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BREAKING: OFFICIAL Football Playoff Qualifying Field and Division Placement

10/14/2016, 10:30pm CDT
By Travis Wilson

The following is now an OFFICIAL football playoff field based on final scores for Week 9 games.

12:01 am Update:  The WIAA has released its Playoff Field and as it has every year for more than a decade, it matches up 100% with what we have posted. See the WIAA list here.

1:37 am Update:  The WIAA has added the Regional Groupings as seen below.

The following is an UNOFFICIAL football playoff field based on scores for Week 9 games. While we have been 100% accurate in compiling this information for 10 years, it is not OFFICIAL until released by the WIAA, which is expected some time after midnight.

This year was an easy one once all the results were in, as there were no tiebreakers to figure. Exactly 224 teams finished with conference records at or above .500. So no tiebreakers needed, but it is heartbreak for some teams that finished 4-5 in league play and thought they'd be able to sneak in.

* - Of note, Fox Valley Lutheran and Xavier tied on the D3/4 cutline, but the tiebreaker of actual Third Friday of September 2016 enrollment has FVL (584) go up to D3, Xavier (540) down to D4.

2016 WIAA Football Groupings

Division One
Group A Seeding Meeting Host – at D.C. EVEREST (James Sekel)
Schools:  Appleton North, Bay Port, Chippewa Falls, D.C. Everest, Green Bay Preble, Hudson, Stevens Point, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln
 
Group B Seeding Meeting Host – at FOND DU LAC
Schools:  Appleton West, Fond du Lac, Kimberly, Milwaukee King, Milwaukee Morse-Marshall/Carmen NW/Juneau/Languages, Milwaukee Vincent/Destiny, Milwaukee Washington/Science/Collegiate, Neenah
 
Group C Seeding Meeting Host – at MADISON LAFOLLETTE
Schools: Arrowhead, Badger, Madison La Follette, Madison West, Middleton, Oconomowoc, Sun Prairie, Verona
 
Group D Seeding Meeting Host – at OAK CREEK
Schools: Franklin, Kenosha Bradford/Reuther, Kenosha Indian Trail, Marquette, Milwaukee Hamilton/Audubon, Milwaukee Riverside/Golda Meir, Oak Creek, Racine Horlick
 
Division Two
Group A Seeding Meeting Host – at WAUSAU WEST
Schools:  Ashwaubenon, Green Bay Southwest, Holmen, Hortonville, Menomonie, Pulaski, Superior, Wausau West
 
Group B Seeding Meeting Host – at HARTFORD
Schools:  Brookfield Central, Brookfield East, Cedarburg, Hartford, Menasha, Menomonee Falls, Oshkosh North, Wauwatosa West
 
Group C Seeding Meeting Host – at STOUGHTON
Schools:  DeForest, Monona Grove, Stoughton, Waterford, Watertown, Waukesha West, Waunakee, Wilmot Union
 
Group D Seeding Meeting Host – at GREENFIELD
Schools: Germantown, Greenfield, Homestead, Milwaukee Bay View/Lifelong Learning, Milwaukee Bradley, Shorewood/Messmer, South Milwaukee, Whitefish Bay
 
Division Three
Group A Seeding Meeting Host – at REGIS
Schools:  Hayward/La Courte Oreilles, La Crosse Logan, Medford, Merrill, New Richmond, Onalaska, Rice Lake, Sparta
 
Group B Seeding Meeting Host – at SHAWANO
Schools:  Antigo, Fox Valley Lutheran, Luxemburg-Casco, Notre Dame, Seymour, Shawano, Waupaca, West De Pere
 
Group C Seeding Meeting Host – at JEFFERSON
Schools:  Delavan-Darien, Evansville/Albany, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Monroe, Mount Horeb/Barneveld, Pewaukee, Reedsburg
 
Group D Seeding Meeting Host – at WISCONSIN LUTHERAN
Schools:  Catholic Memorial, Greendale, Kewaskum, New Berlin Eisenhower, New Berlin West, Plymouth, Port Washington, Wisconsin Lutheran
 
Division Four
Group A Seeding Meeting Host – at ALTOONA
Schools:  Altoona, Amery, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau, Nekoosa, Northwestern, Osceola, St. Croix Central, West Salem
 
Group B Seeding Meeting Host – at XAVIER
Schools:  Adams-Friendship, Berlin, Freedom, Little Chute, Omro, Peshtigo, Wrightstown, Xavier
 
Group C Seeding Meeting Host – at LODI
Schools:  Big Foot, Brodhead/Juda, East Troy, Lake Mills, Lodi, Mauston, Platteville, River Valley
 
