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4A Volleyball Playoff Qualifications

Rankings Freeze and Play-In Dates Summary

4A Volleyball

16-team OSAA bracket

  1. Automatic QualifiersTwelve teams automatically qualify for the OSAA's 16-team bracket based on regular season and/or district tournament play on or before Thursday, October 19. Each league determines how they will select their allotted playoff spots.

    Cowapa – 2; Tri-Valley – 2; Oregon West - 2; Sky Em – 2; Skyline - 2; Greater Oregon – 2

      Cowapa - Tillamook, Astoria
      Tri-Valley - Crook County, The Dalles
      Oregon West - Cascade, Philomath
      Sky Em - Marshfield, Marist Catholic
      Skyline - Mazama, Klamath Union
      Greater Oregon - Pendleton, La Grande

  2. Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Thursday, October 19.

  3. Play-In ModelEight teams will qualify as Play-In teams based on the following criteria.

    1. Each leagues #3 seed, along with the next two highest ranked teams not already an automatic qualifier or the #3 team in each league will qualify for the play-in contest.

      1. Cowapa - Scappoose
        Tri-Valley - Estacada
        Oregon West - Stayton
        Sky Em - North Bend
        Skyline - Hidden Valley
        Greater Oregon - Baker

      Highest ranked teams not already qualified

        At-Large - Cottage Grove
        At-Large - Sweet Home

    2. Once the eights teams have been determined for the play-in contests, they will be placed into the 4 contests based on their RPI.

    3. Match-ups

        8 @ 1 - Scappoose @ North Bend
        7 @ 2 - Baker @ Cottage Grove
        6 @ 3 - **Sweet Home @ Estacada
        5 @ 4 - **Hidden Valley @ Stayton

    4. OSAA's same league matchup policy will be utilized in determining opponents for play-in contests. Winners advance to the OSAA 16-team bracket.

  4. Rankings – Once the 16 qualifying teams are determined, they will be placed on the OSAA bracket according to OSAA Executive Board Policy "State Championships – Rankings".