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Playoff Matrix · Football UNOFFICIAL

Last calculated Wed, Oct 21 · 10:42 AM CDT

Division 1 · 32 in the field · 54 Wisconsin programs

The table uses reported Week 4 results. Projected Final is today’s forecast based on reported Week 9 results and the remaining ES picks, not a saved forecast from Week 4. See the projected final order →

Since week 3: in Franklin (34 → 14), D.C. Everest (40 → 21), Milwaukee Pulaski/Carmen Southgate (36 → 24), Milwaukee Hamilton/Audubon Technology (45 → 27) · out Fond du Lac (25 → 34), Milwaukee Bradley Tech/Milwaukee Arts (26 → 35), Neenah (27 → 36), Sun Prairie West (30 → 38), Appleton East (31 → 39). Biggest climbs: Franklin ▲20, D.C. Everest ▲19, Milwaukee Hamilton/Audubon Technology ▲18. Biggest drops: Appleton West ▼19, Brookfield East ▼12, Marquette ▼10.

No future qualifying games remain. This is a comparison of the current qualifying results, not a new forecast; unresolved results or opponent data still affect the comparison.

Rank+/−TeamCityW-LTotalTier 1 AVGTier 2 AVGTier 2 WinsProjected SeedProjected Final Seed
Rank · Seed · Partial
1–West De Pere checkDe Pere45.751-A1 – · 1-D
2▲3Bay Port checkGreen Bay34.941-D3 ▼1 · 1-A
3–Muskego checkMuskego34.531-C4 ▼1 · 1-C
4▼2Arrowhead checkHartland31.281-B5 ▼1 · 2-B
5▼1Hamilton checkSussex31.132-A2 ▲3 · 1-B
6▲2Oconomowoc checkOconomowoc26.282-B11 ▼5 · 3-B
7▲4Appleton North checkAppleton22.592-D22 ▼15 · 6-A
8▲2Kenosha Bradford checkKenosha22.472-C14 ▼6 · 4-C
9▲7Waunakee checkWaunakee22.193-B6 ▲3 · 2-A
10▼4Indian Trail High School & Academy checkKenosha22.193-C12 ▼2 · 3-C
11▲1De Pere checkDe Pere22.033-D18 ▼7 · 5-A
12▲2Racine Case checkRacine18.813-A7 ▲5 · 2-C
13▲4Madison Memorial checkMadison18.134-A19 ▼6 · 5-D
14▲20Franklin checkFranklin17.194-C in20 ▼6 · 5-C
15▲7Wausau West checkWausau16.254-D30 ▼15 · 8-A
16▼3Verona checkVerona15.284-B8 ▲8 · 2-D
17▼2Stevens Point Area Senior High checkStevens Point14.915-D9 ▲8 · 3-A
18▼10Marquette checkMilwaukee13.815-C16 ▲2 · 4-D
19▼1Middleton checkMiddleton13.665-A21 ▼2 · 6-B
20▲8Sun Prairie East checkSun Prairie13.415-B26 ▼6 · 7-D
21▲19D.C. Everest checkSchofield13.416-D in28 ▼7 · 7-A
22▼1Hudson checkHudson13.166-B10 ▲12 · 3-D
23–Hortonville checkHortonville12.136-C33 ▼10 · Out projected out
24▲12Milwaukee Pulaski/Carmen Southgate check12.026-A in17 ▲7 · 5-B
25▼5Chippewa Falls checkChippewa Falls11.507-D23 ▲2 · 6-D
26▼19Appleton West checkAppleton11.257-A41 ▼15 · Out projected out
27▲18Milwaukee Hamilton/Audubon Technology check11.227-C in32 ▼5 · 8-C
28▲4Janesville Parker checkJanesville10.287-B31 ▼3 · 8-B
29▼5Green Bay Preble checkGreen Bay9.948-D35 ▼6 · Out projected out
30▼2Kenosha Tremper checkKenosha8.538-C47 ▼17 · Out projected out
31▼12Brookfield East checkBrookfield7.638-A40 ▼9 · Out projected out
32–Milwaukee Reagan checkMilwaukee6.988-B15 ▲17 · 4-B
Cut line · the top 32 qualify
33▲2Janesville Craig checkBelow cut lineJanesville6.78Below cut line34 ▼1 · Out
34▼9Fond du Lac checkBelow cut lineFond du Lac6.50Below cut line dropped36 ▼2 · Out
35▼9Milwaukee Bradley Tech/Milwaukee Arts checkBelow cut line6.21Below cut line dropped24 ▲11 · 6-C projected in
36T▲9Kimberly checkBelow cut lineKimberly5.28Below cut line29 ▲7 · 8-D projected in
36T▼9Neenah checkBelow cut lineNeenah5.28Below cut line dropped13 ▲23 · 4-A projected in
38▼8Sun Prairie West checkBelow cut lineSun Prairie5.16Below cut line dropped49 ▼11 · Out
39▼8Appleton East checkBelow cut lineAppleton5.00Below cut line dropped46 ▼7 · Out
40▼2Mukwonago checkBelow cut lineMukwonago5.00Below cut line48 ▼8 · Out
41▼1Milwaukee Riverside/Golda Meir checkBelow cut line4.88Below cut line25 ▲16 · 7-C projected in
42▼4Madison West checkBelow cut lineMadison4.72Below cut line43 ▼1 · Out
43▼3Oshkosh West checkBelow cut lineOshkosh4.59Below cut line27 ▲16 · 7-B projected in
44▼7Sheboygan North checkBelow cut lineSheboygan4.38Below cut line45 ▼1 · Out
45–Eau Claire North checkBelow cut lineEau Claire1.63Below cut line39 ▲6 · Out
46T▼1Badger checkBelow cut lineLake Geneva1.50Below cut line42 ▲4 · Out
46T▼6Madison La Follette checkBelow cut lineMadison1.50Below cut line38 ▲8 · Out
46T▼6Oak Creek checkBelow cut lineOak Creek1.50Below cut line37 ▲9 · Out
49T▼4Eau Claire Memorial checkBelow cut lineEau Claire0.00Below cut line50T ▼1 · Out
49T▼4Madison East checkBelow cut lineMadison0.00Below cut line50T ▼1 · Out
49T▼4Manitowoc Lincoln checkBelow cut lineManitowoc0.00Below cut line44 ▲5 · Out
—Shorewood checkShorewood0.00ExcludedExcluded
—Northwood/Solon Springs checkProgram eligibility not verified0-0————UnverifiedUnverified
—Winter/Birchwood checkProgram eligibility not verified0-0————UnverifiedUnverified

