1) Four games on championship Saturday. I loved hoops all day as the next guy but I loved seeing the teams getting to celebrate with the fans and their team. Plus you left wanting more hoops. I am truly back-and-forth about this next comment that I'll make but I think moving forward only the Final Four make the PIT. (If it's about money and cost).
1a) First Week:
First Round (of 16) - Neutral Site - (Friday Night)
Quarterfinals (8) - Neutral Site (Saturday Night)
Neutral Sites - Rio Rancho Star Center, NMHU, ENMU, WNMU, Pan Am, Tasker, Shiprock, KC, any HS really.
Final Four (4) - The PIT (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
6A-5A (Tuesday) 4 Games (B/G) - Tuesday & Saturday because most come from the metro area and the complaints about not sleeping in bed.
4A-3A (Wed) 4 Games (B/G) - In the middle.
1A-2A (Thurs) 4 Games (B/G) - Less travel and staying the night for our smaller communities
Friday - Girls Championships - 1A - 6A
Saturday - Boys Championships 1A - 6A
Example - 6A Boys - 4 Districts (Regionally at best) - Yes, Hoops should be 6A too and I hope the NMAA does that at the next alignment voting for 2022/2023. Not because we are that big but the enrollment range is wide enough to need.
South Region
District Champ Auto - #1 Las Cruces vs #16 Albuquerque; #8 Santa Fe vs #9 Alamogordo
--Games will take place at Pan Am (if no Aggie games); Alternative Tasker
--Round of 16 - Friday Night/Quarterfinal - Saturday Night
Southeast Region
District Champ Auto - # 4 Roswell vs #13 Centennial; #5 Los Lunas vs #12 Hobbs
--Games will take place at ENMU
North Region
District Champ Auto - #2 Cleveland vs #15 Capital; #7 Carlsbad vs #10 La Cueva
--Games will take place at Santa Ana Star Center
Northwest Region
District Champ Auto - #3 Sandia vs #14 Volcano Vista; #6 Atrisco Heritage vs #11 Manzano
--Games will take place at Bernalillo HS
District Champs are seeded 1-4 * Not totally sold this idea but it's out there.
Seeds 5-16 are at large and don't matter which position in the district you finished.
New Criteria
Overall Record
Wins vs Your Class or Higher
Wins vs DCs in your class or Higher
Computer Ranking (SOS type)
Head to Head
***NOT SOLD ON THIS ABOVE, I GOT OFF TRACK. I Will come back to this thought later today. A lot of basketball. Have a great Sunday, go to church with your mom, and have a great Mother's Day. Moms are the absolute best.
What I liked this week
Neutral First Round Games
Only Four Games at the PIT (6 would be okay)
Think outside the box a little, change is good sometimes.
HOBBS EAGLES
