Coaches and experts agree there are eight teams good enough to play in the CIF San Diego Section’s Open Division playoffs this season. There might even be 10.

Only four will make it.

So there will be some howls on Sunday, when the CIF Advisory Committee meets and the playoff brackets are posted.

The way things stand now, Cathedral Catholic (7-2 with a 59.60 rating), Lincoln (7-2, 56.30), Carlsbad (8-1, 50.90) and Mission Hills (8-1, 49.40) will make the four-team Open Division bracket. That leaves La Costa Canyon (8-1, 49.00), Granite Hills (6-3, 43.40), San Marcos (6-3, 42.70) and Mount Miguel (6-3, 37.30) as the top four seeds in Division 1.

Playoff seeds are based off the MaxPreps.com rankings, with the top teams making the Open and the rest being placed in order in Divisions 1, 2,

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