2026 CIF Southern Section-Ford Baseball Pairings Announced – CIF Southern Section
LOS ALAMITOS, CA – Pairings for the 2026 CIF Southern Section-Ford Baseball Playoffs were
announced today. A total of 271 teams qualified for the nine divisional tournaments.
Division 1 is a double elimination pool play tournament. The competition begins on Tuesday,
May 12, with first-round games. The division 2-9 single-elimination tournaments will begin
on Thursday, May 14 (Divisions 2, 4, 6, and 8) and Friday, May 15 (Divisions 3, 5, 7, and 9)
with first-round games. The championship finals are slated for Friday and Saturday, May 29-
30 at Goodwin Field at CSU Fullerton (Friday and Saturday) and Loan Mart Field, Rancho
Cucamonga (Saturday). Dates/Divisions/Times at that site are still TBA. All games apart from
championship games are scheduled to begin at 3:15 p.m. unless otherwise noted. All
championship games from both venues will be streamed live by The NFHS Network. This is
the second year of using current regular season data in determining playoff groupings.2026 CIF SOUTHERN SECTION-FORD BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPSDIVISIONAL PLAYOFF CAPSULES
DIVISION 1 (16-Team Bracket, 16 Entries)SEEDED TEAMS:1. Norco (24-3), Big VIII League Champion2. Harvard-Westlake (23-5), Mission League Champion3. Sierra Canyon (23-5), Mission League Runner-Up4. Lutheran/ Orange (22-5), Trinity League Runner-UpAT-LARGE ENTRY: None2025 FINAL: St. John Bosco 3, Santa Margarita 2.DIVISION 2 (32-Team Bracket, 32 Entries)SEEDED TEAMS:1. Villa Park (19-8-1), Crestview League Runner-Up2. Westlake (18-8), Marmonte League Runner-Up3. Servite (15-13), Trinity League No. 3 Entry4. Gahr (17-10-1), Gateway League Runner-UpAT-LARGE ENTRY: Chaminade (Misson), 17-11; Loyola (Mission), 15-12-1;Santa Margarita (Trinity), 15-13.2025 FINAL: West Ranch 2, Mater Dei 1.-MORE-
