Rankings Freeze and Play-In Dates Summary
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2015 6A Football

32-team OSAA bracket

1)      Automatic Qualifiers – 24 teams automatically qualify for the OSAA’s 32-team bracket based on regular season and/or district tournament play.  Each league determines how they will select their allotted playoff spots. 

a)       PIL – 4; Metro – 4; Mt. Hood – 4; Three Rivers – 4; Greater Valley – 4; Southern Oregon – 4

PIL -
Metro -
Mt. Hood -
Three Rivers -
Greater Valley -
Southwest -

2)      Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Friday, October 30. 

3)      At-Large Qualifiers – Eight additional teams will qualify for the OSAA’s 32-team bracket based on the OSAA rankings.

a)       Once the rankings are frozen, the eight highest ranked teams not already an automatic league qualifier will qualify as At-Large teams.

At-Large #1 -
At-Large #2 -
At-Large #3 -
At-Large #4 -
At-Large #5 -
At-Large #6 -
At-Large #7 -
At-Large #8 -

4)      Rankings – Once the 32 qualifying teams are determined, they will be placed on the OSAA bracket according to OSAA Board Policy “State Championships – Rankings” .

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2015 5A Football

16-team OSAA bracket

1)      Automatic Qualifiers – Fifteen teams automatically qualify for the OSAA’s 16-team bracket based on regular season and/or district tournament play.  Each league determines how they will select their allotted playoff spots. 

a)       Northwest Oregon – 4; Mid-Willamette – 4; Midwestern – 3; Intermountain – 2; Columbia River – 2

Northwest Oregon -
Mid-Willamette -
Midwestern -
Intermountain -
Columbia River -

2)      Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Friday, October 30.

3)      At-Large Qualifier – One additional team will qualify for the OSAA’s 16-team bracket based on the OSAA rankings.

a)       Once the rankings are frozen, the higher ranked team not already an automatic league qualifier between the Northwest Oregon #5 team or the Intermountain #3 team will qualify as the At-Large team.

At-Large -

4)      Rankings – Once the 16 qualifying teams are determined, they will be placed on the OSAA bracket according to OSAA Board Policy “State Championships – Rankings” . 

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2015 4A Football

16-team OSAA bracket

1)      Automatic Qualifiers – Eight teams, including the #1 team from the Cowapa, Tri-Valley, Oregon West, Sky-Em, Far West, Skyline and Greater Oregon leagues, along with the next highest ranked team between the #2’s from the aforementioned leagues, will automatically qualify for the first round of the OSAA 16-team bracket (Group A) based on regular season and/or district tournament play.  Each league determines how they will select their allotted playoff spots. 

A1 -
A2 -
A3 -
A4 -
A5 -
A6 -
A7 -
A8 -

2)      Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Friday, October 23. 

3)      Play-In Model – The #2 teams from the Cowapa, Tri-Valley, Oregon West, Sky-Em, Far West, Skyline and Greater Oregon, along with the #3 from the league that has two representatives in Group A (guaranteeing all leagues host a play-in game) and the highest remaining ranked #3 team, will be the eight home teams in the Play-In round (Group B).  This group will be placed into matchups based on their rankings (B1, B2, B3, etc.).  The #3 teams from the Cowapa, Tri-Valley, Oregon West, Sky-Em, Far West, and Skyline, along with the highest ranked non-automatic qualifiers, will travel in the Play-In round (Group C).  This group will be placed into the matchups based on their rankings (C1, C2, C3, etc.).  The matchups will take place on or before Saturday, November 1, and will be as follows: C8 @ B1, C7 @ B2, C6 @ B3, C5 @ B4, C4 @ B5, C3 @ B6, C2 @ B7, C1 @ B8.  OSAA's same league matchup policy will be utilized in determining opponents for play-in contests. Winners advance to the OSAA 16-team bracket.  


Q:  If the Cowapa League #2 qualifies into Group A, who fills their spot in Group B?

