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3A Softball Playoff Qualifications

Rankings Freeze and Play-In Dates Summary

3A Softball

20-team OSAA bracket

  1. Automatic Qualifiers – Sixteen teams automatically qualify for the OSAA's 20-team bracket based on regular season and/or district tournament play on or before Thursday, May 22. Each Special District determines how they will select their allotted playoff spots.
    1. Mountain Valley Conference - 2; Far West League - 2; Southern Oregon Conference - 2; Special District 1 - 2; Special District 2 – 3; Special District 3 – 4

      Mountain Valley Conference - Harrisburg/Monroe, Elmira/Mapleton
      Far West League - South Umpqua, Douglas
      Southern Oregon Conference - Lakeview, Brookings-Harbor
      Special District 1 - Banks, Rainier
      Special District 2 - Vale, Burns/Crane, McLoughlin
      Special District 3 - Scio, Dayton, Yamhill-Carlton, Willamina

  2. Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Thursday, May 22 (includes all games played that day).

  3. At-Large Qualifier – Five additional teams will qualify for the OSAA's 20-team bracket based on the OSAA rankings.
    1. Once the rankings are frozen, the next Five highest ranked teams not already an automatic qualifier will qualify as one of the At-Large teams.

        At-Large - Glide
        At-Large - North Valley
        At-Large - Amity
        At-Large - Santiam Christian
        At-Large - Nyssa/Adrian


  4. Rankings – Once the 20 qualifying teams are determined, they will be placed on the OSAA bracket according to OSAA Executive Board Policy "State Championships – Rankings".