Playoff Projections · Week 8
Current playoff bracket projections as of today, based on a Monte Carlo simulation run 10,000 times on the remaining regular season games to set the field, and then another set of simulations run on the projected playoff field to determine the most likely winners in each round.
Jump to Advancement odds · OFF vs. DEF · Reading the bracket
Division I Division II
Reg. Semifinal · Projected
Advancement Odds
Team
District
OVR / Elo
Bi-Dist
Area
Reg Semi
Reg Final
Semi
Champ
Eagles
6-6A
97.1
2857
> 98%
97.2%
94.4%
83.9%
66.4%
44.6%
Fighting Farmers
5-6A
91
2457
57%
43.4%
39.8%
7.9%
3.4%
< 2%
Eagles
6-6A
90
2389
43%
30.4%
27.2%
4.4%
< 2%
< 2%
Cowboys
7-6A
87.4
2214
88.3%
25.7%
20.7%
2%
< 2%
< 2%
Warriors
3-6A
83.6
1961
78.4%
59.2%
9.6%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Panthers
2-6A
85.1
2062
95.7%
75%
4%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Indians
4-6A
81.2
1806
73.8%
20.8%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Spartans
1-6A
79.8
1710
54.3%
17.6%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Rebels
2-6A
79.2
1669
45.7%
13.2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Bobcats
4-6A
78.9
1653
21.6%
9.9%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Colts
3-6A
77.5
1558
26.2%
3.5%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Trojans
8-6A
82.2
1869
69%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Panthers
7-6A
79.3
1678
31%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Warriors
8-6A
80.1
1730
11.7%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Falcons
1-6A
73.9
1323
4.3%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Hawks
5-6A
81.9
1854
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
OFF vs. DEF
Reg. Semifinal · Projected
Advancement Odds
Team
District
OVR / Elo
Bi-Dist
Area
Reg Semi
Reg Final
Semi
Champ
Indians
11-6A
93.4
2612
> 98%
93.1%
75.6%
54.2%
18.4%
8.4%
Panthers
11-6A
91.5
2485
86.7%
76.2%
70.9%
32.2%
7.9%
2.8%
Highlanders
13-6A
88.9
2314
96.6%
71%
18.7%
8.7%
< 2%
< 2%
Yellowjackets
10-6A
84.8
2040
87.7%
16.1%
11%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Tigers
15-6A
83.2
1934
72.4%
46.9%
7.7%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Panthers
12-6A
84.7
2038
13.3%
7.2%
4.9%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Bearkats
15-6A
85.9
2118
80.3%
26.3%
4%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Grizzlies
13-6A
81.8
1841
68.6%
32.2%
3.9%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Wildcats
16-6A
79.7
1704
27.6%
11.6%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Falcons
14-6A
78.9
1655
31.4%
9.3%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Hawks
10-6A
84
1987
70%
5.5%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Bobcats
16-6A
80.9
1782
19.7%
2.4%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Mustangs
9-6A
80.9
1785
30%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Pirates
9-6A
77.7
1571
12.3%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Cougars
14-6A
76.9
1518
3.4%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Bulldawgs
12-6A
77.6
1566
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
OFF vs. DEF
Reg. Semifinal · Projected
Advancement Odds
Team
District
OVR / Elo
Bi-Dist
Area
Reg Semi
Reg Final
Semi
Champ
Mustangs
17-6A
96.5
2816