A:  The Cowapa #3 would then be moved to Group B to ensure that each league hosts a play-in game. 

Q:   Who are the non-automatic qualifiers?

A:    #4, #5, and #6 from the Cowapa, Tri-Valley, Oregon West, Sky-Em, Far West, Skyline, and the #3 and #4 from the Greater Oregon.

C8 @ B1 -
C7 @ B2 -
C6 @ B3 -
C5 @ B4 -
C4 @ B5 -
C3 @ B6 -
C2 @ B7 -
C1 @ B8 -

4)      Rankings – Once the 16 qualifying teams are determined, they will be placed on the OSAA bracket according to OSAA Board Policy “State Championships – Rankings” .

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2015 3A Football

16-team OSAA bracket

1)      Automatic Qualifiers – 15 teams automatically qualify for the OSAA’s 16-team bracket based on regular season and/or district tournament play on or before Saturday, October 31 .  Each league determines how they will select their allotted playoff spots.

a)       Lewis & Clark – 2; West Valley – 3; PacWest – 3; Mountain Valley – 3; Eastern Oregon – 2; Southern Cascade – 2 

Lewis & Clark -
West Valley -
PacWest -
Mountain Valley -
Eastern Oregon -
Southern Cascade -

2)      Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Saturday, October 31. 

3)      At-Large Qualifier – One additional team will qualify for the OSAA’s 16-team bracket based on the OSAA rankings.

a)       Once the rankings are frozen, the highest ranked team not already an automatic league qualifier will qualify as the At-Large team.

At-Large -

4)      Rankings – Once the 16 qualifying teams are determined, they will be placed on the OSAA bracket according to OSAA Board Policy “State Championships – Rankings” .

@endif {{-- End of the 3A qualifications /\ /\ /\ /\ /\--}} {{-- 2A Qualifications go below this line 2A QUALIFICATIONS BELOW --}} @if ($division == '2A')

2015 2A Football

16-team OSAA bracket

1)      Automatic Qualifiers – Twelve teams automatically qualify for the OSAA’s 16-team bracket based on regular season and/or district tournament play on or before Saturday, October 31 .  Each league determines how they will select their allotted playoff spots.

a)       Northwest - 2; Tri-River - 2; Mountain View - 2; Sunset - 2; Columbia Basin - 2; Wapiti - 2
(Adopted by the Executive Board at its 9/3/15 meeting)

Northwest -
Tri-River -
Mountain View -
Sunset -
Columbia Basin -
Wapiti -

2)      Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Saturday, October 31. 

3)      At-Large Qualifiers – Four additional teams will qualify for the OSAA’s 16-team bracket based on the OSAA rankings.

a)       Once the rankings are frozen, the four highest ranked teams not already automatic league qualifiers will qualify as the At-Large teams.

At-Large #1 -
At-Large #2 -
At-Large #3 -
At-Large #4 -

4)      Rankings – Once the 16 qualifying teams are determined, they will be placed on the OSAA bracket according to OSAA Board Policy “State Championships – Rankings” .

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2015 1A Football

16-team OSAA bracket

1)      Automatic Qualifiers – Fifteen teams automatically qualify for the OSAA’s 16-team bracket based on regular season and/or district tournament play on or before Friday, October 30.  Each league determines how they will select their allotted playoff spots.

a)       Special District 1 - 4; Special District 2 - 4; Special District 3 - 4; Special District 4 - 3
(Adopted by the Executive Board at its 9/3/15 meeting)

Special District 1 -
Special District 2 -
Special District 3 -
Special District 4 -

2)      Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Friday, October 30.

3)      At-Large Qualifier – One additional team will qualify for the OSAA’s 16-team bracket based on the OSAA rankings.

a)       Once the rankings are frozen, the highest ranked team not already an automatic league qualifier will qualify as the At-Large team.

At-Large -

4)      Rankings – Once the final 16 teams are determined, they will be placed on the OSAA bracket according to OSAA Board Policy “State Championships – Rankings” .

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