From CIF handbook:
http://static.psbin.com/1/n/2kz5jyjgvdqhep/2017_North_Regional_BB_Hbook.pdf
Northern California Regional Brackets
The CIF Northern California Regional Brackets will primarily consist of teams from the Central Coast Section (CCS), North Coast Section (NCS), Northern Section (NS), Oakland Section (OS), Sac-Joaquin Section (SJS), and San Francisco Section (SFS). Teams from the northern portions of the Central Section (CS) or Southern Section (SS) may be placed in the NorCal Regional Bracket. Each Section will determine the divisional placement for its schools that qualify for the state basketball championships. CIF-member schools will be required to participate in the division that they participated in during CIF Section playoffs (exception- Open Division). Sections may use their own established criteria to determine placement of teams in the five divisions based on the following guidelines:
Open Division
Division I
Division II
Division III
Division IV
Division V
Division VI
(Revised May 2014 Federated Council)
TBD
As determined by Section
As determined by Section
As determined by Section
As determined by Section
As determined by Section, but enrollment may not exceed 600 As determined by Section, but enrollment may not exceed 200
Note: Grades 9-12 are utilized for CBEDS enrollment. Single Gender Schools - The enrollment for single gender schools shall be doubled in grades 9-12 to gain a total figure for the single gender school.
Automatic Entries:OPEN Division I Division II Division III Division IV
CCS TBD* 4 4 4 4
NCS TBD* 4 4 4 4
NS TBD* 0 2 2 4 4 OAK TBD* 2 0 0 0 0 SF TBD* TBD** TBD** TBD** TBD** TBD** SJS TBD* 4 4 4 4 4
• SF will have two automatic berths and their entries will be placed into their respective division(s).• Sections with less than eight (8) schools in a division shall be limited to one (1) entry in that division • The committee may decide not to fill all brackets.• All sections are eligible to submit At-Large entries should openings exist in the draw. Teams must
participate in the same division participated in at the section level.• Teams must compete, and qualify through, their respective CIF Section Championships to
participate in the CIF Regional/State Championships. • The committee may decide not to fill all brackets.
Division V 4
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