Group D Seeding Meeting Host – at SHEBOYGAN FALLS
Schools:  Kiel, Kohler/Sheboygan Lutheran/Christian, Martin Luther, Ripon, Sheboygan Falls, St. Francis, Two Rivers, University School
 
Division Five
Group A Seeding Meeting Host – at ELK MOUND
Schools:  Bloomer, Cameron, Colby, Durand, Elk Mound, St. Croix Falls, Stanley-Boyd, Stratford
 
Group B Seeding Meeting Host – at AMHERST
Schools: Amherst, Bonduel, Kewaunee, Oconto, Southern Door, Spencer/Columbus Catholic, Valders, Winnebago Lutheran
 
Group C Seeding Meeting Host – at MARSHALL
Schools:  Arcadia, Clinton, Horicon/Hustisford, Laconia, Lancaster, Marshall, New Glarus/Monticello, Westby
 
Group D Seeding Meeting Host – at BROOKFIELD ACADEMY
Schools:  Brookfield Academy, Cedar Grove-Belgium, Columbus, Dominican, Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic, Oostburg, Racine St. Catherine's, Random Lake
 
Division Six
Group A Seeding Meeting Host – at REGIS
Schools:  Chetek-Weyerhaeuser, Cochrane-Fountain City, Glenwood City, Grantsburg, Melrose-Mindoro, Regis, Spring Valley, Unity
 
Group B Seeding Meeting Host – at D.C. EVEREST (Todd Bohm)
Schools:  Abbotsford, Auburndale, Coleman, Crandon, Marathon, Niagara/Goodman/Pembine, Rib Lake/Prentice, Wabeno/Laona
 
Group C Seeding Meeting Host – at PECATONICA
Schools:  Brookwood, Cuba City, Darlington, Fennimore, Markesan, Mineral Point, Pecatonica/Argyle, Waterloo
 
Group D Seeding Meeting Host – at ST. MARY’S SPRINGS
Schools:  Dodgeland, Iola-Scandinavia, Lake Country Lutheran, Manawa, Ozaukee, Racine Lutheran, Shiocton, St. Mary’s Springs
 
Division Seven
Group A Seeding Meeting Host – at ELEVA-STRUM
Schools:  Bangor, Clear Lake, De Soto, Eleva-Strum, Elmwood/Plum City, McDonell Central, Pepin/Alma, Turtle Lake
 
Group B Seeding Meeting Host – at EDGAR
Schools:  Almond-Bancroft, Assumption, Edgar, Hurley, Loyal, Owen-Withee, Suring, Wild Rose
 
Group C Seeding Meeting Host – at IOWA-GRANT
Schools:  Black Hawk, Highland, Iowa-Grant, Ithaca, North Crawford, Potosi, Shullsburg, Wauzeka-Steuben/Seneca
 
Group D Seeding Meeting Host – at CAMBRIA-FRIESLAND
Schools:  Cambria-Friesland, Fall River, Hilbert/Stockbridge, Johnson Creek, Lourdes Academy, New Lisbon, Royall, Tri-County
 


Division Cutlines

Division 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
D1 Low Enrollment 1449 1445 1418 1421 1389 1301 1331 1360 1405
D2 Low Enrollment 953 937 932 936 922 841 878 878 919
D3 Low Enrollment 571 561 528 531 544 504 508 513 557
D4 Low Enrollment 397 393 345 358 362 352 359 336 353
D5 Low Enrollment 290 279 245 266 253 255 252 238 252
D6 Low Enrollment 196 202 194 197 200 194 184 181 195

