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 · 7:51 AM CDT
Green scores or Final/Award labels mark confirmed advancement. Dashed slots are imagined participants. Held, conflicting or incomplete results remain unresolved.
- Game details: Cochrane-Fountain City vs Hillsboro
- Game details: Cadott vs Royall
- Game details: Spring Valley vs Whitehall
- Game details: River Ridge vs Elmwood/Plum City
- Game details: Glenwood City vs Brookwood
- Game details: Webster vs Melrose-Mindoro
- Game details: Boyceville vs McDonell Central Catholic
- Game details: Shiocton vs Osseo-Fairchild
- Game details: Ithaca/Weston vs Waterloo
- Game details: Cashton vs Black Hawk/Warren, IL
- Game details: Pepin/Alma vs Bangor
- Game details: Iowa-Grant vs Riverdale
- Game details: Coleman vs Manawa
- Game details: Crivitz vs Pacelli
- Game details: Hilbert vs Abbotsford
- Game details: Lourdes Academy vs Pecatonica/Argyle
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
- #1 Cochrane-Fountain City vs #8 Hillsboro · Friday, October 23, 7:00 PM · at Cochrane-Fountain City · Game page →
- #4 Cadott vs #5 Royall · Friday, October 23, 7:00 PM · at Cadott · Game page →
- #3 Spring Valley vs #6 Whitehall · Friday, October 23, 7:00 PM · at Spring Valley · Game page →
- #2 River Ridge vs #7 Elmwood/Plum City · Friday, October 23, 7:00 PM · at River Ridge · Game page →
- #1 Glenwood City vs #8 Brookwood · Friday, October 23, 7:00 PM · at Glenwood City · Game page →
- #4 Webster vs #5 Melrose-Mindoro · Friday, October 23, 7:00 PM · at Webster · Game page →
- #3 Boyceville vs #6 McDonell Central Catholic · Friday, October 23, 7:00 PM · at Boyceville · Game page →
- #2 Shiocton vs #7 Osseo-Fairchild · Friday, October 23, 7:00 PM · at Shiocton · Game page →
- #1 Ithaca/Weston vs #8 Waterloo · Friday, October 23, 7:00 PM · at Ithaca/Weston · Game page →
- #4 Cashton vs #5 Black Hawk/Warren, IL · Friday, October 23, 7:00 PM · at Cashton · Game page →
- #3 Pepin/Alma vs #6 Bangor · Friday, October 23, 7:00 PM · at Pepin/Alma · Game page →
- #2 Iowa-Grant vs #7 Riverdale · Friday, October 23, 7:00 PM · at Iowa-Grant · Game page →
- #1 Coleman vs #8 Manawa · Friday, October 23, 7:00 PM · at Coleman · Game page →
- #4 Crivitz vs #5 Pacelli · Friday, October 23, 7:00 PM · at Crivitz · Game page →
- #3 Hilbert vs #6 Abbotsford · Friday, October 23, 7:00 PM · at Hilbert · Game page →
- #2 Lourdes Academy vs #7 Pecatonica/Argyle · Friday, October 23, 7:00 PM · at Lourdes Academy · Game page →
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 7 · Week 9 field and cut line
Table-only view →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.
