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 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.
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.
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Manteca takes the field earlier this season.
Photo by Anthony Brunsman
**= have not met four-game win threshold
AE= anticipated Auto Entry
AL= anticipated At-large Entry
Enrollment or bracket note
1. Folsom, AE — 2,706
2. Jesuit, AE — (Anticipated Delta League champion or would be D2)
3. Edison, AE — 2,731
4. Del Oro, AL — Must be D1
5. St. Mary's, AE (Anticipated Tri-City Athletic League champion or would be be D2)
**6. Oak Ridge, AL — 2,598
**7. Turlock, AE — 2,587
**8. Lincoln (Stockton), AL — 2,894
**9. Monterey Trail, AE — 2,355
10. Sheldon, AL — 2,598
**11. Davis, AE — 2,830
**12. Pleasant Grove, AL — 2,570
Division 2 Possible Bracket**= have not met four-game win threshold
AE= anticipated Auto Entry
AL= anticipated At-large Entry
Enrollment or bracket note
1. Rocklin, AL — 2,178
2. Granite Bay, AL — 2,060
3. Central Catholic, AL — Must be D2
4. Inderkum, AE — 2,317 (Will be D1 if not bumped down)
5. Vacaville, AE — 1,938
**6. Elk Grove, AL — Must be D2 or up
7. Woodcreek, AL — 2,137
8. Downey, AL — 2,139
**9. Whitney, AL — 2,065
10. Lodi, AL — 2,125
**11. Gregori, AL — 2,339 (Will be D1 if not bumped down)
12. Grace Davis, AE — 2,031
Division 3 Possible Bracket**= have not met four-game win threshold
AE= anticipated Auto Entry
AL= anticipated At-large Entry
Enrollment or bracket note
1. Manteca, AE — Must be D3
2. Oakdale, AL — Must be D3
3. Antelope, AL — 1,877
**4. Lincoln, AE — (Anticipated FVL champion or would be D4)
5. Sacramento, AE — Must be D3
** 6. Christian Brothers, AL — Must be D3
7. Vista del Lago, AL — 1,870
8. Patterson, AE — (Anticipated CCC champion or would be D4)
9. Rodriguez, AL — 2,029
**10. Yuba City — 1,943
**11. Ponderosa — 1,860
**12. Roseville — 1,986
Division 4 Possible Bracket**= have not met four-game win threshold
AE= anticipated Auto Entry
AL= anticipated At-large Entry
Enrollment or bracket note
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 (Will be D3 if not bumped down)
5. Wood, AL — 1,680
**6. Placer, AL — Must be D4 or above
**7. El Camino, AL — Must be D4
**8. Del Campo, AL — 1,686
**9. Oakmont — 1,870 (Will be D3 if not bumped down)
**10. Burbank, AL — 1,659
11. Ceres, AL — 1,755
12. Natomas, AE — (Anticipated GSL champion or would be D5)
Division 5 Possible Bracket**= have not met four-game win threshold
AE= anticipated Auto Entry
AL= anticipated At-large Entry
Enrollment or bracket note
1. Escalon, AE — (Anticipated TVL champion or would be D6)
2. Union Mine, AE — 1,158
3. East Union, AL — 1,578 (Will be D4 if not bumped down)
4. Woodland, AL — 1,309
5. Hilmar, AL — Must be D5
**6. Sonora, AE — (Anticipated MLL champion or would be D6)
**7. Casa Roble, AL — 1,198
8. Rosemont, AL — 1,572
9. Nevada Union, AL — 1,469 (Will be D4 if not bumped down)
**10. Colfax, AE — (Anticipated PVL champion or would be D6)
**11. El Dorado, AL — 1,217
12. Lathrop, AL — 1,494
Division 6 Possible Bracket**= have not met four-game win threshold
AE= anticipated Auto Entry
AL= anticipated At-large Entry
Enrollment or bracket note
1. Bradshaw Christian, AL — Must be D6 or above
2. Hughson, AL — 768
3. Ripon, AL — 1,042 (Will be D5 if not bumped down)
4. Argonaut, AL — 532
5. Livingston, AL — 1,195 (Will be D5 if not bumped down)
6. Waterford, AE — 599
**7. Linden, AL — 711
8. Liberty Ranch, AL — 1,115 (Will be D5 if not bumped down)
**9. Summerville, AL — Must be D6 or above
**10. Calaveras, AL — 817
**11. Bear River, AL — 535
**12. Gustine, AL — 583
Division 7 Possible Bracket**= have not met four-game win threshold
AE= anticipated Auto Entry
AL= anticipated At-large Entry
1. Vacaville Christian, AL
**2. Le Grand, AL
3. Woodland Christian, AE
4. Delta, AL
5. Esparto, AL
**6. Rio Vista AL
**7. Millennium, AE
**8. Stone Ridge Christian, AL
