The 2018 JuCo National Tournament
Playoffs across the country either started this past weekend or this up coming weekend. All with the final goal of reaching Grand Junction, Colorado to win a National Championship. They way teams make it there in two ways. One by Winning their Region and Getting the Bid (Regions 5, 6, 8, 14, and 22). The other by Winning their Region then going to a Distract Tournament which acts somewhat like a Super Regional from Division (Western= Regions 1, 9, 18, South Central= Regions 2, 16, 23, Northern= Regions 4, 11, 24, East Central= Regions 7, 17, Eastern= Regions 10, 15, 20)
What if trip to Grand Junction was Formed more like they do in Division 1? 16 Regionals, 8 Super Regionals, 8 Teams making it to Grand Junction, With 1 coming out on top? Well here is theoretically what it could/would look like.
The Top 8 Seeds would be
#1 Walters State
#2 Cisco
#3 Arizona Western
#4 Connors State
#5 San Jac
#6 Iowa Western
#7 McLennan
#8 State College of Florida
The rest of the Regionals would be
#9 South Mountain
#10 Crowder
#11 Central Arizona
#12 Jefferson County
#13 Wabash Valley
#14 Grayson
#15 Seminole State (Ok)
#16 Blinn
Super Region 1
Morrisown Regional
1 Walters State
64 Cochise
17 Chipola
48 Clevland State
Brenham Regional
16 Blinn
49 St. John River
32 Navarro
33 Olney Central
Super Region 8
Bradenton Regional
8 State College of Florida
57 Volunteer State
24 Eastern Oklahoma State
41 Miami Dade
Phoenix Regional
9 South Mountain
56 Clarendon
25 Florence Darlington
40 Salt Lake
Super Region 2
Cisco Regional
2 Cisco
63 Colby
18 Southern Idaho
47 Neosho
Seminole Regional
15 Seminole State (OK)
50 Monroe
31 Potomac State
34 Shelton State
Super Region 7
Waco Regional
7 McLennan
58 Johnson County
23 Wallace State
42 Midland
Neosho Regional
10 Crowder
55 South Suburban
26 Trinidad State
39 Columbia State
Super Region 3
Yuma Regional
3 Arizona Western
62 Northeast Texas
19 Sante Fe
46 East Georgia State
Denison Regional
14 Grayson
51 Panola
30 Motlow
35 John A. Logan
Super Region 6
Council Bluff Regional
6 Iowa Western
59 Dyersburg State
22 Cowley
43 Wallace-Dothan
Coolidge Regional
11 Central Arizona
54 Temple
27 Barton
38 Tallahassee
Super Region 4
Warner Regional
4 Connors State
61 Howard
20 Chattanhoochee Valley
45 Meridian
Mount Carmel Regional
13 Wabbash Valley
52 Broward
29 NMJC
36 Fort Scott
Super Region 5
Houston Regional
5 San Jac
60 Hillsborough
21 Chesapeake
44 Delgrado
Hillsboro Regional
12 Jefferson College
53 Central Florida
28 Harford
37 South Georgia State
Once they got to Grand Junction the winners of Super Region 1 would Play the winners of Super Region 8, SR2 vs SR7, SR3 vs SR6, SR4 vs SR5. Keeping with the Double Elimination Until only two teams were left playing a best of 3 Series to decide who takes home the National Title.
Where do you fall? Do you think your team could make a run if the Play-offs were Structured this way? Could we see a Cinderella team Break through? Who would have the Hardest road to Grand Junction?