Boys Basketball Postseason Formats

At the end of the divisional championships, the top 12 teams with the highest powerpoint totals qualify for the state tournament as well as any division tournament champion not in the top 12
- Division I regular season league win and Division I tournament win as well as a bye in the division championships (preliminary or quarterfinals) are worth 1.0 points
- Division II regular season league win and Division II tournament win as well as a bye in the division championships (preliminary or quarterfinals) are worth 0.8 points
- Division III regular season league win and Division III tournament win as well as a bye in the division championships (preliminary or quarterfinals) are worth 0.6 points

In the preliminary round: No. 5 plays No. 12, No. 6 plays No. 11, No. 7 plays 10 and No. 8 plays No. 9

In the quarterfinals: No. 1 plays the winner of the 8/9 preliminary game, No. 2 plays the winner of the 7/10 preliminary game, No. 3 plays the winner of the 6/11 preliminary game, and No. 4 plays the winner of the 5/12 preliminary game

In the semifinals the winner of the 1/8/9 game faces the winner of the 4/5/12 game while the winner of the 2/7/10 game faces the winner of the 3/6/11 game

Finals are held on the second or third weekend of March

Links for Current Standings, Scores and Schedules

RIIL

Providence Journal

MaxPreps

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