I've run through the 5A Region 5 tiebreaker using last year's AHSAA interpretation of the rules. It should play out like this: There is currently a 4-team tie between Minor, Mortimer Jordan, Gardendale and Jasper: Huffman is eliminated and set in sixth place. Minor, Gardendale and Jasper all defeated Huffman. Mortimer Jordan did not. Therefore, according to Tiebreaker H, we pull out Minor, Gardendale and Jasper and start again. Minor beat Jasper AND Gardendale, so Minor is be the 2-seed. 7-seed Cullman did beat Minor, but we didn't get that far for it to matter in terms of this tiebreaker. Now there is a three-way tie for third between Gardendale, Jasper and Mortimer Jordan. These teams all went 1-1 against each other, so we will need to go to Tiebreaker L and non-region games. Currently that stands: Mortimer Jordan 8, Jasper 4, Gardendale 1. These numbers can change, but Gardendale can't catch up to win this tiebreaker. Jasper beat Mortimer Jordan head-to-head, so if they beat Hartselle, they can get in as long as Mortimer Jordan doesn't beat Northridge. That would make the count 8-8 and Jasper wins a tie with their H2H victory. So if Jasper wins that tiebreaker, they are third, then Mortimer Jordan is fourth with their head-to-head win over Gardendale. If Mortimer Jordan wins that tiebreaker, they are third, then Gardendale is fourth with their head-to-head win over Jasper. TL;DR - Jasper has to beat Hartselle AND Mortimer Jordan has to lose to Northridge this coming week for Jasper to be in. Otherwise MJ is third, Gardendale is fourth. Gardendale needs to cheer for Mortimer Jordan this week, which I know is hard. -- While that is how the 4-way tie was broken last year, that is not how it was broken in the past before that. But that is the precedent we have to go on, so that is how I interpret it finishing...I think.

Meant to highlight WS Neal, not Escambia. All teams are in, but the other three aren't locked into their seed.

Private class brackets are (unofficially) set! No crazy tiebreakers, so all first round opponents should be known. View bracketology for classes here: rankings.alpreps.com/bracket…

1A isn't completely set yet, but almost. There is a 3-way tie in Region 2 that Florala should win regardless for the final spot. Then there is a 3-way tie for fourth in Region 8 that Cedar Bluff currently leads, but hasn't clinched yet. View bracketology for classes here: rankings.alpreps.com/bracket…

A couple of 3-way ties to note in Class 2A. In Region 1, Clarke County can't be caught in a non-region tiebreaker, so they should have third locked up, with JU Blacksher in fourth. Then Region 7 is still up in the air for the top 3 spots, although Lexington is a heavy favorite to win that. View bracketology for classes here: rankings.alpreps.com/bracket…

Class 3A is almost done! Region 1 has a postponed region game this week that will decide the top three spots. The only 3-way tie is in Region 2, but Pike County can't be caught, so that region should be locked in. View bracketology for classes here: rankings.alpreps.com/bracket…

Class 4A is almost set! There are a couple of tiebreakers to note: Region 5 has a 3-way tie broken on Tiebreaker D, and Region 8 has a 3-way tie that Scottsboro is in good shape for, but the top 3 can still change with a Cherokee County loss to Fairview. View bracketology for classes here: rankings.alpreps.com/bracket…

5A is mostly set except Region 5 which has a four-way tie and will likely need to wait on next week's results to break. Region 3 has a 3-way tie, but McAdory can't be caught in the non-region tiebreakers, so we have that region locked in. View bracketology for classes here: rankings.alpreps.com/bracket…

Class 6A playoffs are mostly set! Carver/Enterprise have to play this coming week to determine the rest of Region 2, but the rest of the bracket should be set! View bracketology for classes here: rankings.alpreps.com/bracket…

Private schools should be updated!

If they end up tied it should go to Tiebreaker L which is the number of wins defeated opponents have. Scottsboro will win that going away, so they should be first even with a loss. Then Cherokee Co second, Good Hope third.

Had a couple of regions that saved wrong so those are updated, if anyone sees any other errors, let me know! Check out the bracketology after last night's games! rankings.alpreps.com/bracket…

ALL brackets are updated after this week's results. Not every spot is locked up, but the majority are. These are unofficial until the AHSAA gives us everything next Saturday. I tried to break most ties, but hopefully this helps answer some questions! rankings.alpreps.com/bracket…

Yeah you’re right. I always skip to non region in three way tie.

Coming in to this week the non-region games tiebreaker was: Ramsay (3) - Jackson-Olin (2), Pinson Valley (1) Mountain Brook (6) - Hueytown (0), Oxford (6) Helena (11) - Moody (4), Pleasant Grove (7), McAdory left (6) So Mtn Brook couldn’t catch Helena prior to a potential McAdory win since the most that could be added is 3 (Hueytown has 2, Oxford has 1 left). Helena would win, then Ramsay would be next with head-to-head.

Pelham now locked in, as is Ramsay. Mountain Brook not mathematically out but only way they get in now is Helena loss AND Ramsay win which would make it: 1. Homewood (6-1) 2. Pelham (5-2) 3. Ramsay (5-2) 4. Mtn Brook (4-3) 5. Helena (4-3) If Ramsay lost to Homewood along with Helena losing, it goes to non-region tiebreakers which Helena would win, and then Ramsay would be fourth. A Helena win tomorrow makes them second regardless of Ramsay due to beating Pelham and Ramsay both. Pelham would be third and Ramsay fourth regardless if that happens.

Then it will be: 1. Homewood (6-1) 2. Ramsay (5-2), H2H over Mtn Brook 3. Mountain Brook (5-2) 4. Helena (4-3), H2H over Pelham - 5. Pelham (4-3) 6. Calera (3-4)

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Same as the last few years, teams host after first round based on 1) amount traveled, 2) seeding, 3) top of bracket. (with higher seeds from same region always hosting)

I was right, and of course the AHSAA just silently updated their tiebreakers in the sports book. Take note if you've been trying to figure out scenarios...