Major Change on Way for West Virginia Prep Hoops
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on May 16, 2024
According to MetroNews, major change is coming to the postseason in West Virginia high school basketball.
On Thursday, the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission Board of Directors approved a change in the preliminary rounds of the boys and girls basketball playoffs to begin in the 2024-25 season. A new format will be implemented to combine two existing sections in each region into a regional tournament. Those tournaments will culminate with two final games in each region and the two champions advancing to the state tournament in Charleston.
Seeding in each regional will be determined from coaches’ balloting.
Schools could receive a first-round bye depending on the number of schools in a region, while the following criteria will be used to settle a seeding tie from balloting: (1) head-to-head record, (2) number of wins in classification and above, (3) number of wins and (4) coin toss.
Host schools will be the higher seeded school from each game within a regional tournament.
Following regional play, state tournament qualifying teams will continue to be reseeded using the current coaches balloting format.
Click HERE for the rest of the story, which includes information on changes to the high school football power ratings.
Editor's Note: Photo by Joe LaRocca.
