Oregon School Activities Association 2024-2025 Handbook
Executive Board Policies
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9) Volleyball Pool Play. Results from pool play in volleyball tournaments shall not be included.
10) Football. Results from contests between 11-player vs. 8-player, 11-player vs. 6-player, 9-player vs. 6-player and 8-player vs.
6-player football teams shall not be included.
11) JV Teams. Results from contests against JV teams shall not be included.
12) Alumni Teams. Results from contests against alumni teams shall not be included.
13) Jamborees. Results from jamborees shall not be included.
14) Cancellations. Results from contests that are cancelled shall not be included.
E. Home/Away Designation. Since the RPI system factors in where a contest is played, it is important that schools
correctly designate this information when reporting schedules and results, especially for tournaments. Tournament
play shall be considered a neutral site, except for contests played by the tournament host at its home venue. Baseball
and softball contests, even those played as part of a tournament, shall not be listed as neutral due to the fundamental
difference associated with being the home team in those sports (advantage of batting last).
F. Ranking Timelines. The rankings for each team sport shall be available to the public through the OSAA website
beginning with the first contest date of each sports season. Rankings shall be frozen on the following dates for each
classification in each team sport:
Sport (includes all games played on that day) 6A 5A 4A 3A 2A 1A
Volleyball - Rankings Freeze Date (10pm) Sat, Oct 26 Tues, Oct 29 Thurs, Oct 24 Sat, Oct 26 Tues, Oct 29 Sat, Oct 26
Soccer - Rankings Freeze Date (10pm) Tues, Oct 29 Sat, Nov. 2 Tues, Oct 29 Tues, Oct 29 Tues, Oct 29 Tues, Oct 29
Football - Rankings Freeze Date (10pm) Fri, Nov. 1 Fri, Nov. 1 Sat, Nov 2 Sat, Nov 2 Sat, Nov 2 Sat, Nov 2
Basketball (Boys) - Rankings Freeze Date (10pm) Sat., March 1 Wed, March 5 Sat., March 1 Sat, Feb 22 Sat, Feb 22 Sat, Feb 22
Basketball (Girls) - Rankings Freeze Date (10pm) Friday, Feb 28 Tues., March 4 Friday, Feb 28 Sat, Feb 22 Sat, Feb 22 Sat, Feb 22
Baseball/Softball - Rankings Freeze Date (10pm) Thurs, May 22 Sat, May 24 Mon, May 19 Thurs, May 22 Thurs, May 22 Thurs, May 22
G. Breaking Ties in the Overall Rankings. In the event of a tie in the final overall OSAA Rankings, the teams’ Colley Rank
will be used to break the tie. Although the Colley Ratings are displayed to the thousandths, the Colley Ratings shall be
extended to as many digits as possible in order to break the tie. If a tie still exists, then head-to-head competition shall
decide the higher overall OSAA ranking. If a tie still exists, the RPI ranking shall be extended to as many digits as possible
in order to break the tie. If that does not resolve the tie, the RPI ranking shall be extended to as many digits as possible
for each of the following components in this order: winning percentage, weighted winning percentage, opponents’
winning percentage. If a tie still exists, a coin flip by the OSAA staff shall decide the higher overall OSAA ranking.
H. Home Games for League Champions. League champions at the 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A classifications shall be guaranteed a
home game in their first state playoff contest, provided that the league champion finished in the top 16 of the final
frozen rankings. League champions at the 6A and 1A classifications shall be guaranteed a home game in their first state
playoff contest in 32-team brackets regardless of final frozen ranking. In 1A-8 player and 1A-6 player football, league
champions must be in the top 12 of the final frozen rankings to receive a home game in their first state playoff contest.
The 6A Football Open bracket will have 12 teams, including the six (6) league champions and the next six (6) highest
ranked teams. The top four (4) ranked teams will have a first-round bye. League champions ranked in the Top 12 will
host a home game provided that at least two (2) league champions are among the top four (4) ranked teams.
Otherwise, the lowest ranked league champion(s) would not host a home game. Any league champion ranked
outside the Top 12 will be moved into the Top 12 but will not host a home game. The 6A Football bracket will have
16 teams with home teams determined by ranking.
Only one team per league will be considered the league champion under this policy; ties must be broken by the
league. League champions meeting this criterion shall be moved up in the rankings the least number of places in order
to ensure a home game (e.g., a league champion ranked #12 in the final frozen rankings shall be moved up to #8 and
affected teams will shift down accordingly). League champions not meeting this criterion shall not be moved. Note:
Division champions of football special districts with at least 11 teams that have split into two divisions shall be treated
as a league champion for the purpose of this policy.