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BREAKING: Official 11-Player Football Playoff Qualifying Field and Brackets Released

10/14/2023, 11:00am CDT
By Travis Wilson

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Following the Playoff Reveal Show, the WIAA has released the full football playoff qualifying field, regional groupings, and brackets for 11-player football. The 8-player information will be posted in a separate article.

Level 1 playoff games begin Friday, October 20th. The State Championships will be held Thursday, November 16 and Friday, November 17 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.

Below are the full brackets for each division: The bracket is set up to show Sectional Matchups. i.e. 1 vs. 3. You will need to click on 2 vs. 4 at the top to see the other half of the bracket for each division. 

DIVISION 1

DIVISION 2

DIVISION 3

DIVISION 4

DIVISION 5

DIVISION 6

DIVISION 7

Division Cutlines & Cutline History

Division 2023 2022 2021 2020^ 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
D1 Low Enrollment 1347 1336 1445 N/A 1492 1360 1422 1449 1445 1418 1421 1389 1301 1331 1360 1405
D2 Low Enrollment 1001 984 991 N/A 1038 957 966 953 937 932 936 922 841 878 878 919
D3 Low Enrollment 655 592 591 N/A 628 543 540 571 561 528 531 544 504 508 513 557
D4 Low Enrollment 429 427 419 N/A 423 398 367 397 393 345 358 362 352 359 336 353
D5 Low Enrollment 305 311 298 N/A 299 271 261 290 279 245 266 253 255 252 238 252
D6 Low Enrollment 228 216 207 N/A 197 197 194 196 202 194 197 200 194 184 181 195
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PLAYOFF GROUPINGS AND SEEDS

