MaxPreps California Regional Bowl Game Projections

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For weeks, speculation on possible teams and match-ups for the CIF Regional Bowl games was a complete guessing game. Now, just three weeks until the end of section playoffs, and the 24-game semifinal into the state finals, is looking clearer.

Based primarily on the MaxPreps computer ratings combined with section brackets, the following are projected regional match-ups. If the favorites — the team with the highest computer rating — wins each bracket, the pairing, picked by the CIF state commissioners, should look like the selections below.



There were a couple of exceptions. This week the computer has awarded Folsom with more points than De La Salle. However if both teams win their respective section brackets, it is an almost foregone conclusion, the commissioners will select De La Salle, which hasn't been defeated by a team North of Fresno since 1991.

Up to three Central Section champions can be moved into the North Region, but we have selected just two. There were also a pair of games selected more on proximity than straight computer ratings.

Lastly, note that the regional Open Division selections are the best team from the North and South and don't play regional games. Instead, each receives a bye heading into the state bowl championships, which are Dec. 15-16.

Without further ado, here are the projections. 


Open Division

North
North Coast Section Open — De La Salle (Concord), 9-1, 70.6 computer points

South
Southern Section 1 — Mater Dei (Santa Ana), 11-0, 89.8



1-AA Division North
Sac-Joaquin Section — Folsom, 11-0, 71.0
North Coast Section — Pittsburg, 7-1, 62.0

South
Southern Section 2 — Upland, 11-0, 69.2
San Diego Section Open — Mission Hills (San Marcos), 10-0, 65.5

1-A Division

North
Central Section 1 — Central (Fresno), 9-1, 60.6
Central Coast Section 2 — Serra (San Mateo), 8-2, 53.5

South
Southern Section 5 — Paraclete (Lancaster), 10-1, 53.2
Los Angeles Section Open — Narbonne (Harbor City), 7-3, 54.6

2-AA Division



North
Sac-Joaquin Section 2 — Granite Bay, 9-2, 51.5
Central Section 2 — Tulare Union (Tulare), 11-0, 51.5

South
Southern Section 3 — Charter Oak (Covina), 11-0, 53.0
Southern Section 4 — Cajon (San Bernardino), 10-1, 49.6

2-A Division

North
Sac-Joaquin Section 3 — Oakdale, 10-1, 47.8
Central Coast Section 1 — Milpitas, 10-0, 45.5

South
Southern Section 8 — Rio Mesa (Oxnard), 11-0, 44.7
San Diego Section 2 — Ramona, 10-0, 42.4

3-AA Division



North
Central Coast Section 2 — Saint Francis (Mountain View), 7-3, 44.7
North Coast Section 3 — Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland), 8-2, 39.4 South
Southern Section 10 — Apple Valley, 11-0, 40.8
Central Section 3 — Tulare Western (Tulare), 9-1, 40.1

3-A Division

North
Central Coast Section 3 — Half Moon Bay, 10-0, 40.4
Sac-Joaquin Section 4 — Placer (Auburn), 10-1, 39.2

South
Southern Section 7 — South Hills (West Covina), 9-1, 39.5
San Diego Section 1 — El Camino (Oceanside), 5-5, 38.8

4-AA Division

North
Northern Section 2 — Shasta (Redding), 10-1, 39.1
Oakland Section — McClymonds (Oakland), 10-0, 35.2



South
Southern Section 6 — Bishop Diego (Santa Barbara), 10-1, 39.1
Southern Section 9 — Burroughs (Ridgecrest), 9-2, 37.0

4-A Division

North
Northern Section 3 — Sutter, 10-1, 36.6
Central Coast Section 1 — Salinas, 8-2, 31.8

South
Los Angeles Section Open — Crenshaw (Los Angeles), 8-2, 31.5
San Diego Section 3 — Southwest EC (El Centro), 10-0, 33.2

5-AA Division North
North Coast Section 2 — Campolindo (Moraga), 7-4, 27.2
Northern Section 4 — East Nicolaus (Nicolaus), 11-0, 29.5

South
Southern Section 11 — Arroyo (El Monte), 11-0, 31.1
Central Section 4 — Golden West (Visalia), 8-2, 28.6

5-A Division



North
Sac-Joaquin Section 5 — Colfax, 8-3, 23.8
North Coast Section 4 — St. Bernard's (Eureka), 10-0, 22.0

South
Southern Section 12 — Santa Ana, 10-1, 26-2
San Diego Section 4 — University City (San Diego), 9-1, 20.7

6-AA Division

North
North Coast Section 5 — St. Patrick-St. Vincent (Vallejo), 8-1, 16.8
Sac-Joaquin Section 6 — Escalon, 7-4, 15.6

South
Los Angeles City 2 — Eagle Rock (Los Angeles), 10.1, 19.8
Central Section 5 — Caruthers, 9-0, 16.5

6-A Division

North
San Francisco Section — Mission (San Francisco), 6-3, 1.7
Northern Section 5 — Chester, 9-1, 1.5



South
San Diego Section 5 — Vincent Memorial (Calexico), 9-2, 1.2
Southern Section 13 — Orange, 9-2, 18.1