TRAC teams slide to lower divisions for high school playoffs? How placement looks
A new computer system determines the Central Section high school playoffs this season and girls volleyball and girls tennis found out what that means.
Seedings are set by performance and strength of schedule with the top eight teams playing in Division I and the others added in seeding order to the remaining playoff divisions. (In other words, the top seed in Division II is the No. 9 overall seed and so on.)
That left some Tri-River Athletic Conference teams in lower divisions in an unusual format.
For instance: Central finished 4-6 in TRAC volleyball and was placed in Division II as the No. 2 seed and Buchanan, which finished winless in the TRAC with a 6-22 overall record, was placed in Division III and is the sixth seed there.
Clovis West claimed the TRAC volleyball title ahead of Clovis North. Those teams are Nos. 1 and 2 overall, respectively.
The section playoffs begin Tuesday for volleyball and tennis.
Other volleyball top seeds include Stockdale (D-II), Tulare Western (D-III), Caruthers (D-IV ) and Taft (D-V).
The girls tennis top seeds are Clovis North (D-I), Sanger (D-II), Central (D-III), Templeton (D-IV) and Morro Bay (D-V).
Girls volleyball
Central Section playoffs
First round, matches at 6 p.m., unless noted
Division I
Thursday
No. 8 Centennial at No. 1 Clovis West
No. 5 San Luis Obispo at No. 4 Clovis
No. 6 Redwood at No. 3 Central Valley Christian
No. 7 Liberty-Bakersfield at No. 2 Clovis North
Division II
Tuesday
No. 16 Chavez at No. 1 Stockdale
No. 9 Mammoth at No. 8 Monache
No. 12 Bullard at No. 5 Arroyo Grande
No. 13 San Joaquin Memorial at No. 4 Exeter
No. 14 Hoover at No. 3 Kerman
No. 11 Bakersfield Christian at No. 6 Sanger
No. 10 Yosemite at No. 7 Clovis East
No. 15 Frontier at No. 2 Central
Division III
Tuesday
No. 16 Atascadero at No. 1 Tulare Western
No. 9 Lemoore at No. 8 Paso Robles
No. 12 Hanford at No. 5 St. Joseph
No. 13 Lone Pine at No. 4 Kingsburg
No. 14 Mission Prep at No. 3 Templeton
No. 11 Sierra at No. 6 Buchanan
No. 10 Tehachapi at No. 7 Nipomo
No. 15 Minarets at No. 2 Sierra Pacific
Division IV
Tuesday
No. 16 Woodlake at No. 1 Caruthers
No. 9 Porterville at No. 8 Garces
No. 12 Hanford West at No. 5 Morro Bay
No. 13 Independence at No. 4 Bishop
No. 14 Orosi at No. 3 Golden West
No. 11 Dinuba at No. 6 Madera South
No. 10 Imnmanuel Christian at No. 7 McFarland
No. 15 Liberty-Madera Ranchos at No. 2 East Bakersfield
Division V
Tuesday
No. 16 Highland at No. 1 Taft
No. 9 Golden Valley-Bakersfield at No. 8 Wonderful College Prep
No. 12 Chowchilla at No. 5 Mission Oak
No. 13 Fresno Christian at No. 4 Immanuel
No. 14 Avenal at No. 3 Reedley
No. 11 Farmersville at No. 6 Arvin
No. 10 Summit Charter at No. 7 Wasco
No. 15 Baker at No. 2 Rosamond
Girls tennis
Central Section playoffs
First round, matches at 4 p.m., unless noted
Division I
Tuesday
No. 8 Liberty-Bakersfield at No. 1 Clovis North
No. 5 Bakersfield Christian at No. 4 San Luis Obispo
No. 6 Arroyo Grande at No. 3 Buchanan
No. 7 Clovis West at No. 2 Garces
Division II
Wednesday
No. 1 Sanger, bye
No. 2 Paso Robles, bye
No. 9 Central Valley Christian at No. 8 Bullard
No. 12 St. Joseph at No. 5 Mt. Whitney
No. 13 Golden Valley-Bakersfield at No. 4 El Diamante
No. 14 Redwood at No. 3 Clovis East
No. 11 Stockdale at No. 6 Clovis
No. 10 Porterville at No. 7 Righetti
Division III
Wednesday
No. 1 Central, bye
No. 2 San Joaquin Memorial, bye
No. 3 Bakersfield, bye
No. 9 Reedley at No. 8 Mission Prep
No. 12 Sierra Pacific at No. 5 Kerman
No. 13 Chavez at No. 4 Ridgeview
No. 11 Immanuel at No. 6 Pioneer Valley
No. 10 Fresno Christian at No. 7 Centennial
Division IV
Wednesday
No. 1 Templeton, bye
No. 2 Yosemite, bye
No. 3 Woodlake, bye
No. 9 Tulare Union at No. 8 Frontier
No. 12 West at No. 5 Monache
No. 13 Highland at No. 4 Tulare Western
No. 11 Firebaugh at No. 6 Kingsburg
No. 10 Caruthers at No. 7 Lemoore
Division V
Wednesday
No. 1 Morro Bay, bye
No. 2 Fowler
No. 3 Sunnyside
No. 9 Mira Monte at No. 8 Wasco
No. 12 Kern Valley at No. 5 Arvin
No. 13 Rosamond at No. 4 Roosevelt
No. 11 Nipomo at No. 6 Madera South
No. 10 Strathmore at No. 7 Dinuba
This story was originally published October 23, 2021 at 1:27 PM.
