High school football: 2021 Sac-Joaquin Section playoff projections — Oct. 11

The Sac-Joaquin Section high school football playoff picture is starting to clear up with three games left to play.  Below is a broad picture of what the playoffs look like as of now. We will update this each week.

A total of 80 teams will make the playoffs and will be divided into seven divisions. The six largest will have 12 teams each and D7 will have an eight team bracket.

Each league will qualify one automatic entry based on the team who wins league. If a league has multiple league champions they will all qualify for the playoffs.

There will be 57 at-large bids. Each at-large bid will be based on their overall CalPreps (MaxPreps) rating. An important thing to remember, each division may vary with how many at-large bids it gets. For example, Division III could have 10 automatic entries and only two at-large bids.

A team must win four games to qualify. See anything wrong, tweet @SacMaxPreps
Division 1 bracket projections

AE — anticipated Auto Entry
AL — anticipated At-large Entry
** — haven't met four-game win threshold

1. Folsom, AE — 2,706
2. Jesuit, AE — (Anticipated Delta League champion or would be D2)
3. Edison, AE — 2,731
4. St. Mary's, AE — (Anticipated Tri-City Athletic League champion or would be be D2)
**5. Oak Ridge, AL — 2,598
6. Del Oro, AL — Must be D1
7. Lincoln (Stockton), AL — 2,894
**8. Turlock, AL — 2,587
**9. Monterey Trail, AE — 2,355
10. Sheldon, AL — 2,598
**11. Pleasant Grove, AL — 2,570
12. Enochs, AL — 2,422

Division 2 bracket projections

AE — anticipated Auto Entry
AL — anticipated At-large Entry
** — haven't met four-game win threshold

1. Rocklin, AL — 2,178
2. Central Catholic, AE — Must be D2
3. Granite Bay, AL — 2,060
4. Inderkum, AL — 2,317
5. Antelope, AE — 1,877 (Anticipated CVC champion or would be D3)
6. Vacaville, AE — 1,938 (Must be D2 or up)
7. Whitney, AL — 2,065
8. Elk Grove, AL — (Must be D2 or up)
9. Downey, AE — 2,139
10. Woodcreek, AL — 2,137
11. Lodi, AL — 2,125
12. Gregori, AL — 2,339

Division 3 bracket projections

AE — anticipated Auto Entry
AL — anticipated At-large Entry
** — haven't met four-game win threshold

1. Manteca, AL — Must be D3
2. Oakdale, AL — Must be D3
3. Lincoln, AE — (Anticipated FVL champion or would be D4)
4. Sacramento, AE — Must be D3
5. Christian Brothers, AL — Must be D3
6. Vista del Lago, AL — 1,870
7. Patterson, AE — (Anticipated CCC champion or would be D4)
8. Yuba City — 1,943
9. Roseville — 1,986
10. Rodriguez, AL — 2,029
11. Grace Davis, AE — 2,031
**12. Golden Valley — 1,902

Division 4 bracket projections

AE — anticipated Auto Entry
AL — anticipated At-large Entry
** — haven't met four-game win threshold

1. Kimball, AL — Must be D4 or above
2. Pioneer, AE — (Anticipated GEL champion or would be D5)
3. Vanden, AL — 1,678
4. Merced, AL — 1,808
5. East Union, AL — 1,578
6. Ponderosa — 1,860
7. Wood, AL — 1,680
**8. Placer, AL — Must be D4 or above
**9. El Camino, AL — Must be D4
**10. Del Campo, AL — 1,686
**11. Burbank, AL — 1,659
12. Ceres, AL — 1,755

Division 5 bracket projectionsAL — anticipated At-large Entry
** — haven't met four-game win threshold

1. Union Mine, AE — 1,158
2. Escalon, AE — (Anticipated TVL champion or would be D6)
3. Woodland, AL — 1,309
4. Hilmar, AL — Must be D5
5. Sonora, AE — (Anticipated MLL champion or would be D6)
6. Casa Roble, AL — 1,198
7. Nevada Union, AL — 1,469
8. Rosemont, AL — 1,572
9. Colfax, AE — (Anticipated PVL champion or would be D6)
10. El Dorado, AL — 1,217
11. Lathrop, AL — 1,494
12. West Park —(Anticipated GSL champion)

Division 6 bracket projections

AE — anticipated Auto Entry
AL — anticipated At-large Entry
** — haven't met four-game win threshold

1. Bradshaw Christian, AL - Must be D6 or above
2. Hughson, AL — 768
3. Ripon, AL — 1,042
4. Argonaut, AL — 532
6. Waterford, AE — 599
5. Livingston, AL — 1,195
**7. Linden, AE — 711
8. Liberty Ranch, AL — 1,115
**9. Summerville, AL — Must be D6 or above
**10. Calaveras, AL — 817
**11. Bear River, AL — 535
**12. Gustine, AL — 583

Division 7 bracket projectionsAL — anticipated At-large Entry
** — haven't met four-game win threshold

1. Le Grand, AL
2. Vacaville Christian, AL
3. Woodland Christian, AE
4. Delta, AL
5. Esparto, AL
**6. Rio Vista AL
**7. Millennium, AE
**8. Stone Ridge Christian, AL