MaxPreps California Regional Bowl Game Matchups

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Central (Fresno) is one of eight new teams in the MaxPreps California Regional Bowl Game matchups, taking over the top spot in the Central Section from Clovis.

The CIF has changed how it will select Central Section teams for the regional bowl games. In the past, divisions 1, 3 and 5 were part of the Northern California regional process while divisions 2, 4 and 6 played in Southern California.

However, travel concerns prompted the CIF to allow for more flexibility in the South. Now, any three section champions from either the Central Section or Southern Section that provide more favorable travel for the regional matchups can be switched from the North to the South and vice versa.

This week, Central, Mendota and Strathmore from the Central Section are included in the North and Bakersfield Christian, Garces Memorial and Selma are included in the South.

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
Sac-Joaquin Section I – St. Mary's (Stockton), 4-1, 63.8

South
Southern Section 1 – Mater Dei (Santa Ana), 5-0, 91.6

1-AA Division

North
North Coast Section I – De La Salle (Concord), 4-1, 58.4
Sac-Joaquin Section II – Del Oro (Loomis), 5-0, 56.4

South
Southern Section 3 – La Mirada, 3-2, 66.5
Los Angeles City Section I – Narbonne (Harbor City), 4-0, 64.3

1-A Division

North
Central Coast Section Open 2 – Saint Francis (Mountain View), 4-0, 49.7
Central Section I – Central (Fresno), 4-1, 50.2*

South
San Diego Section Open – Cathedral Catholic (San Diego), 5-0, 63.7
Los Angeles City Section II – Hawkins (Los Angeles), 5-0, 54.9

2-AA Division

North
Central Coast Section Open 2 Runner-up – Valley Christian (San Jose), 4-0, 48.7
North Coast Section 4 – Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa), 4-1, 43.6

South
Southern Section 2 – Murrieta Valley, 3-2, 52.2*
Southern Section 5 – Calabasas, 5-0, 48.6

2-A Division

North
Central Coast Section Open 1 – Bellarmine College Prep (San Jose), 3-1, 46.6
Sac-Joaquin Section V – Sonora, 5-0, 40.6

South
San Diego Section 2 – Mater Dei Catholic (Chula Vista), 3-1, 45.0
Southern Section 4 – Charter Oak (Covina), 5-0, 47.1

3-AA Division

North
Central Coast Section Open 1 runner-up – Milpitas, 5-0, 42.9
Sac-Joaquin Section III – Oakdale, 3-1, 40.0

South
San Diego Section 3 – Santa Fe Christian (Solana Beach), 3-1, 38.0*
San Diego Section 1 – Grossmont (El Cajon), 4-0, 36.8*

3-A Division

North
Northern Section III – Sutter, 4-0, 39.8
North Coast Section 3 – Analy (Sebastopol), 4-1, 34.5

South
Central Section II – Garces Memorial (Bakersfield), 3-1, 36.0
Southern Section 6 – Saugus, 5-0, 36.8

4-AA Division

North
Northern Section II – Pleasant Valley (Chico), 3-2, 36.7
North Coast Section 2 – Campolindo (Moraga), 3-2, 34.0

South
Southern Section 7 – Pacifica (Oxnard), 3-2, 35.6
Southern Section 9 – La Salle (Pasadena), 4-1, 34.0

4-A Division

North
Central Coast Section Open 3 – Palma (Salinas), 2-2, 33.4
Oakland Section – McClymonds (Oakland), 3-1, 30.9

South
Central Section IV – Selma, 5-0, 30.2
Southern Section 8 – San Dimas, 4-0, 33.2*

5-AA Division

North
Sac-Joaquin Section IV – Sierra (Manteca), 3-1, 26.4
Sac-Joaquin Section VI – Bradshaw Christian (Sacramento), 5-0, 22.5

South
Southern Section 10 – Gahr (Cerritos), 5-0, 31.1*
San Diego Section 4 – Southwest EC (El Centro), 4-0, 22.0

5-A Division

North
Northern Section IV – East Nicolaus (Nicolaus), 5-0, 20.9
Central Section V – Mendota, 4-0, 19.3

South
Central Section III – Bakersfield, 3-1, 20.5*
Southern Section 12 – Rancho Mirage (Rancho Mirage), 3-1, 18.9

6-AA Division

North
North Coast Section 5 - Berean Christian (Walnut Creek), 2-2, 5.3
Sac-Joaquin Section VII – Stone Ridge Christian (Merced), 4-0, -2.9

South
Southern Section 11 – Quartz Hill, 3-1, 15.8*
Southern Section 13 – Rancho Christian (Temecula), 3-1, 9.0

6-A Division

North
Central Section VI – Strathmore, 4-0, -2.9

North Play-In Game
Northern Section V – Fall River (McArthur), 4-1, -4.8
San Francisco – Mission (San Francisco), 1-4, -15.9

South
Los Angeles City Section III – Reseda, 4-0, 7.9
San Diego Section 5 – Tri-City Christian (Vista), 4-0, -10.2

* New to this week's regional matchups