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Football Playoff Qualifying Report - Week 7

09/25/2018, 5:00pm 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 6. 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 Six, 63 teams have clinched playoff spots. 38 teams have become playoff-eligible by guaranteeing themselves at least a .500 league record and can clinch with one more win. 43 other teams can clinch a playoff spot with another conference win.

30 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 how many CONFERENCE games your favorite team will need to win to become playoff eligible and/or clinch a playoff spot, please see the list by conference here.
 
To view the full WIAA playoff qualifying procedures, click here.
 
To view Standings for all conferences on one page, please click here.
 
To view Enrollment numbers and a projected divisional placement for each team for the 2018 season, please click here.
 
You can sort by the different columns (School, Enrollment, Projected Division, Conference) by clicking on the heading on each particular table.

TEAMS THAT HAVE CLINCHED A PLAYOFF SPOT

63 teams

(Guaranteed conference record over .500)

Team Enrollment Projected Division Conference
Abbotsford 207 6 Cloverwood
Amherst 339 5 CWC-Large
Bangor 177 7 Scenic Bluffs
Bay Port 1894 1 FRCC
Black Hawk 99 7 Six Rivers
Cedar Grove-Belgium 320 5 Big East
Crivitz 202 6 MONLPC-Small
East Troy 604 3 Rock Valley
Edgerton 539 4 Rock Valley
Elmwood/Plum City 159 7 Lakeland-South
Fennimore 238 6 SWAL
Fond du Lac 2092 1 VFA-South
Franklin 1549 1 Southeast
Grantsburg 258 6 Lakeland-North
Green Bay Preble 2184 1 FRCC
Hilbert 146 7 Big East
Holmen 1137 2 MVC
Homestead 1322 2 North Shore
Iola-Scandinavia 208 6 CWC-Large
Janesville Craig 1865 1 Big Eight
Johnson Creek 186 7 Trailways-Small
Kenosha Indian Trail 2534 1 Southeast
Kewaunee 323 5 MONLPC-Large
Kiel 445 4 Eastern Wisconsin
Little Chute 511 4 North Eastern
Loyal 152 7 Cloverwood
Madison Memorial 2030 1 Big Eight
Marquette University 2056 1 Greater Metro
Marshfield 1212 2 VFA-West
Martin Luther 520 4 Metro Classic
McFarland 707 3 Rock Valley
Menasha 982 2 Bay
Milwaukee King 1519 1 Milw.-Richardson
Milwaukee Riverside/Golda Meir 2229 1 Milw.-Richardson
Milwaukee Ronald Reagan 1336 2 Milw.-Blackbourn
Milwaukee Vincent/Destiny 1134 2 Milw.-Blackbourn
Monona Grove 1049 2 Badger-South
Muskego 1632 1 Classic Eight
Neenah 2056 1 VFA-South
New Berlin Eisenhower 839 3 Woodland-West
Northwestern 416 4 Heart O’North
Omro 366 5 Flyway
Onalaska 917 3 MVC
Pecatonica/Argyle 216 6 Six Rivers
Pittsville 184 7 CWC-Small
Plymouth 784 3 East Central
Potosi/Cassville 192 7 Six Rivers
Pulaski 1077 2 FRCC
Racine Horlick 1705 1 Southeast
Racine Saint Catherine’s 421 4 Metro Classic
Reedsville 192 7 Big East
Regis 220 6 Cloverbelt
Saint Croix Central 434 4 Middle Border
Saint Francis 543 4 Midwest Classic
Slinger 1060 2 North Shore
Spencer/Columbus Catholic 354 5 Cloverbelt
Sun Prairie 2389 1 Big Eight
Waterford 1104 2 Southern Lakes
Watertown 1279 2 Badger-South
Waunakee 1275 2 Badger-North
West De Pere 951 2 Bay
Winneconne 521 4 East Central
Wrightstown 485 4 North Eastern

