With one week left in the football 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 eight playoff projections:
6A
Automatic bids (2 per league)
PIL: Roosevelt, Lincoln
Metro: Jesuit, Mountainside
Pacific: Sherwood, Glencoe
Mt. Hood: Nelson, Central Catholic
Three Rivers: West Linn, Lake Oswego
Special District 1: Willamette, Grants Pass
At-larges (12)
Lakeridge
Tualatin
Newberg
Sandy
Sprague
West Salem
South Medford
Clackamas
Beaverton
Sunset
Westview
Reynolds
Next five out: Ida B. Wells, North Salem, Liberty, Oregon City, Tigard
Projected bracket
No. 16 Sprague at No. 1 West Linn
No. 9 Glencoe at No. 8 Jesuit
No. 12 Mountainside at No. 5 Central Catholic
No. 13 Sandy at No. 4 Lake Oswego
No. 14 Roosevelt at No. 3 Willamette
No. 11 Newberg at No. 6 Lakeridge
No. 10 Tualatin at No. 7 Sherwood
No. 15 Grants Pass at No. 2 Nelson
- Moved Roosevelt from No. 19 to 16 as current league leader, but no home game due to OSAA rankings outside the top 16 (19)
- Moved Jesuit from No. 10 to 8 as current league leader
- Moved Sherwood from No. 8 to 7 as current league leader, make room for Jesuit at No. 8
- Moved Grants Pass from No. 14 to 15, Sprague from 15 to 16 and Roosevelt from 16 to 14 to avoid Grants Pass-Willamette league matchup.
Columbia Cup bracket
No. 24 Reynolds at No. 17 West Salem
No. 21 Lincoln at No. 20 Beaverton
No. 22 Sunset at No. 19 Clackamas
No. 23 Westview at No. 18 South Medford
5A
Automatic bids (two per league)
Intermountain: Summit, Mountain View
SD1: Milwaukie, Hood River Valley
SD2: Wilsonville, Hillsboro
SD3: Lebanon, Silverton
SD4: Thurston, Crater
At-larges (6)
Dallas
Ridgeview
West Albany
Churchill
Bend
Central
Next five out: Springfield, Gresham, Caldera, Canby, Forest Grove
Projected bracket
No. 16 Central at No. 1 Summit
No. 9 Ridgeview at No. 8 Milwaukie
No. 12 Bend at No. 5 Thurston
No. 13 Churchill at No. 4 Lebanon
No. 14 Crater at No. 3 Mountain View
No. 11 Hood River Valley at No. 6 Dallas
No. 10 West Albany at No. 7 Wilsonville
No. 15 Hillsboro at No. 2 Silverton
- Moved Milwaukie from No. 10 to 8 as current league leader
- Swapped Central and Hillsboro to avoid Central-Silverton league matchup
- Swapped Churchill and Bend to avoid Churchill-Thurston league matchup
4A
Automatic bids (3 per league)
SD1: Scappoose,Tillamook, Seaside
SD2: Cascade, Estacada, Stayton
SD3: Marist Catholic, Junction City, Crescent Valley
SD4: Henley, Marshfield, North Bend
SD5: La Grande, Baker, Pendleton/Nixyaawii
At-large (highest ranked fourth place team from SD1, 3 or 4)
Sweet Home
Next two out: Astoria, Hidden Valley
Projected bracket
No. 16 Pendleton/Nixyaawii at No. 1 Cascade
No. 9 Stayton at No. 8 Marist Catholic
No. 12 North Bend at No. 5 Tillamook
No. 13 Seaside at No. 4 Marshfield
No. 14 Crescent Valley at No. 3 Scappoose
No. 11 Junction City at No. 6 Estacada
No. 10 Sweet Home at No. 7 La Grande
No. 15 Baker at No. 2 Henley
- Moved Marist Catholic from No. 10 to 8 as current league leader
