6A Football Playoff Qualifications
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6A Football
12-team OSAA OPEN bracket and a 16-team OSAA bracket
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Automatic Qualifiers – Twenty-two teams automatically qualify for the OSAA’s 28 qualifying spots (Two brackets: 12-team OPEN BRACKET and 16-team 6A Championship bracket) based on
regular season and/or special district tournament play on or before Friday, November 1. Each league/special
district determines how they will select their allotted playoff spots.
PIL - 4; Metro - 3; Pacific - 3; Mt. Hood - 4; Three Rivers - 3; Special District 1 - 5
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PIL - TBD
Metro - TBD
Pacific - TBD
Mt. Hood - TBD
Three Rivers - TBD
Special District 1 - TBD
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Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Friday, November 1.
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At-Large Qualifiers – Six additional teams will qualify for the OSAA's 28 qualifying spots (Two
brackets: 12-team OPEN BRACKET and 16-team 6A Championship bracket) based on the OSAA rankings.
Once the rankings are frozen, the 6 highest ranked
teams not already an automatic special district qualifier will qualify as At-Large teams.
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At-Large #1 - TBD
At-Large #2 - TBD
At-Large #3 - TBD
At-Large #4 - TBD
At-Large #5 - TBD
At-Large #6 - TBD
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Rankings – Once the 28 qualifying teams are determined, they will be placed on the OSAA brackets
according to OSAA Executive Board Policy "State Championships – Rankings".
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OSAA 12 - team Football OPEN Championship Bracket
The six league champions along with the next six highest ranked teams from the 28 qualifying teams will make up the 12-team state OPEN championship bracket.
OSAA 16 - team Football 6A Championship Bracket
The remaining 16 qualifying teams will be placed on the 6A Championship 16-team bracket
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