TEAMS THAT ARE PLAYOFF-ELIGIBLE & CAN CLINCH WITH ONE MORE WIN

38 teams

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

Team Enrollment Projected Division Conference
Appleton North 2088 1 VFA-North
Ashland 674 3 Great Northern
Brookfield Central 1257 2 Greater Metro
Brookfield East 1257 2 Greater Metro
Catholic Memorial 636 3 Classic Eight
Cochrane-Fountain City 224 6 Dairyland
Colby 280 5 Cloverbelt
Cuba City 238 6 SWAL
Edgar 176 7 Marawood
Eleva-Strum 178 7 Dairyland
Elk Mound 345 5 Dunn-St. Croix
Freedom 543 4 North Eastern
Greendale 902 3 Woodland-West
Horicon/Hustisford 378 4 Trailways-Large
Hortonville 1104 2 VFA-South
Howards Grove 287 5 Big East
Ithaca 130 7 Ridge & Valley
Kimberly 1589 1 VFA-North
Lake Country Lutheran 323 5 Midwest Classic
Living Word Lutheran 185 7 Midwest Classic
Markesan 229 6 Trailways-Large
Medford 639 3 Great Northern
Melrose-Mindoro 202 6 Dairyland
Milwaukee Bradley Technical 1367 2 Milw.-Richardson
Milwaukee Lutheran 782 3 Woodland-East
Milwaukee Marshall/Carmen Northwest/Juneau/Languages 2106 1 Milw.-Richardson
Milwaukee South 1545 1 Milw.-Blackbourn
Mineral Point 199 6 SWAL
Mondovi 263 6 Dunn-St. Croix
Mosinee 626 3 Great Northern
Obama SCTE 453 4 Milw.-Blackbourn
Peshtigo 363 5 MONLPC-Large
Seymour 700 3 Bay
Shorewood/Messmer 1378 2 Woodland-East
Spring Valley 207 6 Dunn-St. Croix
Stratford 323 5 Marawood
Waukesha West 1201 2 Classic Eight
Wauzeka-Steuben/Seneca 198 6 Ridge & Valley

TEAMS THAT CAN CLINCH A PLAYOFF SPOT WITH ONE MORE CONFERENCE WIN

43 teams

Team Enrollment Projected Division Conference
Almond-Bancroft 113 7 CWC-Small
Brookwood 200 6 Scenic Bluffs
Burlington 1083 2 Southern Lakes
Cambria-Friesland 127 7 Trailways-Small
Clear Lake 190 7 Lakeland-South
Cumberland 288 5 Heart O’North
DeForest 1051 2 Badger-North
Fall River 130 7 Trailways-Small
Gilman 117 7 Cloverwood
Grafton 745 3 North Shore
Hartford Union 1334 2 North Shore
Hudson 1791 1 Big Rivers
Hurley 170 7 Independent
Jefferson 663 3 Rock Valley
Lake Holcombe/Cornell 215 6 Lakeland-North
Lake Mills 433 4 Capitol-North
Lakeside Lutheran 411 4 Capitol-North
Lodi 499 4 Capitol-North
Lourdes Academy 197 6 Trailways-Small
Mauston 507 4 South Central
Mayville 391 4 Flyway
Menomonie 973 2 Big Rivers
Middleton 2200 1 Big Eight
Mount Horeb/Barneveld 903 3 Badger-North
New Holstein 366 5 Eastern Wisconsin
Notre Dame 767 3 FRCC
Oregon 1160 2 Badger-South
Port Washington 767 3 North Shore
Prairie du Chien 365 5 SWC
Rice Lake 744 3 Big Rivers
River Falls 989 2 Big Rivers
Rosholt 183 7 CWC-Small
Saint Mary's Springs 271 5 Flyway
Somerset 463 4 Middle Border
Spooner 362 5 Heart O’North
Stoughton 981 2 Badger-South
Turner 451 4 Rock Valley
Two Rivers 488 4 Eastern Wisconsin
Unity 255 6 Lakeland-North
Verona Area 1631 1 Big Eight
Webster 204 6 Lakeland-North
West Salem 506 4 MVC
Wilmot Union 1086 2 Southern Lakes

TEAMS THAT CAN BECOME PLAYOFF-ELIGIBLE (GUARANTEED CONFERENCE .500 RECORD) WITH ONE MORE WIN

30 teams

Team Enrollment Projected Division Conference
Antigo 777 3 Great Northern
Arrowhead 2175 1 Classic Eight
Auburndale 267 5 Marawood
Cambridge 269 5 Capitol-South
Coleman 214 6 MONLPC-Large
De Soto 152 7 Ridge & Valley
Germantown 1384 2 Greater Metro
Glenwood City 210 6 Dunn-St. Croix
Hamilton 1475 1 Greater Metro
Independence/Gilmanton 163 7 Dairyland
Iowa-Grant 172 7 SWAL
Luxemburg-Casco 629 3 North Eastern
Marshall 335 5 Capitol-South
Menomonee Falls 1309 2 Greater Metro
Mukwonago 1649 1 Classic Eight
New Berlin West 738 3 Woodland-West
New Glarus/Monticello 360 5 Capitol-South
New London 633 3 Bay
Niagara/Goodman/Pembine 235 6 MONLPC-Small
Ozaukee 230 6 Big East
Palmyra-Eagle 293 5 Trailways-Large
Pardeeville 217 6 Trailways-Large
Rib Lake/Prentice 287 5 Marawood
Riverdale 152 7 Ridge & Valley
South Milwaukee 1136 2 Woodland-East
Southern Door 313 5 MONLPC-Large
Stanley-Boyd 301 5 Cloverbelt
Wabeno Area/Laona 186 7 MONLPC-Small
Waupaca 665 3 Bay
Wisconsin Lutheran 773 3 Woodland-West

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