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5A Football Playoff Qualifications

Rankings Freeze and Qualification Round Dates Summary

5A Football

16-team OSAA bracket

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

    Intermountain – 2; Special District 1 – 1; Special District 2 - 1; Special District 3 - 2; Special District 4 - 2; Special District 5 - 2

    Intermountain - TBD
    Special District 1 - TBD
    Special District 2 - TBD
    Special District 3 - TBD
    Special District 4 - TBD
    Special District 5 - TBD

  2. Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at the conclusion of all contests on Friday, October 30.

  3. At-Large Qualifiers – Six additional teams will qualify for the OSAA's 16-team bracket based on the OSAA rankings. Once the rankings are frozen, the highest second place team between SD1 and SD2 is guaranteed as an At-Large qualifier, along with the next five highest ranked teams not already an automatic special district qualifier will qualify as At-Large teams.

    At-Large #1 (Special District 1 or Special District 2 second place) - TBD
    At-Large #2 - TBD
    At-Large #3 - TBD
    At-Large #4 - TBD
    At-Large #5 - TBD
    At-Large #6 - TBD

  4. Rankings – Once the 16 qualifying teams are determined, they will be placed on the OSAA brackets according to OSAA Executive Board Policy "State Championships – Rankings".