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Playoff Matrix · Football UNOFFICIAL

Last calculated Wed, Oct 21 · 4:07 PM CDT

Division 3 · 32 in the field · 53 Wisconsin programs

The table uses reported Week 6 results. Projected Final is today’s forecast based on reported Week 9 results and the remaining ES picks, not a saved forecast from Week 6. See the projected final order →

Since week 5: in Martin Luther (34 → 31) · out Waukesha North (30 → 33). Biggest climbs: Wisconsin Lutheran ▲9, Greendale ▲8, New Berlin West ▲7. Biggest drops: Milwaukee Lutheran ▼7, Portage ▼6, Whitefish Bay ▼5.

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–Pewaukee checkPewaukee27.921-C1 – · 1-C
2–Port Washington checkPort Washington27.381-A2 – · 1-A
3▲7New Berlin West checkNew Berlin24.041-B4 ▼1 · 1-D
4▲5New Berlin Eisenhower checkNew Berlin23.961-D9 ▼5 · 3-C
5▼2Reedsburg checkReedsburg23.132-C7 ▼2 · 2-C
6▼1La Crosse Logan checkLa Crosse22.582-B3 ▲3 · 1-B
7▲1Plymouth checkPlymouth20.632-A10 ▼3 · 3-A
8▼1Medford checkMedford20.382-D8 – · 2-B
9▼5Whitefish Bay checkWhitefish Bay20.083-A5 ▲4 · 2-D
10▲2Winneconne checkWinneconne19.173-B6 ▲4 · 2-A
11▼5Milwaukee Bay View checkMilwaukee18.333-CExcluded
12▼1Fox Valley Lutheran checkAppleton17.463-D11 ▲1 · 3-B
13▲4Baldwin-Woodville checkBaldwin14.964-C17 ▼4 · 5-B
14▲9Wisconsin Lutheran checkMilwaukee14.674-D12 ▲2 · 3-D
15▲1Mount Horeb/Barneveld check14.214-B14 ▲1 · 4-B
16▲4Luxemburg-Casco checkLuxemburg14.214-A15 ▲1 · 4-A
17▲8Greendale checkGreendale13.965-D16 ▲1 · 4-D
18▼3Waterford checkWaterford13.335-B13 ▲5 · 4-C
19▼6Portage checkPortage12.335-C18 ▲1 · 5-C
20▼1Kettle Moraine Lutheran checkJackson11.255-A22 ▼2 · 6-C
21▼7Milwaukee Lutheran checkMilwaukee11.136-A21 – · 6-D
22▼4Rhinelander checkRhinelander10.386-D23 ▼1 · 6-B
23▼1Sauk Prairie checkPrairie du Sac9.506-B25 ▼2 · 7-C
24▼3Catholic Memorial checkWaukesha9.176-C20 ▲4 · 5-D
25▼1Onalaska checkOnalaska8.837-B24 ▲1 · 6-A
26▲2Wauwatosa West checkWauwatosa7.927-D33 ▼7 · Out projected out
27–Pius XI Catholic checkMilwaukee7.377-C32 ▼5 · 8-C
28▼2South Milwaukee checkSouth Milwaukee6.887-A31 ▼3 · 8-A
29–McFarland checkMcFarland6.508-B28 ▲1 · 7-A
30▲1Merrill checkMerrill6.008-A19 ▲11 · 5-A
31▲3Martin Luther checkGreendale5.888-D in34 ▼3 · Out projected out
32–Sparta checkSparta5.638-C35 ▼3 · Out projected out
Cut line · the top 32 qualify
33▼3Waukesha North checkBelow cut lineWaukesha5.04Below cut line dropped29 ▲4 · 8-B projected in
34▼1Green Bay West checkBelow cut lineGreen Bay4.92Below cut line27 ▲7 · 7-B projected in
35▲3Stoughton checkBelow cut lineStoughton4.83Below cut line41 ▼6 · Out
36▼1New London checkBelow cut lineNew London4.13Below cut line38 ▼2 · Out
37▲8Milwaukee Washington checkBelow cut lineMilwaukee3.94Below cut lineExcluded
38▼2Wilmot Union checkBelow cut lineWilmot3.67Below cut line26 ▲12 · 7-D projected in
39▲6Whitnall checkBelow cut lineGreenfield3.63Below cut line30 ▲9 · 8-D projected in
40▼3Monroe checkBelow cut lineMonroe2.54Below cut line42 ▼2 · Out
41▼2Shawano checkBelow cut lineShawano2.29Below cut line39 ▲2 · Out
42▼2Lakeland checkBelow cut lineMinocqua2.04Below cut line36 ▲6 · Out
43▼2Hayward/Lac Courte Oreilles checkBelow cut line1.75Below cut line37 ▲6 · Out
44▼2Fort Atkinson checkBelow cut lineFort Atkinson1.08Below cut line43 ▲1 · Out
45▼2Baraboo checkBelow cut lineBaraboo0.92Below cut line40 ▲5 · Out
46▼2Cudahy checkBelow cut lineCudahy0.58Below cut line44 ▲2 · Out
47T▼2Antigo checkBelow cut lineAntigo0.00Below cut line45T ▲2 · Out
47T▼2Milwaukee Vincent checkBelow cut lineMilwaukee0.00Below cut line45T ▲2 · Out
47T▼2Tomah checkBelow cut lineTomah0.00Below cut line45T ▲2 · Out
47T▼2Waupaca checkBelow cut lineWaupaca0.00Below cut line45T ▲2 · Out
47T▼2West Bend East checkBelow cut lineWest Bend0.00Below cut line45T ▲2 · Out
—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 6 (games through Saturday 2026-09-26; the week’s cutoff is Wednesday 2026-09-30) · 1073 results counted, 28 forfeits · top 32 qualify in Division 3 · 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: Pewaukee (rank 1, seed 1)

DateOpponentResultOpponent’s valueTier 1 earnedOpp. Tier 1 pointsOpp. gamesCounts?
2026-08-20GreendaleW5.5 (D3)5.5023.006yes
2026-08-28Baldwin-WoodvilleW5.5 (D3)5.5024.506yes
2026-09-03Wauwatosa WestW5.5 (D3)5.5011.506yes
2026-09-11Wauwatosa EastW6 (D2)6.0018.506yes
2026-09-18Waukesha NorthW5.5 (D3)5.505.506yes
2026-09-25West Allis HaleW6 (D2)6.006.006yes

Tier 1 AVG = 34.00 ÷ 6 = 5.667. Tier 2 points = 23.00 + 24.50 + 11.50 + 18.50 + 5.50 + 6.00 = 89.00; opponents’ games = 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 36; Tier 2 AVG = 89.00 ÷ 36 = 2.472. Total = 5.667 + 9 × 2.472 = 27.92 (Tier 3 tie-break pending verification).

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

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