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Football Playoff Qualifying Report -- Updated for Saturday of Week 7

10/06/2012, 3:15am CDT

By Travis Wilson

The WIAA football playoff qualification process can be a bit confusing at times, and this report attempts to simplify where teams stand as of games played on Friday of Week 7. This report will be updated again after Saturday's games.

Teams that have a conference winning percentage better than .500 are guaranteed a spot in the playoffs. Teams that finish with a conference of exactly .500 are playoff eligible, but not guaranteed a spot. However, in most years only a few teams that finish .500 do not make the playoffs.

It is important to note that being "Playoff Eligible" does not mean the team is guaranteed a spot in the playoffs, just that they have met the minimum requirement to qualify. Also, teams not on these lists may still qualify for the playoffs, but will need to win multiple league games.

Through games played on Saturday, October 6th, 152 teams have clinched playoff spots. One team that had previously cliched a spot, Milwaukee Washington, was forced to forfeit four conference wins due to the use of an ineligible player, dropping them out of the playoff race.

There were 53 teams that had clinched prior to Week 6, 63 that did so with wins in Week 6, and 47 that did it with wins on Friday (and Milwaukee Washington was removed from the list). There are 39 other teams that are Playoff-Eligible, meaning they have clinched at least a .500 record in conference, but need one more win to ensure a league record above .500 and guarantee themselves a postseason spot.

This Playoff Qualifying Report lists those teams that have clinched a playoff spot, those that have become playoff eligible, those that can clinch a spot with one more win, and those that can become playoff eligible with one more win.

The Playoff Qualifying Report will be updated each week for the rest of the regular season.

To view the full WIAA playoff qualifying procedures, click here.

To view all of the Week 7 scores, please click here. To view Standings for all conferences on one page, please click here. To view a full Enrollment Breakdown of every team in the state, click here.

You can sort by the different columns (School, Enrollment, Conference) by clicking on the heading on each particular table.

Teams that have clinched a playoff spot (guaranteed conference record over .500)

