Wednesday brings us another round of updated combined rankings for Class 1A boys and girls basketball.  These totals reflect the combination of polls of Packard, MaxPreps, RPI and CHSAa and will be used to determine playoff brackets next week.  We’ve taken the current numbers and laid out potential brackets for the postseason.  These combined rankings and playoff brackets are UNOFFICIAL.

CHSAA will release official rankings and pairings on Monday but this gives us an early look at where teams may end up.  Of course there are four more days of regular season play so both the rankings and pairings will change.

Updated combined rankings are based on rankings published on Tuesday March 2nd.  Pairings are listed in bracket order.

 

CLASS 1A BOYS

  • #1 Belleview Christian – BYE
  • #16 Flatirons Academy vs #17 Cheyenne Wells
  • #8 Granada – BYE
  • #9 Evangelical Christian vs #24 Caliche
  • #4 Merino – BYE
  • #13 Denver Jewish Day vs #20 Rocky Mountain Lutheran
  • #5 Primero – BYE
  • #12 Sangre De Cristo vs #21 Denver Waldorf

 

  • #3 DeBeque – BYE
  • #14 Genoa Hugo vs #19 Pikes Peak Christian
  • #6 Caprock Academy – BYE
  • #11 Briggsdale vs #22 Hi Plains
  • #7 Mile High Academy – BYE
  • #10 Haxtun vs #23 Simla
  • #2 Cheraw – BYE
  • #15 Eads vs #18 Kim/Branson

NOTE:  League champions earn automatic bids to the state bracket and while Cotopaxi is not inside the top 24 in our current rankings, the Pirates grab the West Central title if they beat Custer County on Thursday.  Should that happen, then the Pirates get into the bracket as the 24th seed and would replace Caliche in this scenario.  UPDATE:  Since posting this story, we’ve been notified that Flatirons Academy is not eligible for the playoffs due to quarantine.   As a result, we have taken them off our projected bracket and moved teams behind up one spot.  That would make Caliche safe but then Elbert jumps on the bubble and would be bumped if Cotopaxi wins the West Central crown.

Total CHSAANOW RPI Packard MaxPreps Record
1 Belleview Christian 0.9896 0.9583 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 12-0-0
2 Cheraw 0.8614 0.8194 0.9677 0.7362 0.9223 12-0-0
3 DeBeque 0.8512 0.8306 0.9400 0.8171 0.8170 12-1-0
4 Merino 0.8260 0.6000 0.9338 0.8703 0.8997 8-4-0
5 Primero 0.7891 0.7278 0.8738 0.7602 0.7945 9-1-0
6 Caprock Academy 0.7551 0.5194 0.9200 0.7690 0.8120 11-2-0
7 Mile High Academy 0.7436 0.4889 0.8846 0.7690 0.8321 6-2-0
8 Granada 0.7306 0.5333 0.8892 0.6851 0.8145 11-1-0
9 Evangelical Christian 0.7018 0.4250 0.9015 0.6888 0.7920 9-2-0
10 Haxtun 0.6995 0.3778 0.8908 0.7201 0.8095 9-4-0
11 Briggsdale 0.6670 0.3750 0.8892 0.6319 0.7719 8-2-0
12 Sangre de Cristo 0.6486 0.2833 0.8400 0.7442 0.7268 8-3-0
13 Denver Jewish Day 0.6113 0.2778 0.9154 0.4475 0.8045 7-2-0
14 Genoa-Hugo 0.6109 0.1972 0.8477 0.6618 0.7368 9-3-0
15 Eads 0.5949 0.1694 0.8292 0.6742 0.7068 9-3-0
16 Flatirons Academy 0.5807 0.0750 0.8677 0.6633 0.7168 7-4-0
17 Cheyenne Wells 0.5712 0.0944 0.8477 0.6385 0.7043 8-4-0
18 Kim/Branson 0.5629 0.0778 0.8538 0.6108 0.7093 9-3-0
19 Pikes Peak Christian 0.5275 0.0000 0.8200 0.6334 0.6566 7-4-0
20 Rocky Mountain Lutheran 0.5244 0.0389 0.7508 0.6312 0.6767 6-4-0
21 Denver Waldorf 0.5092 0.0028 0.7600 0.6676 0.6065 6-5-0
22 Hi-Plains 0.5024 0.0111 0.7800 0.6093 0.6090 6-5-0
23 Simla 0.5019 0.0500 0.7938 0.5496 0.6140 7-6-0
24 Caliche 0.4998 0.0000 0.7677 0.6348 0.5965 6-7-0
25 Elbert 0.4968 0.0167 0.7892 0.5598 0.6216 5-5-0
26 Longmont Christian 0.4965 0.0222 0.7492 0.6458 0.5689 4-6-0
27 Fleming 0.4905 0.0056 0.7831 0.5743 0.5990 5-5-0
28 Sierra Grande 0.4674 0.0111 0.7569 0.5452 0.5564 6-3-0
29 Dove Creek 0.4519 0.0028 0.6908 0.6327 0.4812 6-5-0
30 Idalia 0.4422 0.0000 0.7477 0.4847 0.5363 6-5-0

