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Playoff Matrix · Football UNOFFICIAL

Last calculated Thu, Oct 22 · 11:17 AM CDT

Division 7 · 32 in the field · 53 Wisconsin programs

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

Since week 8: in Brookwood (38 → 29), Waterloo (36 → 32) · out Colfax (31 → 33), Reedsville (32 → 35). Biggest climbs: Brookwood ▲9, Lourdes Academy ▲5, Coleman ▲4. Biggest drops: Webster ▼5, Crivitz ▼4, Iowa-Grant ▼3.

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▲1Cochrane-Fountain City checkFountain City17.061-A1 – · 1-A
2▼1Ithaca/Weston check16.811-C2 – · 1-C
3▲4Coleman checkColeman15.671-D3 – · 1-D
4▼1Glenwood City checkGlenwood City15.221-B4 – · 1-B
5▲5Lourdes Academy checkOshkosh14.892-B5 – · 2-B
6▼2Shiocton checkShiocton14.672-D6 – · 2-D
7▼1River Ridge checkPatch Grove14.422-A7 – · 2-A
8▼3Iowa-Grant checkLivingston13.352-C8 – · 2-C
9▼1Pepin/Alma check12.613-A9 – · 3-A
10▲4Hilbert checkHilbert12.393-B10 – · 3-B
11▲1Spring Valley checkSpring Valley11.893-C11 – · 3-C
12▲1Boyceville checkBoyceville11.833-D12 – · 3-D
13▼4Crivitz checkCrivitz11.444-D13 – · 4-D
14▲2Cashton checkCashton10.864-C14 – · 4-C
15–Cadott checkCadott10.724-A15 – · 4-A
16▼5Webster checkWebster10.064-B16 – · 4-B
17–Melrose-Mindoro checkMelrose9.065-B17 – · 5-B
18–Royall checkElroy6.845-A18 – · 5-A
19–Black Hawk/Warren, IL check6.565-C19 – · 5-C
20▲1Pacelli checkStevens Point6.445-D20 – · 5-D
21▼1Abbotsford checkAbbotsford5.676-B21 – · 6-B
22▲3McDonell Central Catholic checkChippewa Falls5.446-D22 – · 6-D
23▼1Whitehall checkWhitehall5.226-C23 – · 6-C
24▼1Bangor checkBangor5.216-A24 – · 6-A
25▼1Riverdale checkMuscoda5.147-C25 – · 7-C
26–Elmwood/Plum City check4.287-A26 – · 7-A
27–Osseo-Fairchild checkOsseo4.067-D27 – · 7-D
28▲1Pecatonica/Argyle check3.757-B28 – · 7-B
29▲9Brookwood checkOntario3.708-B in29 – · 8-B
30–Hillsboro checkHillsboro3.648-A30 – · 8-A
31▼3Manawa checkManawa3.618-D31 – · 8-D
32▲4Waterloo checkWaterloo3.178-C in32 – · 8-C
Cut line · the top 32 qualify
33▼2Colfax checkBelow cut lineColfax2.72Below cut line dropped33 – · Out
34▼1Augusta checkBelow cut lineAugusta2.33Below cut line34 – · Out
35▼3Reedsville checkBelow cut lineReedsville1.78Below cut line dropped35 – · Out
36▲1Necedah checkBelow cut lineNecedah1.68Below cut line36 – · Out
37▼3Roncalli checkBelow cut lineManitowoc1.56Below cut line37 – · Out
38▼3Johnson Creek checkBelow cut lineJohnson Creek1.56Below cut line38 – · Out
39–Eleva-Strum checkBelow cut lineStrum1.17Below cut line39 – · Out
40–New Lisbon checkBelow cut lineNew Lisbon0.78Below cut line40 – · Out
41▲4Crandon checkBelow cut lineCrandon0.50Below cut line41 – · Out
42▼1Wauzeka-Steuben/Seneca checkBelow cut line0.44Below cut line42 – · Out
43T▼1Blair-Taylor checkBelow cut lineBlair0.39Below cut line43T – · Out
43T▼1Deerfield checkBelow cut lineDeerfield0.39Below cut line43T – · Out
43T▼1Pittsville checkBelow cut linePittsville0.39Below cut line43T – · Out
46T▼1Boscobel checkBelow cut lineBoscobel0.00Below cut line46T – · Out
46T▼1Dodgeland checkBelow cut lineJuneau0.00Below cut line46T – · Out
46T▼1Independence/Gilmanton checkBelow cut line0.00Below cut line46T – · Out
—Catholic Central checkBurlington0.00ExcludedExcluded
—Iola-Scandinavia checkIola0.00ExcludedExcluded
—Kenosha Christian Life checkKenosha0.00ExcludedExcluded
—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 9 (games dated Friday 2026-10-16 or earlier; WIAA deadline: completion before 11:59 p.m. Central; stored dates do not establish finish times) · 1614 results counted, 46 forfeits · top 32 qualify in Division 7 · 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: Abbotsford (rank 21, seed 6)

DateOpponentResultOpponent’s valueTier 1 earnedOpp. Tier 1 pointsOpp. gamesCounts?
2026-08-21MarkesanW4 (D6)4.0012.009yes
2026-08-28ColbyL4 (D6)0.00—9yes
2026-09-04RegisL4 (D6)0.00—9yes
2026-09-11Loyal/GreenwoodL4 (D6)0.00—9yes
2026-09-17PacelliW3.5 (D7)3.5021.009yes
2026-09-25Iola-ScandinaviaW (forfeit)3.5 (D7)3.500.009yes. Forfeit win: the loser's full value.
2026-10-02AuburndaleL4 (D6)0.00—9yes
2026-10-09PittsvilleW3.5 (D7)3.503.509yes
2026-10-16EdgarL4 (D6)0.00—9yes

Tier 1 AVG = 14.50 ÷ 9 = 1.611. Tier 2 points = 12.00 + 21.00 + 0.00 + 3.50 = 36.50; opponents’ games = 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 = 81; Tier 2 AVG = 36.50 ÷ 81 = 0.451. Total = 1.611 + 9 × 0.451 = 5.67 (Tier 3 tie-break 1.99).

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

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