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 through Week 7. This report will be updated again after each week of the season.
Teams that have a conference winning percentage better than .500 are guaranteed a spot in the playoffs. Teams that finish with a conference record 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, and the last three years, every team that finished at .500 in conference did get in, along with several that were under .500.
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 in Week Seven, 114 teams have clinched playoff spots. 33 teams have become playoff-eligible by guaranteeing themselves at least a .500 league record and can clinch with one more win. 42 other teams can clinch a playoff spot with another conference win.
40 teams can become playoff eligible with one more conference win.
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.
114 teams
(Guaranteed conference record over .500)
Team | Enrollment | Projected Division | Conference |
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Abbotsford | 192 | 7 | Cloverwood |
Amherst | 326 | 5 | CWC-Large |
Antigo | 812 | 3 | Great Northern |
Appleton North | 2015 | 1 | VFA-North |
Badger | 1492 | 1 | Southern Lakes |
Bangor | 180 | 7 | Scenic Bluffs |
Bay Port | 1865 | 1 | FRCC |
Berlin | 560 | 4 | East Central |
Black Hawk | 107 | 7 | Six Rivers |
Bloomer | 384 | 5 | Heart O’North |
Bonduel | 304 | 5 | CWC-Large |
Brookfield Central | 1277 | 2 | Greater Metro |
Brookfield East | 1216 | 2 | Greater Metro |
Brookwood | 209 | 6 | Scenic Bluffs |
Catholic Memorial | 666 | 3 | Classic Eight |
Cedar Grove-Belgium | 352 | 5 | Big East |
Clear Lake | 191 | 7 | Lakeland-South |
Clinton | 364 | 5 | Rock Valley |
Crandon | 237 | 6 | MONLPC-Small |
Cuba City | 241 | 6 | SWAL |
DeForest | 1037 | 2 | Badger-North |
Eau Claire Memorial | 1753 | 1 | Big Rivers |
Edgar | 192 | 7 | Marawood |
Elk Mound | 316 | 5 | Dunn-St. Croix |
Fall River | 134 | 7 | Trailways-Small |
Fennimore | 247 | 6 | SWAL |
Fond du Lac | 2060 | 1 | VFA-South |
Fox Valley Lutheran | 584 | 3 | North Eastern |
Franklin | 1508 | 1 | Southeast |
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau | 418 | 4 | Coulee |
Grantsburg | 261 | 6 | Lakeland-North |
Green Bay Preble | 2194 | 1 | FRCC |
Green Bay Southwest | 1133 | 2 | FRCC |
Greendale | 927 | 3 | Woodland-West |
Hartford Union | 1368 | 2 | North Shore |
Holmen | 1111 | 2 | Mississippi Valley |
Homestead | 1334 | 2 | North Shore |
Howards Grove | 272 | 6 | Big East |
Hudson | 1802 | 1 | Big Rivers |
Independence/Gilmanton | 168 | 7 | Dairyland |
Iola-Scandinavia | 216 | 6 | CWC-Large |
Ithaca | 134 | 7 | Ridge & Valley |
Jefferson | 657 | 3 | Rock Valley |
Johnson Creek | 194 | 7 | Trailways-Small |
Kewaskum | 620 | 3 | East Central |
Kiel | 445 | 4 | Eastern Wisconsin |
Kimberly | 1530 | 1 | VFA-North |
Laconia * | 323 | 5 | Flyway |
Lake Country Lutheran | 309 | 5 | Midwest Classic |
Lancaster | 281 | 5 | SWC |
Lodi | 495 | 4 | Capitol-North |
Lourdes Academy | 181 | 7 | Trailways-Small |
Loyal | 145 | 7 | Cloverwood |
Luxemburg-Casco | 639 | 3 | North Eastern |
Madison West | 2191 | 1 | Big Eight |
Markesan | 243 | 6 | Trailways-Large |
Mauston | 503 | 4 | South Central |
Mayville * | 386 | 5 | Flyway |
Melrose-Mindoro | 223 | 6 | Dairyland |
Menasha | 997 | 2 | Bay |
Menomonie | 966 | 2 | Big Rivers |
Middleton | 2157 | 1 | Big Eight |
Milwaukee Bay View/Lifelong Learning | 1051 | 2 | Milwaukee-Richardson |
Milwaukee King | 1524 | 1 | Milwaukee-Blackbourn |
