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Playoff Matrix · Football UNOFFICIAL

Last calculated Thu, Oct 22 · 8:35 PM CDT

Division 6 · 32 in the field · 54 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 Living Word Lutheran (34 → 30), Colby (33 → 32) · out Laconia (30 → 33), Loyal/Greenwood (32 → 34). Biggest climbs: Belleville ▲10, Valders ▲8, Saint Mary Catholic ▲7. Biggest drops: Pardeeville ▼9, Poynette ▼7, Marathon ▼7.

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–Bonduel checkBonduel23.791-C2 ▼1 · 1-A
2–Manitowoc Lutheran checkManitowoc22.291-A4 ▼2 · 1-D
3▲3Edgar checkEdgar18.831-B3 – · 1-B
4▲1Cedar Grove-Belgium checkCedar Grove18.501-D10 ▼6 · 3-D
5▼2Randolph/Cambria-Friesland check18.502-A15 ▼10 · 4-D
6▲4Lomira checkLomira18.082-D5 ▲1 · 2-B
7▲2Regis checkEau Claire18.042-B11 ▼4 · 3-A
8▼4Mondovi checkMondovi17.922-C1 ▲7 · 1-C
9▼1Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic checkKenosha17.543-D6 ▲3 · 2-C
10▲10Belleville checkBelleville15.713-A14 ▼4 · 4-B
11▲5Weyauwega-Fremont checkWeyauwega14.633-B18 ▼7 · 5-D
12▲5Benton checkBenton14.163-C24 ▼12 · 6-C
13▲1Kewaunee checkKewaunee14.044-A8 ▲5 · 2-D
14▲7Saint Mary Catholic checkNeenah13.854-C7 ▲7 · 2-A
15▼3Mineral Point checkMineral Point13.134-B13 ▲2 · 4-C
16▼9Pardeeville checkPardeeville13.084-D16 – · 4-A
17▼2Cuba City checkCuba City11.635-B12 ▲5 · 3-C
18▼7Poynette checkPoynette11.425-D28 ▼10 · 7-C
19▼6Saint Mary's Springs checkFond du Lac11.005-A19 – · 5-B
20▲3Fall River/Rio check10.835-C25 ▼5 · 7-B
21▲8Valders checkValders10.706-B23 ▼2 · 6-D
22▼3Luther checkOnalaska10.586-A21 ▲1 · 6-B
23▲4Cambridge checkCambridge9.136-D9 ▲14 · 3-B
24▲4Prairie du Chien checkPrairie du Chien8.386-C30 ▼6 · 8-B
25▼7Marathon checkMarathon8.337-C22 ▲3 · 6-A
26▼2Potosi/Cassville check8.297-A17 ▲9 · 5-C
27▼5Fall Creek checkFall Creek8.047-B27 – · 7-A
28▲3Oconto checkOconto6.547-D35 ▼7 · Out projected out
29▼4Marshall checkMarshall6.388-A37 ▼8 · Out projected out
30▲4Living Word Lutheran checkJackson6.138-D in32 ▼2 · 8-D
31▼5Fennimore checkFennimore5.798-C36 ▼5 · Out projected out
32▲1Colby checkColby5.758-B in33 ▼1 · Out projected out
Cut line · the top 32 qualify
33▼3Laconia checkBelow cut lineRosendale5.50Below cut line dropped38 ▼5 · Out
34▼2Loyal/Greenwood checkBelow cut line4.88Below cut line dropped26 ▲8 · 7-D projected in
35▲4Unity checkBelow cut lineBalsam Lake4.67Below cut line29 ▲6 · 8-C projected in
36–Nekoosa checkBelow cut lineNekoosa4.42Below cut line20 ▲16 · 5-A projected in
37–Cameron checkBelow cut lineCameron4.13Below cut line44 ▼7 · Out
38▲8Markesan checkBelow cut lineMarkesan3.96Below cut line34 ▲4 · Out
39▲4Howards Grove checkBelow cut lineHowards Grove3.52Below cut line43 ▼4 · Out
40▼5Chetek-Weyerhaeuser checkBelow cut lineChetek2.67Below cut line45 ▼5 · Out
41–Lancaster checkBelow cut lineLancaster2.63Below cut line31 ▲10 · 8-A projected in
42▼5Cumberland checkBelow cut lineCumberland2.46Below cut line47 ▼5 · Out
43▼3Southern Door checkBelow cut lineBrussels2.08Below cut line40 ▲3 · Out
44▼2Barron checkBelow cut lineBarron1.75Below cut line48 ▼4 · Out
45▲2Stanley-Boyd checkBelow cut lineStanley1.54Below cut line39 ▲6 · Out
46▼2Auburndale checkBelow cut lineAuburndale1.46Below cut line41 ▲5 · Out
47▼2Westby checkBelow cut lineWestby1.33Below cut line49 ▼2 · Out
48T▼1Clinton checkBelow cut lineClinton0.00Below cut line42 ▲6 · Out
48T▼1Horicon/Hustisford checkBelow cut line0.00Below cut line46 ▲2 · Out
48T▼1Ladysmith checkBelow cut lineLadysmith0.00Below cut line50T ▼2 · Out
48T▼1Mishicot checkBelow cut lineMishicot0.00Below cut line50T ▼2 · Out
—Catholic Central/Ken Ch Life checkBurlington4.71ExcludedExcluded
—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 6 · 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: Bonduel (rank 1, seed 1)

DateOpponentResultOpponent’s valueTier 1 earnedOpp. Tier 1 pointsOpp. gamesCounts?
2026-08-21Wittenberg-BirnamwoodW4.5 (D5)4.509.006yes
2026-08-27ColemanW3.5 (D7)3.5017.006yes
2026-09-04KewauneeW4 (D6)4.0019.006yes
2026-09-11MarinetteW5 (D4)5.005.006yes
2026-09-18Oconto FallsW5 (D4)5.0014.006yes
2026-09-25PeshtigoW4.5 (D5)4.5013.506yes

Tier 1 AVG = 26.50 ÷ 6 = 4.417. Tier 2 points = 9.00 + 17.00 + 19.00 + 5.00 + 14.00 + 13.50 = 77.50; opponents’ games = 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 36; Tier 2 AVG = 77.50 ÷ 36 = 2.153. Total = 4.417 + 9 × 2.153 = 23.79 (Tier 3 tie-break pending verification).

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

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