Senior guard Jaiden Galloway and the Grandview girls basketball team enter the 2017-18 Class 5A playoffs as the No. 4 overall seed. The defending state champion Wolves are one of six Aurora teams qualified for the 5A playoffs, which begin Feb. 20. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)

AURORA | Seedings and pairings for the 2018 Class 5A girls state basketball tournament as released on Feb. 18. Four teams in each region — the top 16 overall seeds — receive byes in the first round and play at home in the second round. Higher seeds are home teams in each round. Times to be announced. Aurora teams bold and uppercased:

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2018 CLASS 5A GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT BRACKET

2018 CLASS 5A GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS

BOBBI BROWN-VANDENBERG REGION

First round byes: No. 1 Fruita Monument (21-2); No. 8 Fossil Ridge (17-5); No. 9 Mountain Vista (17-6); No. 16 Denver East (18-5)

First round (Feb. 20)

Game 2: No. 33 Fountain-Fort Carson (11-12) at No. 32 Brighton (15-8)

Game 4: No. 48 Prairie View (11-12) at No. 17 Fort Collins (19-3)

Game 6: NO. 40 RANGEVIEW (11-12) at No. 25 ThunderRidge (9-14)

Game 8: No. 41 Rock Canyon (6-17) at No. 24 Rampart (10-13), 6 p.m.

Second round (Feb. 23)

Game 33: Game 2 winner at No. 1 Fruita Monument (21-2)

Game 34: Game 4 winner at No. 16 Denver East (18-5)

Game 35: Game 6 winner at No. 8 Fossil Ridge (17-5)

Game 36: Game 8 winner at No. 9 Mountain Vista (17-6)

ALICE BARRON REGION

First round byes: NO. 4 GRANDVIEW (20-3); No. 5 Highlands Ranch (19-4); No. 12 Fairview (18-5); No. 13 Doherty (20-3)

First round (Feb. 20)

Game 10: No. 36 Poudre (7-16) at No. 29 Denver South (13-10)

Game 12: NO. 45 EAGLECREST (9-14) at No. 20 Columbine (16-7)

Game 14: NO. 37 CHEROKEE TRAIL (8-15) at No. 28 Legacy (12-11)

Game 16: No. 44 Mountain Range (10-13) at No. 21 Pine Creek (12-11)

Second round (Feb. 23)

Game 37: Game 10 winner at NO. 4 GRANDVIEW (20-3)

Game 38: Game 12 winner at No. 13 Doherty (20-3)

Game 39: Game 14 winner at No. 5 Highlands Ranch (19-4)

Game 40: Game 16 winner at No. 12 Fairview (18-5)

KAYE GARMS REGION

First round byes: No. 2 Lakewood (20-3); No. 7 Ralston Valley (19-4); No. 10 Castle View (19-4); No. 15 Dakota Ridge (14-9)

First round (Feb. 20)

Game 18: No. 34 Vista Ridge (9-14) at No. 31 Legend (13-10)

Game 20: No. 47 Monarch (4-19) at No. 18 Liberty (17-6)

Game 22: No. 39 Far Northeast Warriors (15-8) at No. 26 Chatfield (10-13)

Game 24: NO. 42 OVERLAND (8-15) at No. 23 Loveland (12-11)

Second round (Feb. 23)

Game 41: Game 18 winner at No. 2 Lakewood (20-3)

Game 42: Game 20 winner at No. 15 Dakota Ridge (14-9)

Game 43: Game 22 winner at No. 7 Ralston Valley (19-4)

Game 44: Game 24 winner at No. 10 Castle View (19-4)

JENNY COALSON REGION

First round byes: No. 3 Horizon (21-2); NO. 6 REGIS JESUIT (20-3); No. 11 Cherry Creek (18-5); No. 14 Chaparral (16-7)

First round (Feb. 20)

Game 26: No. 35 Grand Junction (7-16) at No. 30 Rocky Mountain (11-12)

Game 28: No. 46 Arvada West (6-17) at No. 19 Arapahoe (15-8)

Game 30: No. 38 Grand Junction Central (10-13) at No. 27 Broomfield (10-13)

Game 32: No. 43 Northglenn (15-8) at No. 22 Bear Creek (9-13)

Second round (Feb. 23)

Game 45: Game 26 winner at No. 3 Horizon (21-2)

Game 46: Game 28 winner at No. 14 Chaparral (16-7)

Game 47: Game 30 winner at NO. 6 REGIS JESUIT (20-3)

Game 48: Game 32 winner at No. 11 Cherry Creek (18-5)

SWEET 16 (FEB. 28)

Second round winners

GREAT 8 (MARCH 2)

Sweet 16 winners at Denver Coliseum

FINAL FOUR (MARCH 8)

Great 8 winner at Denver Coliseum

CHAMPIONSHIP (MARCH 10)

Semifinal winner at Denver Coliseum

Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor and photographer with Sentinel Colorado. A Denver East High School and University of Colorado alum. He came to the Sentinel in 2001 and since then has received a number...