AURORA — Smoky Hill, Air Academy, and Colorado Academy are the top seeds in their respective boys soccer state tournaments.
The Class 5A, 4A and 3A state brackets were released on Sunday afternoon. Find them here:
The brackets were put together by a seeding and pairing committee. The committee members are nominated by each region/league president and shared with the CHSAA office. Also serving on the committee are:
- The President of the Soccer Coaches Association (non-voting member)
- The CHSSCA Poll Director (non-voting member)
- The CHSSCA Poll Advisor (non-voting member)
- One non voting representative from the CHSAA office
Criteria for each bracket:
- Each region/league will receive automatic qualifiers equaling no more than 40 percent of the number of teams in in the region/league. In the case that the percentage of teams results in a non-whole number the number of qualifiers will be truncated to the nearest whole number. (Example 3.6 becomes 3.)
- All region/leagues are guaranteed a minimum of one automatic qualifier.
At-large teams will be selected and placed on the bracket using the following resources (in no particular order):
- MaxPreps Ranking
- League poll
- Head-to-head competition
- Common opponents
- Region/league regular season finish must be honored when selecting at-large teams.
The semifinals are scheduled for Nov. 6 at these sites:
- 3A: All-City Stadium, Denver Public Schools
- 4A: Sports Authority Stadium, Parker
- 5A: Legacy Stadium, Cherokee Trail High School
The season is scheduled to conclude with the State Championships on Nov. 9 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park:
- 4A: 10:30 a.m.
- 3A: 1:00 p.m.
- 5A: 3:30 p.m.