official Playoff Qualifying Field and Divisional Placements

Team Enrollment Division Conference
Kenosha Indian Trail 2597 1 Southeast
Kenosha Bradford 2385 1 Southeast
Sun Prairie 2271 1 Big Eight
Arrowhead 2217 1 Classic Eight
Racine Horlick 2199 1 Southeast
Milwaukee Riverside 2149 1 Milwaukee City-Richardson
Middleton 2148 1 Big Eight
Marquette University 2148 1 Greater Metro
Madison West 2134 1 Big Eight
Milwaukee Hamilton 2133 1 Milwaukee City-Richardson
Green Bay Preble 2114 1 FRCC
Oak Creek 2086 1 Southeast
Stevens Point 2078 1 VFA-South
Fond du Lac 2070 1 VFA-South
Neenah 1978 1 VFA-South
Milwaukee Morse-Marshall 1941 1 Milwaukee City-Blackbourn
Appleton North 1921 1 VFA-North
Bay Port 1823 1 FRCC
Hudson 1804 1 Big Rivers
Wisconsin Rapids 1634 1 VFA-South
D.C. Everest 1627 1 VFA-North
Verona 1585 1 Big Eight
Oconomowoc 1576 1 Wisconsin Little Ten
Milwaukee Vincent 1528 1 Milwaukee City-Blackbourn
Madison La Follette 1525 1 Big Eight
Chippewa Falls 1496 1 Big Rivers
Franklin 1493 1 Southeast
Appleton West 1491 1 VFA-North
Kimberly 1483 1 VFA-North
Badger 1474 1 Southern Lakes
Milwaukee King 1462 1 Milwaukee City-Blackbourn
Milwaukee Washington 1449 1 Milwaukee City-Blackbourn
Germantown 1416 2 North Shore
Shorewood/Messmer 1408 2 Woodland-East
Hartford 1402 2 Wisconsin Little Ten
Wausau West 1394 2 VFA-North
Superior 1340 2 Big Rivers
Menomonee Falls 1336 2 Greater Metro
Brookfield Central 1330 2 Greater Metro
Watertown 1313 2 Wisconsin Little Ten
Homestead 1299 2 North Shore
Oshkosh North 1273 2 VFA-South
Brookfield East 1253 2 Greater Metro
Milwaukee Bradley Tech 1236 2 Milwaukee City-Richardson
Waukesha West 1233 2 Classic Eight
Greenfield 1231 2 Woodland-East
Waunakee 1196 2 Badger-North
Holmen 1173 2 Mississippi Valley
South Milwaukee 1163 2 Woodland-East
Green Bay Southwest 1137 2 FRCC
Cedarburg 1135 2 North Shore
Wilmot 1125 2 Southern Lakes
Milwaukee Bay View 1125 2 Milwaukee City-Richardson
Waterford 1108 2 Southern Lakes
Hortonville 1089 2 VFA-South
Pulaski 1063 2 FRCC
DeForest 1058 2 Badger-North
Stoughton 1047 2 Badger-South
Ashwaubenon 1039 2 FRCC
Wauwatosa West 1038 2 Woodland-West
Menasha 1006 2 Bay
Monona Grove 968 2 Badger-South
Menomonie 962 2 Big Rivers
Whitefish Bay 953 2 North Shore
Greendale 935 3 Woodland-West
New Richmond 927 3 Middle Border
Fort Atkinson 923 3 Badger-South
Onalaska 897 3 Mississippi Valley
West De Pere 885 3 Bay
Merrill 852 3 Great Northern
Port Washington 846 3 North Shore
Mount Horeb/Barneveld 845 3 Badger-North
New Berlin Eisenhower 845 3 Woodland-West
Pewaukee 843 3 Woodland-West
Reedsburg 823 3 Badger-North
La Crosse Logan 822 3 Mississippi Valley
Notre Dame 800 3 FRCC
Sparta 794 3 Mississippi Valley
Plymouth 791 3 East Central
Shawano 791 3 Bay
Delavan-Darien 784 3 Southern Lakes
Wisconsin Lutheran 768 3 Wisconsin Little Ten
New Berlin West 752 3 Woodland-West
Antigo 727 3 Great Northern
Rice Lake 724 3 Big Rivers
Seymour 710 3 Bay
Monroe 690 3 Badger-South
Catholic Memorial 689 3 Classic Eight
Medford 668 3 Great Northern
Waupaca 667 3 Bay
Jefferson 665 3 Rock Valley
Evansville/Albany 664 3 Rock Valley
Luxemburg-Casco 645 3 North Eastern
Hayward 618 3 Heart O’North
Kewaskum 608 3 East Central
Fox Valley Lutheran 571 3 North Eastern
Xavier 571 4 Bay
Saint Francis 567 4 Midwest Classic
Berlin 560 4 East Central
Freedom 553 4 North Eastern
East Troy 541 4 Rock Valley
Sheboygan Falls 540 4 Eastern Wisconsin
West Salem 540 4 Mississippi Valley
Osceola 536 4 Middle Border
Ripon 536 4 East Central
Mauston 512 4 South Central
Lodi 508 4 Capitol-North
