High school girls tournament bracket seeds have been released by OHSAA district boards around Ohio, including the Southeast District.
.
A Super Sectional Format was adopted for this season, and here are the guidelines of how it works:
The Southeast District Athletic Board (SEDAB) is implementing a new super sectional format for the 2020 boys and girls basketball tournaments. The information listed below is for the purpose of communicating how this format will be handled operationally. The Board has made every effort to anticipate questions and believes this document will provide answers. We do understand that other questions and issues may arise. There will be a process to answer those as well.
- Seeding. On-line seeding will continue as in the past. The exception is that coaches will seed ALL teams in the division instead of a geographically aligned sectional site. [Example: 31 teams in D3 girls. Coaches seed 1 through 31.] A seeding document will be sent out to all schools from the board/manager and also from Baumspage. Guidelines are largely the same including the changes made last year and current. These include: 1. A coach cannot vote for his/her own team; 2. A team’s highest and lowest vote will NOT count; 3. A coach who does not vote/seed will be penalized by losing their second highest vote (the top vote is discarded as mentioned).
- District winners/Regional qualifiers. Following the seeding, after results are tabulated, the Board will reach out to the number 1 seed via cell phone. The coach will then SELECT whether the number 1 seed’s bracket will be labeled 1 or 2. Example: Two winners, boys D3. #1 seed’s bracket is the upper bracket. The #1 seeded team’s coach will decide if that bracket is labeled Athens 1 or Athens 2.
- Brackets. As for the past 15+ years the board will use NCAA-paired brackets that are pre-determined. Teams will be placed on the bracket as determined by their voted seed number. Example: Girls D3, 31 teams. #1 is a first round bye. #2 plays #31, #3 plays #30, etc. The blank brackets with paired seeds will be distributed prior to the seeding.
- Site assignments. Following the seeding process and placement of teams on the brackets, as per their voted seed, the Board will then assign the games to one of the two sectional sites indicated on the tournament set up. In situations in which one team in a match up is closer to one site while the other team is closer to the other site, the higher seeded team will be given priority. The Board reserves the right to adjust games.
- Game times. Game times will be listed on the blank bracket. Once the pairing is determined (by seed), the Board may adjust times at a site to best accommodate travel, fans, etc.
.
Locally:
Division 2, Circleville is the top seed and gets a bye to face either Meigs or Athens. #5 Unioto playing River Valley, #3 seed Warren playing Hillsboro in the finals along with Miami Trace vs Waverly, WCH vs Fairfield Union. Chillicothe vs Vinton County, Logan Elm vs McClain and Jackson vs Gallia.
.
Division 3, #4 Southeastern plays Zane Trace, Adena vs Westfall, Huntington vs South Point and Piketon vs Dawson Bryant.
.
Division 4, Paint Valley will face Western and Whiteoak vs Eastern Pike.
.
.
Go to this link to see the various girls tournament brackets....