Milwaukee Morse.Marshall/Carmen Northwest/Juneau/Languages | 2115 | 1 | Milwaukee-Blackbourn |
Milwaukee Riverside/Golda Meir | 2234 | 1 | Milwaukee-Richardson |
Monona Grove | 1022 | 2 | Badger-South |
Mosinee | 634 | 3 | Great Northern |
Mount Horeb/Barneveld | 870 | 3 | Badger-North |
Muskego | 1590 | 1 | Classic Eight |
Neenah | 2026 | 1 | VFA-South |
New Berlin Eisenhower | 850 | 3 | Woodland-West |
New Richmond | 910 | 3 | Middle Border |
Northern Elite | 243 | 6 | MONLPC-Small |
Northwestern | 456 | 4 | Heart O’North |
Notre Dame | 770 | 3 | FRCC |
Oconto | 303 | 5 | MONLPC-Large |
Onalaska | 910 | 3 | Mississippi Valley |
Osceola | 536 | 4 | Middle Border |
Pecatonica/Argyle | 226 | 6 | Six Rivers |
Pittsville ^ | 184 | 7 | CWC-Small |
Potosi/Cassville | 181 | 7 | Six Rivers |
Racine Horlick | 1987 | 1 | Southeast |
Racine Lutheran | 234 | 6 | Metro Classic |
Racine Saint Catherine’s | 367 | 5 | Metro Classic |
Saint Croix Central | 419 | 4 | Middle Border |
Saint Francis | 540 | 4 | Midwest Classic |
Saint Mary's Springs | 252 | 6 | Flyway |
Sheboygan Falls | 534 | 4 | Eastern Wisconsin |
Slinger | 1048 | 2 | North Shore |
Southern Door | 321 | 5 | MONLPC-Large |
Spencer/Columbus Catholic | 367 | 5 | Cloverbelt |
Spring Valley | 208 | 6 | Dunn-St. Croix |
Stanley-Boyd | 295 | 5 | Cloverbelt |
Stoughton | 1011 | 2 | Badger-South |
Stratford | 322 | 5 | Marawood |
Sun Prairie | 2370 | 1 | Big Eight |
Turner | 464 | 4 | Rock Valley |
Unity | 256 | 6 | Lakeland-North |
Verona | 1594 | 1 | Big Eight |
Wabeno Area/Laona | 195 | 7 | MONLPC-Small |
Waterford | 1088 | 2 | Southern Lakes |
Waukesha West | 1198 | 2 | Classic Eight |
Waunakee | 1236 | 2 | Badger-North |
Wautoma | 427 | 4 | South Central |
Wauzeka/Seneca | 189 | 7 | Ridge & Valley |
Webster # | 196 | 7 | Lakeland-North |
West De Pere | 896 | 3 | Bay |
West Salem | 543 | 4 | Mississippi Valley |
Whitefish Bay | 922 | 3 | North Shore |
Whitnall | 816 | 3 | Woodland-East |
Wild Rose | 178 | 7 | CWC-Small |
Wrightstown | 492 | 4 | North Eastern |
Xavier | 540 | 4 | Bay |
33 teams
(Teams that have guaranteed at least .500 conference record)
Team | Enrollment | Projected Division | Conference |
---|---|---|---|
Almond-Bancroft | 121 | 7 | CWC-Small |
Appleton West | 1418 | 2 | VFA-North |
Belleville | 259 | 6 | Capitol-South |
Brookfield Academy | 330 | 5 | Midwest Classic |
Cambridge | 255 | 6 | Capitol-South |
Colby | 292 | 5 | Cloverbelt |
De Soto | 151 | 7 | Ridge & Valley |
Dodgeland | 238 | 6 | Trailways-Large |
Durand | 296 | 5 | Dunn-St. Croix |
Freedom | 534 | 4 | North Eastern |
Germantown | 1405 | 2 | Greater Metro |
Hilbert/Stockbridge | 187 | 7 | Big East |
Horicon/Hustisford | 364 | 5 | Trailways-Large |
Kewaunee | 310 | 5 | MONLPC-Large |
Lake Holcombe/Cornell | 198 | 6 | Lakeland-South |
Little Chute | 497 | 4 | North Eastern |
Manitowoc Lutheran | 205 | 6 | Big East |
Marathon | 242 | 6 | Marawood |
Merrill | 830 | 3 | Great Northern |
Milwaukee Hamilton/Audubon | 2247 | 1 | Milwaukee-Richardson |
Milwaukee Lutheran | 730 | 3 | Woodland-East |
Milwaukee Washington/Academy of Science/Collegiate Academy | 1349 | 2 | Milwaukee-Blackbourn |
Mineral Point | 199 | 6 | SWAL |
New London | 683 | 3 | Bay |
Oshkosh West | 1695 | 1 | VFA-South |
Pardeeville | 245 | 6 | Trailways-Large |
Pewaukee | 853 | 3 | Woodland-West |
Regis | 221 | 6 | Cloverbelt |
Sussex Hamilton | 1484 | 1 | Greater Metro |
Turtle Lake | 128 | 7 | Lakeland-South |
University School of Milwaukee | 395 | 4 | Midwest Classic |
Whitehall | 200 | 6 | Dairyland |