OFFICIAL FOOTBALL PLAYOFF QUALIFYING FIELD

Div Team Conference Enroll CW CL Conf% OW OL Ov% Champ
1 Middleton Big Eight 2357 6 1 0.85714 8 1 0.88889 1
1 Kenosha Indian Trail Southeast 2245 5 2 0.71429 6 3 0.66667
1 Oak Creek Southeast 2170 6 1 0.85714 7 2 0.77778
1 Madison Memorial Big Eight 2122 5 2 0.71429 6 3 0.66667
1 Stevens Point Wisconsin Valley 2105 7 0 1 8 1 0.88889 X
1 Arrowhead Classic Eight 2076 4 3 0.57143 6 3 0.66667
1 Fond du Lac Fox Valley Association 2038 4 3 0.57143 4 5 0.44444
1 Milwaukee Pulaski/Carmen South/Carmen SE Milwaukee City (Blackbourn) 2024 5 2 0.71429 6 2 0.75
1 Milwaukee Marshall/Carmen NW/Milw Juneau/Milw Languages Milwaukee City (Richardson) 2022 6 1 0.85714 6 2 0.75
1 Neenah Fox Valley Association 1979 5 2 0.71429 7 2 0.77778
1 Bay Port Fox River Classic-North 1915 7 0 1 7 2 0.77778 X
1 Milwaukee Hamilton/Audubon Tech Milwaukee City (Richardson) 1895 3 4 0.42857 3 5 0.375
1 Racine Case Southeast 1892 4 3 0.57143 6 3 0.66667
1 Milwaukee Riverside/Golda Meir Milwaukee City (Richardson) 1829 4 3 0.57143 4 5 0.44444
1 D.C. Everest Wisconsin Valley 1824 5 2 0.71429 7 2 0.77778
1 Verona Big Eight 1801 7 0 1 8 1 0.88889 X
1 Hudson Big Rivers 1800 7 0 1 8 1 0.88889 X
1 Marquette Greater Metro 1794 6 1 0.85714 7 2 0.77778
1 Kenosha Bradford Southeast 1765 3 4 0.42857 4 5 0.44444
1 Sheboygan North Fox River Classic South 1716 4 3 0.57143 4 5 0.44444
1 Muskego Classic Eight 1683 6 1 0.85714 8 1 0.88889
1 Appleton North Fox Valley Association 1664 4 3 0.57143 6 3 0.66667
1 Mukwonago Classic Eight 1619 4 3 0.57143 6 3 0.66667
1 Kimberly Fox Valley Association 1595 6 1 0.85714 7 1 0.875
1 Franklin Southeast 1570 7 0 1 9 0 1 X
1 Hamilton Greater Metro 1551 7 0 1 9 0 1 X
1 Wausau West Wisconsin Valley 1535 5 2 0.71429 7 2 0.77778
1 De Pere Fox River Classic-North 1457 4 3 0.57143 4 5 0.44444
1 Chippewa Falls Big Rivers 1454 3 4 0.42857 4 5 0.44444
1 Janesville Parker Big Eight 1429 4 3 0.57143 6 3 0.66667
1 Milwaukee Reagan Milwaukee City (Richardson) 1366 5 2 0.71429 6 3 0.66667
1 Sun Prairie West Badger - Large 1347 3 4 0.42857 5 4 0.55556
2 Sun Prairie East Badger - Large 1329 6 1 0.85714 7 2 0.77778
2 Badger Southern Lakes 1320 7 0 1 9 0 1 X
2 Waunakee Badger - Large 1309 7 0 1 9 0 1 X
2 Germantown Greater Metro 1295 4 3 0.57143 4 5 0.44444
2 Menomonee Falls Greater Metro 1292 5 2 0.71429 6 3 0.66667
2 Milwaukee King Milwaukee City (Richardson) 1284 7 0 1 8 1 0.88889 X
2 Hartford Union North Shore 1281 3 4 0.42857 4 5 0.44444
2 Brookfield Central Greater Metro 1270 3 4 0.42857 5 4 0.55556
2 Homestead North Shore 1261 7 0 1 8 1 0.88889 X
2 Kaukauna Fox Valley Association 1253 6 1 0.85714 8 1 0.88889 X
2 Kettle Moraine Classic Eight 1251 7 0 1 9 0 1 X
2 Marshfield Wisconsin Valley 1250 4 3 0.57143 4 5 0.44444
2 Hortonville Wisconsin Valley 1232 4 3 0.57143 5 4 0.55556
2 Westosha Central Southern Lakes 1220 5 2 0.71429 6 3 0.66667
2 Holmen Mississippi Valley 1215 3 4 0.42857 3 6 0.33333
2 Waukesha West Classic Eight 1194 4 3 0.57143 6 3 0.66667
2 Greenfield Woodland - East 1163 5 2 0.71429 7 2 0.77778
2 Elkhorn Area Southern Lakes 1142 4 3 0.57143 5 4 0.55556
2 Pulaski Fox River Classic-North 1141 5 2 0.71429 5 4 0.55556
2 Monona Grove Badger - Small 1127 5 2 0.71429 6 3 0.66667
2 Beaver Dam Badger - Large 1124 4 3 0.57143 6 3 0.66667
2 River Falls Big Rivers 1114 4 3 0.57143 6 3 0.66667
2 New Richmond Big Rivers 1112 6 1 0.85714 8 1 0.88889
2 DeForest Badger - Small 1093 5 2 0.71429 5 4 0.55556
