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November 23 championship game pairings at Palomar College: 

Division I— State No. 6 Classical, the 2023 D-II champion, meets No. 37 Torrey Pines, which upset the undefeated No. 25 Otay Ranch. The Caimans topped the Falcons, 20-14, and 36-26 earlier this season.

Division II— No. 9 seed Carlsbad pushed past two higher seeds, including 5 Imperial, which had won by forfeit after losing on the field to 4 Calexico in triple overtime, and will meet 2 Westview, which earlier defeated the Lancers, 12-0. 

Division III— No. 2 Mater Dei evened its record at 10-10 and plays Scripps Ranch, a No. 8 seed which dispatched higher seeds 1 Chula Vista Learning and 4 Escondido Charter. The Crusaders downed the Falcons 32-6 early in the season.

Division IV— No. 1 San Ysidro and 2 Olympian split in 2023 and ’24. The Cougars won 19-12 earlier this year but Olympian prevailed, 14-0, last year.

Go here for complete season game schedules and results.

The Division and Seeding selection process divides the top 48 MaxPreps/Calpreps** state-ranked local teams into 4 equal size groups. The top 12 teams become Division I, the next 12 become Division II, and so on.

The top 4 seeds in each division get a first round bye and teams 5-12 are paired into a standard structure, similar to the national collegiate tackle football 12-team playoffs. Some minor adjustments avoid first-round same-league pairings.

**The entirely computer generated and proprietary MaxPreps.com/Calpreps.com ranking algorithm, based solely on wins and losses, plus the opponents strength of schedule, is described here.

Henrik Jonson, Webmaster

The November 19 semifinal pairing brackets are filled.

Division I held true to form, but other levels saw turmoil, as there were 5 upsets in 16 games.

In D-II No. 9 Carlsbad upset 1 La Costa Canyon to face 4 Imperial*, and 11 San Dieguito surprised 3 San Marcos to meet 2 Westview. [*Update Nov 18: 4 Calexico lost by forfeit to 5 Imperial]

In D-III No. 8 Scripps Ranch knocked out 1 Chula Vista Learning Charter and now travels to 4 Escondido Charter, while 2 Mater Dei hosts 6 Steele Canyon, which ousted 3 Del Norte.

In D-IV No. 6 Escondido pushed 3 Clairemont aside to next visit 2 Olympian.

Go here for complete season game schedules and results.

The Division and Seeding selection process divides the top 48 MaxPreps/Calpreps** state-ranked local teams into 4 equal size groups. The top 12 teams become Division I, the next 12 become Division II, and so on.

The top 4 seeds in each division get a first round bye and teams 5-12  are paired into a standard structure, similar to the national collegiate tackle football 12-team playoffs. Some minor adjustments avoid first-round same-league pairings.

**The entirely computer generated and proprietary MaxPreps.com/Calpreps.com ranking algorithm, based solely on wins and losses, plus the opponents strength of schedule, is described here.

Henrik Jonson, Webmaster

The Webmaster

The Division I/III quarterfinals, and D-II/D-IV semifinal bracket pairings are set for November 16 and 19, respectively.

Peaking for the playoffs is D-I No. 12 seed Poway as they bested 5 Mission Hills to face 4 Mira Mesa, while D-II No. 11 San Dieguito topped 6 Patrick Henry, then 3 San Marcos, to earn a semifinal with 2 Westview. In D-III, No. 12 Granite Hills upset 5 Rancho Buena Vista, and now meets 4 Escondido Charter. The rest of the brackets held close to form.

Go here for complete season game schedules and results.

The Division and Seeding selection process divides the top 48 MaxPreps/Calpreps** state-ranked local teams into 4 equal size groups. The top 12 teams become Division I, the next 12 become Division II, and so on.

The top 4 seeds in each division get a first round bye and teams 5-12  are paired into a standard structure, similar to the national collegiate tackle football 12-team playoffs. Some minor adjustments avoid first-round same-league pairings.

**The entirely computer generated and proprietary MaxPreps.com/Calpreps.com ranking algorithm, based solely on wins and losses, plus the opponents strength of schedule, is described here.

Henrik Jonson, Webmaster

The Webmaster