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Playoff Bracket · Football Division 2 UNOFFICIAL

Ewert projection through week 1Ewert’s picks: week 9 ratings, 10/20/26, 11:54 PM CentralField table · How it works

Bracket and table computed Wed, Oct 21 · 10:33 AM CDT

Full boardRegion ARegion BRegion CRegion DFinal fourEwert’s picks: dashed, italic slots are our prediction model’s guess at who advances. ES percentages label our picked winners. These are guesses; confirmed results take precedence.

Green scores or Final/Award labels mark confirmed advancement. Dashed slots are imagined participants. Held, conflicting or incomplete results remain unresolved.

Unresolved ties: Brookfield Central and Burlington and Milwaukee King and Monona Grove and New Richmond and Notre Dame and Pulaski and Racine Horlick and Superior and Waukesha West and Wauwatosa East (rank 1, seed #1); Ashwaubenon and Beaver Dam and Cedarburg and Green Bay Southwest and Homestead and Kaukauna and Marshfield and Menomonee Falls and Slinger and Union Grove (rank 12, seed #3); Holmen and La Crosse Central and Oregon and Waukesha South and Wausau East (rank 22, seed #6); Beloit Memorial and DeForest and Germantown and Grafton and Green Bay East and Greenfield and Hartford Union and Kettle Moraine and Menasha and Menomonie and Milton and Milwaukee Marshall and Nicolet and Oshkosh North and Racine Park and Rice Lake and River Falls and Sheboygan South and Watertown and West Allis Hale and West Bend West and Westosha Central and Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln (rank 29, seed #8). Tied at rank 1, across the #1/#2 seed line: placement waits for WIAA's tie-break (Tier 3, then its own procedure). Their slots are left empty.

1 tie unresolved8 tie unresolved3 tie unresolved6 tie unresolved7 ElkhornTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD1 tie unresolved8 tie unresolved3 tie unresolved6 tie unresolved7 West Allis CentralTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD1 tie unresolved8 tie unresolved3 tie unresolved6 tie unresolvedTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD1 tie unresolved8 tie unresolved3 tie unresolved6 tie unresolvedTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDState semifinalTBDTBDState semifinalTBDTBDState finalRegion ARegion BRegion CRegion D

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WIAA has released its bracket for this field. See the official bracket →

Division 2 · Week 1 field and cut line

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The table uses reported results through Week 1. Projected Final shows our latest forecast, based on reported Week 9 results plus the remaining ES picks; arrows compare it with this table. This is today’s forecast, not a saved forecast from Week 1. UNOFFICIAL · partial: unresolved games or opponent data can change these placements.

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.

