5A Football Playoff Qualifications

5A Football
16-team OSAA bracket
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Automatic Qualifiers – Eleven teams automatically qualify for the OSAA’s 16-team bracket based on regular season
and/or special district tournament play on or before Friday, October 31. Each league / special district determines how they will
select their allotted playoff spots.
Intermountain – 2; Special District 1 – 2; Special District 2 - 2; Special District 3 - 2; Special District 4 - 3
Intermountain - TBD
Special District 1 - TBD
Special District 2 - TBD
Special District 3 - TBD
Special District 4 - TBD
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Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at the conclusion of all contests on Friday, October 31.
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At-Large Qualifiers – Five additional teams will qualify for the OSAA's 16-team
bracket based on the OSAA rankings. Once the rankings are frozen, the five highest ranked
team not already an automatic special district qualifier will qualify as At-Large teams.
At-Large #1 - TBD
At-Large #2 - TBD
At-Large #3 - TBD
At-Large #4 - TBD
At-Large #5 - TBD
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Rankings – Once the 16 qualifying teams are determined, they will be placed on the OSAA brackets according to OSAA
Executive Board Policy "State Championships – Rankings".
