Menu

Playoff Matrix · Football UNOFFICIAL

Last calculated Thu, Oct 22 · 11:16 AM CDT

Division 2 · 32 in the field · 54 Wisconsin programs

The table uses reported Week 7 results. Projected Final is today’s forecast based on reported Week 9 results and the remaining ES picks, not a saved forecast from Week 7. See the projected final order →

Since week 6: in Menomonie (37 → 32) · out Oregon (31 → 33). Biggest climbs: Slinger ▲12, West Bend West ▲8, Menomonie ▲5. Biggest drops: River Falls ▼5, Marshfield ▼4, Brookfield Central ▼4.

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 Grove33.431-D3 ▼2 · 1-D
2▼1New Richmond checkNew Richmond31.541-B1 ▲1 · 1-B
3▲4Notre Dame checkGreen Bay28.921-A2 ▲1 · 1-C
4▲1Elkhorn checkElkhorn25.851-C5 ▼1 · 2-A
5▼1Holmen checkHolmen25.522-B9 ▼4 · 3-B
6▼3Monona Grove checkMonona25.482-C4 ▲2 · 1-A
7▲8West Bend West checkWest Bend21.512-D11 ▼4 · 3-D
8▲4Kaukauna checkKaukauna21.012-A8 – · 2-C
9▼3Homestead checkMequon20.593-D6 ▲3 · 2-D
10▼2Pulaski checkPulaski19.383-A10 – · 3-C
11▲2Beaver Dam checkBeaver Dam19.303-B7 ▲4 · 2-B
12▼3Menomonee Falls checkMenomonee Falls19.063-C20 ▼8 · 5-C
13▼2Menasha checkMenasha18.084-A15 ▼2 · 4-C
14▼4Marshfield checkMarshfield18.034-B18 ▼4 · 5-A
15▼1Wauwatosa East checkWauwatosa16.934-D17 ▼2 · 5-D
16▲12Slinger checkSlinger15.554-C23 ▼7 · 6-D
17▲1Greenfield checkGreenfield15.435-D12 ▲5 · 3-A
18▼2Waukesha South checkWaukesha14.425-C13 ▲5 · 4-D
19▲2Ashwaubenon checkAshwaubenon13.585-A22 ▼3 · 6-C
20▲4Oshkosh North checkOshkosh13.325-B25 ▼5 · 7-C
21▼4Brookfield Central checkBrookfield13.026-C26 ▼5 · 7-B
22▲1Grafton checkGrafton12.586-D24 ▼2 · 6-A
23▼3La Crosse Central checkLa Crosse12.216-B14 ▲9 · 4-B
24▼5River Falls checkRiver Falls11.996-A21 ▲3 · 6-B
25▼3Burlington checkBurlington11.957-C28 ▼3 · 7-A
26▼1Wausau East checkWausau11.707-B16 ▲10 · 4-A
27–Waukesha West checkWaukesha10.637-A19 ▲8 · 5-B
28▲2Westosha Central checkSalem9.097-D27 ▲1 · 7-D
29–Milton checkMilton9.078-C31 ▼2 · 8-A
30▼4Germantown checkGermantown8.418-A29 ▲1 · 8-C
31▲1Racine Horlick checkRacine7.308-D35 ▼4 · Out projected out
32▲5Menomonie checkMenomonie7.268-B in34 ▼2 · Out projected out
Cut line · the top 32 qualify
33▼2Oregon checkBelow cut lineOregon6.65Below cut line dropped33 – · Out
34▲8Nicolet checkBelow cut lineGlendale6.12Below cut line36 ▼2 · Out
35▲1DeForest checkBelow cut lineDeForest6.03Below cut line32 ▲3 · 8-B projected in
36▼2Milwaukee King checkBelow cut lineMilwaukee6.01Below cut line30 ▲6 · 8-D projected in
37▼4Hartford Union checkBelow cut lineHartford5.17Below cut line38 ▼1 · Out
38▼3Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln checkBelow cut lineWisconsin Rapids4.17Below cut line39 ▼1 · Out
39▼1Green Bay Southwest checkBelow cut lineGreen Bay4.01Below cut line41 ▼2 · Out
40▼1West Allis Central checkBelow cut lineWest Allis3.98Below cut line42 ▼2 · Out
41▼1Superior checkBelow cut lineSuperior3.05Below cut line37 ▲4 · Out
42▲2Sheboygan South checkBelow cut lineSheboygan2.89Below cut line40 ▲2 · Out
43▲2Cedarburg checkBelow cut lineCedarburg2.82Below cut line45 ▼2 · Out
44▼3West Allis Hale checkBelow cut lineWest Allis2.79Below cut line46 ▼2 · Out
45▼2Watertown checkBelow cut lineWatertown2.12Below cut line43 ▲2 · Out
46T–Beloit Memorial checkBelow cut lineBeloit0.00Below cut line47T ▼1 · Out
46T–Green Bay East checkBelow cut lineGreen Bay0.00Below cut line47T ▼1 · Out
46T–Kettle Moraine checkBelow cut lineWales0.00Below cut line47T ▼1 · Out
46T–Milwaukee Marshall checkBelow cut lineMilwaukee0.00Below cut lineExcluded
46T–Racine Park checkBelow cut lineRacine0.00Below cut line47T ▼1 · Out
46T–Rice Lake checkBelow cut lineRice Lake0.00Below cut line44 ▲2 · 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 7 (games through Saturday 2026-10-03; the week’s cutoff is Wednesday 2026-10-07) · 1254 results counted, 32 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)6.000.007yes
2026-08-28Whitefish BayW5.5 (D3)5.5029.007yes
2026-09-04ElkhornW6 (D2)6.0035.007yes
2026-09-11BurlingtonW6 (D2)6.0024.507yes
2026-09-18Wilmot UnionW5.5 (D3)5.5021.007yes
2026-09-25Westosha CentralW6 (D2)6.0018.007yes
2026-10-02WaterfordW5.5 (D3)5.5023.007yes

Tier 1 AVG = 40.50 ÷ 7 = 5.786. Tier 2 points = 0.00 + 29.00 + 35.00 + 24.50 + 21.00 + 18.00 + 23.00 = 150.50; opponents’ games = 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 = 49; Tier 2 AVG = 150.50 ÷ 49 = 3.071. Total = 5.786 + 9 × 3.071 = 33.43 (Tier 3 tie-break 9.66).

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

Unofficial WIAA Football Playoff Matrix | Ewert Sports | Ewert Sports