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 | +/− | Team | City | W-L | Total | Tier 1 AVG | Tier 2 AVG | Tier 2 Wins | WIAA Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▲1 | Cochrane-Fountain City check | Fountain City | Cochrane-Fountain City · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 9-0 | 17.06 | Cochrane-Fountain City · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 31.50 ÷ 9 = 3.500 | Cochrane-Fountain City · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 122.00 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 1.506 | Cochrane-Fountain City · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 34 | 1-A |
| 2 | ▼1 | Ithaca/Weston check | Ithaca/Weston · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 8-0 | 16.81 | Ithaca/Weston · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 28.00 ÷ 8 = 3.500 | Ithaca/Weston · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 106.50 ÷ opponents’ games 72 = 1.479 | Ithaca/Weston · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 30 | 1-C | |
| 3 | ▲4 | Coleman check | Coleman | Coleman · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 7-2 | 15.67 | Coleman · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 27.50 ÷ 9 = 3.056 | Coleman · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 113.50 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 1.401 | Coleman · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 27 | 1-D |
| 4 | ▼1 | Glenwood City check | Glenwood City | Glenwood City · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 8-1 | 15.22 | Glenwood City · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 30.00 ÷ 9 = 3.333 | Glenwood City · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 107.00 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 1.321 | Glenwood City · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 28 | 1-B |
| 5 | ▲5 | Lourdes Academy check | Oshkosh | Lourdes Academy · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 8-1 | 14.89 | Lourdes Academy · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 31.00 ÷ 9 = 3.444 | Lourdes Academy · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 103.00 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 1.272 | Lourdes Academy · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 27 | 2-D |
| 6 | ▼2 | Shiocton check | Shiocton | Shiocton · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 8-1 | 14.67 | Shiocton · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 32.50 ÷ 9 = 3.611 | Shiocton · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 99.50 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 1.228 | Shiocton · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 23 | 2-B |
| 7 | ▼1 | River Ridge check | Patch Grove | River Ridge · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 8-1 | 14.42 | River Ridge · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 28.50 ÷ 9 = 3.167 | River Ridge · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 100.00 ÷ opponents’ games 80 = 1.250 | River Ridge · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 27 | 2-A |
| 8 | ▼3 | Iowa-Grant check | Livingston | Iowa-Grant · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 7-2 | 13.35 | Iowa-Grant · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 26.00 ÷ 9 = 2.889 | Iowa-Grant · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 93.00 ÷ opponents’ games 80 = 1.163 | Iowa-Grant · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 25 | 2-C |
| 9 | ▼1 | Pepin/Alma check | Pepin/Alma · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 8-1 | 12.61 | Pepin/Alma · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 28.50 ÷ 9 = 3.167 | Pepin/Alma · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 85.00 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 1.049 | Pepin/Alma · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 24 | 3-C | |
| 10 | ▲4 | Hilbert check | Hilbert | Hilbert · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 6-3 | 12.39 | Hilbert · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 24.50 ÷ 9 = 2.722 | Hilbert · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 87.00 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 1.074 | Hilbert · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 21 | 3-D |
| 11 | ▲1 | Spring Valley check | Spring Valley | Spring Valley · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 7-2 | 11.89 | Spring Valley · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 25.50 ÷ 9 = 2.833 | Spring Valley · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 81.50 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 1.006 | Spring Valley · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 22 | 3-A |
| 12 | ▲1 | Boyceville check | Boyceville | Boyceville · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 7-2 | 11.83 | Boyceville · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 25.50 ÷ 9 = 2.833 | Boyceville · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 81.00 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 1.000 | Boyceville · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 22 | 3-B |
| 13 | ▼4 | Crivitz check | Crivitz | Crivitz · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 6-3 | 11.44 | Crivitz · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 24.50 ÷ 9 = 2.722 | Crivitz · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 78.50 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 0.969 | Crivitz · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 18 | 4-D |
| 14 | ▲2 | Cashton check | Cashton | Cashton · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 8-1 | 10.86 | Cashton · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 28.00 ÷ 9 = 3.111 | Cashton · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 68.00 ÷ opponents’ games 79 = 0.861 | Cashton · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 19 | 4-C |