 

 

CLASS 1A GIRLS

  • #1 Briggsdale – BYE
  • #16 Haxtun vs #17 Springfield
  • #8 Elbert – BYE
  • #9 Simla vs #24 Wiley
  • #4 Flatirons Academy – BYE
  • #13 Fleming vs #20 North Park
  • #5 South Baca – BYE
  • #12 Cotopaxi vs #21 Longmont Christian

 

  • #3 Sangre De Cristo – BYE
  • #14 Merino vs #19 Sierra Grande
  • #6 McClave – BYE
  • #11 Dove Creek vs #22 Kiowa
  • #7 Kim/Branson – BYE
  • #10 Shining Mountain vs #23 Belleview Christian
  • #2 Kit Carson – BYE
  • #15 Lone Star vs #18 Idalia

NOTE:  League champions earn automatic bids to the state bracket so the winner of Thursday’s game between La Veta and Manzanola will capture the Fishers Peak title and enter the state pairings.  When that happens, the team that finishes 24th in the final standings would be bumped from the field.  In this scenario, that hard luck team would be Wiley.

 

Total CHSAANOW RPI Packard MaxPreps Record
1 Briggsdale 0.9760 0.9667 1.0000 0.9662 0.9709 10-0-0
2 Kit Carson 0.9671 0.9222 0.9896 0.9567 1.0000 12-0-0
3 Sangre de Cristo 0.9141 0.8278 0.9702 0.9067 0.9516 10-1-0
4 Flatirons Academy 0.8296 0.6444 0.9077 0.9189 0.8475 8-4-0
5 South Baca 0.7974 0.5694 0.8780 0.8945 0.8475 11-1-0
6 McClave 0.7837 0.4972 0.8720 0.9229 0.8426 9-1-0
7 Kim/Branson 0.7717 0.5250 0.9048 0.7999 0.8571 11-1-0
8 Elbert 0.7586 0.5083 0.8899 0.7985 0.8378 8-2-0
9 Simla 0.7330 0.4667 0.8586 0.8222 0.7845 10-3-0
10 Shining Mountain 0.7202 0.4056 0.9018 0.7721 0.8015 10-2-0
11 Dove Creek 0.7146 0.2139 0.8408 1.0000 0.8039 11-0-0
12 Cotopaxi 0.7063 0.3500 0.8988 0.7485 0.8281 10-2-0
13 Fleming 0.6698 0.2722 0.8527 0.8499 0.7046 7-3-0
14 Merino 0.6619 0.1861 0.8631 0.8573 0.7409 7-5-0
15 Lone Star 0.6329 0.1667 0.8378 0.7958 0.7312 8-3-0
16 Haxtun 0.6068 0.1444 0.8051 0.7972 0.6804 8-5-0
17 Springfield 0.5643 0.0972 0.7530 0.7992 0.6077 5-6-0
18 Idalia 0.5462 0.0278 0.7932 0.7126 0.6513 6-4-0
19 Sierra Grande 0.5334 0.0611 0.8021 0.6092 0.6610 7-4-0
20 North Park 0.5196 0.0306 0.7560 0.6937 0.5981 6-4-0
21 Longmont Christian 0.5113 0.0000 0.7545 0.6782 0.6126 5-5-0
22 Kiowa 0.5073 0.0083 0.7813 0.6220 0.6174 9-4-0
23 Belleview Christian 0.5071 0.0306 0.7932 0.5943 0.6102 9-3-0
24 Wiley 0.5067 0.0000 0.7381 0.7268 0.5617 5-7-0
25 Eads 0.5046 0.0250 0.7426 0.6504 0.6005 7-4-0
26 Evangelical Christian 0.4942 0.0000 0.7946 0.5963 0.5860 8-4-0
27 Nucla 0.4843 0.0000 0.7173 0.6944 0.5254 4-5-0
28 Cheraw 0.4825 0.0028 0.7321 0.6504 0.5448 5-6-0
29 Stratton/Liberty 0.4773 0.0000 0.7351 0.6437 0.5303 6-7-0
30 Genoa-Hugo 0.4402 0.0083 0.6756 0.6288 0.4479 4-8-0