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Southern Section slashes Division 1 baseball playoffs to top 16 teams

Fewer teams, fiercer competition. The new 16-team format reshapes California's high school baseball playoffs—who makes the cut?

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The battle to play in D1

Southern Section slashes Division 1 baseball playoffs to top 16 teams

A computer algorithm will decide the new Southern Section 16-team Division 1 baseball playoff bracket featuring the top 16-ranked teams.

Let's review the leading candidates with three weeks left.

From the Trinity League, Orange Lutheran and St. John Bosco, with Servite and Santa Margarita on the bubble. From the Mission League, Harvard-Westlake, Sierra Canyon and Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, with Bishop Alemany on the bubble.

From the Big VIII League, Norco and Corona look good and don't count out Corona Santiago. I'd pick Ganesha but the computer doesn't like teams with weak schedules, so look for Division 2 for a Division 1 team. From the Sunset League, Huntington Beach. From the Crestview League, Cypress with Villa Park on the bubble. From the Marmonte, Oaks Christian

Picking 16 teams for Division 1 instead of 32 will obviously make Division 2 and more divisions tougher.

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