95.3%
82.2%
77.4%
60.3%
56%
31.3%
Tigers
22-6A
93
2587
> 98%
86.8%
66.4%
25.7%
21.5%
7.5%
Bulldogs
17-6A
89.8
2373
66.4%
62.9%
21.8%
5.1%
3.5%
< 2%
Oilers
19-6A
90
2385
98%
16.7%
12.3%
4.8%
3.4%
< 2%
Bears
23-6A
87.2
2199
92.5%
79.8%
9.4%
2.3%
< 2%
< 2%
Gators
18-6A
87.3
2210
33.6%
30.2%
6.8%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Mustangs
23-6A
86.6
2165
75.6%
11.6%
4.4%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Tigers
21-6A
80.7
1770
52.7%
9.6%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Warriors
22-6A
80.3
1745
47.3%
8%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Texans
20-6A
80.1
1731
68.1%
5.6%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Raiders
24-6A
78.1
1600
7.5%
2.6%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Eagles
19-6A
77.4
1551
31.9%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Hippos
24-6A
82.5
1894
24.4%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Deer
18-6A
85.6
2095
4.7%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Lions
20-6A
76
1457
2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Crusaders
21-6A
76.5
1493
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
OFF vs. DEF
Reg. Semifinal · Projected
Advancement Odds
Team
District
OVR / Elo
Bi-Dist
Area
Reg Semi
Reg Final
Semi
Champ
Jaguars
28-6A
88.5
2290
91.2%
69.7%
59.4%
40%
7.3%
< 2%
Knights
27-6A
87.5
2221
88.1%
62.7%
45%
24.9%
3.7%
< 2%
Bears
29-6A
84.6
2028
96.9%
90.6%
35.6%
13.4%
< 2%
< 2%
Cavaliers
25-6A
85.1
2062
73.7%
23.8%
16.6%
7.5%
< 2%
< 2%
Dragons
25-6A
84.4
2019
95.7%
34%
18.1%
6.7%
< 2%
< 2%
Hawks
29-6A
83
1927
82.9%
78.6%
19.9%
6.5%
< 2%
< 2%
Bulldogs
26-6A
81.4
1816
26.3%
4.3%
2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Longhorns
30-6A
77.3
1549
17.1%
13.5%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Greyhounds
32-6A
73.3
1282
71.5%
6.7%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Panthers
31-6A
75.3
1417
55.9%
5.1%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Falcons
32-6A
74.5
1360
44.1%
3.3%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Rattlers
28-6A
80.3
1744
11.9%
3.2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Hornets
27-6A
80.1
1731
8.8%
2.2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Jaguars
31-6A
70
1062
28.5%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Jaguars
26-6A
73.3
1279
4.3%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Wolves
30-6A
72.2
1205
3.1%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
OFF vs. DEF
Path to State
State Semifinal · Projected
State Championship · Projected
Advancement Odds — Top 10
Team
District
OVR / Elo
Bi-Dist
Area
Reg Semi
Reg Final
Semi
Champ
Eagles
6-6A
97.1
2857
> 98%
97.2%
94.4%
83.9%
66.4%
44.6%
Mustangs
17-6A
96.5
2816
95.3%
82.2%
77.4%
60.3%
56%
31.3%
Indians
11-6A
93.4
2612
> 98%
93.1%
75.6%
54.2%
18.4%
8.4%
Tigers
22-6A
93
2587
> 98%
86.8%
66.4%
25.7%
21.5%
7.5%
Panthers
11-6A
91.5
2485
86.7%
76.2%
70.9%
32.2%
7.9%
2.8%
Jaguars
28-6A
88.5
2290
91.2%
69.7%
59.4%
40%
7.3%
< 2%
Bears
29-6A
84.6
2028
96.9%
90.6%
35.6%
13.4%
< 2%
< 2%
Knights
27-6A
87.5
2221
88.1%
62.7%
45%
24.9%
3.7%
< 2%
Highlanders
13-6A
88.9
2314
96.6%
71%
18.7%
8.7%
< 2%
< 2%
Hawks
29-6A
83
1927
82.9%
78.6%
19.9%
6.5%
< 2%
< 2%
OFF vs. DEF
The actual bracket appears here once seeding is set after Week 11.
