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Playoff Bracket · Football Division 6 OFFICIAL

WIAA official bracket, released October 17, 2026Next: Level 1, Fri, Oct 23 · 7 PMEwert’s picks: week 9 ratings, 10/20/26, 11:54 PM CentralField table · How it works

Bracket and table computed Wed, Oct 21 · 4:33 PM 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.

ES pick: Mondovi, 97.4% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.1 MondoviES 97%8 UnityES pick: Mineral Point, 59.9% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.4 Mineral PointES 60%5 Potosi/CassvilleES pick: Regis, 72.3% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.3 RegisES 72%6 LutherES pick: Saint Mary Catholic, 66.1% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.2 Saint Mary C…ES 66%7 Fall CreekES pick: Mondovi, 91.4% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.1 MondoviES 91%4 Mineral PointES pick: Regis, 59.5% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.3 RegisES 60%2 Saint Mary CatholicES pick: Mondovi, 83.6% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.1 MondoviES 84%3 RegisES pick: Manitowoc Lutheran, 99.8% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.1 Manitowoc Lu…ES 100%8 Living Word LutheranES pick: Randolph/Cambria-Friesland, 50.5% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.4 Randolph/Cam…ES 50%5 Weyauwega-FremontES pick: Cuba City, 65.8% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.3 Cuba CityES 66%6 BentonES pick: Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic, 94.9% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.2 Kenosha St.…ES 95%7 PoynetteES pick: Manitowoc Lutheran, 90.6% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.1 Manitowoc Lu…ES 91%4 Randolph/Cambria-Frie…3 Cuba CityES pick: Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic, 59.1% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.2 Kenosha St.…ES 59%ES pick: Manitowoc Lutheran, 75.9% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.1 Manitowoc Lu…ES 76%2 Kenosha St. Joseph Ca…ES pick: Bonduel, 91.7% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.1 BonduelES 92%8 LancasterES pick: Belleville, 69.2% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.4 BellevilleES 69%5 Saint Mary's SpringsES pick: Cedar Grove-Belgium, 89.0% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.3 Cedar Grove-…ES 89%6 ValdersES pick: Kewaunee, 84.9% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.2 KewauneeES 85%7 Loyal/GreenwoodES pick: Bonduel, 75.4% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.1 BonduelES 75%4 Belleville3 Cedar Grove-BelgiumES pick: Kewaunee, 73.2% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.2 KewauneeES 73%ES pick: Bonduel, 60.5% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.1 BonduelES 61%2 KewauneeES pick: Edgar, 85.8% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.1 EdgarES 86%8 Prairie du ChienES pick: Pardeeville, 70.8% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.4 PardeevilleES 71%5 NekoosaES pick: Cambridge, 57.7% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.3 CambridgeES 58%6 MarathonES pick: Lomira, 95.1% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.2 LomiraES 95%7 Fall River/RioES pick: Edgar, 92.8% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.1 EdgarES 93%4 Pardeeville3 CambridgeES pick: Lomira, 76.5% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.2 LomiraES 77%ES pick: Edgar, 72.2% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: higher-seed home.1 EdgarES 72%2 LomiraES pick: Mondovi, 73.8% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: neutral.1 MondoviES 74%1 Manitowoc LutheranState semifinal1 BonduelES pick: Edgar, 57.6% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: neutral.1 EdgarES 58%State semifinalES pick: Mondovi, 62.0% win chance. Ratings calculated 2026-10-21T04:54:06.012Z; assumed venue: neutral.1 MondoviES 62%1 EdgarState final · ES pick: MondoviLevel 1Fri, Oct 23 · 7 PMLevel 1Fri, Oct 23 · 7 PMLevel 2Fri, Oct 30 · 7 PMLevel 2Fri, Oct 30 · 7 PMLevel 3Fri, Nov 6 · 7 PMLevel 3Fri, Nov 6 · 7 PMLevel 4Fri, Nov 13 · 7 PMLevel 4Fri, Nov 13 · 7 PMRegion ARegion BRegion CRegion D

Team labels open team pages. Hover or focus a team to trace its path. Confirmed game pages are linked below the drawing.

When the games are played. Level 1: Friday, October 23, 7:00 PM · Level 2: Friday, October 30, 7:00 PM · Level 3: Friday, November 6, 7:00 PM · Level 4: Friday, November 13, 7:00 PM. Each Level 1 game is at the site WIAA lists for it, shown below. Days and times are WIAA’s as of October 17 (Central time); WIAA’s bracket page has any change.

Level 1 games: day, time and site

This is WIAA’s bracket, released October 17, 2026 (WIAA’s bracket page). The region letters A to D are ours, in the order of WIAA’s page; WIAA prints none. See our own projection through week 9 →

Division 6 · Week 9 field and cut line

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Since week 8: in Lancaster (39 → 31), Living Word Lutheran (34 → 32) · out Colby (30 → 33), Markesan (31 → 34). Biggest climbs: Lancaster ▲8, Nekoosa ▲7, Saint Mary Catholic ▲6. Biggest drops: Mineral Point ▼7, Randolph/Cambria-Friesland ▼7, Belleville ▼3.

The seed column is WIAA’s. Rank, totals and the cut line are still our unofficial numbers, so a team can sit on the other side of our line from WIAA’s field.

