Boulder boys basketball cut down the nets after its first league title in nine years on Tuesday night. About an hour earlier, Broomfield’s girls celebrated one of their own after winning at Mead.

The Panthers and Eagles are officially into the state dance, while 16 other boys’ teams and 14 girls’ teams from the Boulder, Broomfield and Longmont areas are currently a part of the projected postseason field.

In the 6A and 5A classifications, the 40-team field will be set after Saturday, with the first round starting Tuesday-Wednesday for the Nos. 25-40 seeds. The top 24 ranked teams, meanwhile, receive a first-round bye before the second round Friday-Saturday.

Leading the way, the Panthers (13-8), winners of seven of their past eight, moved from 6A No. 31 to 27 after beating Westminster for the Rocky Mountain League crown on Tuesday.

They may have a chance to bypass the first round if they win their remaining games against No. 43 Prairie View and No. 25 Legacy. And, then again, they may not. Either way, they say they’re coming into their first postseason since 2019-20 with plenty of confidence.

“It all matters who is playing well in February,” Boulder coach Matthew Smith said. “And I don’t think there’s a team in the state that is playing much better than us.”

The Panthers are joined in the 6A boys’ postseason picture by No. 12 Broomfield, No. 17 Fairview, No. 23 Monarch, No. 25 Legacy and No. 29 Erie.

Like Boulder, the Eagles have won seven of their past eight games. They’ve averaged 77.2 points per game since Jan. 28, which included back-to-back 76-point performances against the Lightning on Friday and 5A No. 10 Mead on Tuesday.

The 6A girls’ field has six teams in prime position, featuring No. 3 Broomfield, No. 19 Erie, No. 23 Monarch, No. 33 Legacy, No. 34 Boulder and No. 40 Fairview.

The Eagles (21-1) have won 12 straight since falling to defending champ No. 1 Valor Christian on Jan. 11. They dominated 5A No. 2 Mead, 65-38, to clinch the Granite Peaks League title on Tuesday.

“It’s definitely rewarding,” Eagles senior Olivia Kim said. “I feel like our team’s put in so much work over the past summer and just over the past few years.”

Girls teams like Erie and Monarch are in good position to receive a first-round bye, with the Tigers (14-7) winning their past five games and the Coyotes (14-8) five of their past six.

In 5A girls, the Mavericks (19-3) remain second in the rankings, only behind No. 1 Air Academy. Frederick is next at No. 8, followed by No. 33 Longmont and No. 34 Niwot.

Silver Creek, meanwhile, is on the bubble at No. 41.

The 5A boys’ field includes No. 10 Mead, No. 12 Longmont, No. 16 Frederick, No. 35 Silver Creek and No. 40 Skyline.

The Silver Creek-Skyline regular-season finale on Friday could have make-or-miss implications, especially for the Falcons (8-14), who held a slight lead over No. 41 Pueblo County on Wednesday morning for the bracket’s final postseason spot.

Meanwhile, the 4A-1A classifications have another week and a half before their regular season concludes, on March 1. An ensuing 32-team postseason bracket begins March 7-8 for each.

The biggest 4A boys’ game of the season turned out to be a disappointing one for No. 2 Peak to Peak on Tuesday. The Pumas (18-2) lost to No. 1 Kent Denver, 86-44.

Other teams in the 4A boys’ playoff picture are No. 7 Prospect Ridge Academy, No. 13 Holy Family and No. 18 Jefferson Academy. The Miners (13-6) beat the Jaguars (13-6), 64-52, on Thursday. Zeke Bote had 20 points in the win, while Jimeto Orji had 19 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.

The 4A girls’ field has two inside the top 10 in No. 6 Holy Family and No. 9 Peak to Peak, and Jefferson Academy just outside of it at No. 13. The Tigers (13-6) beat the Pumas (14-6), 53-44, on Dec. 21. The Pumas host the Jaguars on Thursday.

In 3A, Lyons is 13th in the boys’ rankings and 23rd in girls.

The boys (12-6) are averaging 83 points per game over their current four-game winning streak. The girls (12-6) snapped a three-game slide with a 47-35 win at 2A No. 29 Union Colony Prep on Tuesday.

Twin Peak’s boys’ team is ranked 24th in 2A. The Timberwolves (12-8) have won three of their past four games.