2024 Boys Junior Olympics

Here are the potential Platinum Seedings based on last year's finishers for 18s and 16s and this years Quals.

18s
Place: Zone-# | 2024 Team
1: SPA-1 | MISSION WHITE
2: SPA-2 | NEWPORT BEACH
3: SPA-3 | MISSION BLACK
4: PSW-1 |
5: CCA-1 | LA PREMIER
6: NEZ-1 |
7: PAC-1 | CC UNITED A
8: SPA-4 | SOCAL
9: NEZ-2 |
10: PAC-2 | STANFORD A
11: PSW-2 |
12: CCA-2 | TROJAN CARDINAL
13: PAC-3 | 680 A
14: PAC-4 | ATHERTON
15: SPA-5 | VANGUARD
16: CCA-3 | CIU GOLD
17: PSW-3 |
18: CEN-1 | KING ELITE
19: CCA-4 | PRIDE
20: SPA-6 | IMPERIAL
21: PAC-5 | LAMORINDA
22: SPA-7 | MONARCHY
23: CCA-5 | SOUTH COAST RED
24: PAC-6 | SAN FRANCISCO
25: PNW-1 |
26: CEN-2 | CLOVIS A
27: PAC-7 | SAN JOSE EXPRESS A
28: PAC-8 | SAN JOSE FOUNDATION
29: CEN-3 | BIG VALLEY
30: MID-1 |
31: MTN-1 |
32: MTN-2 |
33: CEN-4 | CAL REP
34: PSW-4 |
35: SWZ-1 | PEGASUS
36: CEN-5 | CLOVIS RED
37: SWZ-2 | THUNDER BLACK
38: MID-2 |
39: MID-3 |
40: PNW-2 |
41: PNW-3 |
42: MID-4 |
43: SWZ-3 | ALAMO AREA
44: PAC-9 | SHAQ
45: PNW-4 |
46: MID-5 |
47: MID-6 |
48: SEZ-1 |




16S
1: CCA:1 | SHORE AQUATICS
2: SPA:1 | NEWPORT BEACH
3: PSW:1 |
4: MTN:1 |
5: PAC:1 | DIABLO
6: CCA:2 | FOOTHILL RED
7: PSW:2 |
8: PAC:2 | CC UNITED A
9: CCA:3 | TROJAN CARDINAL
10: NEZ:1 |
11: SPA:2 | SOCAL BLACK
12: PAC:3 | STANFORD A
13: SPA:3 | ORANGE COUNTY WPC
14: PAC:4 | NORCAL A
15: PAC:5 | SAN JOSE EXPRESS A
16: SWZ:1 | THUNDER BLACK
17: PAC:6 | ATHERTON
18: SPA:4 | MISSION BLACK
19: PSW:3 |
20: SPA:5 | SAND CANYON
21: CEN:1 | CLOVIS A
22: PAC:7 | SAN FRANCISCO A
23: SPA:6 | CDM
24: CCA:4 | CIU GOLD
25: PSW:4 |
26: CCA:5 | LA PREMIER
27: PAC:8 | SHAQ A
28: CCA:6 | COMMERCE
29: SPA:7 | CHAWP WHITE
30: CEN:2 | ARWPC BLUE
31: PNW:1 |
32: CEN:3 | PRAETORIAN
33: SWZ:2 | LONGHORN
34: MTN:2 |
35: SPA:8 | PATRIOT NAVY
36: HAW:1 |
37: NEZ:2 |
38: SWZ:3 | MAVERICKS
39: CEN:4 | BIG VALLEY
40: CEN:5 | CAL REP
41: PNW:2 |
42: MID:1 |
43: MID:2 |
44: MTN:3 |
45: PNW:3 |
46: MID:3 |
47: SEZ:1 |
48: MID:4 |

We don't know much yet, but from this limited information and coincidentally, for 16u, it looks like the winner of LB/CIU will play the winner of Trojan/Thunder on day 2.  Whatever will Foothill do?

You can take route 66 off the list. Coastal zone did not receive any extra championship spots in the new allocation that just came out today. Rough for coastal zone who had 6 in the top 24 last year, the only other zone with SPA zone to have every qualified team for Championship make the platinum level. Actually, you need to adjust your seeding as legacy was SPA not PAC. PAC gets 8 spots but only had 5 in the top 24 last year.

I think there is a pretty big gap in 18s  between LA Premier and Trojan at the top of coastal and the rest of that zone.  Five may be the right number for them in championship.  Does PAC get so many across the board because JO's is in northern california this year?

I'm not saying that the coastal teams in classic couldn't beat the teams from the midwest or other zones. A fact of life at JOs is that it's not necessarily the 48 best teams that make championship. The powers that be have decided that is the best way to grow the game. It does seem that the coastal zone is getting squeezed more than sopac or pacific to accommodate other zones. 4 of 16 teams from coastal didn't make the tourney. Once we see the other quals, we will know if that 25% is out of the ordinary.

Here is the potential bracket for 18s