The November 23 final pairings at Palomar College are set (see brackets below).
In Division I, State No. 6 Classical, the 2023 D-II champion meets No. 37 Torrey Pines, who upset the previously undefeated No. 25 Otay Ranch. The Caimans topped the Falcons 20-14 and 36-26 earlier this season.
Division II – Carlsbad pushed past two higher seeds, including 5 Imperial that had won by forfeit (cause undisclosed) after losing on the field to 4 Calexico in triple overtime, to meet Westview, who defeated the Lancers 12-0 previously.
Division III – Mater Dei evened their record at 10-10 to play Scripps Ranch, a No. 8 seed who dispatched the higher seeds 1 Chula Vista Learning and 4 Escondido Charter. The Crusaders glided past the Falcons 32-6 early in the season.
Division IV – No. 1 San Ysidro and 2 Olympian played up to expectations. The Cougars won 19-12 earlier this year but lost 14-0 last year.
Go here for complete season game schedules and results.
The Division and Seeding selection process divides the top 48 MaxPreps/Calpreps** state-ranked local teams into 4 equal size groups. The top 12 teams become Division I, the next 12 become Division II, and so on.
The top 4 seeds in each division get a first round bye and teams 5-12 are paired into a standard structure, similar to the national collegiate tackle football 12-team playoffs. Some minor adjustments avoid first-round same-league pairings.
**The entirely computer generated and proprietary MaxPreps.com/Calpreps.com ranking algorithm, based solely on wins and losses, plus the opponents strength of schedule, is described here.
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