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4A Volleyball Playoff Qualifications

Rankings Freeze and Play-In Dates Summary

4A Volleyball

16-team OSAA bracket

  1. Automatic Qualifiers – Twelve teams automatically qualify for the OSAA's 16-team bracket based on regular season and/or district tournament play on or before Thursday, October 24. 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 - Astoria, Scappoose
    Tri-Valley - Crook County, The Dalles
    Oregon West - Philomath, Cascade
    Sky Em - Marshfield, Marist Catholic
    Skyline - Henley, Klamath Union
    Greater Oregon - Pendleton, La Grande

  2. Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Thursday, October 24.

  3. Play-In Model – Eight teams will qualify as Play-In teams based on the following criteria.

    1. Each league’s #3 seed will qualify for the play-in contest (six teams). The next two highest ranked teams not already an automatic qualifier or the #3 team in a league will also qualify for the play-in contest (two teams).

      2. Cowapa - Tillamook
      Tri-Valley - Estacada
      Oregon West - Stayton
      Sky Em - Cottage Grove
      Skyline - Mazama
      Greater Oregon - Baker

      Highest ranked teams not already qualified
      At-Large #1 - North Bend
      At-Large #2 - Junction City

    2. Once the eight teams have been determined for the play-in contests, they will be placed into the four contests based on their OSAA Rankings.

        1. The four highest ranked teams will host a play-in contest.
        2. The four lowest ranked teams will be placed into the play-in contests based on mileage.
        3. The six OADA 4A League Reps will meet the morning after the Rankings freeze to determine the match-ups.
          a. League match-ups will be avoided similar to the first round of the OSAA playoffs when possible.
          b. In determining the match-ups, the team with the furthest travel will be priority #1.
          c. After the furthest travel match-up has been determined, the three remaining teams will be matched up based on distance of those schools with the three host schools to decrease the travel costs for the visiting schools.

    3. The OADA 4A League Reps will communicate the match-ups to the qualifying schools and notify the OSAA so the contests can be posted on the OSAA playoff qualification page.

    4. Match-ups
        Contest #1 - Tillamook @ North Bend
        Contest #2 - Mazama @ Cottage Grove
        Contest #3 - Junction City @ Stayton
        Contest #4 - Baker @ Estacada

    5. 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".