| 15 | – | Cadott check | Cadott | Cadott · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 6-3 | 10.72 | Cadott · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 23.50 ÷ 9 = 2.611 | Cadott · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 73.00 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 0.901 | Cadott · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 19 | 4-A |
| 16 | ▼5 | Webster check | Webster | Webster · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 7-2 | 10.06 | Webster · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 26.00 ÷ 9 = 2.889 | Webster · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 64.50 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 0.796 | Webster · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 17 | 4-B |
| 17 | – | Melrose-Mindoro check | Melrose | Melrose-Mindoro · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 7-2 | 9.06 | Melrose-Mindoro · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 24.50 ÷ 9 = 2.722 | Melrose-Mindoro · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 57.00 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 0.704 | Melrose-Mindoro · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 16 | 5-B |
| 18 | – | Royall check | Elroy | Royall · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 5-4 | 6.84 | Royall · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 18.00 ÷ 9 = 2.000 | Royall · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 43.00 ÷ opponents’ games 80 = 0.537 | Royall · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 12 | 5-A |
| 19 | – | Black Hawk/Warren, IL check | Black Hawk/Warren, IL · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 5-4 | 6.56 | Black Hawk/Warren, IL · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 18.50 ÷ 9 = 2.056 | Black Hawk/Warren, IL · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 40.00 ÷ opponents’ games 80 = 0.500 | Black Hawk/Warren, IL · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 11 | 5-C | |
| 20 | ▲1 | Pacelli check | Stevens Point | Pacelli · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 5-4 | 6.44 | Pacelli · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 21.00 ÷ 9 = 2.333 | Pacelli · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 37.00 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 0.457 | Pacelli · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 10 | 5-D |
| 21 | ▼1 | Abbotsford check | Abbotsford | Abbotsford · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 4-5 | 5.67 | Abbotsford · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 14.50 ÷ 9 = 1.611 | Abbotsford · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 36.50 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 0.451 | Abbotsford · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 9 | 6-D |
| 22 | ▲3 | McDonell Central Catholic check | Chippewa Falls | McDonell Central Catholic · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 4-5 | 5.44 | McDonell Central Catholic · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 15.50 ÷ 9 = 1.722 | McDonell Central Catholic · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 33.50 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 0.414 | McDonell Central Catholic · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 9 | 6-B |
| 23 | ▼1 | Whitehall check | Whitehall | Whitehall · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 5-4 | 5.22 | Whitehall · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 18.50 ÷ 9 = 2.056 | Whitehall · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 28.50 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 0.352 | Whitehall · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 8 | 6-A |
| 24 | ▼1 | Bangor check | Bangor | Bangor · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 4-5 | 5.21 | Bangor · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 14.00 ÷ 9 = 1.556 | Bangor · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 32.50 ÷ opponents’ games 80 = 0.406 | Bangor · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 9 | 6-C |
| 25 | ▼1 | Riverdale check | Muscoda | Riverdale · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 4-5 | 5.14 | Riverdale · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 14.00 ÷ 9 = 1.556 | Riverdale · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 31.50 ÷ opponents’ games 79 = 0.399 | Riverdale · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 9 | 7-C |
| 26 | – | Elmwood/Plum City check | Elmwood/Plum City · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 3-6 | 4.28 | Elmwood/Plum City · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 10.50 ÷ 9 = 1.167 | Elmwood/Plum City · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 28.00 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 0.346 | Elmwood/Plum City · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 8 | 7-A | |
| 27 | – | Osseo-Fairchild check | Osseo | Osseo-Fairchild · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 3-6 | 4.06 | Osseo-Fairchild · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 10.50 ÷ 9 = 1.167 | Osseo-Fairchild · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 26.00 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 0.321 | Osseo-Fairchild · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 7 | 7-B |
| 28 | ▲1 | Pecatonica/Argyle check | Pecatonica/Argyle · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 4-5 | 3.75 | Pecatonica/Argyle · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 14.00 ÷ 9 = 1.556 | Pecatonica/Argyle · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 19.50 ÷ opponents’ games 80 = 0.244 | Pecatonica/Argyle · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 5 | 7-D | |
