Every football team across Oregon has begun league play, so with those games under their belts, we take a look at what the playoff fields might look like if the season ended today.
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 that didn't resolve the tie, we defaulted to who was better in the OSAA rankings.
Here are the post-week six playoff projections:
6A
Automatic bids (2 per league except 3 for PIL)
PIL: Ida B. Wells, Lincoln, Grant
Metro: Jesuit, Westview
Pacific: Sherwood, Century
Mt. Hood: Nelson, Central Catholic
Three Rivers: Lake Oswego, West Linn
Special District 1: South Salem, Sprague
Special District 2: Sheldon, Willamette
At-larges (9)
Grants Pass
Tualatin
Lakeridge
Roosevelt
Tigard
Franklin
Oregon City
North Medford
Cleveland
Next five out: Glencoe, Mountainside, Barlow, Reynolds, Jefferson
Projected bracket
No. 16 Lakeridge at No. 1 Nelson
No. 9 Grants Pass at No. 8 Sherwood
No. 12 Willamette at No. 5 Ida B. Wells
No. 13 Grant at No. 4 Sheldon
No. 14 Sprague at No. 3 West Linn
No. 11 Tualatin at No. 6 South Salem
No. 10 Lincoln at No. 7 Jesuit
No. 15 Central Catholic at No. 2 Lake Oswego
- Moved Sherwood from No. 14 to 8 as current league leader
- Moved Jesuit from No. 13 to 7 as current league leader, leave room for Sherwood at 8
- Moved South Salem from No. 11 to 6 as current league leader, leave room for Jesuit at 7 and Sherwood at 8
- Moved Wells from No. 6 to 5 as current league leader, make room for Sherwood, Jesuit and South Salem to move into top 8
- Moved Lakeridge from No. 14 to 16, Central Catholic from No. 16 to 15 and Sprague from No. 15 to 14 to avoid Lakeridge-West Linn and Central Catholic-Nelson league matchups
Columbia Cup bracket
No. 24 Century at No. 17 Roosevelt
No. 21 Oregon City at No. 20 Westview
No. 22 North Medford at No. 19 Franklin
No. 23 Cleveland at No. 18 Tigard
5A
Automatic bids
Intermountain (2): Summit, Ridgeview
SD1 (1): Sandy
SD2 (1): St. Helens
SD3 (2): Canby, Wilsonville
SD4 (2): Silverton, West Albany
SD5 (2): Thurston, Churchill
At-larges (6, one automatically goes to highest ranked second-place team between SD1 and SD2)
SD1/SD2 auto: Milwaukie
Mountain View
Dallas
Roseburg
Springfield
Aloha
Next five out: Lebanon, Crescent Valley, Forest Grove, Crater, South Albany
Projected bracket
No. 16 Milwaukie at No. 1 Silverton
No. 9 Dallas at No. 8 Sandy
No. 12 Churchill at No. 5 West Albany
No. 13 Wilsonville at No. 4 Ridgeview
No. 14 Aloha at No. 3 Summit
No. 11 Springfield at No. 6 Mountain View
No. 10 Roseburg at No. 7 Canby
No. 15 St. Helens at No. 2 Thurston
- St. Helens stays at No. 15 despite being current league leader due to OSAA rank outside the top 16 (currently 17)
- Moved Sandy from No. 9 to 8 as current league leader
- Moved Canby from No. 8 to 7 as current league leader, make room for Sandy at No. 8
4A
Automatic bids
SD1 (3): Banks, Scappoose,Tillamook
SD2 (3): Cascade, Central, Estacada
SD3 (3): Sweet Home, Junction City, Marist Catholic
SD4 (3): Cascade Christian, Henley, Mazama
SD5 (2): La Grande, Baker
At-large (Two highest ranked fourth place teams from SD1, 2, 3 and 4 and the third place team from SD5)
North Bend
North Valley
Next three out: Seaside, Philomath, Pendleton/Nixyaawii
Projected bracket
No. 16 North Bend at No. 1 Cascade Christian
No. 9 Henley at No. 8 La Grande
No. 12 Baker at No. 5 Scappoose
No. 13 Marist Catholic at No. 4 Banks
No. 14 Mazama at No. 3 Cascade
No. 11 Central at No. 6 Junction City
