@Streak One ,
Does norcal have divisions or is it all one? I think this is first year so I have no clue.
I realize you addressed Streak - but I think the CIF Blue Pages will give some guidance below
Here's how I read it:
There will be 5 divisions of 8 team brackets
The teams will be assigned and seeded in divisions according to equity-based criteria. Enrollment will not be a factor in seeding.
The seeding criteria include
a. Win-Loss Record (Preseason, League, Section Playoffs)
b. Strength of Schedule (Preseason, League, Section Playoffs)
c. Head-to-Head Competition
d. Common Opponents
e. Opponents Win-Loss Record
f. Various rankings may be consulted when placing teams (i.e., MaxPreps, SB Live, etc.)
g. Suitability to represent the State Championship with regards to Pursuing Victory with Honor and
acceptable standards of sportsmanship
Adjustments to bracket seeding may be made to ensure bracket integrity.
The higher seeded team school will serve as the host site.
BASEBALL CIF REGIONAL BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Div. I-V May 31, June 2, 4, 2022 at Home Sites T.B.D.
I. CIF REGIONAL BASEBALL REGULATIONS
A. REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISIONAL PLACEMENT OF SCHOOLS Baseball Regional Championships will be held following the completion of Section playoffs. The CIF Seeding Committee will determine the divisional placement of the Section entries for their respective Regional tournament. NOTE: Sections still determine their own criteria for placement and seeding of schools within their own local playoff system.
B. SECTION REGIONAL ENTRIES
(1) AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS Northern Regional: Sac-Joaquin (10), Central Coast (9), North Coast (9), Northern (6), Central (4), Oakland (1), San Francisco (1) Southern Regional: Southern (20), San Diego (10), Los Angeles (6), Central (4)
• Sections will forward their automatic qualifiers in true seed order to the committee
• All Section division champions advance to State/Regional playoffs
• No enrollment cap in any division NOTE: The format is an eight (8)-team single-elimination tournament in each of five (5) competitive equity-based divisions DI-DV in both the North and the South.
II. QUALIFYING TO CIF STATE/REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Teams/Individuals must compete, and qualify through, their respective CIF Section Championships to participate in CIF State/Regional Championships.
III. SEEDING CRITERIA/PARAMETERS The committee will use the seeding criteria (in no particular order: overall record, head-to-head, strength of schedule, state or regional rankings) for each bracket.
The following adjustments may be made during the seeding process, but the changes must not impact the integrity of the bracket.
• Opening round games that are a repeat of a section final or semi-final may be adjusted.
• Travel considerations
• Regional bracketing options
• Teams from the same Section, but in different divisions, may play each other in the opening round
• The team with the higher seeding number will be the host school in all rounds
• Suitability to represent the State in a Championship with regards to Pursuing Victory with Honor and acceptable standards of sportsmanship.
NOTE: Complete details on the 2022 CIF Regional Baseball Championships will be available on the State CIF website (
www.cifstate.org) in the handbook approximately 45-60 days prior to the event.
(Blue Pages)
(Baseball Handbook)