Rank+/−TeamCityW-LTotalTier 1 AVGTier 2 AVGTier 2 WinsWIAA Seed
1▲2Mondovi checkMondovi23.891-A
2▼1Bonduel checkBonduel21.611-C
3▲1Edgar checkEdgar20.941-D
4▼2Manitowoc Lutheran checkManitowoc20.561-B
5–Lomira checkLomira20.332-D
6▲1Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic checkKenosha17.732-B
7▲6Saint Mary Catholic checkNeenah17.452-A
8▲4Kewaunee checkKewaunee16.562-C
9▲1Cambridge checkCambridge15.893-D
10▼1Cedar Grove-Belgium checkCedar Grove15.723-C
11▲3Regis checkEau Claire15.443-A
12▲3Cuba City checkCuba City15.113-B
13▼7Mineral Point checkMineral Point14.724-A
14▼3Belleville checkBelleville14.724-C
15▼7Randolph/Cambria-Friesland check14.584-B
16▲1Pardeeville checkPardeeville14.334-D
17▼1Potosi/Cassville check13.185-A
18▲3Weyauwega-Fremont checkWeyauwega12.115-B
19–Saint Mary's Springs checkFond du Lac11.675-C
20▲7Nekoosa checkNekoosa11.285-D
21▼3Luther checkOnalaska11.116-A
22▲2Marathon checkMarathon11.006-D
23▼3Valders checkValders10.196-C
24▼2Benton checkBenton9.566-B
25▼2Fall River/Rio check9.117-D
26▼1Loyal/Greenwood check9.007-C
27▲2Fall Creek checkFall Creek8.897-A
28▼2Poynette checkPoynette8.727-B
29▲3Unity checkBalsam Lake8.008-A
30▼2Prairie du Chien checkPrairie du Chien7.008-D
31▲8Lancaster checkLancaster6.448-C in
32▲2Living Word Lutheran checkJackson5.698-B in
Our unofficial cut line · top 32 by our numbers
33▼3Colby checkBelow cut lineColby5.39Not in WIAA field dropped
34▼3Markesan checkBelow cut lineMarkesan5.17Not in WIAA field dropped
35▼2Oconto checkBelow cut lineOconto5.11Not in WIAA field
36▼1Fennimore checkBelow cut lineFennimore4.17Not in WIAA field
37▼1Marshall checkBelow cut lineMarshall4.11Not in WIAA field
38▼1Laconia checkBelow cut lineRosendale3.39Not in WIAA field
39▼1Stanley-Boyd checkBelow cut lineStanley3.33Not in WIAA field
40▲3Southern Door checkBelow cut lineBrussels3.17Not in WIAA field
41–Auburndale checkBelow cut lineAuburndale3.17Not in WIAA field
42▲4Clinton checkBelow cut lineClinton3.11Not in WIAA field
43▼3Howards Grove checkBelow cut lineHowards Grove2.80Not in WIAA field
44▼2Cameron checkBelow cut lineCameron2.72Not in WIAA field
45▼1Chetek-Weyerhaeuser checkBelow cut lineChetek1.78Not in WIAA field
46▼1Horicon/Hustisford checkBelow cut line1.61Not in WIAA field
47–Cumberland checkBelow cut lineCumberland1.39Not in WIAA field
48–Barron checkBelow cut lineBarron0.94Not in WIAA field
49–Westby checkBelow cut lineWestby0.89Not in WIAA field
50T–Ladysmith checkBelow cut lineLadysmith0.00Not in WIAA field
50T–Mishicot checkBelow cut lineMishicot0.00Not in WIAA field
—Catholic Central/Ken Ch Life checkBurlington3.23Excluded
—Northwood/Solon Springs checkProgram eligibility not verified0-0————Unverified
—Winter/Birchwood checkProgram eligibility not verified0-0————Unverified

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

Official bracket, unofficial table. The bracket above and the seeds are WIAA’s, as published October 17, 2026. Everything else on this page (rank, totals, the cut line, the weekly movement and the worked example) is still our own calculation, described below.

How our projection was made. 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: WIAA's official bracket where stored, projected elsewhere. 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). 32 of 51 in the field.

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: Cambridge (rank 9, seed 3)

DateOpponentResultOpponent’s valueTier 1 earnedOpp. Tier 1 pointsOpp. gamesCounts?
2026-08-21New GlarusL4.5 (D5)0.00—9yes
2026-08-28MaustonW5 (D4)5.0023.009yes
2026-09-04BellevilleL4 (D6)0.00—9yes
2026-09-11Horicon/HustisfordW4 (D6)4.004.009yes
2026-09-19MarkesanW4 (D6)4.0012.009yes
2026-09-25WaterlooW3.5 (D7)3.5012.509yes
2026-10-02PardeevilleW4 (D6)4.0032.509yes
2026-10-09PoynetteW4 (D6)4.0020.009yes
2026-10-16MarshallW4 (D6)4.0010.509yes

Tier 1 AVG = 28.50 ÷ 9 = 3.167. Tier 2 points = 23.00 + 4.00 + 12.00 + 12.50 + 32.50 + 20.00 + 10.50 = 114.50; opponents’ games = 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 = 81; Tier 2 AVG = 114.50 ÷ 81 = 1.414. Total = 3.167 + 9 × 1.414 = 15.89 (Tier 3 tie-break 5.17).

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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