With the football season getting closer and closer to the end of the regular season, we are taking a look at where teams are stacking up when it comes to the postseason.
Using the OSAA playoff qualifications, we looked through every automatic bid from each league and who’s currently in line for an at-large bid in each classification. Then, using the OSAA rankings, we placed them on the bracket and made any needed adjustments for league champions and avoided league matchups in the first round.
For league standings, we went off league winning percentage first. If there were any ties, we first looked at any head-to-head results, and if there were none, we defaulted to who was better in the OSAA rankings.
Here are the post-week six playoff projections:
6A
Automatic bids (2 per league)
PIL: Roosevelt, Lincoln
Metro: Jesuit, Mountainside
Pacific: Sherwood, Newberg
Mt. Hood: Nelson, Central Catholic
Three Rivers: Lake Oswego, West Linn
Special District 1: Willamette, West Salem
At-larges (12)
Tualatin
Glencoe
Lakeridge
Grants Pass
Clackamas
Westview
Beaverton
Liberty
Sprague
Sandy
South Medford
North Salem
Next five out: Ida B. Wells, Tigard, Sheldon, Oregon City, Reynolds
Projected bracket
No. 16 Roosevelt at No. 1 Lake Oswego
No. 9 Glencoe at No. 8 Jesuit
No. 12 Newberg at No. 5 Tualatin
No. 13 Clackamas at No. 4 Willamette
No. 14 Grants Pass at No. 3 West Linn
No. 11 West Salem at No. 6 Central Catholic
No. 10 Lakeridge at No. 7 Sherwood
No. 15 Lincoln at No. 2 Nelson
- Moved Roosevelt from No. 23 to 16 as current league leader, but no home game due to OSAA ranking outside the top 16 (23)
- Moved Jesuit from No. 11 to 8 as current league leader
- Moved Sherwood from No. 8 to 7 as current league leader, make room for Jesuit at No. 8
- Swapped Grants Pass and Clackamas to avoid Grants Pass-Willamette league matchup
Columbia Cup bracket
No. 24 North Salem at No. 17 Westview
No. 21 Sprague at No. 20 Liberty
No. 22 Sandy at No. 19 Beaverton
No. 23 South Medford at No. 18 Mountainside
5A
Automatic bids
Intermountain (2): Summit, Mountain View
SD1 (2): Milwaukie, Hood River Valley
SD2 (2): Wilsonville, Hillsboro
SD3 (2): Silverton, Dallas
SD4 (3): Thurston, Crater, Churchill
At-larges (5)
Lebanon
West Albany
Ridgeview
Central
Bend
Next five out: South Albany, Forest Grove, Corvallis, Springfield, Crook County
Projected bracket
No. 16 Hillsboro at No. 1 Summit
No. 9 West Albany at No. 8 Thurston
No. 12 Crater at No. 5 Mountain View
No. 13 Central at No. 4 Wilsonville
No. 14 Hood River Valley at No. 3 Dallas
No. 11 Ridgeview at No. 6 Milwaukie
No. 10 Churchill at No. 7 Lebanon
No. 15 Bend at No. 2 Silverton
- Moved Thurston from No. 9 to 8 as current league leader
- Swapped Bend and Hillsboro to avoid Bend-Summit league matchup
- Swapped Churchill and West Albany to avoid Churchill-Thurston and West Albany-Lebanon league matchups
4A
Automatic bids (3 per league)
SD1: Tillamook, Scappoose, Astoria
SD2: Cascade, Estacada, Stayton
SD3: Junction City, Sweet Home, Philomath
SD4: Marshfield, Henley, North Bend
SD5: La Grande, The Dalles, Baker
At-large (highest ranked fourth place team from SD1, 3 or 4)
Marist Catholic
Next two out: Seaside, Hidden Valley
Projected bracket
No. 16 The Dalles at No. 1 Marshfield
