MaxPreps California regional bowl game matchups

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The Falcons and Pirates are both competing for a NCS Open Division title.

One problem with predicting the possible matchups for the California regional bowl games is that several of the sections in California don't decide their divisional breakdowns until they begin seeding the playoffs.

As a result, trying to determine what division teams from the Sac-Joaquin and Central Coast Sections will be placed is usually guess work. However, now that the brackets have been seeded, these matchups become a little bit easier.

So we've had to make a few changes in our predictions. In the Sac-Joaquin Section, Manteca is competing in Division IV (we had predicted Division III). Meanwhile in the Central Coast Section, Valley Christian (San Jose) is competing in the Open Division 3 (we had predicted Open Division 2). Additionally, we had predicted that Madison (San Diego) would play in the Open Division. Instead, it will play in Division 1.

MaxPreps determines its regional matchup predictions based on the MaxPreps Computer Rankings presented by the Army National Guard. Care is also taken to avoid regional matchups between teams from the same section when possible. The team's record from this year and its current computer ranking are included in the regional matchups.

Open Division

North
North Coast Section Open Winner – Freedom (Oakley), 10-0, 61.2

South
Southern Section 1 – Mater Dei (Santa Ana), 10-0, 85.5

1-AA Division

North
Sac-Joaquin Section I – St. Mary's (Stockton), 9-1, 59.9
North Coast Section Open Runner-up - De La Salle (Concord), 9-1, 58.6

South
San Diego Section Open – Cathedral Catholic (San Diego), 10-0, 65.0
Los Angeles City Section I – Narbonne (Harbor City), 10-0, 58.9

1-A Division

North
Central Coast Section Open 2 – Saint Francis (Mountain View), 9-1, 48.2
Central Section I – Central (Fresno), 9-1, 52.2

South
Southern Section 3 – La Mirada, 8-2, 56.9
Southern Section 5 – Calabasas, 10-0, 54.8

2-AA Division

North
Central Coast Section Open 3 – Valley Christian (San Jose), 9-1, 47.4*
Sac-Joaquin Section II – Del Oro (Loomis), 8-2, 47.9

South
Southern Section 2 – Valencia, 8-2, 54.4
Southern Section 4 – Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth), 9-0, 48.1*

2-A Division

North
Central Coast Section Open 2 Runner-up – Serra (San Mateo), 6-4, 44.9*
North Coast Section 4 – Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa), 9-1, 44.3

South
San Diego Section 1 – Madison (San Diego), 8-2, 47.6*
Los Angeles City Section II – Hawkins (Los Angeles), 9-0, 45.9

3-AA Division

North
Sac-Joaquin Section IV – Manteca, 9-1, 41.4*
Central Coast Section Open 1 – Bellarmine College Prep (San Jose), 6-4, 37.1*

South
San Diego Section 2 – Mater Dei Catholic (Chula Vista), 9-1, 44.9
Southern Section 6 – Los Altos (Hacienda Heights), 10-0, 43.7

3-A Division

North
Sac-Joaquin Section V – Sonora, 10-0, 39.4
Northern Section II – Pleasant Valley (Chico), 7-3, 34.5

South
Central Section II – Sanger (Sanger, Calif.), 10-0, 37.8*
San Diego Section 3 – Christian (El Cajon), 10-0, 35.0

4-AA Division

North
Sac-Joaquin Section III – Oakdale, 8-2, 38.9*
North Coast Section 2 – Campolindo (Moraga), 7-3, 34.1

South
Southern Section 9 – La Salle (Pasadena), 6-4, 33.2
Southern Section 8 – Grace Brethren (Simi Valley), 9-1, 32.9

4-A Division

North
Central Coast Section Open 3 runner-up – Palma (Salinas), 8-2, 34.1*
Northern Section III – Sutter, 10-0, 34.4

South
Southern Section 7 – Pacifica (Oxnard), 8-2, 32.6
Southern Section 10 – Dos Pueblos (Goleta), 8-2, 28.8*

5-AA Division

North
North Coast Section 3 – Rancho Cotate (Rohnert Park), 7-3, 32.9
Central Section IV – Selma, 10-0, 31.6

South
Southern Section 12 – Rancho Mirage, 8-2, 19.1
Central Section III – Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield), 9-1, 25.3*

5-A Division

North
Oakland Section – McClymonds (Oakland), 8-1, 25.4
Sac-Joaquin Section VI – Amador (Sutter Creek), 9-1, 22.7

South
San Diego Section 4 – La Jolla Country Day (La Jolla), 7-3, 14.1
Southern Section 11 – Culver City, 7-3, 16.6

6-AA Division

North
Central Section V – Mendota, 10-0, 21.3
Northern Section IV – East Nicolaus (Nicolaus), 10-0, 20.5

South
Southern Section 13 – Santa Ana, 10-0, 12.5
Central Section VI – Strathmore, 10-0, 5.0

6-A Division

North
San Francisco – Mission (San Francisco), 6-4, -11.1

North Play-In Game
Sac-Joaquin Section VII – Stone Ridge Christian (Merced), 8-2, -12.5
Northern Section V – Quincy, 9-1, -11.3*

South
San Diego Section 5 – Classical Academy (Escondido), 6-4, -12.4
Los Angeles City Section III – Reseda, 8-2, 3.7

* New to this week's regional matchups