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The section playoffs has a new twist this year. Here are a few important bullets to remember, per the section office.
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1. Automatic Entries (23): Each league will qualify one team for the playoffs. If a league has multiple league champions they will all qualify for the playoffs.
2. At-large Entries: For the purposes of at-large qualifying, all schools will be divided into seven divisions as follows: The largest 90% of all schools that play football will be divided into six divisions. Division VII will be composed of the smallest 10% of schools that play football. If there is an odd number of teams, the first additional school will fill in at Division I, then Division II and finally Division III. At-large bids are set by where they finish in their division rankings.
3. A minimum of 4 wins is required. A team does NOT have to win two league games.
4. 78 teams will be placed in their predetermined division. Once all 78 teams are in their will be shuffling as some teams are required to move up because of the league they are in or past success. For example, if you are a D4 team but win a D3 league you will play in D3 playoffs.
5. Divisions I-VI will be comprised of 12 teams. Division VII will have six teams.
Sac-Joaquin Section Playoff Projections
Each week we will update the projections
Division ISchool - enrollment, current wins, bid, current ranking
AE= anticipated Auto Entry
AL= anticipated At-large Entry
Davis - 2,835, 3, AL, 11
Turlock - 2,593, 3, AL, 6
Oak Ridge - 2,547, 5, AL, 2
Modesto - 2,546, 4, AL, 13
Edison - 2,492, 4, AE, 8
Sheldon - 2,471, 6, AL, 5
Folsom - 2,426, 5, AE, 1
Consumnes Oaks - 2,352, 3, AL, 10
Gregori - 2,301, 4, AL, 9
Monterey Trail - 2,277, 3, AE, 3
Jesuit - 2,168, 4, AE, 4
St. Mary's - 821, 3, AE, ranked 4 in D2. Anticipated D1 league winner
Bubble schools.
Lincoln (Stockton) is ranked 12th but only has 1 win
Franklin (Elk Groce) is ranked 14th but only has 2 wins
Chavez has 5 wins but is ranked 15th
Division IISchool - enrollment, current wins, bid, current ranking
AE= anticipated Auto Entry
AL= anticipated At-large Entry
Pitman - 2,183, 6, AE, ranked 7 in D1 but may get bumped down by larger schools or teams who have to move up
Tracy - 2,122, 4, AL, 9
Woodcreek - 2,121, 6, AL, 10
Inderkum - 2,119, 6, AE, 2
Downey - 2,098, 3, AL, 13
Granite Bay - 1,982, 3, AL, 5
Vacaville - 1,978, 2, AE, 12
Lincoln - 1,969, 3, AL, 7
Grant - 1,943, 3, AL, 6
Elk Grove - 1,816, 3, AL, 11
Del Oro - 1,752, 4, AL, 1
Central Catholic - 369, 6, AE, 3
Bubble schools
Rocklin only has 2 wins. They get to 4 and they are in
Oakmont needs 1 more win to get to minimum. But they may need more than that to get ranking up.
Division IIISchool - enrollment, current wins, bid, current ranking
AE= anticipated Auto Entry
AL= anticipated At-large Entry
Burbank - 1,869, 3, AL, 10
Yuba City - 1,860, 3, AL, 5
Ponderosa - 1,848, 5, AL, 3
River Valley - 1,845, 4, AL, 7
Buhach Colony - 1,841, 5, AL, 2
Antelope - 1,814, 4, AL, 1
Merced - 1,731, 6, AE, ranked 3 in DIV but anticipated winner of a DIII league
Placer - 1,282, 6, AE, ranked 1 in DIV but anticipated winner of a DIII league
Christian Brothers - 1,159, 3, AL, 9
Sacramento - 758, 2, AL, 6
Capital Christian - 448, 7, AE, ranked 2 in DIV but anticipated winner of a DIII league
Bubble schools
Rio Americano only has 1 win and is ranked 13th
Golden Valley has 4 wins but is ranked 14th
Division IVSchool - enrollment, current wins, bid, current ranking
AE= anticipated Auto Entry
AL= anticipated At-large Entry
Atwater - 1,830, 5, AL, ranked 12th in DIII but bumped down by DIII league winners
Vista del Lago - 1,800, 4, AL, ranked 11th in DIII but bumped down by DIII league winners
Wood - 1,774, 5, AL, ranked 9th in DIII but bumped down by DIII league winners
Cordova - 1,771, 2, AE, ranked 17th in DII but anticipated league winner and bumped down by DIII league winners
Vanden - 1,740, 4, AL, 5
Patterson - 1,739, 4, AL, 7
Pacheco - 1,711, 5, AE, 8
Rio Linda - 1,659, 5, AL, 4
Oakdale - 1,568, 5, AL, 6
Kimball - 1,478, 3, AL, 12
Sierra - 1,459, 3, AL, 9
Casa Roble - 1,264, 5, AE, ranked 4 in DV but anticipated DIV league winner
Bubble teams
East Union is currently ranked 11th but only has 2 wins
We found an issue if the 12 teams above plus Nevada Union (not listed above) get in. Casa and Cordova would be a DIV winner so they would have to go DIV. Nevada Union, Rio Linda, Atwater, VDL, Wood and Patterson cannot drop 2 divisions. Sierra, Kimball, Oakdale have to play DIV. Not sure what would happen here.
Division VSchool - enrollment, current wins, bid, current ranking
AE= anticipated Auto Entry
AL= anticipated At-large Entry
Rosemont - 1,561, 3, AL, ranked 15th in DIV but bumped down by league winner
Los Banos - 1,388, 3, AL, 12
Center - 1,284, 5, AL, 2
Mountain House - 1,208, 6, AL, 6
Foothill - 1,167, 4, AL, 7
El Dorado - 1,158, 2, AL, 9
Dixon - 1,076, 3, AL, 11
Calaveras - 878, 3, AE, 5
Bear River - 611, 6, AE, 1
Bradshaw Christian - 316, 5, AE, ranked 8th in DVI but anticipated DV league winner
Modesto Christian - 148, 7, AE, ranked 1 in DVI but anticipated DV league winner
Division VISchool - enrollment, current wins, bid, current ranking
AE= anticipated Auto Entry
AL= anticipated At-large Entry
Ripon - 923, 7, AL, ranked 3 in DV but could get bumped down
Orestimba - 919, 4, AL, ranked 8 in DV but could get bumped down
Highlands - 3, 852, AL, 12
Escalon - 804, 4, AL, 4
Amador - 723, 5, AL, 7
Hughson - 688, 5, 6
Hilmar - 641, 5, 3
Summerville - 641, 2, 10
Colfax - 601, 6, 2
Argonaut - 500, 5, 5
Rio Vista - 381, 5, AE, ranked 2 in DVII but anticipated DVI winner
Ripon Christian - 190, 6, AE, ranked 1 in DVII but anticipated DVI winner
Bubble teams
Bret Harte has 2 wins and ranked 13th
Mariposa County has 2 wins and ranked 14th
Division VIISchool - enrollment, current wins, bid, current ranking
AE= anticipated Auto Entry
AL= anticipated At-large Entry
Waterford - 573, 5, AL, ranked 9th in DVI but could get bumped down
Gustine - 553, 4, AL, ranked 11th in DVI but could get bumped down
Golden Sierra - 369, 4, AL, 4
Denair - 296, 5, AL, 3
Woodland Christian - 210, 2, AE, 8
Big Valley Christian - 192, 5, AE, 5
Bubble teams
Brookside Christian controls its own fate