2 Cedarburg North Shore 1087 5 2 0.71429 6 3 0.66667
2 West De Pere Fox River Classic-North 1087 6 1 0.85714 7 2 0.77778
2 Nicolet North Shore 1086 4 3 0.57143 6 3 0.66667
2 Slinger North Shore 1052 4 3 0.57143 6 3 0.66667
2 La Crosse Central Mississippi Valley 1029 6 1 0.85714 8 1 0.88889
2 Wauwatosa West Woodland - West 1028 5 2 0.71429 6 3 0.66667
2 Menomonie Big Rivers 1022 5 2 0.71429 7 2 0.77778
2 Burlington Southern Lakes 1001 3 4 0.42857 3 6 0.33333
3 Ashwaubenon Fox River Classic-North 989 3 4 0.42857 3 6 0.33333
3 Menasha Fox River Classic South 966 6 1 0.85714 7 2 0.77778
3 Waterford Southern Lakes 958 6 1 0.85714 6 3 0.66667
3 West Bend East North Shore 948 3 4 0.42857 5 4 0.55556
3 Wisconsin Lutheran Woodland - East 938 6 1 0.85714 7 2 0.77778
3 Greendale Woodland - East 931 5 2 0.71429 6 3 0.66667
3 Onalaska Mississippi Valley 923 6 1 0.85714 6 3 0.66667 X
3 Mount Horeb/Barneveld Badger - Small 920 7 0 1 9 0 1 X
3 Baraboo Mississippi Valley 919 4 3 0.57143 5 4 0.55556
3 Tomah Mississippi Valley 919 3 4 0.42857 5 4 0.55556
3 Sparta Mississippi Valley 909 3 4 0.42857 5 4 0.55556
3 Pewaukee Woodland - West 874 4 3 0.57143 5 4 0.55556
3 Stoughton Badger - Small 868 3 4 0.42857 4 5 0.44444
3 Port Washington East Central 815 7 0 1 9 0 1 X
3 Milwaukee Washington/Fuller Collegiate Milwaukee City (Blackbourn) 777 5 2 0.71429 5 2 0.71429 X
3 McFarland Rock Valley 774 5 2 0.71429 5 4 0.55556
3 Obama SCTE Milwaukee City (Blackbourn) 756 3 4 0.42857 3 5 0.375
3 Rhinelander Great Northern 747 3 4 0.42857 5 4 0.55556
3 Plymouth East Central 746 6 1 0.85714 8 1 0.88889
3 Monroe Rock Valley 742 7 0 1 7 2 0.77778 X
3 Fox Valley Lutheran North Eastern 742 5 2 0.71429 6 3 0.66667
3 La Crosse Logan Mississippi Valley 738 3 4 0.42857 3 6 0.33333
3 Medford Great Northern 738 6 1 0.85714 7 2 0.77778
3 Notre Dame Fox River Classic South 727 7 0 1 8 1 0.88889 X
3 Lakeland Great Northern 717 5 2 0.71429 5 4 0.55556
3 Rice Lake Middle Border 714 7 0 1 8 1 0.88889 X
3 Grafton Woodland - East 713 6 1 0.85714 7 2 0.77778 X
3 New Berlin Eisenhower Woodland - West 711 3 4 0.42857 3 6 0.33333
3 Hayward/Lac Courte Oreilles Great Northern 709 3 4 0.42857 5 4 0.55556
3 New Berlin West Woodland - West 699 6 1 0.85714 7 2 0.77778
3 Antigo Great Northern 687 3 4 0.42857 4 5 0.44444
3 Seymour Bay 655 3 4 0.42857 3 6 0.33333
4 Martin Luther Metro Classic 649 4 3 0.57143 4 5 0.44444
4 Mosinee Great Northern 621 7 0 1 8 1 0.88889 X
4 Luxemburg-Casco North Eastern 610 7 0 1 8 1 0.88889 X
4 West Salem Coulee 607 5 2 0.71429 6 3 0.66667
4 Jefferson Rock Valley 604 4 3 0.57143 4 5 0.44444
4 Wisconsin Dells South Central 596 5 2 0.71429 6 3 0.66667
4 Catholic Memorial Woodland - West 576 7 0 1 7 2 0.77778 X
4 Altoona Coulee 560 3 4 0.42857 4 5 0.44444
4 Kohler/Sheboygan Christian/Sheboygan Lutheran Eastern Wisconsin 560 5 2 0.71429 6 3 0.66667
4 Kettle Moraine Lutheran East Central 553 4 3 0.57143 5 4 0.55556
4 Winneconne Bay 551 5 2 0.71429 6 3 0.66667
4 Saint Francis Midwest Classic 522 4 3 0.57143 4 5 0.44444
4 Oconto Falls Northwoods 521 7 0 1 9 0 1 X
4 Ellsworth Middle Border 518 3 4 0.42857 5 4 0.55556
4 Little Chute North Eastern 514 3 4 0.42857 5 4 0.55556
4 St. Croix Central Middle Border 514 6 1 0.85714 8 1 0.88889
4 Platteville Southwest Wisconsin 513 7 0 1 8 1 0.88889 X
4 Evansville Rock Valley 507 6 1 0.85714 7 2 0.77778
4 Lakeside Lutheran Capitol 506 5 2 0.71429 6 3 0.66667
4 Baldwin-Woodville Middle Border 506 5 2 0.71429 7 2 0.77778