Reg. Semifinal · Projected
Advancement Odds
Team
District
OVR / Elo
Bi-Dist
Area
Reg Semi
Reg Final
Semi
Champ
Dragons
4-6A
89.6
2362
96.3%
91.7%
86.8%
62.6%
10%
4.4%
Wildcats
5-6A
87.9
2248
67.1%
61.8%
50.7%
23%
2.6%
< 2%
Wildcats
6-6A
85.3
2078
32.9%
28.1%
19.7%
6.2%
< 2%
< 2%
Bearcats
3-6A
83.8
1975
73.5%
61.1%
20.6%
5.1%
< 2%
< 2%
Bengals
5-6A
80.2
1736
57.8%
38.6%
4.3%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Wildcats
7-6A
79.6
1695
84.7%
9.8%
3.5%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Bulldogs
2-6A
79.2
1670
90.6%
6.5%
3.3%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Chargers
4-6A
80.1
1731
26.5%
17%
2.9%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Rams
7-6A
78.5
1624
71.5%
29.9%
2.4%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Rangers
6-6A
79
1660
42.2%
25.2%
2.2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Troopers
1-6A
78.3
1614
55%
12.9%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Bobcats
2-6A
77.6
1566
45%
9%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Buffaloes
8-6A
75.2
1404
28.5%
6.4%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Blue Raiders
8-6A
73.4
1286
15.3%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Cougars
1-6A
71
1129
9.4%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Volunteers
3-6A
77.9
1586
3.7%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
OFF vs. DEF
Reg. Semifinal · Projected
Advancement Odds
Team
District
OVR / Elo
Bi-Dist
Area
Reg Semi
Reg Final
Semi
Champ
Panthers
11-6A
97.5
2885
> 98%
97.2%
94.4%
83%
76.2%
65.6%
Lobos
10-6A
91.1
2462
> 98%
90.4%
80.6%
14.9%
9.9%
5.3%
Wildkats
13-6A
84.6
2033
58%
41.2%
7.8%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Mustangs
14-6A
83.5
1956
42%
26.9%
4.1%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Bulldogs
15-6A
82
1857
60.6%
21.5%
2.4%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Knights
12-6A
82.8
1909
53%
5.2%
2.4%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Cavaliers
13-6A
84.9
2049
95.4%
50.6%
2.2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Cougars
15-6A
85
2056
59.2%
31.3%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Golden Eagles
16-6A
83.7
1967
40.8%
17.9%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Lobos
16-6A
80.4
1754
39.4%
10.4%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Eagles
11-6A
82.3
1880
47%
4.2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Falcons
10-6A
84.8
2041
79.3%
2.5%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Raiders
9-6A
79.9
1720
20.7%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Wildcats
14-6A
74
1327
4.6%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Broncos
12-6A
78.1
1596
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Eagles
9-6A
74.8
1384
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
OFF vs. DEF
Reg. Semifinal · Projected
Advancement Odds
Team
District
OVR / Elo
Bi-Dist
Area
Reg Semi
Reg Final
Semi
Champ
Panthers
17-6A
92.9
2580
> 98%
81.8%
55.8%
46.3%
36.4%
12%
Panthers
21-6A
90.9
2445
97.8%
83.6%
36%
26.7%
18.2%
4.4%
Eagles
17-6A
89
2319
78.9%
59.4%
46.9%
15.4%
8.7%
< 2%
Sharks
19-6A
87.2
2203
97.3%
18%
6%
3.2%
< 2%
< 2%
Timberwolves
24-6A
85.6
2096
64.8%
47.6%
18.6%
3.1%
< 2%
< 2%
Mavericks
19-6A
85.7
2101
65.6%
23.1%
14.1%
2.4%
< 2%
< 2%
Bulldogs
23-6A
83.4
1950
35.2%
21.2%
5.6%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Eagles
18-6A
84.2
2004
21.1%
9.6%
4.9%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Falcons
22-6A
82.2
1870
54.4%
17.9%
3.8%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Mustangs
20-6A
83.3
1946
34.4%
7.9%
3.6%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Hurricanes