RankTeamCityW-LTotalTier 1 AVGTier 2 AVGTier 2 WinsProjected SeedProjected Final Seed
Rank · Seed · Partial
1TBrookfield Central checkBrookfield6.50#126 ▼25 · 7-B
1TBurlington checkBurlington6.50#128 ▼27 · 7-A
1TMilwaukee King checkMilwaukee6.50#130 ▼29 · 8-D
1TMonona Grove checkMonona6.50#14 ▼3 · 1-A
1TNew Richmond checkNew Richmond6.50#11 – · 1-B
1TNotre Dame checkGreen Bay6.50#12 ▼1 · 1-C
1TPulaski checkPulaski6.50#110 ▼9 · 3-C
1TRacine Horlick checkRacine6.50#135 ▼34 · Out projected out
1TSuperior checkSuperior6.50#137 ▼36 · Out projected out
1TWaukesha West checkWaukesha6.50#119 ▼18 · 5-B
1TWauwatosa East checkWauwatosa6.50#117 ▼16 · 5-D
12TAshwaubenon checkAshwaubenon6.00#322 ▼10 · 6-C
12TBeaver Dam checkBeaver Dam6.00#37 ▲5 · 2-B
12TCedarburg checkCedarburg6.00#345 ▼33 · Out projected out
12TGreen Bay Southwest checkGreen Bay6.00#341 ▼29 · Out projected out
12THomestead checkMequon6.00#36 ▲6 · 2-D
12TKaukauna checkKaukauna6.00#38 ▲4 · 2-C
12TMarshfield checkMarshfield6.00#318 ▼6 · 5-A
12TMenomonee Falls checkMenomonee Falls6.00#320 ▼8 · 5-C
12TSlinger checkSlinger6.00#323 ▼11 · 6-D
12TUnion Grove checkUnion Grove6.00#33 ▲9 · 1-D
22THolmen checkHolmen5.50#69 ▲13 · 3-B
22TLa Crosse Central checkLa Crosse5.50#614 ▲8 · 4-B
22TOregon checkOregon5.50#633 ▼11 · Out projected out
22TWaukesha South checkWaukesha5.50#613 ▲9 · 4-D
22TWausau East checkWausau5.50#616 ▲6 · 4-A
27TElkhorn checkElkhorn5.007-A5 ▲22 · 2-A
27TWest Allis Central checkWest Allis5.007-B42 ▼15 · Out projected out
29TBeloit Memorial checkBeloit0.00#847T ▼18 · Out projected out
29TDeForest checkDeForest0.00#832 ▼3 · 8-B
29TGermantown checkGermantown0.00#829 – · 8-C
29TGrafton checkGrafton0.00#824 ▲5 · 6-A
29TGreen Bay East checkGreen Bay0.00#847T ▼18 · Out projected out
29TGreenfield checkGreenfield0.00#812 ▲17 · 3-A
29THartford Union checkHartford0.00#838 ▼9 · Out projected out
29TKettle Moraine checkWales0.00#847T ▼18 · Out projected out
29TMenasha checkMenasha0.00#815 ▲14 · 4-C
29TMenomonie checkMenomonie0.00#834 ▼5 · Out projected out
29TMilton checkMilton0.00#831 ▼2 · 8-A
29TMilwaukee Marshall checkMilwaukee0.00#8Excluded
29TNicolet checkGlendale0.00#836 ▼7 · Out projected out
29TOshkosh North checkOshkosh0.00#825 ▲4 · 7-C
29TRacine Park checkRacine0.00#847T ▼18 · Out projected out
29TRice Lake checkRice Lake0.00#844 ▼15 · Out projected out
29TRiver Falls checkRiver Falls0.00#821 ▲8 · 6-B
29TSheboygan South checkSheboygan0.00#840 ▼11 · Out projected out
29TWatertown checkWatertown0.00#843 ▼14 · Out projected out
29TWest Allis Hale checkWest Allis0.00#846 ▼17 · Out projected out
29TWest Bend West checkWest Bend0.00#811 ▲18 · 3-D
29TWestosha Central checkSalem0.00#827 ▲2 · 7-D
29TWisconsin Rapids Lincoln checkWisconsin Rapids0.00#839 ▼10 · Out projected out
Cut line · the top 32 qualify
—Milwaukee South checkMilwaukee0.00ExcludedExcluded
—Northwood/Solon Springs checkProgram eligibility not verified0-0————UnverifiedUnverified
—Winter/Birchwood checkProgram eligibility not verified0-0————UnverifiedUnverified

Ewert’s picks are guesses. Hypothetical playoff winners use the current ES model and rated snapshots, not seeds. Early rounds assume the higher seed hosts; state semifinals and final assume a neutral site. No new games, results or forecasts are saved. ES basis: week 9, 10/20/26, 11:54 PM Central. Missing or near-even inputs remain TBD.

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 this projection

Unofficial projection. Seeds come from the unofficial playoff matrix above (WIAA’s formula on the results we hold, 2026 regulations). Regions and Level 1 pairings follow the regulations’ travel rules with an approximation: straight-line miles between school ZIP centroids instead of WIAA’s travel distances, so a region letter or a pairing near the margin can differ. Slots: projected from the unofficial matrix; not WIAA's published bracket. Through week 1 (games through Saturday 2026-08-22). 51 of 51 in the field, 2 placed (49 waiting on a tie-break).

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: Brookfield Central (rank 1T, seed 1)

DateOpponentResultOpponent’s valueTier 1 earnedOpp. Tier 1 pointsOpp. gamesCounts?
2026-08-21Oshkosh WestW6.5 (D1)6.500.001yes

Tier 1 AVG = 6.50 ÷ 1 = 6.500. Tier 2 points = 0.00 = 0.00; opponents’ games = 1 = 1; Tier 2 AVG = 0.00 ÷ 1 = 0.000. Total = 6.500 + 9 × 0.000 = 6.50.

To check another team’s numbers, open its row’s “check” link in the tables above. Team labels in the bracket open team pages.

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