4 Lake Mills Capitol 491 4 3 0.57143 5 4 0.55556
4 Two Rivers Eastern Wisconsin 480 7 0 1 9 0 1 X
4 Mauston South Central 474 5 2 0.71429 5 4 0.55556
4 Berlin East Central 474 5 2 0.71429 7 2 0.77778
4 Somerset Middle Border 470 3 4 0.42857 4 5 0.44444
4 Campbellsport Wisconsin Flyway 470 5 2 0.71429 7 2 0.77778
4 Xavier Bay 468 7 0 1 8 1 0.88889 X
4 Kiel Eastern Wisconsin 453 6 1 0.85714 7 2 0.77778
4 Lodi Capitol 451 7 0 1 9 0 1 X
4 Adams-Friendship South Central 432 6 1 0.85714 7 2 0.77778 X
4 Bloomer Heart O' North 429 4 3 0.57143 4 5 0.44444
4 Racine St. Catherine???s Metro Classic 472 6 1 0.85714 7 2 0.77778
5 New Glarus/Monticello Capitol 421 3 4 0.42857 5 4 0.55556
5 Clintonville Northwoods 412 3 4 0.42857 3 6 0.33333
5 Brodhead/Juda Southwest Wisconsin 411 4 3 0.57143 6 3 0.66667
5 Wrightstown North Eastern 402 5 2 0.71429 7 2 0.77778
5 Northwestern Heart O' North 400 6 1 0.85714 8 1 0.88889
5 Gale-Ettrick- Trempealeau Coulee 400 4 3 0.57143 4 5 0.44444
5 Milwaukee Academy of Science Independents 395 0 0 0 4 2 0.66667
5 Sturgeon Bay Packerland 394 4 3 0.57143 5 4 0.55556
5 Columbus Capitol 390 6 1 0.85714 8 1 0.88889
5 Horicon/Hustisford Eastern Suburban 380 6 1 0.85714 7 2 0.77778
5 Mayville Wisconsin Flyway 375 3 4 0.42857 4 5 0.44444
5 Tomahawk Northwoods 371 3 4 0.42857 4 5 0.44444
5 Clinton Eastern Suburban 359 4 3 0.57143 5 4 0.55556
5 St. Croix Falls Heart O' North 345 5 2 0.71429 5 4 0.55556
5 Amherst Central Wisconsin - Large 344 5 2 0.71429 6 3 0.66667
5 Elk Mound Cloverbelt 344 3 4 0.42857 4 5 0.44444
5 Prairie du Chien Southwest Wisconsin 343 5 2 0.71429 7 2 0.77778
5 Stanley-Boyd Cloverbelt 337 5 2 0.71429 7 2 0.77778
5 Wittenberg Birnamwood Central Wisconsin - Large 336 6 1 0.85714 8 1 0.88889
5 Lake Country Lutheran Metro Classic 335 6 1 0.85714 6 3 0.66667 X
5 Brookfield Academy Midwest Classic 334 5 2 0.71429 7 2 0.77778
5 Neillsville/Granton Cloverbelt 331 4 3 0.57143 5 4 0.55556
5 Oostburg Big East 331 4 3 0.57143 5 4 0.55556
5 Southern Door Packerland 323 6 1 0.85714 8 1 0.88889
5 Lomira Wisconsin Flyway 323 4 3 0.57143 5 4 0.55556
5 Winnebago Lutheran Wisconsin Flyway 319 6 1 0.85714 8 1 0.88889
5 New Holstein Eastern Wisconsin 319 4 3 0.57143 6 3 0.66667
5 Colby Marawood 309 5 2 0.71429 7 2 0.77778
5 Durand-Arkansaw Cloverbelt 307 3 4 0.42857 3 6 0.33333
5 Aquinas Coulee 307 7 0 1 8 1 0.88889 X
5 Westby Coulee 305 6 1 0.85714 8 1 0.88889
5 Watertown Luther Prep Metro Classic 407 6 1 0.85714 7 2 0.77778
6 Racine Lutheran Midwest Classic 303 6 1 0.85714 7 2 0.77778
6 Cumberland Heart O' North 300 4 3 0.57143 4 5 0.44444
6 Kewaunee Packerland 298 7 0 1 9 0 1 X
6 Lancaster Southwest Wisconsin 295 6 1 0.85714 8 1 0.88889
6 Unity Lakeland 295 3 3 0.5 4 4 0.5
6 Marshall Eastern Suburban 292 6 1 0.85714 8 1 0.88889 X
6 Cedar Grove Belgium Big East 291 5 2 0.71429 7 2 0.77778
6 Weyauwega Fremont Central Wisconsin - Large 291 4 3 0.57143 6 3 0.66667
6 Cameron Heart O' North 284 6 1 0.85714 7 2 0.77778 X
6 Howards Grove Big East 283 3 4 0.42857 4 5 0.44444
6 Oconto Packerland 282 3 4 0.42857 4 5 0.44444
6 Darlington Southwest Wisconsin Activities 280 7 0 1 8 1 0.88889 X
6 Belleville Southwest Wisconsin Activities 279 3 4 0.42857 3 6 0.33333
6 Cuba City Southwest Wisconsin Activities 273 4 3 0.57143 5 4 0.55556
6 Stratford Central Wisconsin - Large 272 7 0 1 8 1 0.88889 X
6 Cambridge Eastern Suburban 266 4 3 0.57143 5 4 0.55556
6 St. Mary's Springs Wisconsin Flyway 263 7 0 1 9 0 1 X