152 teams

School	Enrollment	Conference
Amherst	289	CWC-8
Appleton East	1502	VFA-North*
Appleton North	1625	VFA-North
Arrowhead	2258	Classic Eight
Athens	216	Cloverwood
Auburndale	254	Marawood*
Badger	1470	Southern Lakes
Bangor	203	Scenic Bluffs
Barron	396	Heart O'North*
Bay Port	1726	FRCC
Big Foot	526	Rock Valley-South
Black Hawk	130	Six Rivers*
Black River Falls	525	Coulee*
Bloomer	362	Heart O'North#
Brillion	331	Olympian-Packerland Large*
Brodhead/Juda	436	Rock Valley-South#
Brookfield Central	1291	Greater Metro#
Brookfield East	1305	Greater Metro
Brown Deer	590	Woodland-East#
Burlington	1236	Southern Lakes#
Cameron	302	Lakeland-North
Catholic Memorial	700	Classic Eight#
Cedar Grove-Belgium	326	Central Lakeshore*
Cedarburg	1102	North Shore#
Chilton	364	Olympian-Packerland Large
Clayton	111	Lakeland-South*
Cochrane-Fountain City	185	Dairyland*
Colby	282	Cloverbelt*
Crandon	255	Northern Lakes
Cuba City	253	SWAL
Cumberland	337	Heart O'North*
Darlington	247	SWAL#
De Pere	1276	FRCC#
De Soto	187	Ridge & Valley#
Deerfield	246	Trailways-Large*
Durand	349	Middle Border
East Troy	559	Rock Valley-North*
Edgar	234	Marawood
Elk Mound	305	Dunn-St. Croix*
Evansville/Albany	629	Rock Valley-North#
Fennimore	212	SWAL*
Flambeau	210	Lakeland-North#
Fort Atkinson	977	Badger-South*
Franklin	1435	Southeast*
Frederic	162	Lakeland-North*
Freedom	517	Eastern Valley
Germantown	1416	North Shore*
Grantsburg	295	Lakeland-North#
Green Bay Preble	2196	FRCC
Green Bay Southwest	1207	FRCC
Highland	75	Six Rivers
Hilbert	188	Olympian-Packerland Small
Hillsboro	171	Scenic Bluffs*
Holmen	1060	Mississippi Valley#
Homestead	1355	North Shore
Hortonville	1070	Bay*
Hudson	1661	Big Rivers
Hurley	219	Great Western*
Iowa-Grant	236	SWAL*
Ithaca	96	Ridge & Valley*
Jefferson	597	Rock Valley-North*
Johnson Creek	181	Trailways-Small*
Kenosha Bradford	2098	Southeast#
Kenosha St. Joseph	300	Metro Classic*
Kewaskum	633	Eastern Wisconsin
Kickapoo/La Farge	216	Ridge & Valley*
Kimberly	1382	VFA-North
La Crosse Central	1173	Mississippi Valley*
Laconia	308	Flyway
Lake Country Lutheran	185	Midwest Classic
Lakeside Lutheran	378	Capitol-North*
Lancaster	283	Southwest Wisconsin*
Little Chute	514	Eastern Valley
Lodi	531	Capitol-North#
Loyal	183	Cloverwood*
Madison Edgewood	626	Badger-South#
Madison West	2114	Big Eight*
Manawa	226	CWC-8#
Manitowoc Lutheran	214	Olympian-Packerland Small*
Marathon	256	Marawood*
Marinette	661	Bay#
Marshall	381	Capitol-South*
Marshfield	1239	VFA-South
McFarland	655	Rock Valley-North#
Medford	650	Great Northern#
Melrose-Mindoro	219	Dairyland*
Menasha	899	VFA-South#
Menomonee Falls	1553	Greater Metro*
Menomonie	999	Big Rivers
Messmer/Shorewood	1372	Midwest Classic#
Milwaukee King	1484	Milwaukee City*
Milwaukee Morse/Marshall	1570	Milwaukee City (received forfeit over Milw. Wash for Week 2)#
Milwaukee Riverside	1591	Milwaukee City*
Monona Grove	902	Badger-South
Mosinee	657	Great Northern*
Mount Horeb/Barneveld	827	Badger-North*
Mukwonago	1679	Classic Eight*
Necedah	246	Scenic Bluffs#
Nekoosa	431	South Central*
New Glarus/Monticello	380	Capitol-South#
New Lisbon	190	Scenic Bluffs#
Northland Pines	497	WestPAC*
Northwestern	435	Heart O'North
Oak Creek	2002	Southeast
Oconomowoc	1448	Wisconsin Little Ten*
Omro	383	Flyway#
Osceola	582	Middle Border*
Owen-Withee	159	Cloverwood*
Pardeeville	265	Trailways-Large#
Pecatonica/Argyle	204	Six Rivers
Pepin/Alma	156	Lakeland-South
Peshtigo	359	Marinette & Oconto
Pewaukee	752	Woodland-West
Pittsville	203	Marawood#
Plymouth	775	Eastern Wisconsin
Potosi	125	Six Rivers
Racine St. Catherine's	356	Metro Classic*
Randolph	185	Trailways-Small
Regis	235	Cloverbelt
Rio	151	Trailways-Small*
River Valley	460	Southwest Wisconsin*
Roncalli	372	Olympian-Packerland Large#
Rosholt	200	CWC-10*
Saint Croix Central	402	Dunn-St. Croix#
Saint Mary's Springs	231	Flyway
Seymour	718	Bay
Shiocton	253	CWC-8*
Somerset	473	Middle Border
Spencer/Columbus Catholic	351	Cloverbelt#
Stanley-Boyd	294	Cloverbelt
Stevens Point	2177	VFA-South
Stratford	266	Marawood*
Sun Prairie	1963	Big Eight
Suring	146	Marinette & Oconto
Sussex Hamilton	1389	Greater Metro*
Two Rivers	545	Eastern Wiscosnin
Verona	1524	Big Eight*
Waterford	1049	Southern Lakes
Watertown	1314	Wisconsin Little Ten*
Waunakee	1136	Badger-North*
Waupaca	767	Eastern Valley*
Wautoma	423	South Central#
Wauwatosa West	1048	Woodland-West*
West De Pere	826	Bay
Whitefish Bay	950	North Shore*
Whitehall	229	Dairyland
Whitnall	837	Woodland-East#
Wild Rose	211	CWC-10#
Winneconne	480	Eastern Valley#
Wisconsin Dells	544	South Central*
Wisconsin Lutheran	758	Wisconsin Little Ten
Wrightstown	461	Olympian-Packerland Large*

* - Clinched a playoff spot with Week 6 win

# - Clinched a playoff spot with Week 7 win

Teams that are playoff-eligible (guaranteed conference .500 record) & can clinch with one more win

