acdad0330 wrote:

With our current division alignment, would it more fairly represent the best 4 teams in the south, if the  #4  and #5 teams were voted on by the coaches while they are voting on the top 3 seeds.

In other words the Southern Conference was the weakest conference last year.  Should the 3^rd lowest conference champion get an automatic trip to the playoffs when they aren’t the 4^th best team.  For example (6-4) SB goes to the playoffs over (8-2) RCC and it could have just as well been over (8-2) BC.  RCC beat SB 51-13.  The injustice is evident.  IMO - To let a 6-4 team into the playoffs over an 8-2 just isn’t right.   

And yes this could affect BC in the Nothern Conference next year with VC, Cerritos, COC and AHC all fielding pretty good teams.   

I'd say the top 4 in  the latest rankings go to playoffs.  and then of course, there will be someone again that won't be happy. Ideally, top 2 in each conference should make playoffs.

Six best teams, no matter what division they play in, Seeds 1 and 2 bye in week one, #3 vs #6 and #4 vs #5, In week two, seed 1 plays the lowest seed left . . . Week three So Cal Championship game, 13-14 game schedule, no break week before the state title game . . . State title game on neutral field, rotate games between Bakersfield and Fresno . . . Same format goes for NoCal, six best teams . . .