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Football Playoff Qualifying Report - After Week 8

10/12/2013, 2:45am 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 through Week 8. 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 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 in Week 8, 156 teams have clinched playoff spots. 30 teams have become playoff-eligible by guaranteeing themselves at least a .500 league record and can clinch with one more win. 33 other teams can clinch a playoff spot with another conference win.

27 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.

To view the full WIAA playoff qualifying procedures, 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

156 teams

(Guaranteed conference record over .500)

School	Enrollment	Conference
Algoma	206	Olympian-Packerland Small
Almond-Bancroft	131	CWC-10
Amherst	284	CWC-8
Appleton North	1713	VFA-North
Arcadia	347	Coulee
Arrowhead	2266	Classic Eight
Ashwaubenon	1019	FRCC
Athens	210	Cloverwood
Badger	1421	Southern Lakes
Bay Port	1739	FRCC
Big Foot	515	Rock Valley-South
Black Hawk	116	Six Rivers
Bloomer	346	Heart O'North
Brodhead/Juda	414	Rock Valley-South
Brookfield Central	1314	Greater Metro
Brookwood	196	Scenic Bluffs
Brown Deer	563	Woodland-East
Cambridge	280	Capitol-South
Catholic Central	171	Metro Classic
Catholic Memorial	659	Classic Eight
Cedar Grove-Belgium	319	Central Lakeshore
Cedarburg	1149	North Shore
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser	296	Heart O'North
Clayton	113	Lakeland-South
Clear Lake	163	Lakeland-South
Cochrane-Fountain City	188	Dairyland
Colby	285	Cloverbelt
Coleman	215	M&O
Columbus	382	Capitol-North
Crivitz	217	M&O
Cuba City	246	SWAL
D.C. Everest	1730	VFA-North
Darlington	232	SWAL
De Soto	191	Ridge & Valley
Deerfield	234	Trailways-Large
DeForest	975	Badger-North
Durand	320	Middle Border
Edgar	219	Marawood
Edgerton	538	Rock Valley-North
Ellsworth	507	Middle Border
Evansville/Albany	602	Rock Valley-North
Fall Creek	280	Cloverbelt
Fall River	174	Trailways-Small
Fort Atkinson	998	Badger-South
Franklin	1443	Southeast
Freedom	525	Eastern Valley
G-E-T	425	Coulee
Germantown	1430	North Shore
Glenwood City	192	Dunn-St. Croix
Green Bay Preble	2160	FRCC
Green Bay Southwest	1207	FRCC
Greendale	926	Woodland-West
Greenwood/Granton	182	Cloverwood
Holmen	1083	MVC
Homestead	1334	North Shore
Hortonville	1068	Bay
Hudson	1704	Big Rivers
Hurley	217	Great Western
Iola-Scandinavia	237	CWC-8
Iowa-Grant	236	SWAL
Jefferson	581	Rock Valley-North
Kenosha Indian Trail	2177	Southeast
Kenosha St. Joseph	283	Metro Classic
Kewaskum	596	Eastern Wisconsin
Kewaunee	320	Olympian-Packerland Large
Kimberly	1386	VFA-North
La Crosse Logan	869	MVC
Laconia	320	Flyway
Lake Country Lutheran	193	Midwest Classic
Lancaster	298	SWC
Lodi	538	Capitol-North
Lourdes Academy	213	Trailways-Large
Loyal	174	Cloverwood
Madison Edgewood	594	Badger-South
Madison La Follette	1485	Big Eight
Madison Memorial	1843	Big Eight
Manitowoc Lincoln	1570	FRCC
Manitowoc Lutheran	232	Olympian-Packerland Small
Marathon	266	Marawood
Marquette	2112	Greater Metro
Marshall	390	Capitol-South
Marshfield	1212	VFA-South
Medford	624	Great Northern
Melrose-Mindoro	208	Dairyland
Menasha	980	VFA-South
Menomonee Falls	1487	Greater Metro
Menomonie	999	Big Rivers
Merrill	1005	Great Northern
Messmer/Shorewood	1404	Midwest Classic
Middleton	2067	Big Eight
Milwaukee King	1469	Milwaukee City
Milwaukee Morse-Marshall	1494	Milwaukee City
Milwaukee Washington	1424	Milwaukee City
Mondovi	301	Dunn-St. Croix
Monona Grove	912	Badger-South
Mount Horeb/Barneveld	829	Badger-North
Necedah	241	Scenic Bluffs
Nekoosa	422	South Central
New Glarus/Monticello	374	Capitol-South
New Lisbon	190	Scenic Bluffs
North Crawford	146	Ridge & Valley
Northern Elite	263	Northern Lakes
Northland Pines	496	WestPAC
Notre Dame	759	FRCC
Oak Creek	1998	Southeast
Oconomowoc	1451	Wisconsin Little Ten
Omro	375	Flyway
Oostburg	327	Central Lakeshore
Oshkosh North	1218	VFA-South
Owen-Withee	147	Cloverwood
Pecatonica/Argyle	208	Six Rivers
Pepin/Alma	169	Lakeland-South
Peshtigo	386	M&O
Pewaukee	755	Woodland-West
Plymouth	797	Eastern Wisconsin
Potosi	127	Six Rivers
Poynette	334	Capitol-North
Prescott	359	Middle Border
Racine St. Catherine's	297	Metro Classic
Randolph	169	Trailways-Small
Reedsburg	839	Badger-North
Regis	249	Cloverbelt
River Valley	450	SWC
Riverdale	213	SWAL
Roncalli	358	Olympian-Packerland Large
Rosholt	197	CWC-10
Saint Mary's Springs	240	Flyway
Saint Thomas More	430	Metro Classic
Seymour	713	Bay
Shiocton	211	CWC-8
Somerset	454	Middle Border
South Milwaukee	1137	Woodland-East
Spooner	394	Heart O'North
Stanley-Boyd	273	Cloverbelt
Stratford	282	Marawood
Sun Prairie	2030	Big Eight
Superior	1418	Big Rivers
Sussex Hamilton	1386	Greater Metro
Two Rivers	531	Eastern Wisconsin
University School	363	Midwest Classic
Waterford	1066	Southern Lakes
Watertown	1249	Wisconsin Little Ten
Waukesha West	1232	Classic Eight
Waupaca	725	Eastern Valley
Wausau West	1431	VFA-North
Wautoma	416	South Central
Webster	219	Lakeland-North
West De Pere	816	Bay
Westfield	344	South Central
Whitefish Bay	995	North Shore
Whitehall	245	Dairyland
Wilmot	1106	Southern Lakes
Winnebago Lutheran	335	Flyway
Wisconsin Lutheran	760	Wisconsin Little Ten
Wrightstown	455	Olympian-Packerland Large
Xavier	604	Eastern Valley

