MaxPreps California Regional Bowl Game matchups

By Kevin Askeland Nov 2, 2016, 3:45pm

Freedom knocks St. Mary's out of NorCal Open Division spot.

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Freedom (Oakley) takes over the top spot in the NorCal Open Division of the MaxPreps California Regional Bowl Game matchups, following its win over Pittsburg last week.

Freedom's move into the top spot drops St. Mary's (Stockton) to the Class 1-AA division game against De La Salle (Concord). While De La Salle is forecast to be the runner-up in the Open Division of the North Coast Section, according to the MaxPreps computer rankings, the Spartans still advance because the CIF allows for the runner-up of an Open Division to qualify for the state bowl games.

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.

MaxPreps California Regional Bowl Game matchups
Graphic by Ryan Escobar

Open Division



North
North Coast Section Open Winner – Freedom (Oakley), 9-0, 61.0*

South
Southern Section 1 – Mater Dei (Santa Ana), 9-0, 87.2

1-AA Division

North
Sac-Joaquin Section I – St. Mary's (Stockton), 8-1, 60.8
North Coast Section Open Runner-up - De La Salle (Concord), 87-1, 57.0

South
San Diego Section Open – Cathedral Catholic (San Diego), 9-0, 63.4
Los Angeles City Section I – Narbonne (Harbor City), 9-0, 59.4

1-A Division

North
Central Coast Section Open 2 – Valley Christian (San Jose), 8-1, 48.2
Central Section I – Central (Fresno), 8-1, 53.6

South
Southern Section 3 – La Mirada, 7-2, 58.7
Southern Section 5 – Calabasas, 9-0, 55.4

2-AA Division

North
Central Coast Section Open 2 Runner-up – Saint Francis (Mountain View), 8-1, 48.1
Sac-Joaquin Section II – Del Oro (Loomis), 7-2, 47.5*

South
Southern Section 2 – Valencia, 7-2, 54.1
Los Angeles City Section II – Hawkins (Los Angeles), 8-0, 46.8

2-A Division

North
Central Coast Section Open 1 – Serra (San Mateo), 5-4, 41.4
North Coast Section 4 – Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa), 8-1, 44.4

South
San Diego Section 2 – Mater Dei Catholic (Chula Vista), 8-1, 45.8
Southern Section 4 – Lompoc, 9-0, 48.0*

3-AA Division

North
Central Coast Section Open 1 runner-up – Bellarmine College Prep (San Jose), 6-3, 39.3
Sac-Joaquin Section III – Manteca, 8-1, 41.2

South
Central Section II – Garces Memorial (Bakersfield), 6-3, 36.0*
Southern Section 6 – Los Altos (Hacienda Heights), 9-0, 43.3

3-A Division

North
Sac-Joaquin Section V – Sonora, 9-0, 38.5
North Coast Section 2 – Campolindo (Moraga), 7-2, 36.1

South
San Diego Section 1 – Mission Hills (San Marcos), 6-3, 36.5*
Southern Section 9 – La Salle (Pasadena), 6-3, 36.3



4-AA Division

North
Northern Section II – Pleasant Valley (Chico), 6-3, 35.8
North Coast Section 3 – Rancho Cotate (Rohnert Park), 7-2, 34.0

South
San Diego Section 3 – Christian (El Cajon), 9-0, 35.0*
Southern Section 7 – Pacifica (Oxnard), 7-2, 33.2

4-A Division

North
Central Coast Section Open 3 – Palma (Salinas), 7-2, 32.3
Northern Section III – Sutter, 9-0, 35.5

South
Southern Section 8 – Grace Brethren (Simi Valley), 8-1, 33.1*
Southern Section 10 – Gahr (Cerritos), 7-2, 26.3

5-AA Division

North
Oakland Section – McClymonds (Oakland), 7-1, 25.3
Central Section IV – Selma, 9-0, 28.5

South
Southern Section 12 – Rancho Mirage (Rancho Mirage), 7-2, 19.6
Central Section III – Tulare Western (Tulare), 7-2, 23.9*

5-A Division

North
Central Section V – Mendota, 9-0, 22.2
Sac-Joaquin Section VI – Amador (Sutter Creek), 8-1, 21.6*

South
San Diego Section 4 – La Jolla Country Day (La Jolla), 7-2, 17.1
Southern Section 11 – Culver City, 6-3, 17.7



6-AA Division

North
Northern Section IV – East Nicolaus (Nicolaus), 9-0, 16.3
Sac-Joaquin Section IV – Sierra (Manteca), 5-4, 20.7

South
Southern Section 13 – Santa Ana, 9-0, 11.0*
Los Angeles City Section III – Reseda, 7-2, 3.0

6-A Division

North
Sac-Joaquin Section VII – Stone Ridge Christian (Merced), 8-1, -8.4

North Play-In Game
Northern Section V – Fall River (McArthur), 7-2, -11.8*
San Francisco – Mission (San Francisco), 5-4, -11.2

South
Central Section VI – Strathmore, 9-0, 1.5
San Diego Section 5 – Classical Academy (Escondido), 5-4, -12.0

* New to this week's regional matchups