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Playoff Matrix · Football UNOFFICIAL

Last calculated Thu, Oct 22 · 12:48 PM CDT

Division 2 · 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 Kaukauna (34 → 14), River Falls (36 → 25), Oshkosh North (40 → 27) · out Watertown (30 → 35), Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln (31 → 37), Nicolet (32 → 40). Biggest climbs: Kaukauna ▲20, Oshkosh North ▲13, Homestead ▲11. Biggest drops: Waukesha West ▼14, Brookfield Central ▼13, Greenfield ▼12.

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▲1Union Grove checkUnion Grove35.411-D3 ▼2 · 1-D
2▲4New Richmond checkNew Richmond30.841-B1 ▲1 · 1-B
3–Holmen checkHolmen29.411-A9 ▼6 · 3-B
4▲5Monona Grove checkMonona26.781-C4 – · 1-A
5▲3Elkhorn checkElkhorn22.252-C5 – · 2-A
6▲4Waukesha South checkWaukesha20.812-D13 ▼7 · 4-D
7▼2Notre Dame checkGreen Bay20.592-B2 ▲5 · 1-C
8▼7Menomonee Falls checkMenomonee Falls20.532-A20 ▼12 · 5-C
9▼2Wauwatosa East checkWauwatosa20.093-D17 ▼8 · 5-D
10▼6Burlington checkBurlington20.093-C28 ▼18 · 7-A
11–Pulaski checkPulaski18.943-B10 ▲1 · 3-C
12▲3Grafton checkGrafton17.593-A24 ▼12 · 6-A
13▲11Homestead checkMequon16.694-D6 ▲7 · 2-D
14▲20Kaukauna checkKaukauna15.444-B in8 ▲6 · 2-C
15▲4West Bend West checkWest Bend15.004-C11 ▲4 · 3-D
16▼4Beaver Dam checkBeaver Dam14.944-A7 ▲9 · 2-B
17▼3Slinger checkSlinger14.915-C23 ▼6 · 6-D
18–Racine Horlick checkRacine13.535-D35 ▼17 · Out projected out
19▲9Wausau East checkWausau13.165-B16 ▲3 · 4-A
20▲5Westosha Central checkSalem12.845-A27 ▼7 · 7-D
21▲1La Crosse Central checkLa Crosse12.166-C14 ▲7 · 4-B
22▼1Marshfield checkMarshfield11.666-D18 ▲4 · 5-A
23–Ashwaubenon checkAshwaubenon11.226-B22 ▲1 · 6-C
24▲2Menasha checkMenasha10.566-A15 ▲9 · 4-C
25▲11River Falls checkRiver Falls10.447-B in21 ▲4 · 6-B
26▼13Brookfield Central checkBrookfield10.167-D26 – · 7-B
27▲13Oshkosh North checkOshkosh10.097-A in25 ▲2 · 7-C
28▼12Greenfield checkGreenfield9.257-C12 ▲16 · 3-A
29▼3Oregon checkOregon8.948-A33 ▼4 · Out projected out
30▼1Milwaukee King checkMilwaukee8.668-D30 – · 8-D
31▼14Waukesha West checkWaukesha8.668-C19 ▲12 · 5-B
32▼12DeForest checkDeForest7.698-B32 – · 8-B
Cut line · the top 32 qualify
33▲7West Allis Hale checkBelow cut lineWest Allis7.41Below cut line46 ▼13 · Out
34▲4Germantown checkBelow cut lineGermantown6.78Below cut line29 ▲5 · 8-C projected in
35▼5Watertown checkBelow cut lineWatertown5.28Below cut line dropped43 ▼8 · Out
36–Superior checkBelow cut lineSuperior5.28Below cut line37 ▼1 · Out
37▼6Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln checkBelow cut lineWisconsin Rapids5.16Below cut line dropped39 ▼2 · Out
38▲2Milton checkBelow cut lineMilton5.00Below cut line31 ▲7 · 8-A projected in
39▼6West Allis Central checkBelow cut lineWest Allis4.59Below cut line42 ▼3 · Out
40▼8Nicolet checkBelow cut lineGlendale4.47Below cut line dropped36 ▲4 · Out
41▼6Green Bay Southwest checkBelow cut lineGreen Bay3.00Below cut line41 – · Out
42▼4Cedarburg checkBelow cut lineCedarburg1.50Below cut line45 ▼3 · Out
43T▼3Beloit Memorial checkBelow cut lineBeloit0.00Below cut line47T ▼4 · Out
43T▼3Green Bay East checkBelow cut lineGreen Bay0.00Below cut line47T ▼4 · Out
43T▼3Hartford Union checkBelow cut lineHartford0.00Below cut line38 ▲5 · Out
43T▼3Kettle Moraine checkBelow cut lineWales0.00Below cut line47T ▼4 · Out
43T▼3Menomonie checkBelow cut lineMenomonie0.00Below cut line34 ▲9 · Out
43T▼3Milwaukee Marshall checkBelow cut lineMilwaukee0.00Below cut lineExcluded
43T▼3Racine Park checkBelow cut lineRacine0.00Below cut line47T ▼4 · Out
43T▼3Rice Lake checkBelow cut lineRice Lake0.00Below cut line44 ▼1 · Out
43T▼3Sheboygan South checkBelow cut lineSheboygan0.00Below cut line40 ▲3 · Out
—Milwaukee South checkMilwaukee0.00ExcludedExcluded
—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 2 · 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: Union Grove (rank 1, seed 1)

DateOpponentResultOpponent’s valueTier 1 earnedOpp. Tier 1 pointsOpp. gamesCounts?
2026-08-21Kettle MoraineW6 (D2)6.000.004yes
2026-08-28Whitefish BayW5.5 (D3)5.5017.004yes
2026-09-04ElkhornW6 (D2)6.0017.004yes
2026-09-11BurlingtonW6 (D2)6.0018.504yes

Tier 1 AVG = 23.50 ÷ 4 = 5.875. Tier 2 points = 0.00 + 17.00 + 17.00 + 18.50 = 52.50; opponents’ games = 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 16; Tier 2 AVG = 52.50 ÷ 16 = 3.281. Total = 5.875 + 9 × 3.281 = 35.41 (Tier 3 tie-break 12.52).

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

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