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: Evening of May 2

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)
Additional 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: Centennial, Eagle, Highland, Middleton, Owyhee, Post Falls, Ridgevue, Thunder Ridge

Projections:

NORTH REGIONAL (Post Falls HS)
#2. Mountain View (At-Large; 19-7)
#7. Ridgevue (Auto Bid; 12-11)
#10. Post Falls (District Champion; 12-9)

WEST REGIONAL #1 (Owyhee HS)
#1. Owyhee (District Champion; 22-5)
#8. Rigby (At-Large; 15-11) 
#12. Thunder Ridge (Auto Bid; 14-14-1)

WEST REGIONAL #2 (Eagle HS)
#3. Eagle (District Runner-Up; 18-6)
#6. Rocky Mountain (At-Large; 14-11)
#11. Coeur d'Alene (At-Large; 9-8)

EAST REGIONAL (Highland HS)
#4. Middleton (Auto Bid; 18-10)
#5. Centennial (Auto Bid; 16-11)
#9. Highland (District Champion; 17-11)


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)
Additional 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: Bishop Kelly, Bonneville, Burley, Hillcrest, Preston, Sandpoint, Skyview, Twin Falls

Projections:

NORTH REGIONAL (Sandpoint HS)
#2. Sandpoint (District Champion; 20-2)
#7. Hillcrest (Auto Bid; 17-7-2)
#11. Idaho Falls (At-Large; 13-10-1)

WEST REGIONAL (Skyview HS)
#4. Skyview (District Champion; 18-3)
#5. Lewiston (At-Large; 18-8)
#9. Blackfoot (At-Large; 10-9)

SOUTH REGIONAL (Twin Falls HS)
#3. Twin Falls (District Champion; 24-4)
#6. Bishop Kelly (Auto Bid; 18-5)
#10. Skyline (At-Large; 12-13)

EAST REGIONAL (Bonneville HS)
#1. Bonneville (District Champion; 20-4)
#8. Burley (Auto Bid; 16-7)
#12. Preston (District Champion; 13-9-1)


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: Cole Valley Christian, Fruitland, Kimberly, Marsh Valley, South Fremont, Timberlake

Projections:

WEST REGIONAL (Fruitland HS)
#1. Fruitland (District Champion; 19-2-1)
#8. Timberlake (District Champion; 15-8)

SOUTH REGIONAL (Kimberly HS)
#4. Cole Valley Christian (Auto Bid; 14-9)
#5. Kimberly (District Champion; 15-6-1)

SOUTHEAST REGIONAL (Marsh Valley HS)
#3. Marsh Valley (At-Large; 21-4)
#7. Filer (At-Large; 18-6-1)

EAST REGIONAL (South Fremont HS)
#2. Homedale (At-Large; 20-6)
#6. South Fremont (District Champion; 19-7)


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)
Additional 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: Malad, Melba, New Plymouth, North Fremont, Orofino, Priest River, Salmon, Wendell

Projections:

NORTH REGIONAL (Orofino HS)
#2. Orofino (District Champion; 19-3)
#7. Nampa Christian (At-Large; 12-10)
#11. New Plymouth (Auto Bid; 12-14)

WEST REGIONAL (Melba HS)
#3. Melba (District Champion; 21-2)
#6. Firth (At-Large; 13-9)
#10. North Fremont (Auto Bid; 11-10)

SOUTHEAST REGIONAL (Malad HS)
#1. Malad (District Champion; 20-4)
#8. Declo (At-Large; 14-8)
#12. Parma (At-Large; 9-16)

EAST REGIONAL (Salmon HS)
#4. Salmon (District Champion; 20-4)
#5. Priest River (Auto Bid; 14-5)
#9. Wendell (Auto Bid; 14-11)


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: Clearwater Valley, Garden Valley, North Star Charter, Potlatch

Projections:

NORTH REGIONAL #1 (Potlatch HS)

#1. Potlatch (District Champion; 19-2)
#8. Garden Valley (Auto Bid; 9-7)

NORTH REGIONAL #2 (Juliaetta)

#2. Kendrick (At-Large; 17-5)
#7. Troy (At-Large; 4-11)

NORTH REGIONAL #3 (Clearwater Valley HS)

#3. Clearwater Valley (Auto Bid; 17-8)
#6. Genesee (At-Large; 6-10)

WEST REGIONAL (Memorial Stadium, Boise)

#4. Prairie (At-Large; 14-8)
#5. North Star Charter (District Champion; 11-9)