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(May 17, 2012) - 30 Loudoun high school spring sports teams have already qualified for their respective regional play and that number will grow as the Dulles District will select another dozen teams to go to Region II after their district tournament.
More Cedar Run District teams could also advance if they are able to finish in the top three of that district tournament. One team, Freedom High School boys tennis, is already heading onto the state tournament:
Thursday, May 17, 2012
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Correction: Loudoun Valley Girls Lax is 3rd Place in Region II and Tuscarora is 4th place
ReplyDeleteIf gonna show both the spring 2012 and 2010, the what happens to spring 2011?
ReplyDeleteCan someone explain the Region II seeding for baseball/softball. Heard it was a wierd format after district champs seeded.
ReplyDeleteThere is a set bracket for baseball, softball, boys and girls soccer with each of the districts being A1, B1, C1 or D1 based on record of their district champion. The 4 districts are Dulles, Northwestern, Evergreen and Jefferson.
ReplyDeleteA total of 10 teams make Regionals with 4 from Dulles (due to larger size) and 2 each from the other 3 districts.
There are two playin games that feature the No. 3 seed from Dulles vs. D2 and the No. 4 seed from Dulles vs. C2.
Quarterfinal match-ups are:
A1 vs. C2/Dulles #4 winner
D1 vs. B2
B1 vs. D2/Dulles #3 winner
C1 vs. A2
Criteria to determine the A1, B1, C1, D1 is in order:
1. Head-to-head results (one district champion would have to had played and beaten the other 3 district champs! Unlikely!)
2. Regular season winning pct. in district games only (90 percent of time this will determine)
3. winning pct. vs. common opponents
4. total wins for reg. season
5. Coin flip
So, just for example ... in the fall, Loudoun County volleyball had the best winning pct. among district champs so Dulles was A1 with the Dulles runner-up Heritage getting the A2 spot.
Sherando had the second best pct. so they were B1 with their runner-up James Wood B2.
Western Albemarle was C1 with Powhatan C2, and Fauquier, district champ with lowest winning pct., was D1 with Kettle Run D2.
So, it doesn't matter how good the record is among the runner-up teams ... the A1, B1 status is pegged to champs.
While the Dulles District champion is already the regular-season winner (Potomac Falls baseball, Woodgrove softball, girls soccer; Briar Woods boys soccer) ... the tournament is very important for seeding:
The tournament champ (or runner-up if regular season champ wins) is assured of being on the opposite of the bracket as the Dulles champ.
The #3 and #4 seed is trickier ... if the Dulles is the A1 team then being the #3 seed puts the team away from the Dulles champ side of the bracket (and the Dulles #4 seed would meet the Dulles champ if they advanced past the first round) ... but if the Dulles champ is B1 or C1 then the #3 seed would actually be on the same side of the bracket ... and in some cases, teams might actually get a better draw if they lost in the consolations.
Confused yet?