Kohler/Sheb. Luth./Christian 506 4 Big East
Big Foot 497 4 Rock Valley
Adams-Friendship 489 4 South Central
Little Chute 477 4 North Eastern
Two Rivers 476 4 Eastern Wisconsin
Amery 465 4 Middle Border
Wrightstown 459 4 North Eastern
Kiel 456 4 Eastern Wisconsin
Martin Luther 447 4 Metro Classic
Platteville 443 4 SWC
Northwestern 441 4 Heart O’North
Altoona 433 4 Cloverbelt
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 423 4 Coulee
River Valley 421 4 SWC
Nekoosa 412 4 South Central
Brodhead/Juda 411 4 Rock Valley
Lake Mills 411 4 Capitol-North
Saint Croix Central 406 4 Middle Border
Peshtigo 405 4 M&O
Omro 402 4 Flyway
University School 397 4 Midwest Classic
Columbus 394 5 Capitol-North
Clinton 382 5 Rock Valley
Bloomer 382 5 Heart O’North
Spencer/Columbus Catholic 365 5 Cloverbelt
Horicon/Hustisford 363 5 Trailways-Large
Valders 357 5 Eastern Wisconsin
Cedar Grove-Belgium 356 5 Big East
Westby 349 5 Coulee
Arcadia 347 5 Coulee
Southern Door 343 5 Packerland
Elk Mound 342 5 Dunn-St. Croix
Brookfield Academy 334 5 Midwest Classic
New Glarus/Monticello 333 5 Capitol-South
Amherst 332 5 CWC-8
Dominican 331 5 Metro Classic
Oostburg 329 5 Big East
Marshall 329 5 Capitol-South
Racine St. Catherine's 328 5 Metro Classic
Kewaunee 324 5 Packerland
Oconto 321 5 Packerland
Stanley-Boyd 313 5 Cloverbelt
Kenosha St. Joseph 313 5 Metro Classic
Stratford 312 5 Marawood
Durand 310 5 Dunn-St. Croix
Laconia 308 5 Flyway
Bonduel 305 5 CWC-8
Winnebago Lutheran 304 5 Flyway
Cameron 302 5 Lakeland-North
Lancaster 300 5 SWC
Saint Croix Falls 296 5 Lakeland-North
Random Lake 291 5 Big East
Colby 290 5 Cloverbelt
Waterloo 280 6 Capitol-South
Rib Lake/Prentice 269 6 Marawood
Unity 267 6 Lakeland-North
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser 264 6 Heart O’North
Grantsburg 259 6 Lakeland-North
Markesan 257 6 Trailways-Large
Lake Country Lutheran 249 6 Midwest Classic
Saint Mary's Springs 247 6 Flyway
Dodgeland 247 6 Trailways-Large
Cuba City 244 6 SWAL
Northern Elite 241 6 Northern Lakes
Auburndale 239 6 Marawood
Marathon 238 6 Marawood
Ozaukee 231 6 Big East
Crandon 230 6 Northern Lakes
Racine Lutheran 225 6 Metro Classic
Regis 223 6 Cloverbelt
Shiocton 223 6 CWC-8
Pecatonica/Argyle 221 6 Six Rivers
Iola-Scandinavia 220 6 CWC-8
Brookwood 219 6 Scenic Bluffs
Manawa 218 6 CWC-10
Wabeno/Laona 218 6 Northern Lakes
Fennimore 218 6 SWAL
Melrose-Mindoro 217 6 Dairyland
Glenwood City 217 6 Dunn-St. Croix
Darlington 216 6 SWAL
Cochrane-Fountain City 213 6 Dairyland
Mineral Point 211 6 SWAL
Coleman 199 6 M&O
Spring Valley 199 6 Dunn-St. Croix
Abbotsford 196 6 Cloverwood
Edgar 194 7 Marawood
Iowa-Grant 194 7 SWAL
Elmwood/Plum City 193 7 Lakeland-South
Lourdes Academy 193 7 Trailways-Small
Wauzeka/Seneca 192 7 Ridge & Valley
Hilbert/Stockbridge 182 7 Big East
Eleva-Strum 182 7 Dairyland
Tri-County 182 7 CWC-10
Bangor 180 7 Scenic Bluffs
Clear Lake 179 7 Lakeland-South
New Lisbon 178 7 Scenic Bluffs
Hurley 175 7 WestPAC
Johnson Creek 174 7 Trailways-Small
Loyal 168 7 Cloverwood
Wild Rose 165 7 CWC-10
McDonell Central 165 7 Cloverwood
Assumption 159 7 Cloverwood
De Soto 157 7 Ridge & Valley
North Crawford 150 7 Ridge & Valley
Royall 143 7 Scenic Bluffs
Fall River 141 7 Trailways-Small
Pepin/Alma 137 7 Lakeland-South
Owen-Withee 137 7 Cloverwood
Ithaca 135 7 Ridge & Valley
Black Hawk 128 7 Six Rivers
Almond-Bancroft 123 7 CWC-10
Suring 123 7 M&O
Turtle Lake 118 7 Lakeland-South
Potosi 116 7 Six Rivers
Shullsburg 113 7 Six Rivers
Cambria-Friesland 110 7 Trailways-Small
Highland 84 7 Six Rivers

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