Sac-Joaquin Section softball playoff projections: Final look

A look at how the softball playoffs are shaping up around the Sac-Joaquin Section.

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May 8, 2025, 9:15pm
The Sac-Joaquin Section high school softball playoff brackets will officially be announced until May 9.


PROJECTIONS BELOW

Important information:

Each league will receive three automatic qualifiers if it has six or more teams. Leagues with five or fewer teams will receive two.

Any school not in a league’s top three but ranked in the Top 15 by MaxPreps will earn an at-large bid. For Division VII, it will be the Top 8 by MaxPreps.

After all teams are determined, brackets will be split into seven divisions based on enrollment.

Any team that wins league (or is the outright No. 1) must play at its league’s level or higher.

No team can play two divisions below its league placement.

Find more information here on how the brackets are determined.

Sac-Joaquin softball playoff PROJECTIONS

DIVISION 1
School, enrollment, league
* means current at-large bid
Sorted by overall ranking and league adjustments

1. Del Oro (Loomis), 1,634, SFL (Projected D1 league winner)
16. Turlock, 2,571, CCAL

8. *Davis Sr., 2,847, SFL
9. *Franklin (Elk Grove), 2,691, Delta

5. Sheldon (Sacramento), 2,406, Delta
12. Enochs (Modesto), 2368, CCAL

4. Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove), 2,515, Delta 
13. *Lincoln (Stockton), 2,042, Tri-City

3. Tracy, 1,731, Tri-City (Projected D1 league winner)
14. Gregori (Modesto), 2,334, CCAL

6. Mountain House, 2,271, VOL
11. *Monterey Trail (Elk Grove), 2,301, Delta

7. McClatchy (Sacramento), 2,551, Metro
10. *Folsom, 2,869, SFL

2. Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), 2,389, SFL
15. Stagg (Stockton), 2,257, SJAA

DIVISION 2
School, enrollment, league
* means current at-large bid
Sorted by overall ranking

1. Rocklin, 1,981, SFL
16. Golden Valley (Merced), 1,956, CCC

8. Inderkum (Sacramento), 2,245, CVC
9. Kimball (Tracy), 1,554, Tri-City

5. Elk Grove, 1,666, Delta
12. *Rodriguez (Fairfield), 2,070, MEL

4. Vacaville, 2,020, MEL
13. *Bella Vista (Fair Oaks), 1,968, CVC

3. Woodcreek (Roseville), 1,949, CVC
14. Tokay (Lodi), 2,172, SJAA

6. Lodi, 1,990, Tri-City
11. Atwater, 2,051, CCC

7. *Granite Bay, 2,039, SFL
10. *Laguna Creek (Elk Grove), 2030, Delta

2. *Whitney (Rocklin), 1,979, SFL
15. *Cosumnes Oaks (Elk Grove), 2,151, Delta

DIVISION 3
School, enrollment, league
* means current at-large bid
Sorted by overall ranking

1. Central Catholic (Modesto), VOL (Projected D3 league winner)
16. Antelope, 1,829, Metro

8. West Park (Roseville), 1,870, Metro
9. *Vista del Lago (Folsom), 1,781, CVC

5. Manteca, 1,858, VOL
12. Armijo (Fairfield), 1,925, GSL

4. Merced, 1,952, CCC
13. Bear Creek (Stockton), 1,880, SJAA

3. Ponderosa (Shingle Springs), 1,702, CVC
14. Johnson (Sacramento), 1,875, GSL

6. *Oakdale, 1,607, VOL
11. Dixon, GEL

7. Roseville, 1,625, FVL
10. *Patterson, 1,856, VOL

2. Vanden (Fairfield), 1,620, MEL
15. *Christian Brothers (Sacramento), CVC

DIVISION 4
School, enrollment, league
* means current at-large bid
Sorted by overall ranking

UNKNOWNS RIGHT NOW
If Livingston is not the 1 seed from the WAC, they will fall to D5

1. Destiny Christian Academy (Sacramento), GEL (Projected D4 league winner)
16. *Del Campo (Fair Oaks), 1,628, FVL

8. Beyer (Modesto), 1,590, WAC
9. *Rio Linda, 1,596, GEL

5. *River Valley (Yuba City), 1,723, FVL
12. *Wood (Vacaville). 1,677, MEL

4. Placer (Auburn), 1,281, FVL
13. Oakmont (Roseville), 1,370, PVL

3. *East Union (Manteca), 1,524, VOL
14. *Los Banos, 1,543, CCC

6. Yuba City, 1,819, FVL
11. Livingston, 1,141, WAC (Projected D4 league winner)

7. Ceres, 1,732, WAC
10. *Twelve Bridges (Lincoln), 1,285, FVL

2. Pioneer (Woodland), 1,615, MEL
15. *Lathrop, 1,508, WAC

DIVISION 5
School, enrollment, league
* means current at-large bid
Sorted by overall ranking

1. Casa Roble (Orangevale), 1,113, GEL
16. *Union Mine (El Dorado), 1,800, SVC

8. Woodland Christian, SDL
9. Orestimba (Newman), 1,002, TVL

5. Calaveras (San Andreas), 749, MLL
12. *Venture Academy (Stockton), 1,004, CCAA

4. Wheatland, 1,048, PVL
13. *Hilmar, 693, TVL

3. Liberty Ranch (Galt), 942, SVC
14. West Campus (Sacramento), 883, GSL

6. Ripon, 1,048, TVL
11. *Sutter, 768, GEL

7. Hughson, 835, TVL
10. Ben Holt College Prep Academy (Stockton), 694, CCAA

2. Linden, 720, MLL
15. Lindhurst (Olivehurst), 1,230, SDL

DIVISION 6
School, enrollment, league
* means current at-large bid
Sorted by overall ranking

1. Argonaut (Jackson), 594, SVC
16. Leroy Greene Academy (Sacramento), 384, NPAC

8. Mariposa County (Mariposa), 511, SAL
9. *Bret Harte (Angels Camp), 566, MLL

5. *Millennium (Tracy), 484, CCAA
12. *Colfax, 628, PVL
School, enrollment, league
* means current at-large bid
Sorted by overall ranking

1. Foresthill, 194, SMAL
8.

5. Esparto, 281, NPAC
4. Vacaville Christian, 197, SDL

3. Valley Christian (Roseville), 124, SMAL
6.  Elliot Christian (Lodi), 77, MVL 

7. Faith Christian (Yuba City), SMAL
2. *Denair, 314, SAL

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