Hypothetical- Washington vs Oregon Bracket - Seeds #1-32

In recent years the state of Washington has been dominant, producing nationally ranked teams almost every season. Things have changed a little bit with Oregon beating some of WA's top programs (West Linn 42 Lake Stevens 6, Central Catholic 24 Bellevue 23, Jesuit 24 Skyview 21).   The State of Oregon has changed things this season, with separate two-tier 16 team brackets. So someone will actually be playing for 17th place. I always thought it was fun to root for that #22 seed, or whatever, in hopes they would make a run and win a few playoff games. Athletes want to compete and not play for a 2nd tier trophy so I find it unfortunate.   Have a look at a hypothetical 32 team bracket with Oregon & Washington teams seeded. While this would most likely never happen, it would be one of the more competitive years, with a solid group of 8 teams advancing to the quarterfinals.            #1-32 SEEDS       1.Sheldon, OR (8-0)   2.West Linn, OR (7-1)   3.Yelm, WA (8-0)   4.Eastside Catholic, WA (8-0)   5.Jesuit, OR (7-1)   6.Central Catholic, OR (7-1)   7.Glacier Peak, WA (7-1)   8.Bellevue, WA (5-2)   9.O'Dea, WA (7-1)   10.Lincoln, WA (8-0)   11.Lake Stevens, WA (6-2)   12.Sumner, WA (7-1)   13.Lake Oswego, OR (6-2)   14.Tualatin, OR (6-2)   15.Chiawana, WA (7-0)   16.Lynden, WA (8-0)   17.Camas, WA (5-3)   18.Graham Kapowsin, WA (6-2)   19.Skyview, WA (6-2)   20.Kennedy Catholic, WA (7-1)   21.Mountainside, OR (7-1)   22.Summit, OR (7-1)   23.Emerald Ridge, WA (6-2)   24.Skyline, WA (6-1)   25.Gonzaga Prep, WA (6-2)   26.Tigard, OR (6-2)   27.Eastlake, WA (6-2)   28.Sherwood, OR (6-2)   29.Monroe, WA (8-0)   30.Nelson, OR (7-1)   31.South Salem, OR (7-1)   32.Spanaway Lake, WA (6-1)             UPPER BRACKET         #32 Spanaway Lake, WA (6-1) vs #1 Sheldon, OR (8-0)         #16 Lynden, WA (8-0) vs #17 Camas, WA (5-3)       #24 Skyline, WA (6-1) vs #9 O'Dea, WA (7-1)       #25 Gonzaga Prep, WA (6-2) vs #8 Bellevue, WA (5-2)       #29 Monroe, WA (8-0) vs #4 Eastside Catholic, WA (8-0)         #20 Skyview, WA (6-2) vs #13 Lake Oswego, OR (6-2)         #21 Mountainside, OR (7-1) vs #12 Sumner, WA (7-1)           #28 Sherwood, OR (6-2) vs #5 Jesuit, OR (7-1)             LOWER BRACKET         #31 South Salem, OR (7-1) vs #2 West Linn, OR (7-1)       #18 Graham Kapowsin, WA (6-2) vs #15 Chiawana, WA (7-0)       #23 Emerald Ridge, WA (6-2) vs #10 Lincoln, WA (8-0)       #26 Tigard, OR (6-2) vs #7 Glacier Peak, WA (7-1)       #30 Nelson, OR (7-1) vs #3 Yelm, WA (8-0)       #19 Kennedy Catholic, WA (7-1) vs #14 Tualatin, OR (6-2)       #22 Summit, OR (7-1) vs #11 Lake Stevens, WA (6-2)       #27 Eastlake, WA (6-2) vs #6 Central Catholic, OR (7-1)             2ND ROUND         #17 Camas, WA (6-3) vs #1 Sheldon, OR (9-0)       #9 O'Dea, WA (8-1) vs #8 Bellevue, WA (6-2)       #20 Skyview, WA (7-2) vs #4 Eastside Catholic, WA (9-0)       #12 Sumner, WA (8-1) vs #5 Jesuit, OR (8-1)       #18 Graham Kapowsin, WA (7-2) vs #2 West Linn, OR (8-1)       #10 Lincoln, WA (9-0) vs #7 Glacier Peak, WA (8-1)       #14 Tualatin, OR (7-2) vs #3 Yelm, WA (9-0)       #11 Lake Stevens, WA (7-2) vs #6 Central Catholic, OR (8-1)                   QUARTERFINALS   #8 Bellevue, WA (7-2)   21   #1 Sheldon, OR (10-0)    31   The Wolverines are always good but this isn't the (14-0) title team from a year ago. Sheldon potentially has one of their best teams in school history which speaks volumes considering the titles they have won.      #5 Jesuit, OR (9-1)  26   #4 Eastside Catholic, WA (10-0)   20   Eastside continually produces nationally ranked talent and is always in the mix come late November. That said as Jesuit is good enough to win it all in a typical year. 6-4 200-pound RB [player_tooltip player_id='205822' first='Payton' last='Roth'] is going for 200 every week.    #7 Glacier Peak, WA (9-1) 20   #2 West Linn, OR (9-1)   42   Glacier went down to Cali Week 3, losing 16-14 to a very talented Rocklin HS (7-2) team. I think they could play with the Lions for a little while, with West Linn pulling away in the 2nd half.    #6 Central Catholic, OR (9-1) 26   #3 Yelm, WA (10-0) 28   This could go either way with the Rams continuingly proving me wrong. Returning conference POY [player_tooltip player_id='152354' first='Cru' last='Newman'] is the real deal and a kid that just wins. That said as Yelm has been beyond dominant, beating their opponents by an average score of 57-7 (461-55) on the year.          SEMIFINALS   #5 Jesuit, OR (10-1) 29   #1 Sheldon, OR (11-0) 34   This could very well be a matchup we see in the Oregon 6A semis. The Crusaders have a legit line which has been dominant, but the Irish D is loaded with top talent and Oregon 6A POY favorite [player_tooltip player_id='226949' first='Teitum' last='Tuioti'], who is on a completely different level. QB [player_tooltip player_id='110187' first='Brock' last='Thomas'] has thrown 30 TDs through 8 weeks as well, after accounting for 43 touchdowns last year (22 passing, 21 rushing).      #3 Yelm, WA (11-0) 22   #2 West Linn, OR (10-1) 31   Yelm beat Camas and Union by a combined score of 90-20 to start the year which was impressive, but other than that they really haven't played anybody. West Linn has played one of the NW's toughest schedules ever, which included the 42-6 dismantling of then #1 Lake Stevens.        NW TITLE GAME   #2 West Linn, OR (11-1) 29   #1 Sheldon, OR (12-0) 28   At first, I thought Sheldon might have gotten lucky, traveling to West Linn and getting that 35-31 win earlier in the year. Not so..  The Irish are the real deal and could very well do it again. I will take the Lions in a 1-point game, in what could be the first of many titles in the years ahead.