6 Bonduel Packerland 262 5 2 0.71429 5 4 0.55556
6 Cadott Dunn-St. Croix 260 4 3 0.57143 4 5 0.44444
6 Marathon Marawood 260 3 4 0.42857 4 5 0.44444
6 Waterloo Eastern Suburban 259 5 2 0.71429 7 2 0.77778
6 Grantsburg Lakeland 255 6 0 1 9 0 1 X
6 Mondovi Cloverbelt 250 6 1 0.85714 8 1 0.88889 X
6 Ladysmith Lakeland 246 4 2 0.66667 6 3 0.66667
6 Mineral Point Southwest Wisconsin Activities 245 6 1 0.85714 6 3 0.66667
6 Abbotsford Marawood 244 4 3 0.57143 6 3 0.66667
6 Random Lake Big East 244 3 4 0.42857 4 5 0.44444
6 Crandon Northwoods 239 4 3 0.57143 5 4 0.55556
6 Coleman Northwoods 229 5 2 0.71429 7 2 0.77778
6 Auburndale Marawood 229 6 1 0.85714 8 1 0.88889
6 Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic Midwest Classic 229 7 0 1 9 0 1 X
6 Luther Scenic Bluffs 228 5 2 0.71429 6 3 0.66667
7 Melrose-Mindoro Dairyland 223 5 2 0.71429 5 4 0.55556 1
7 Crivitz Northwoods 215 5 2 0.71429 6 3 0.66667
7 Boyceville Dunn-St. Croix 212 7 0 1 9 0 1 X
7 Regis Cloverbelt 210 6 1 0.85714 7 2 0.77778
7 Black Hawk/Warren, IL Six Rivers 204 6 1 0.85714 8 1 0.88889
7 Bangor Scenic Bluffs 203 6 1 0.85714 8 1 0.88889
7 Edgar Marawood 201 7 0 1 8 1 0.88889 X
7 Randolph Trailways 198 6 1 0.85714 7 2 0.77778
7 Spring Valley Dunn-St. Croix 198 5 2 0.71429 7 2 0.77778
7 Iola-Scandinavia Central Wisconsin - Small 197 5 2 0.71429 6 3 0.66667 X
7 Glenwood City Dunn-St. Croix 195 3 4 0.42857 5 4 0.55556
7 Blair-Taylor Dairyland 193 5 2 0.71429 5 4 0.55556
7 Hurley Lakeland 192 5 1 0.83333 7 1 0.875
7 Reedsville Big East 192 7 0 1 9 0 1 X
7 Cashton Scenic Bluffs 191 7 0 1 9 0 1 X
7 Ozaukee Big East 188 3 4 0.42857 5 4 0.55556
7 Clear Lake Dunn-St. Croix 181 3 4 0.42857 4 5 0.44444
7 Johnson Creek Trailways 180 7 0 1 8 1 0.88889 X
7 Wauzeka Steuben/Seneca Ridge & Valley 180 5 2 0.71429 5 4 0.55556
7 Elmwood/Plum City Dunn-St. Croix 178 4 3 0.57143 5 4 0.55556
7 Lourdes Academy Trailways 178 5 2 0.71429 6 3 0.66667
7 Cochrane-Fountain City Dairyland 175 5 2 0.71429 6 3 0.66667
7 River Ridge Six Rivers 175 4 3 0.57143 6 3 0.66667
7 Potosi/Cassville Six Rivers 164 6 1 0.85714 8 1 0.88889 X
7 Hillsboro Ridge & Valley 163 4 3 0.57143 4 5 0.44444
7 Loyal Central Wisconsin - Small 163 4 3 0.57143 4 5 0.44444
7 New Lisbon Scenic Bluffs 156 4 3 0.57143 6 3 0.66667
7 Royall Scenic Bluffs 154 3 4 0.42857 5 4 0.55556
7 Pepin/Alma Dairyland 149 7 0 1 9 0 1 X
7 Ithaca Ridge & Valley 133 4 3 0.57143 4 5 0.44444
7 Highland Ridge & Valley 105 6 1 0.85714 6 3 0.66667 X
7 Cambria-Friesland Trailways 100 4 3 0.57143 6 3 0.66667

About the Author

Travis Wilson serves as the WisSports.net General Manager, Football Editor, and contributing writer for other parts of the site. Wilson was selected as part of the Sports 40 Under 40 list by Coach & AD Magazine and the National High School Athletic Coaches Association for 2019. The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) named Travis the 2015 recipient of the Dave McClain Distinguished Service Award. He currently serves on the WFCA Executive Board and is a member of the Executive Board of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. A graduate of Richland Center High School and Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Travis was a three-sport athlete in high school (football, baseball, basketball), inducted to the Richland Center High School Hall of Fame in 2023, and currently resides in Reedsburg. You can follow him on Twitter at @travisWSN.

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