Melissa defeated Barbers Hill to claim the state's Class 5A, Division I state title and will end as nation's No. 1 team; Northwest Rankin (Mississippi) enters the rankings this week
Brackets, scores, roundup: Many squads travel more than 150 miles to play elimination games in high intensity one-week tournament up and down the 780-mile length of Golden State
The CIF State regional playoff brackets have been announced, placing all the sections in the North and South into one regional tournament from Divisions 1-5.
Top seeds in each division are Willow Glenn (Open Division), Live Oak (D1), HIllsdale (D2), Carmel (D3), Notre Dame-San Jose (D4) and Independence (D5)
Top seeds in each division are Del Oro (D1), Rocklin (D2), Central Catholic (D3), Desiny Christian Academy (D4), Casa Roble (D5), Argonaut (D6) and Foresthill (D7)
Melissa (Texas) remains the nation's top softball team after edging out Bentonville (Arkansas) last week; Walsh Jesuit (Ohio) and West Vigo (Indiana) are the latest newbies in this week's rankings