| 29 | ▲9 | Brookwood check | Ontario | Brookwood · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 3-6 | 3.70 | Brookwood · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 11.50 ÷ 9 = 1.278 | Brookwood · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 21.50 ÷ opponents’ games 80 = 0.269 | Brookwood · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 6 | 8-B in |
| 30 | – | Hillsboro check | Hillsboro | Hillsboro · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 4-5 | 3.64 | Hillsboro · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 14.00 ÷ 9 = 1.556 | Hillsboro · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 18.50 ÷ opponents’ games 80 = 0.231 | Hillsboro · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 5 | 8-A |
| 31 | ▼3 | Manawa check | Manawa | Manawa · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 3-6 | 3.61 | Manawa · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 12.50 ÷ 9 = 1.389 | Manawa · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 20.00 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 0.247 | Manawa · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 5 | 8-D |
| 32 | ▲4 | Waterloo check | Waterloo | Waterloo · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 3-6 | 3.17 | Waterloo · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 12.50 ÷ 9 = 1.389 | Waterloo · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 16.00 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 0.198 | Waterloo · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 4 | 8-C in |
| Our unofficial cut line · top 32 by our numbers | |||||||||
| 33 | ▼2 | Colfax checkBelow cut line | Colfax | Colfax · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 2-7 | 2.72 | Colfax · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 7.00 ÷ 9 = 0.778 | Colfax · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 17.50 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 0.216 | Colfax · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 5 | Not in WIAA field dropped |
| 34 | ▼1 | Augusta checkBelow cut line | Augusta | Augusta · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 3-6 | 2.33 | Augusta · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 10.50 ÷ 9 = 1.167 | Augusta · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 10.50 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 0.130 | Augusta · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 3 | Not in WIAA field |
| 35 | ▼3 | Reedsville checkBelow cut line | Reedsville | Reedsville · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 2-7 | 1.78 | Reedsville · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 8.00 ÷ 9 = 0.889 | Reedsville · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 8.00 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 0.099 | Reedsville · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 2 | Not in WIAA field dropped |
| 36 | ▲1 | Necedah checkBelow cut line | Necedah | Necedah · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 1-8 | 1.68 | Necedah · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 3.50 ÷ 9 = 0.389 | Necedah · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 11.50 ÷ opponents’ games 80 = 0.144 | Necedah · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 3 | Not in WIAA field |
| 37 | ▼3 | Roncalli checkBelow cut line | Manitowoc | Roncalli · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 2-7 | 1.56 | Roncalli · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 9.00 ÷ 9 = 1.000 | Roncalli · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 5.00 ÷ opponents’ games 80 = 0.063 | Roncalli · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 1 | Not in WIAA field |
| 38 | ▼3 | Johnson Creek checkBelow cut line | Johnson Creek | Johnson Creek · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 3-6 | 1.56 | Johnson Creek · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 10.50 ÷ 9 = 1.167 | Johnson Creek · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 3.50 ÷ opponents’ games 80 = 0.044 | Johnson Creek · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 1 | Not in WIAA field |
| 39 | – | Eleva-Strum checkBelow cut line | Strum | Eleva-Strum · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 2-7 | 1.17 | Eleva-Strum · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 7.00 ÷ 9 = 0.778 | Eleva-Strum · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 3.50 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 0.043 | Eleva-Strum · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 1 | Not in WIAA field |
| 40 | – | New Lisbon checkBelow cut line | New Lisbon | New Lisbon · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 1-8 | 0.78 | New Lisbon · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 3.50 ÷ 9 = 0.389 | New Lisbon · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 3.50 ÷ opponents’ games 80 = 0.044 | New Lisbon · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 1 | Not in WIAA field |
| 41 | ▲4 | Crandon checkBelow cut line | Crandon | Crandon · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 1-8 | 0.50 | Crandon · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 4.50 ÷ 9 = 0.500 | Crandon · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 0.00 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 0.000 | Crandon · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 0 | Not in WIAA field |
| 42 | ▼1 | Wauzeka-Steuben/Seneca checkBelow cut line | Wauzeka-Steuben/Seneca · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 1-7 | 0.44 | Wauzeka-Steuben/Seneca · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 3.50 ÷ 8 = 0.438 | Wauzeka-Steuben/Seneca · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 0.00 ÷ opponents’ games 72 = 0.000 | Wauzeka-Steuben/Seneca · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 0 | Not in WIAA field | |