- Moved La Grande from No. 8 to 7 as current league leader, make room for Marist Catholic at No. 8
- Swapped Seaside and North Bend to avoid Seaside-Tillamook and North Bend-Marshfield league matchups
3A
Automatic bids (2 per league)
SD1: Banks, Kennedy
SD2: Dayton, Taft
SD3: Pleasant Hill, Sisters
SD4: Siuslaw, Douglas
SD5: Cascade Christian, North Valley
SD6: Vale, Burns
At-larges (4)
Warrenton
Phoenix
Sutherlin
Santiam Christian
Next five out: Gervais, Valley Catholic, Coquille, Madras, Nyssa
Projected bracket
No. 16 Santiam Christian at No. 1 Cascade Christian
No. 9 Warrenton at No. 8 Pleasant Hill
No. 12 Taft at No. 5 Siuslaw
No. 13 Douglas at No. 4 Burns
No. 14 Phoenix at No. 3 Dayton
No. 11 North Valley at No. 6 Vale
No. 10 Sisters at No. 7 Kennedy
No. 15 Sutherlin at No. 2 Banks
- Moved Pleasant Hill from No. 12 to 8 as current league leader
- Swapped Douglas and Taft to avoid Douglas-Siuslaw league matchup
2A
Automatic bids (2 per league)
SD1: Clatskanie, Knappa
SD2: St. Paul, Santiam
SD3: Lowell, Harrisburg
SD4: Bandon, Myrtle Point
SD5: Lost River, Culver
SD6: Heppner, Weston-McEwen
At-larges (4)
Oakland
Colton
Gold Beach
Nestucca
Next five out: Toledo, Glide, Rogue River, Gaston, Enterprise
Projected bracket
No. 16 Weston-McEwen at No. 1 Lost River
No. 9 Oakland at No. 8 Lowell
No. 12 Colton at No. 5 Bandon
No. 13 Gold Beach at No. 4 St. Paul
No. 14 Harrisburg at No. 3 Knappa
No. 11 Culver at No. 6 Clatskanie
No. 10 Santiam at No. 7 Myrtle Point
No. 15 Nestucca at No. 2 Heppner
- Moved Lowell from No. 9 to 8 as current league leader
- Swapped Nestucca and Harrisburg to avoid Nestucca-Knappa league matchup
1A 8-man
Automatic bids (2 per league)
SD1: Crosspoint Christian, Riddle
SD2: Perrydale, North Douglas
SD3: Dufur, Imbler
SD4: Adrian, Union
At-larges (4)
Elgin
Powder Valley
Lyle/Wishram/Klickitat/Glenwood
Crane
Next five out: Cove, Echo, Camas Valley, Chiloquin, Prairie City/Burnt River
Projected bracket
No. 1 Dufur, bye
No. 9 Lyle/Wishram/Klickitat/Glenwood at No. 8 Powder Valley
No. 12 Crane at No. 5 Elgin
No. 4 Imbler, bye
No. 3 Union, bye
No. 11 North Douglas at No. 6 Crosspoint Christian
No. 10 Riddle at No. 7 Perrydale
No. 2 Adrian, bye
- Swapped North Douglas and Riddle to avoid North Douglas-Perrydale and Riddle-Crosspoint Christian league matchups
1A 6-man
Automatic bids
SD1 (3): Harper Charter, Joseph, Sheman
SD2 (2): Triangle Lake, Eddyville Charter
SD3 (2): Elkton, Powers
At-larges (5)
Jordan Valley
Dayville/Monument/Long Creek
North Lake
Crow
Alsea
Next five out: CS Lewis Academy, Gilchrist, Spray/Mitchell/Wheeler, South Wasco County, Falls City
Projected bracket
No. 1 Triangle Lake, bye
No. 9 North Lake at No. 8 Jordan Valley
No. 12 Alsea at No. 5 Joseph
No. 4 Eddyville Charter, bye
No. 3 Harper Charter, bye
No. 11 Crow at No. 6 Sherman
No. 10 Dayville/Monument/Long Creek at No. 7 Powers
No. 2 Elkton, bye
- Swapped Dayville and North Lake to avoid Dayville-Jordan Valley and North Lake-Powers league matchups
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