Oregon School Activities Association
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2A Football Playoff Qualifications

Rankings Freeze and Play-In Dates Summary

2A Football (9-player)

16-team OSAA bracket

  1. Automatic Qualifiers – Twelve teams automatically qualify for the OSAA's 16-team bracket based on regular season and/or special district tournament play on or before Saturday, November 2. Each special district determines how they will select their allotted playoff spots.

    Special District 1 – 2; Special District 2 – 2; Special District 3 – 2; Special District 4 - 2; Special District 5 - 2; Special District 6 - 2

    Special District 1 - Gaston, Nestucca
    Special District 2 - Colton, Gervais
    Special District 3 - St. Paul, Waldport
    Special District 4 - Oakland, Myrtle Point/Pacific
    Special District 5 - Culver, Lost River
    Special District 6 - Heppner, Enterprise

  2. Rankings Freeze – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Saturday, November 2.

  3. At-Large Qualifiers – Four additional teams will qualify for the OSAA's 16-team bracket based on the OSAA rankings. Once the rankings are frozen, the four highest ranked teams not already an automatic special district qualifier will qualify as At-Large teams.

    At-Large #1 - Lowell
    At-Large #2 - Salem Academy
    At-Large #3 - Weston-McEwen/Griswold
    At-Large #4 - Stanfield

  4. Rankings – Once the 16 qualifying teams are determined, they will be placed on the OSAA bracket according to OSAA Executive Board Policy "State Championships – Rankings".