40 teams

School	Enrollment	Conference
Almond-Bancroft	135	CWC-10
Antigo	872	Great Northern
Aquinas	351	Mississippi Valley
Arcadia	340	Coulee
Brookfield Academy	297	Midwest Classic
Catholic Central	151	Metro Classic
Clear Lake	184	Lakeland-South (will finish at 3-3 in league after forfeit win over Cornell in Week 8)
DeForest	981	Badger-North
Elmwood/Plum City	195	Lakeland-South
Florence	152	Northern Lakes (bye in Week 8; will finish at 3-3 in league)
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau	416	Coulee (play non-conf in Week 8; guaranteed to finish .500)
Gilman	123	Cloverwood
Glenwood City	173	Dunn-St. Croix
Greendale	939	Woodland-West
Greenwood/Granton	180	Cloverwood
Howards Grove	311	Central Lakeshore (play non-conf in Week 8; guaranteed to finish .500)
Lourdes Academy	231	Trailways-Large
Madison Memorial	1911	Big Eight
Marion/Tigerton	252	CWC-10
Martin Luther	311	Metro Classic
Merrill	1056	Great Northern
Middleton	2020	Big Eight
Milwaukee Bradley Tech	1134	Milwaukee City
Milwaukee Hamilton	1674	Milwaukee City
Milwaukee Vincent	1619	Milwaukee City
Mondovi	310	Dunn-St. Croix
Montell/Princeton/Green Lake	431	Trailways-Large
North Crawford	143	Ridge & Valley
Northern Elite	279	Northern Lakes
Ozaukee	249	Central Lakeshore
Reedsville	238	Olympian-Packerland Small
Reedsburg	826	Badger-North
Rhinelander	906	Great Northern (will appeal WIAA postseason ban)
Saint John's NW Military	442	Midwest Classic
South Milwaukee	1173	Woodland-East
Sturgeon Bay	395	Olympian-Packerland Large
Tomah	975	Mississippi Valley
Wabeno/Laona	216	Northern Lakes
West Salem	547	Coulee
Westby	327	Coulee

Teams that can clinch a playoff spot with one more conference win

32 teams

School	Enrollment	Conference
Belleville	262	Capitol-South
Belmont	81	Six Rivers
Cambridge	294	Capitol-South
Campbellsport	497	Eastern Wisconsin
Coleman	230	Marinette & Oconto
Crivitz	218	Marinette & Oconto
D.C. Everest	1815	VFA-North
Eau Claire Memorial	1705	Big Rivers
Eleva-Strum	173	Dairyland
Fall Creek	285	Cloverbelt
Fall River	169	Trailways-Small
Hustisford	113	Trailways-Small
Independence/Gilmanton	173	Dairyland
Kettle Moraine Lutheran	416	Flyway
Muskego	1672	Classic Eight
Oshkosh North	1250	VFA-South
Parkview	301	Rock Valley-South
Platteville	463	Southwest Wisconsin
Poynette	324	Capitol-North
Prairie du Chien	368	Southwest Wisconsin
Prescott	358	Middle Border
Racine Horlick	2087	Southeast
Rice Lake	767	Big Rivers
River Falls	994	Big Rivers
Sheboygan Falls	554	Eastern Wisconsin
Slinger	923	Wisconsin Little Ten
Spooner	404	Heart O'North
Unity	313	Lakeland-North
Waukesha West	1269	Classic Eight
Wausau East	1200	VFA-North
Westfield	365	South Central
Wilmot	1116	Southern Lakes
Winnebago Lutheran	363	Flyway

Teams that can become playoff-eligible (guaranteed conference .500 record) with one more win

22 teams

School	Enrollment	Conference
Abbotsford	205	Cloverwood
Algoma	214	Olympian-Packerland Small
Ashwaubenon	999	FRCC
Boyceville	221	Dunn-St. Croix
La Crosse Logan	922	Mississippi Valley
Lena/St. Thomas Aquinas	180	Marinette & Oconto
Living Word Lutheran	176	Midwest Classic
Madison La Follette	1538	Big Eight
Manitowoc Lincoln	1594	FRCC
Markesan	210	Trailways-Large
Milwaukee Pulaski co-op	3488	Milwaukee City
Monroe	696	Badger-South
New Berlin Eisenhower	832	Woodland-West
New Berlin West	812	Woodland-West
Notre Dame	734	FRCC
Onalaska	857	Mississippi Valley
Port Edwards	147	CWC-10
Pulaski	1175	FRCC
Random Lake	298	Central Lakeshore
Saint Thomas More	438	Metro Classic
Stoughton	1070	Badger-South
Turtle Lake	140	Lakeland-South