First round upsets leave CIF soccer brackets in disarray (by Ken Grosse)

Post date: Feb 27, 2018 4:11:33 PM

So much for the statistics, numbers and expertise that go into creating the power rankings used to select and seed the eight teams for the 2018 Open Division brackets for girls and boys soccer. On the girls’ side, the top three seeds were all eliminated in Tuesday night’s quarterfinal (first round) action and 24 hours later, that trio was joined on the sidelines by three of the top four boys seeds. Right in the middle of the craziness were a slew of highly-regarded Avocado League West squads. (more)