No. 10 Tillamook at No. 7 Estacada
No. 15 North Valley at No. 2 Sweet Home
- Moved La Grande from No. 11 to 8 as current league leader
- Moved North Valley from No. 16 to 15, Mazama from No. 15 to 14 and North Bend from No. 14 to 16 to avoid North Valley-Cascade Christian league matchup
3A
Automatic bids
SD1 (3): North Marion, Warrenton, Santiam Christian
SD2 (3): Harrisburg, Scio, Kennedy
SD3 (2): Klamath Union, Pleasant Hill
SD4 (2): Sutherlin, Siuslaw
SD5 (2): Vale, Burns
At-larges (2)
Douglas
Brookings-Harbor
Next five out: Salem Academy, Nyssa, McLoughlin, Horizon Christian Tualatin, Newport
Projected bracket
No. 1 Vale, bye
No. 9 Kennedy at No. 8 North Marion
No. 12 Douglas at No. 5 Burns
No. 13 Pleasant Hill at No. 4 Scio
No. 14 Brookings-Harbor at No. 3 Klamath Union
No. 11 Santiam Christian at No. 6 Sutherlin
No. 10 Warrenton at No. 7 Siuslaw
No. 2 Harrisburg, bye
- Moved Pleasant Hill from No. 10 to 8 as current league leader
- Swapped Pleasant Hill and Brookings-Harbor to avoid Pleasant Hill-Klamath Union league matchup
- Moved Douglas from No. 10 to 12, Santiam Christian from No. 12 to 11 and Warrenton from No. 11 to 10 to avoid Douglas-Siuslaw league matchup
2A
Automatic bids (2 per league)
SD1: Knappa, Corbett
SD2: St. Paul, Colton
SD3: Lowell, Waldport
SD4: Glide, Oakland
SD5: Culver, St. Mary’s Medford
SD6: Heppner, Enterprise
At-larges (4)
Clatskanie
Toledo
Rainier
La Pine
Next five out: Santiam, Myrtle Point, Lost River, Grant Union, Rogue River
Projected bracket
No. 16 St. Mary’s Medford at No. 1 Heppner
No. 9 Rainier at No. 8 Toledo
No. 12 Waldport at No. 5 Glide
No. 13 Corbett at No. 4 Culver
No. 14 Knappa at No. 3 Lowell
No. 11 La Pine at No. 6 Colton
No. 10 Oakland at No. 7 Clatskanie
No. 15 Enterprise at No. 2 St. Paul
- Knappa stays at No. 14 due to OSAA ranking outside of the top 16 at No. 19
1A 8-man
Automatic bids
SD1 (2): Crosspoint Christian, Glendale
SD2 (2): Perrydale, North Douglas
SD3 (3): Dufur, Imbler, Sherman
SD4 (3): Adrian, Crane, Harper Charter
At-larges (4)
Camas Valley
Mohawk
Prairie City/Burnt River
Cove
Next five out: Echo, Pine Eagle, Powder Valley, Bonanza, Riddle
Projected bracket
No. 1 Dufur, bye
No. 9 Prairie City/Burnt River at No. 8 North Douglas
No. 12 Cove at No. 5 Perrydale
No. 13 Glendale at No. 4 Imbler
No. 14 Sherman at No. 3 Adrian
No. 11 Mohawk at No. 6 Harper Charter
No. 10 Camas Valley at No. 7 Crane
No. 2 Crosspoint Christian, bye
- Moved Camas Valley from No. 9 to 10, Mohawk from No. 10 to 11 and Prairie City from No. 11 to 9 to avoid Camas Valley-North Douglas and Prairie City-Harper Charter league matchups
- Swapped Sherman and Glendale to avoid Sherman-Imbler league matchup
1A 6-man
Automatic bids
SD1 (3): Jordan Valley, Ione/Arlington, Griswold
SD2 (2): Triangle Lake, Eddyville Charter
SD3 (3): Elkton, Days Creek, North Lake
At-larges (2)
Powers
Dayville/Monument/Long Creek
Next five out: Crow, Condon, Wallowa, McKenzie, Falls City
Projected bracket
First round
No. 9 Dayville/Monument/Long Creek at No. 8 Triangle Lake
No. 10 Eddyville Charter at No. 7 Powers
Second round
No. 8/9 winner at No. 1 Elkton
No. 5 Griswold at No. 4 Days Creek
No. 6 North Lake at No. 3 Jordan Valley
No. 7/10 winner at No. 2 Ione/Arlington
- Moved Triangle Lake from No. 9 to 8 as current league leader
- Swapped Griswold and North Lake to avoid Griswold-Jordan Valley and North Lake-Days Creek league matchups
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