Wisconsin Rapids | 1564 | 1 | VFA-West |
42 teams
Team | Enrollment | Projected Division | Conference |
---|---|---|---|
Arcadia | 345 | 5 | Coulee |
Assumption | 146 | 7 | Cloverwood |
Beaver Dam | 1081 | 2 | Badger-North |
Burlington | 1131 | 2 | Southern Lakes |
Cambria-Friesland | 116 | 7 | Trailways-Small |
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser | 267 | 6 | Heart O’North |
Chippewa Falls | 1510 | 1 | Big Rivers |
Crivitz | 211 | 6 | MONLPC-Small |
Cumberland | 272 | 6 | Heart O’North |
Dominican | 353 | 5 | Metro Classic |
East Troy | 587 | 3 | Rock Valley |
Ellsworth | 490 | 4 | Middle Border |
Evansville/Albany | 657 | 3 | Rock Valley |
Hurley | 162 | 7 | WestPAC |
Janesville Craig | 1857 | 1 | Big Eight |
Kenosha Indian Trail | 2587 | 1 | Southeast |
Kenosha St. Joseph | 328 | 5 | Metro Classic |
La Crosse Central | 1110 | 2 | Mississippi Valley |
Lake Mills | 403 | 4 | Capitol-North |
Martin Luther | 508 | 4 | Metro Classic |
Nekoosa ~ | 398 | 4 | South Central |
New Holstein | 351 | 5 | Eastern Wisconsin |
Oak Creek | 2077 | 1 | Southeast |
Oregon | 1123 | 2 | Badger-South |
Owen-Withee | 143 | 7 | Cloverwood |
Platteville | 418 | 4 | SWC |
Plymouth | 780 | 3 | East Central |
Prairie du Chien | 341 | 5 | SWC |
Pulaski | 1078 | 2 | FRCC |
Rice Lake | 707 | 3 | Big Rivers |
River Ridge | 160 | 7 | Six Rivers |
River Valley | 439 | 4 | SWC |
Spooner | 351 | 5 | Heart O’North |
Two Rivers | 478 | 4 | Eastern Wisconsin |
Valders | 365 | 5 | Eastern Wisconsin |
Watertown | 1345 | 2 | Badger-South |
Watertown Luther Prep | 426 | 4 | Capitol-North |
Westby | 363 | 5 | Coulee |
Wilmot Union | 1109 | 2 | Southern Lakes |
Winneconne | 486 | 4 | East Central |
Wisconsin Dells ~ | 429 | 4 | South Central |
Wittenberg-Birnamwood | 321 | 5 | CWC-Large |
40 teams
Team | Enrollment | Projected Division | Conference |
---|---|---|---|
Arrowhead | 2175 | 1 | Classic Eight |
Ashland | 659 | 3 | Great Northern |
Auburndale | 241 | 6 | Marawood |
Cochrane-Fountain City | 223 | 6 | Dairyland |
Elmwood/Plum City | 174 | 7 | Lakeland-South |
Frederic | 120 | 7 | Lakeland-South |
Glenwood City | 220 | 6 | Dunn-St. Croix |
Greenfield | 1199 | 2 | Woodland-East |
Hillsboro | 152 | 7 | Scenic Bluffs |
Iowa-Grant | 184 | 7 | SWAL |
Kettle Moraine | 1422 | 2 | Classic Eight |
Kohler/Sheboygan Area Lutheran/Sheboygan County Christian | 518 | 4 | Big East |
Marinette | 636 | 3 | North Eastern |
Marquette University | 2106 | 1 | Greater Metro |
Marshfield | 1184 | 2 | VFA-West |
Menomonee Falls | 1309 | 2 | Greater Metro |
Milwaukee Bradley Technical | 1297 | 2 | Milwaukee-Richardson |
Milwaukee Career & Tech. Ed. | 399 | 4 | Milwaukee-Blackbourn |
Milwaukee Reagan | 1307 | 2 | Milwaukee-Richardson |
Milwaukee Vincent/Destiny | 1312 | 2 | Milwaukee-Blackbourn |
Mishicot | 238 | 6 | Big East |
Mondovi | 271 | 6 | Dunn-St. Croix |
New Berlin West | 705 | 3 | Woodland-West |
New Glarus/Monticello | 338 | 5 | Capitol-South |
New Lisbon | 171 | 7 | Scenic Bluffs |
Omro | 396 | 4 | Flyway |
Peshtigo | 372 | 5 | MONLPC-Large |
Reedsville | 206 | 6 | Big East |
Rosholt | 186 | 7 | CWC-Small |
Royall | 146 | 7 | Scenic Bluffs |
Saint Croix Falls | 297 | 5 | Lakeland-North |
Seymour | 717 | 3 | Bay |
Shell Lake | 185 | 7 | Lakeland-North |
South Milwaukee | 1159 | 2 | Woodland-East |
Tomahawk | 400 | 4 | Marawood |
Tri-County ^ | 179 | 7 | CWC-Small |
Waterloo | 268 | 6 | Capitol-South |
Waukesha North | 1246 | 2 | Classic Eight |
Waupaca | 679 | 3 | Bay |
Wisconsin Lutheran | 779 | 3 | Woodland-West |