With four remaining weeks of regular season high school football
play left around the Sac-Joaquin Section, nothing is set in stone when
it comes to playoff scenarios. We understand we have a long ways to go, league champions might not
be crowned until the last game, teams may need these remaining weeks to
get to four wins, or a team on the bubble could get hot and find their
way in. That is why we will update our projections 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.
First playoff games will be Friday, Nov. 4.
A team must win four games to qualify.
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Division I Possible Bracket
**= have not met four-game win threshold
AE= anticipated Auto Entry
AL= anticipated At-large Entry
This is sorted by current ranking
Folsom, AE — 2750
St. Mary's, AE — 780 (Anticipated to win a D1 league or would be D2)
Monterey Trail, AE — 2398
Oak Ridge, AL — 2652
Jesuit, AE — 1940 (Anticipated to win a D1 league or would be D2)
** Turlock, AL — 2608
** Central Catholic, AL — 378
Sheldon, AL — 2553
** Lincoln (S), AL — 2970
Edison, AE — 2901
Stagg, AL — 2435
Johnson, AL — 2510
Teams that could be in if they got to 4 wins
Franklin (EG) — 2697
Gregori — 2280
Davis (S) — 2849
River City — 2358
Division II Possible Bracket
**= have not met four-game win threshold
AE= anticipated Auto Entry
AL= anticipated At-large Entry
This is sorted by current ranking
Manteca, AE — 1880
Del Oro, AL — 1656
Granite Bay, AL — 2037
Downey, AE — 2165
Rocklin, AL — 2186
Tracy, AL — 1802
Lodi, AL — 2149
** Elk Grove, AL — 1838
** Vacaville, AL — 2037
** Inderkum, AE — 2347 (In D1 column but moved down because others have to come up)
Woodcreek, AL — 2107
** Enochs, AL — 2394 (In D1 column but moved down because others have to come up)
Teams that could be in if they got to 4 wins
** Whitney, AL — 2042
Division III Possible Bracket
**= have not met four-game win threshold
AE= anticipated Auto Entry
AL= anticipated At-large Entry
This is sorted by current ranking
Vanden, AE — 1673 (Anticipated to win a D3 league)
Placer, AE — 1366 (Anticipated to win a D3 league)
Oakdale, AL — 1748
Patterson, AE — 1829
Christian Brothers, AAE — 1114
Grant, AL — 2088
Golden Valley, AL — 1872
Vista del Lago, AL — 1836
** Roseville, AL — 1812
Antelope, AL — 1799
** Yuba City, AL — 1880
Linden, AE — 797
Teams that could be in if they got to 4 wins
Division IV Possible Bracket
**= have not met four-game win threshold
AE= anticipated Auto Entry
AL= anticipated At-large Entry
This is sorted by current ranking
West Park, AL — 1504
Casa Roble, AE — 1175 (Anticipated to win a D4 league)
** Kimball, AL — 1621
** Merced, AL — 1827 (In D3 column but moved down because others have to come up)
** East Union, AL — 1662
Del Campo, AL — 1716
** Wood, AL — 1735
** Lincoln, AL — 1707
** Natomas, AE — 1189 (Anticipated to win a D4 league)
** Capital Christian, AL — 274
** Buhach Colony, AL — 1827 (In D3 column but moved down because others have to come up)
Los Banos, AE — 1567 (Anticipated to win a D4 league)
Teams that could be in if they got to 4 wins
** Sacramento, AL — 406
Division V Possible Bracket
**= have not met four-game win threshold
AE= anticipated Auto Entry
AL= anticipated At-large Entry
This is sorted by current ranking
Sutter, AE — 760
Sonora, AE — 922
** Escalon, AL — 832
Liberty Ranch, AE — 1066
Hilmar, AE — 686
Pioneer, AL — 1653 (In D4 column but moved down because others have to come up)
Dixon, AL — 1051
** Ripon, AL — 1037
Rosemont, AL — 1738 (In D4 column but moved down because others have to come up)
Pacheco, AL —1821 (In D4 column but moved down because others have to come up)
Center, AL — 1340
** Woodland, AL — 1256
Teams that could be in if they got to 4 wins
Livingston — 1206
Division VI Possible Bracket
**= have not met four-game win threshold
AE= anticipated Auto Entry
AL= anticipated At-large Entry
This is sorted by current ranking
Summerville, AL — 642
Hughson, AL — 803
Orestimba, AE — 979
Marysville, AL — 1024 5 (In D5 column but moved down because others have to come up)
** Colfax, AL — 661
** Union Mine, AL — 1155 (In D5 column but moved down because others have to come up)
Twelve Bridges, AL — 982 5
** Esparto 288 6 (Anticipated D6 league winner)
Bradshaw Christian, AL — 333
** Waterford, AL — 602
Modesto Christian, AL — 73
Delhi, AL — 776
Teams that could be in if they got to 4 wins
Calaveras — 780
Argonaut — 568
Division VII Possible Bracket
**= have not met four-game win threshold
AE= anticipated Auto Entry
AL= anticipated At-large Entry
This is sorted by current ranking
** Ripon Christian, AL — 222
** Le Grand, AL — 505
** Woodland Christian, AE — 225
Stone Ridge Christian, AE — 134
Mariposa County, AL — 478
Delta, AL — 604
** Gustine, AL — 602 (In D6 column but moved down because others have to come up)
** Rio Vista — 379