Wisconsin programs continue below the cut line in the same table. Eligibility notes use the published WIAA record; where it does not identify the reason, we say so. A three-year enrollment average above 200 can have a second-year commitment exception.

About these numbers

Unofficial. These are WIAA’s playoff qualifying scores (PQS) recomputed by Ewert Sports from the results we hold, using the formula in the 2026 football tournament regulations. WIAA’s weekly standings are the official ones; where ours differ, a missing or disputed result is the reason, and the row says so. How it is computed, with a worked example ↓

Through week 4 (games through Saturday 2026-09-12; the week’s cutoff is Wednesday 2026-09-16) · 713 results counted, 18 forfeits · top 32 qualify in Division 1 · seeds: ranks 1–4 are the #1 seeds, 5–8 the #2 seeds, … 29–32 the #8 seeds.

How WIAA builds the bracket, and how to check a team

  1. Tier 1 points. Every win earns points set by the team you beat: Division 1 = 6.5, D2 = 6.0, D3 = 5.5, D4 = 5.0, D5 = 4.5, D6 = 4.0, D7 = 3.5. A tie earns half. A loss earns nothing. A forfeit win earns the full value. Tier 1 AVG = Tier 1 points ÷ games played (at most 9).
  2. Tier 2 points. Add up their Tier 1 points for every team you beat (a team you tied is not beaten and adds no points). Opponents’ games = the games played by every team you played, won, lost or tied, added together (each counted up to 9). Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points ÷ opponents’ games, and the Tier 2 score is 9 × Tier 2 AVG. WIAA’s rule: “Divide Tier 2 points by opponents’ games played and multiply by 9 (this is a 100% bonus to the Strength of Victory) to get the Tier 2 score.”
  3. Total (PQS) = Tier 1 AVG + 9 × Tier 2 AVG. WIAA’s own example: Franklin 2024, 56.0 ÷ 9 + 228.5 ÷ 81 × 9 = 31.61. Ties in Total are broken by Tier 3, the average of the Tier 2 scores of the teams you beat.
  4. Replacement games. If a team replaced a forfeit win with a new game that week, the forfeit counts when the replacement was lost; when it was won, whichever is worth more counts (regulations 3h). WIAA prints such games as “Seeding Only”. When you beat a team in its replacement game, your Tier 2 points count that team’s Tier 1 points without the forfeit win it kept that week.
  5. Field and seeds. Teams are ranked inside their division by Total. The top 32 qualify after Week 9. Ranks 1–4 are the #1 seeds, 5–8 the #2 seeds, and so on to #8. The four #1 seeds anchor four regions: the #1- and #4-ranked go to one half of the state bracket, #2 and #3 to the other. #2 seeds join the nearest #1 seed, #3 and #4 seeds their likely second-round opponents, and #5–#8 are placed by the shortest total travel. Level 1 is #8 at #1, #5 at #4, #7 at #2 and #6 at #3 in each region.

Worked example: West De Pere (rank 1, seed 1)

DateOpponentResultOpponent’s valueTier 1 earnedOpp. Tier 1 pointsOpp. gamesCounts?
2026-08-20Sun Prairie EastW6.5 (D1)6.5012.004yes
2026-08-27Appleton NorthW6.5 (D1)6.5019.504yes
2026-09-04De PereW6.5 (D1)6.5019.504yes
2026-09-11AshwaubenonW6 (D2)6.0019.004yes

Tier 1 AVG = 25.50 ÷ 4 = 6.375. Tier 2 points = 12.00 + 19.50 + 19.50 + 19.00 = 70.00; opponents’ games = 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 16; Tier 2 AVG = 70.00 ÷ 16 = 4.375. Total = 6.375 + 9 × 4.375 = 45.75 (Tier 3 tie-break 12.94).

To check another team, open its row’s “check” link in the tables above.

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