No. 9 Stayton at No. 8 Junction City
No. 12 Marist Catholic at No. 5 Scappoose
No. 13 Astoria at No. 4 Henley
No. 14 North Bend at No. 3 Tillamook
No. 11 Philomath at No. 6 Estacada
No. 10 Sweet Home at No. 7 La Grande
No. 15 Baker at No. 2 Cascade
- Moved Junction City from No. 10 to 8 as current league leader
- Moved La Grande from No. 8 to 7 as current league leader, make room for Junction City at No. 8
- Swapped North Bend and Astoria to avoid North Bend-Henley and Astoria-Tillamook league matchups
3A
Automatic bids (2 per league)
SD1: Banks, Kennedy
SD2: Dayton, Santiam Christian
SD3: Sisters, Pleasant Hill
SD4: Siuslaw, Coquille
SD5: Cascade Christian, North Valley
SD6: Burns, Vale
At-larges (4)
Warrenton
Gervais
Taft
Sutherlin
Next five out: Phoenix, Douglas, Valley Catholic, Creswell, Salem Academy
Projected bracket
No. 16 Coquille at No. 1 Cascade Christian
No. 9 Vale at No. 8 Siuslaw
No. 12 Kennedy at No. 5 North Valley
No. 13 Sutherlin at No. 4 Dayton
No. 14 Santiam Christian at No. 3 Burns
No. 11 Gervais at No. 6 Sisters
No. 10 Taft at No. 7 Warrenton
No. 15 Pleasant Hill at No. 2 Banks
- Swapped Santiam Christian and Sutherlin to avoid SC-Dayton league matchup
- Swapped Gervais and Taft to avoid Gervais-Warrenton league matchup
2A
Automatic bids (2 per league)
SD1: Knappa, Clatskanie
SD2: St. Paul, Santiam
SD3: Lowell, Monroe
SD4: Myrtle Point, Oakland
SD5: Lost River, Culver
SD6: Heppner, Weston-McEwen
At-larges (4)
Bandon
Colton
Gold Beach
Toledo
Next five out: Nestucca, Gaston, Harrisburg, Glide, Rainier
Projected bracket
No. 16 Weston-McEwen at No. 1 Lost River
No. 9 Santiam at No. 8 Lowell
No. 12 Culver at No. 5 Myrtle Point
No. 13 Gold Beach at No. 4 Knappa
No. 14 Toledo at No. 3 St. Paul
No. 11 Clatskanie at No. 6 Oakland
No. 10 Colton at No. 7 Bandon
No. 15 Monroe at No. 2 Heppner
- Moved Lowell from No. 13 to 8 as current league leader
- Swapped Weston-McEwen and Monroe to avoid Weston-Heppner league matchup
1A 8-man
Automatic bids (2 per league)
SD1: Crosspoint Christian, Glendale
SD2: Perrydale, North Douglas
SD3: Dufur, Imbler
SD4: Adrian, Union
At-larges (4)
Elgin
Lyle/Wishram/Klickitat/Glenwood
Powder Valley
Riddle
Next five out: Cove, Echo, Crane, Camas Valley, Chiloquin
Projected bracket
No. 1 Dufur, bye
No. 9 Imbler at No. 8 Powder Valley
No. 12 North Douglas at No. 5 Crosspoint Christian
No. 4 Elgin, bye
No. 3 Union, bye
No. 11 Glendale at No. 6 Perrydale
No. 10 Riddle at No. 7 Lyle/Wishram/Klickitat/Glenwood
No. 2 Adrian, bye
- Moved Glendale from No. 12 to 11, Riddle from No. 11 to 10 and North Douglas from No. 10 to 12 to avoid Glendale-Crosspoint Christian league matchup
1A 6-man
Automatic bids
SD1 (3): Harper Charter, Sherman, Dayville/Monument/Long Creek
SD2 (2): Triangle Lake, Eddyville Charter
SD3 (2): Elkton, Powers
At-larges (5)
Joseph
Alsea
Jordan Valley
Gilchrist
North Lake
Next five out: Spray/Mitchell/Wheeler, Crow, South Wasco County, CS Lewis Academy, Days Creek
Projected bracket
No. 1 Triangle Lake, bye
No. 9 Alsea at No. 8 Dayville/Monument/Long Creek
No. 12 North Lake at No. 5 Joseph
No. 4 Harper Charter, bye
No. 3 Elkton, bye
No. 11 Gilchrist at No. 6 Sherman
No. 10 Jordan Valley at No. 7 Powers
No. 2 Eddyville Charter, bye
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