| 43T | ▼1 | Blair-Taylor checkBelow cut line | Blair | Blair-Taylor · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 1-8 | 0.39 | Blair-Taylor · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 3.50 ÷ 9 = 0.389 | Blair-Taylor · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 0.00 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 0.000 | Blair-Taylor · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 0 | Not in WIAA field |
| 43T | ▼1 | Deerfield checkBelow cut line | Deerfield | Deerfield · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 1-8 | 0.39 | Deerfield · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 3.50 ÷ 9 = 0.389 | Deerfield · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 0.00 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 0.000 | Deerfield · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 0 | Not in WIAA field |
| 43T | ▼1 | Pittsville checkBelow cut line | Pittsville | Pittsville · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 1-8 | 0.39 | Pittsville · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 3.50 ÷ 9 = 0.389 | Pittsville · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 0.00 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 0.000 | Pittsville · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins
Tier 2 Wins = 0 | Not in WIAA field |
| 46T | ▼1 | Boscobel checkBelow cut line | Boscobel | Boscobel · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 0-9 | 0.00 | Boscobel · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 0.00 ÷ 9 = 0.000 | Boscobel · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 0.00 ÷ opponents’ games 80 = 0.000 | Boscobel · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins No games counted yet. Tier 2 Wins = 0 | Not in WIAA field |
| 46T | ▼1 | Dodgeland checkBelow cut line | Juneau | Dodgeland · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 0-9 | 0.00 | Dodgeland · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 0.00 ÷ 9 = 0.000 | Dodgeland · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 0.00 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 0.000 | Dodgeland · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins No games counted yet. Tier 2 Wins = 0 | Not in WIAA field |
| 46T | ▼1 | Independence/Gilmanton checkBelow cut line | Independence/Gilmanton · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 0-9 | 0.00 | Independence/Gilmanton · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 0.00 ÷ 9 = 0.000 | Independence/Gilmanton · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 0.00 ÷ opponents’ games 81 = 0.000 | Independence/Gilmanton · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins No games counted yet. Tier 2 Wins = 0 | Not in WIAA field | |
| — | Catholic Central check | Burlington | Catholic Central · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 0-8 | 0.00 | Catholic Central · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 0.00 ÷ 8 = 0.000 | Catholic Central · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 0.00 ÷ opponents’ games 72 = 0.000 | Catholic Central · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins No games counted yet. Tier 2 Wins = 0 | Excluded | |
| — | Iola-Scandinavia check | Iola | 0.00 | Excluded | |||||
| — | Kenosha Christian Life check | Kenosha | Kenosha Christian Life · W-L by game Date · Opponent · Result
Counted: 0-6 | 0.00 | Kenosha Christian Life · Tier 1 points by game Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 1 earned
Tier 1 AVG = 0.00 ÷ 6 = 0.000 | Kenosha Christian Life · Tier 2 points and opponents’ games Date · Opponent · Result · Tier 2 points · Opponent’s games
Tier 2 AVG = Tier 2 points 0.00 ÷ opponents’ games 54 = 0.000 | Kenosha Christian Life · Tier 2 Wins by game Date · Opponent · Opponent’s wins No games counted yet. Tier 2 Wins = 0 | Excluded | |
| — | Northwood/Solon Springs checkProgram eligibility not verified | 0-0 | — | — | — | — | Unverified | ||
| — | Winter/Birchwood checkProgram eligibility not verified | 0-0 | — | — | — | — | 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 48 in the field.
How WIAA builds the bracket, and how to check a team
- 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).
- 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.”
- 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.
- 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.
- 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: Pacelli (rank 20, seed 5)
| Date | Opponent | Result | Opponent’s value | Tier 1 earned | Opp. Tier 1 points | Opp. games | Counts? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | Manawa | W | 3.5 (D7) | 3.50 | 12.50 | 9 | yes |
| 2026-08-28 | Parkview/Albany | W | 4.5 (D5) | 4.50 | 10.50 | 9 | yes |
| 2026-09-04 | Cudahy | W (Seeding Only) | 5.5 (D3) | 5.50 | 0.00 | 9 | yes. Replacement win counted instead of the forfeit win over Iola-Scandinavia that week (more favorable, regulations 3h). Tier 2 credit: Cudahy's Tier 1 points less the forfeit win it kept that week (3.5). |
| 2026-09-04 | Iola-Scandinavia | W (forfeit) | 3.5 (D7) | — | — | — | Not counted: this forfeit win was replaced by the more favorable win on 2026-09-04 (regulations 3h). |
| 2026-09-11 | Auburndale | W | 4 (D6) | 4.00 | 10.50 | 9 | yes |
| 2026-09-17 | Abbotsford | L | 3.5 (D7) | 0.00 | — | 9 | yes |
| 2026-09-25 | Pittsville | W | 3.5 (D7) | 3.50 | 3.50 | 9 | yes |
| 2026-10-02 | Edgar | L | 4 (D6) | 0.00 | — | 9 | yes |
| 2026-10-08 | Loyal/Greenwood | L | 4 (D6) | 0.00 | — | 9 | yes |
| 2026-10-16 | Fall Creek | L | 4 (D6) | 0.00 | — | 9 | yes |
Tier 1 AVG = 21.00 ÷ 9 = 2.333. Tier 2 points = 12.50 + 10.50 + 0.00 + 10.50 + 3.50 = 37.00; opponents’ games = 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 9 = 81; Tier 2 AVG = 37.00 ÷ 81 = 0.457. Total = 2.333 + 9 × 0.457 = 6.44 (Tier 3 tie-break 1.16).
To check another team’s numbers, open its row’s “check” link in the tables above. Team labels in the bracket open team pages.
