Boys’ basketball: A look at state regionals
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Pairings for the state regional playoffs will be announced Sunday night, but Eric Maddy of Calpreps has put together a list of teams and likely entrants from Southern California with the help of freemanratings.com.
In Division III, Crespi, Alemany and Damien are considered the three strongest at-large teams out of six teams based on computer rankings.
Here’s the rundown.
Division I (16 teams): Long Beach Poly, Taft, Mater Dei, Etiwanda, Corona Centennial, Loyola, Westchester, Carlsbad La Costa Canyon, San Diego Torrey Pines, Capistrano Valley, Los Angeles Washington, FresnoClovis West, Aliso Niguel, Palisades, Redlands East Valley, Fresno Bullard.
Division II (14): San Diego Lincoln, Ventura, Mission Viejo, Compton, Summit, Peninsula, Mayfair, Gahr, Santa Ana Foothill, San Diego Hoover, Narbonne, Tulare Union, Fresno Clovis North, Los Angeles University.
Division III (16): Orange Lutheran, Price, Harvard-Westlake, Inglewood, La Canada, San Diego Mission Bay, Chatsworth, San Diego University City, Fresno Hoover, Bakersfield Golden Valley, Garfield, Tulare Mission Oak, Bakersfield Independence. Plus three of these six teams: Crespi, Alemany, Damien, La Verne Lutheran, Palm Springs, Atascadero.
Division IV (15): L.A. Windward, Oaks Christian, San Diego Parker, Morningside, Maranatha, Visalia Central Valley Christian, Muir, Buckley, La Jolla Bishop’s, Bakersfield Christian, Fresno Washington, Corcoran, LACES, plus two of these eight teams: JSerra, El Segundo, Whittier Christian, La Salle, Ontario Christian, St. Monica, Bosco Tech, Blair.
Division V (15): Sierra Canyon, Montclair Prep, Flintridge Prep, Valley Torah, View Park, Escondido Calvin Christian, Bishop Diego, San Diego Rock Academy, Arshag Dickranian, Redlands Adventist, Fresno Christian, Tranquillity, San Diego Horizon, El Cajon Foothills Christian, plus one of these eight teams: St. Bernard, Pasadena Poly, Mission Prep, Santa Clara, Orangewood Academy, Rio Hondo Prep, Padre Pio, Boron.
-- Eric Sondheimer