Rankings Freeze and Play-In Dates Summary

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

2)      Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Friday, October 28. 

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

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” .

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 - TBD
Mid-Willamette - TBD
Midwestern - TBD
Intermountain - TBD
Columbia River - TBD

2)      Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Friday, October 28.

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 - TBD

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” . 

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

2)      Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Friday, October 21. 

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 - TBD
C7 @ B2 - TBD
C5 @ B4 - TBD
C4 @ B5 - TBD
C3 @ B6 - TBD
C2 @ B7 - TBD
C1 @ B8 - TBD

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” .

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 - TBD
West Valley - TBD
PacWest - TBD
Mountain Valley - TBD
Eastern Oregon - TBD
Southern Cascade - TBD

2)      Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Saturday, October 29

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 - TBD

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” .

2A Football

16-team OSAA bracket

1)      Automatic QualifiersTwelve teams automatically qualify for the OSAA’s 16-team bracket based on regular season and/or district tournament play on or before Saturday, October 29 .  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 - TBD
Tri-River - TBD
Mountain View - TBD
Sunset - TBD
Columbia Basin - TBD
Wapiti - TBD

2)      Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Saturday, October 29

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 - TBD
At-Large #2 - TBD
At-Large #3 - TBD
At-Large #4 - TBD

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” .

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 28.  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 - TBD
Special District 2 - TBD
Special District 3 - TBD
Special District 4 - TBD

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 - TBD

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” .