A comparison of the 6A brackets, OSAA vs. JeffD's.

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6A

My bracket:
Jesuit (2) bye
Barlow @ Sprague
Clackamas @ Tigard (9)
Wilson @ Grants Pass (6)
South Salem (4) bye
Canby (7) @ West Linn
Westview @ Grant
McKay @ Central Catholic (10)
South Medford (3) bye
Southridge (5) @ David Douglas
Newberg @ McNary (14)
Centennial @ Lincoln (13)
Lake Oswego (1) bye
Oregon City @ Sheldon (11)
West Salem @ Beaverton (11)
Gresham @ Tualatin (8)

OSAA Bracket:
Jesuit (2) bye
Gresham @ Grants Pass (6)
Wilson @ Canby (7)
Clackamas @ South Salem (4)
Lake Oswego (1) bye
McKay @ Grant
Sheldon (11) @ Tigard (9)
Westview @ Central Catholic (10)
South Medford (3) bye
Newberg @ David Douglas
Oregon City @ Southridge (5)
Centennial @ Lincoln (13)
Tualatin (8) bye
Roseburg @ McNary (14)
Barlow @ West Linn
Sprague @ Beaverton (11)

Results of the final oregonlive.com poll in parentheses.

The first thing I notice is that the OSAA bracket is VERY top-heavy. The #1,2,4,6,7,9,10 and the two teams tied for #11 are ALL on top. Not only that, but #2,4,6,and 7 are in the same QUARTER. Two of those teams won't even make it to the quarterfinals. The second-lowest ranked league #1 team has a bye, and the two highest-ranked teams in the bottom half will meet in the quarterfinals. Seems very unbalanced to me.

In my bracket, #2,4,6,7,9 and 10 are still on top, but #1 is no longer there. I'm a little unhappy about #4 playing #7 in the second round, but such is the way of the Pacific league. So, if the pollsters know their stuff, #2 will play #6 and #4 will play #10 in the quarterfinals. In the bottom half are #1,3,5,8,both 11s,12 and 14. The only part of my bracket I'm unhappy with is the second-round matchup between the #3 and #5 teams. My quarters would #3/5 vs #13, and #1 vs #8. Again, the bottom half of this bracket is a little imbalanced, but not horribly.