Teams that are playoff-eligible & can clinch with one more win

30 teams

(Teams that have guaranteed at least .500 conference record)

School	Enrollment	Conference	Note
Antigo	837	Great Northern	^
Auburndale	247	Marawood
Belmont	71	Six Rivers
Black River Falls	521	Coulee	^
Cambria-Friesland	117	Trailways-Small
Cameron	315	Lakeland-North
Cassville	85	Six Rivers
Crandon	249	Northern Lakes
Denmark	508	Bay
Florence	142	Northern Lakes	^
Greenfield	1323	Woodland-East	#
Ithaca	105	Ridge & Valley
Little Chute	518	Eastern Valley
Milwaukee Hamilton	1736	Milwaukee City
Milwaukee Madison co-op	1046	Milwaukee City
Milwaukee Pulaski co-op	3797	Milwaukee City
Milwaukee Riverside	1615	Milwaukee City
Montello/Princeton/Green Lake	464	Trailways-Large
Mosinee	673	Great Northern
Oconto	292	Olympian-Packerland Small
Pardeeville	249	Trailways-Large
Pittsville	183	Marawood
Reedsville	217	Olympian-Packerland Small
Rio	148	Trailways-Small	^
Spring Valley	198	Dunn-St. Croix	#
Unity	291	Lakeland-North
Wabeno/Laona	225	Northern Lakes
Waunakee	1163	Badger-North
Westby	307	Coulee
Weston	95	Ridge & Valley

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

33 teams

School	Enrollment	Conference
Altoona	453	Cloverbelt
Appleton East	15	VFA-North
Barron	423	Heart O'North
Blair-Taylor	193	Dairyland
Bonduel	301	CWC-8
Brookfield East	1311	Greater Metro
Campbellsport	470	Eastern Wisconsin
Chilton	373	Olympian-Packerland Large
Chippewa Falls	1403	Big Rivers
Clinton	382	Rock Valley-South
Cumberland	310	Heart O'North
Delavan-Darien	756	Southern Lakes
Eau Claire Memorial	1692	Big Rivers
Elkhorn	857	Southern Lakes
Fennimore	202	SWAL
Fond du Lac	1981	VFA-South
Independence/Gilmanton	177	Dairyland
La Crosse Central	1111	MVC
Living Word Lutheran	142	Midwest Classic
Madison West	2071	Big Eight
Manawa	214	CWC-8
Martin Luther	318	Midwest Classic
Mukwonago	1607	Classic Eight
Newman Catholic	162	Cloverwood
Ozaukee	221	Central Lakeshore
Racine Horlick	2298	Southeast
Random Lake	311	Central Lakeshore
Saint John's Northwest Military Academy	388	Midwest Classic
Slinger	936	Wisconsin Little Ten
Tigerton/Marion	245	CWC-10
Verona	1607	Big Eight
Waterloo	276	Capitol-South
Wisconsin Dells	529	South Central

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

27 teams

School	Enrollment	Conference	Week 8
Bangor	172	Scenic Bluffs
Berlin	527	Eastern Valley
Chequamegon	265	Marawood
Colfax	255	Dunn-St. Croix
De Pere	1290	FRCC
Dodgeville	412	SWC
Elmwood/Plum City	203	Lakeland-South
Flambeau	203	Lakeland-North
Frederic	147	Lakeland-North
Kickapoo/La Farge	221	Ridge & Valley
Lakeland	748	Great Northern
Luxemburg-Casco	579	Bay
Markesan	236	Trailways-Large
Milton	930	Badger-South
Milwaukee Bradley Tech	1068	Milwaukee City
Mishicot	289	Olympian-Packerland Small
New Berlin West	811	Woodland-West	#
Onalaska	866	MVC
Pius XI	873	Woodland-West	#
Platteville	441	SWC
Royall	164	Scenic Bluffs
Saint Croix Central	394	Dunn-St. Croix
Saint Croix Falls	349	Lakeland-North
Shawano	830	Bay
Stoughton	1061	Badger-South
Tomah	979	MVC
Winneconne	484	Eastern Valley