #3 Malad (21-4)
#7 North Fremont (19-6) vs. #2 Parma (21-3)
CLASS 2A
District 2 (2 bids)
District 3-4 (2 bids)
At-Large, based on MaxPreps rankings (2 bids)
#1 Potlatch (16-4) - 1st Round Bye
#5 Horseshoe Bend (13-5) vs. #4 Genesee (11-9)
#6 Idaho City (13-11) vs. #3 Glenns Ferry (15-6-1)
#2 Clearwater Valley (15-4) - 1st Round Bye