6A - Basketball
Predicted District Finish (except for 3-6A)
1-6A
1. Volcano Vista
2. Cleveland
3. Rio Rancho
4. Piedra Vista
5. Cibola
2-6A
1. Eldorado
2. La Cueva
3. Manzano
4. Sandia
5. Clovis
6. Santa Fe
3-6A
1. Las Cruces (2-0)
2. Gadsden (2-1) *beat Onate
3. Onate (2-1) *beat Cbad
4. Carlsbad (2-1)
5. Hobbs (1-1)
6. Mayfield (0-2)
7. Centennial (0-3)
4-6A
1. Atrisco Heritage
2. Valley
3. Albuquerque
4. West Mesa
5. Rio Grande
6. Highland
BRACKET - WEEK 10
#1 Las Cruces (auto: 3-6A)
#2 Eldorado (auto: 2-6A)
#3 Atrisco Heritage (auto: 4-6A)
#4 Volcano Vista (auto: 1-6A)
#5 Cleveland (at-large)
#6 Hobbs (at-large) *waiting for another game in district. Projection to win and be DRUP position.
#7 La Cueva (at-large)
#8 Valley (at-large)
#9 Albuquerque (at-large)
#10 West Mesa (at-large)
#11 Manzano (at-large)
#12 Rio Rancho (at-large)
#13 Clovis (at-large)
#14 Sandia (at-large)
#15 Piedra Vista (at-large)
#16 Gadsden (at-large)
Notes: All bids are projections of teams winning their district.
Top Seed: Las Cruces is ranked #2 in the Freeman but have the record (16-0), four potential DC wins and I don't see them losing a game heading into the post season. Eldorado ranked #1 in the freeman (#2 NMPreps), four DC wins, and H-2-H against Volcano and split with Atrisco.
3-seed: Volcano gets the edge over AH based on the H-2-H which VV won. AHA also has a pair of DC wins.
7-10: District placement will affect the last two first round home games.
Bubble: Gadsden, right now, is the runner-up/third place team in 3-6A. We projected Hobbs winning their next game. If Gadsden takes second it could really shake things up and potentially push Onate into the bubble and out. This will cause argument but Gadsden is ranked 20th out of 24. Carlsbad could also suffer from this. Likely more to take place but this is week 10 and how it looks. Piedra Vista benefits as well but will need to beat Cibola twice and maybe steal one against Rio Rancho or top two.