21-6A
81.6
1828
45.6%
13.3%
2.4%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Vipers
24-6A
85
2056
59.3%
10.7%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Chargers
23-6A
83.6
1966
40.7%
5.5%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Spartans
20-6A
74.3
1345
2.7%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Mustangs
22-6A
77.2
1540
2.2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Knights
18-6A
78.7
1637
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
OFF vs. DEF
Reg. Semifinal · Projected
Advancement Odds
Team
District
OVR / Elo
Bi-Dist
Area
Reg Semi
Reg Final
Semi
Champ
Chaparrals
25-6A
89.2
2332
97.7%
93.4%
88.7%
67.9%
26.2%
4.6%
Tigers
26-6A
86.5
2153
77.9%
73.6%
61.7%
23.8%
5.8%
< 2%
Raiders
32-6A
81.1
1798
97.1%
85.6%
24%
3.9%
< 2%
< 2%
Raiders
25-6A
81.9
1852
22.1%
18.4%
11.2%
2.1%
< 2%
< 2%
Sabercats
31-6A
79.5
1690
75%
47.7%
4.7%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Wildcats
29-6A
77.9
1586
91%
41.8%
3%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Warriors
27-6A
78.7
1642
68.1%
4.6%
2.4%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Cardinals
32-6A
75.5
1428
25%
9.7%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Bulldogs
30-6A
73.9
1319
50.2%
7%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Warriors
29-6A
73.8
1317
49.8%
6.9%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Rockets
27-6A
76.8
1513
64.2%
6%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Rough Riders
28-6A
74.7
1374
35.8%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Broncos
28-6A
76
1461
31.9%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Eagles
30-6A
69.6
1033
9%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Coyotes
31-6A
68.5
963
2.9%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
Hawks
26-6A
75.6
1432
2.3%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
< 2%
OFF vs. DEF
Path to State
State Semifinal · Projected
State Championship · Projected
Advancement Odds — Top 10
Team
District
OVR / Elo
Bi-Dist
Area
Reg Semi
Reg Final
Semi
Champ
Panthers
11-6A
97.5
2885
> 98%
97.2%
94.4%
83%
76.2%
65.6%
Chaparrals
25-6A
89.2
2332
97.7%
93.4%
88.7%
67.9%
26.2%
4.6%
Dragons
4-6A
89.6
2362
96.3%
91.7%
86.8%
62.6%
10%
4.4%
Panthers
17-6A
92.9
2580
> 98%
81.8%
55.8%
46.3%
36.4%
12%
Lobos
10-6A
91.1
2462
> 98%
90.4%
80.6%
14.9%
9.9%
5.3%
Panthers
21-6A
90.9
2445
97.8%
83.6%
36%
26.7%
18.2%
4.4%
Tigers
26-6A
86.5
2153
77.9%
73.6%
61.7%
23.8%
5.8%
< 2%
Raiders
32-6A
81.1
1798
97.1%
85.6%
24%
3.9%
< 2%
< 2%
Eagles
17-6A
89
2319
78.9%
59.4%
46.9%
15.4%
8.7%
< 2%
Wildcats
5-6A
87.9
2248
67.1%
61.8%
50.7%
23%
2.6%
< 2%
OFF vs. DEF
The actual bracket appears here once seeding is set after Week 11.
Reading the bracket
Toughest brackets
All eight regional brackets across both divisions, ranked by the average rating of their 16 projected qualifiers. Division I · Region III is the toughest road right now.
1 Division I · Region III 2004
2 Division II · Region III 1993
3 Division I · Region II 1934
4 Division II · Region II 1930
5 Division I · Region I 1924
6 Division II · Region I 1710
7 Division I · Region IV 1687
8 Division II · Region IV 1556
Division II average 1797
Division still in play
Likely qualifiers who could still land in either division. The split goes by enrollment among each district’s four qualifiers, so it can turn on who else gets in — not just on these teams’ own results. Odds to land in each bracket; any gap below 100% is the chance of missing the playoffs.
Toughest draw
Contenders’ roads to State: each Bi-District favorite’s most likely opponent in every round through the State Championship, ranked by those opponents’ average rating.