2023 KY State Boys Tournament Bracket

[FrankNicodemus]

[OutOfNeccessity]

Question.

For the quarterfinal site selection says

quarter final site # 1 2 3 4. Not exactly sure what that means. Any suggestion

[Runcible Owl]

1 hour ago, OutOfNeccessity said:

Question.

For the quarterfinal site selection says

quarter final site # 1 2 3 4. Not exactly sure what that means. Any suggestion

I'm not reading "site." Since they're listed in descending order, I believe they're simply naming the four quarterfinal games. 

Round 1 winners with the best RPI to host the next match?

[FrankNicodemus]

9 hours ago, Runcible Owl said:

I'm not reading "site." Since they're listed in descending order, I believe they're simply naming the four quarterfinal games. 

Round 1 winners with the best RPI to host the next match?

That’s how I take it as well. For some reason first round sites were predetermined whereas the 2nd Round sites are based on the higher RPI of the 2 teams playing…. I'm done trying to make any sense of that logic.

[bballfan7]

It says on the picture - home team determined by top of bracket order. So my understanding is if region 9 beats region 10 at region 10 the first round, then region 9 will host the second round. 

[NKYSPORTS GUY]

I believe bballfan is correct, I had heard that RPI is not being used this year to determine host for second round. Whichever team is on the top of the bracket will be the host.

[The Double Deuce]

On 10/7/2023 at 11:32 PM, Runcible Owl said:

Round 1 winners with the best RPI to host the next match?

EDIT:  deleted since it was already addressed.

[Runcible Owl]

⏰ Updates ~ 

North Laurel is in. The Jaguars defeated Corbin in last night's 13th Region championship final. 

bluegrasspreps.com/north-laurel-5-corbin-1-13th-region-championship 

Three more Regional finals will play out over the next two days: 

Today ~

14th Region - Hazard vs. Perry Co. Central, at Estill Co.

Wednesday ~ 

1st Region - #38 Marshall Co. at #10 McCracken Co. 

6th Region - #14 Butler at #44 DeSales 

• #'s from the latest Maher Rankings Top 100.

[Runcible Owl]

⏰ Updates ~ 

The Commodores are back. Perry Co. Central won the 14th for the fourth straight year. They'll host North Laurel, making their first tournament appearance. 

🔗 bluegrasspreps.com/Perry_County_Central_2_Hazard_0_(14th_Region_Championship)

🏆 Title game schedule (Maher top 50 noted). 

• Today ~

1st Region: #38 Marshall Co. at #10 McCracken Co. 

6th Region: #14 Butler at #44 DeSales

• Thursday ~ 

3rd Region: #17 Daviess Co. at Owensboro

5th Region: #28 Central Hardin at Bardstown

7th Region: #2 St. Xavier at #4 Louisville Collegiate

15th Region: Prestonsburg vs. Lawrence Co. (at Johnson Central)

[Runcible Owl]

⏰ Updates ~ 

McCracken County and DeSales are going to the dance. 

Eight more Regional finals tonight:

R1 Henderson Co. vs. Madisonville-North Hopkins

R3 Daviess Co. vs. Owensboro

R4 Warren Central vs. South Warren

R5 Central Hardin vs. Bardstown

R7 St. Xavier vs. Collegiate

R8 North Oldham vs. South Oldham

R12 Somerset vs. West Jessamine

R15 Prestonsburg vs. Lawrence Co.

🔗 scoreboard/khsaa/kybsc23

🔗 facebook.com/Maher_Rankings

[Runcible Owl]

⏰ Updates ~ 

Saturday's semifinals: 

R9 Newport Central Catholic vs. Ryle at Boone County

R10 Campbell County at Bishop Brossart 

R11 Lafayette vs. Frederick Douglass at Great Crossing 

R16 Russell at Ashland

[Runcible Owl]

🏆 After terrific play around the Commonwealth, the field for the 2023 Boys State Tournament is complete. 

🥅 The latest Kentucky Maher Rankings for the Regional champions ~ 

2. St. Xavier, R7

5. Ryle, R9

6. Lafayette, R11

9. Madisonville-North Hopkins, R2 

10. McCracken County, R1 

15. South Warren, R4 

17. Daviess County, R3 

24. North Oldham, R8 

43. Bishop Brossart, R10 

44. DeSales, R6 

46. West Jessamine, R12 

72. North Laurel, R13

75. Ashland, R16 

76. Bardstown, R5 

77. Lawrence County, R15 

83. Perry County Central, R14

[Runcible Owl]

⏰ Round 1 update ~ DeSales, Lafayette, Ryle, and North Laurel advance to Thursday's quarterfinals. 

Four more opening round matches today.

[Runcible Owl]

🏆⚽ Round 1 of the State Tournament is complete. Three former champions remain in the hunt - St. Xavier, Daviess County, and Lafayette.

Thursday's quarterfinals (# Maher Rank):

#10 McCracken Co. at #37 DeSales 

#4 Lafayette at #70 Ashland 

#59 North Laurel at #7 Ryle 

#1 St. Xavier at #13 Daviess Co.

[Runcible Owl]

🏆⚽ Three of four Quarterfinal matches completed tonight. 

Advancing to the Wednesday semifinals at Lafayette ~ 

#1 St. Xavier 

#5 Ryle 

#10 McCracken County 

#4 Lafayette will play at #70 Ashland on Saturday.