Who Hosts the Semifinals — 2011

Looking forward to the semifinals, who will host the games? Here are the criteria used to make the decision:

1. The host is the school that has hosted fewer times during the current playoff series.
2. If tied, and the bracket was paired as one group of 16 teams, the host is the school with the higher seed.
3. If tied, and the bracket was paired as two groups of 8 teams, the host is the school with the higher initial seeding criteria, as follows:
   a. Most wins at the end of the regular season.
   b. If still tied, most opponents' wins at the end of the regular season.
   c. If still tied, most defeated opponents' wins at the end of the regular season.
   d. If still tied, the team on the top half of the bracket will host.

To clarify the situation in those classes where teams were paired in groups of 8, here are all the possible semifinal scenarios:

Class 2A

Lower Bracket

#1 Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) at #5 Toulon (Stark County) (fewer home games, 1-2)
#1 Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) at #3 Aledo (Mercer County) (more wins, 9-8)
#5 Toulon (Stark County) at #1 Morrison (more wins, 8-7)
#3 Aledo (Mercer County) at #2 Morrison (fewer home games, 1-2)

Class 3A

Upper Bracket

#4 Anna (A.-Jonesboro) at #1 Greenville (more wins, 9-7)
#2 Mt. Carmel at #1 Greenville (more wins, 9-8)
#4 Anna (A.-Jonesboro) at #7 Virden (North Mac) (fewer home games, 1-2)
#2 Mt. Carmel at #7 Virden (North Mac) (fewer home games, 1-2)

Lower Bracket

#1 Tolono (Unity) at #1 Aurora (A. Christian) (more defeated opponents' wins, 31-29)
#1 Aurora (A. Christian) at #6 Macomb (fewer home games, 1-2)
#1 Tolono (Unity) at #3 Winnebago (fewer home games, 1-2)
#6 Macomb at #3 Winnebago (more wins, 7-6)

Class 4A

Upper Bracket

#5 Rochester at #4 Mt. Zion (more opponents' wins, 38-36)
#5 Rochester at #2 Charleston (more wins, 8-7)
#4 Mt. Zion at #6 Kankakee (McNamara) (fewer home games, 1-2)
#2 Charleston at #6 Kankakee (McNamara) (fewer home games, 1-2)

Class 5A

Upper Bracket

#2 Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin) at #4 Joliet (Catholic Academy) (fewer home games, 1-2)
#2 Chatham (Glenwood) at #4 Joliet (Catholic Academy) (fewer home games, 1-2)
#2 Washington at #2 Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin) (more wins, 9-8)
#2 Chatham (Glenwood) at #2 Washington (more opponents' wins, 40-39)

Class 6A

Upper Bracket

#1 Lemont (H.S.) at #5 Peoria (Richwoods) (fewer home games, 1-2)
#3 Danville (H.S.) at #1 Lemont (H.S.) (more wins, 9-8)
#5 Peoria (Richwoods) at #3 Chicago (Hubbard) (more wins, 7-6)
#3 Danville (H.S.) at #3 Chicago (Hubbard) (fewer home games, 1-2)