Oregon high school football state tournament projections after week eight

Published 12:00 pm Wednesday, October 30, 2024

We’re eight weeks into the Oregon high school football season, and it’s time to really start thinking about the playoffs.

Here, we take a look at which teams are currently in position to make the postseason if the season were to end today using the playoff qualifications outlined by the OSAA.

Class 6A is broken into two brackets once again this year, but with a bit of a different look and new names. The top bracket is now the 6A open state tournament and will consistent of 12 teams. Each of the six league winners get in along with the next six highest ranked squads.

Sixteen teams will head to the 6A state tournament, which is the same for 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A. Class 1A 8-man and 6-man will have 12-team tournaments.

The last Friday of the season is Nov. 1 and the first round of the state playoffs begin Nov. 8.

For this exercise, league ties were broken first with head-to-head competition, then OSAA rankings (plus from a few judgement calls from time to time). Numbers next to league names indicate the amount of autobids they receive and the number next to at-large is how many teams make it that way.

Here’s the latest projection of what the tournament fields look like for the 6A-1A 6-man football season. 

Latest update: Oct. 29, noon

Class 6A

League autobids

PIL (4): Ida B. Wells, Lincoln, Grant, Jefferson

Metro (3): Mountainside, Jesuit, Westview

Pacific (3): Sherwood, Newberg, McMinnville

Mt. Hood (4): Central Catholic, Clackamas, Nelson, Sandy

Three Rivers (3): Lake Oswego, West Linn, Lakeridge

Special District 1 (5): Sprague, Sheldon, North Medford, Grants Pass, South Medford

At-large (6)

Tualatin

Tigard

West Salem

Sunset

Oregon City

Liberty

Next five out: Barlow, South Salem, Roosevelt, Reynolds, Gresham

The field (6A open)

No. 1 Lake Oswego, bye

No. 9 Clackamas at No. 8 Mountainside

No. 12 Ida B. Wells at No. 5 Central Catholic

No. 4 Sprague, bye

No. 3 Lakeridge, bye

No. 11 Nelson at No. 6 Sheldon

No. 10 Tualatin at No. 7 Sherwood

No. 2 West Linn, bye

• Moved Wells from No. 14 to 12 as league champion, no home game due to being ranked outside the top 12.
• Moved Mountainside from No. 10 to 8 as league champion.

The field (6A state)

No. 28 Jefferson at No. 13 North Medford

No. 21 Sandy at No. 20 West Salem

No. 24 Sunset at No. 17 South Medford

No. 25 Oregon City at No. 16 Grants Pass

No. 26 Liberty at No. 15 Jesuit

No. 23 Westview at No. 18 McMinnville

No. 22 Lincoln at No. 19 Tigard

No. 27 Grant at No. 14 Newberg

Class 5A

League autobids

Intermountain (2): Mountain View, Summit

Special District 1 (2): Glencoe, Hood River Valley

Special District 2 (2): Silverton, Wilsonville

Special District 3 (2): West Albany, Dallas

Special District 4 (3): Churchill, Willamette, Thurston

At-large (5)

Lebanon

Hillsboro

Bend

La Salle Prep

Central

Next five out: Canby, Ridgeview, Crater, South Albany, Corvallis

The field

No. 16 Thurston at No. 1 Silverton

No. 9 Willamette at No. 8 Glencoe

No. 12 Hillsboro at No. 5 Dallas

No. 13 Central at No. 4 Mountain View

No. 14 Bend at No. 3 Churchill

No. 11 Lebanon at No. 6 Summit

No. 10 Hood River Valley at No. 7 West Albany

No. 15 La Salle Prep at No. 2 Wilsonville

• Moved Glencoe from No. 12 to 8 as league champion.
• Moved Central from No. 16 to 13, Bend from 13 to 14, La Salle Prep from 14 to 15 and Thurston from 15 to 16 to avoid Central-Silverton and Bend-Mountain View league matchups.
• Swapped Lebanon and Hood River Valley to avoid Lebanon-West Albany league matchup.

Class 4A

League autobids (3 per league)

Special District 1: Scappoose, Seaside, Tillamook

Special District 2: Estacada, Molalla, Gladstone

Special District 3: Marist Catholic, Cascade, Philomath

Special District 4: Henley, Mazama, Hidden Valley

Special District 5: Crook County, Pendleton, La Grande

At-large team

Highest ranked 4th place team between SD 1, 3 or 4

Stayton

Other two 4th place teams: North Bend, Milwaukie

The field

No. 16 Gladstone at No. 1 Marist Catholic

No. 9 Mazama at No. 8 Estacada

No. 12 Seaside at No. 5 Philomath

No. 13 Tillamook at No. 4 Henley

No. 14 Hidden Valley at No. 3 Crook County

No. 11 La Grande at No. 6 Scappoose

No. 10 Pendleton at No. 7 Stayton

No. 15 Molalla at No. 2 Cascade

• Moved Estacada from No. 11 to 8 as league champion.

Class 3A

League autobids (2 per league)

Special District 1: Banks, Yamhill-Carlton

Special District 2: Santiam Christian, Taft

Special District 3: Cottage Grove, Sisters

Special District 4: Siuslaw, South Umpqua

Special District 5: Cascade Christian, North Valley

Special District 6: Vale, Burns

At-large (4)

Sutherlin

Kennedy

Dayton

Coquille

Next five out: Amity, Douglas, Warrenton, Lakeview, Blanchet Catholic

The field

No. 16 Dayton at No. 1 Siuslaw

No. 9 Sisters at No. 8 Cascade Christian

No. 12 Burns at No. 5 Taft

No. 13 Sutherlin at No. 4 Vale

No. 14 Kennedy at No. 3 Santiam Christian

No. 11 South Umpqua at No. 6 Yamhill-Carlton

No. 10 North Valley at No. 7 Cottage Grove

No. 15 Coquille at No. 2 Banks

• Moved Cascade Christian from No. 9 to 8 as league champion.
• Moved Cottage Grove from No. 8 to 7 as league champion, make room for Cascade Christian at 8.
• Swapped Coquille and Dayton to avoid Coquille-Siuslaw league matchup.
• Swapped North Valley and Sisters to avoid North Valley-Cascade Christian and Sisters-Cottage Grove league matchups.

Class 2A

League autobids (2 per league)

Special District 1: Gaston, Nestucca

Special District 2: Gervais, Colton

Special District 3: St. Paul, Waldport

Special District 4: Oakland, Myrtle Point

Special District 5: Culver, Lowell

Special District 6: Heppner, Enterprise

At-large (4)

Salem Academy

Lost River

Knappa

Weston-McEwen

Next five out: Stanfield, Illinois Valley, Grant Union, Corbett, Regis

The field

No. 16 Waldport at No. 1 Oakland

No. 9 Lowell at No. 8 Gaston

No. 12 Lost River at No. 5 Colton

No. 13 Knappa at No. 4 Culver

No. 14 Weston-McEwen at No. 3 Gervais

No. 11 Salem Academy at No. 6 St. Paul

No. 10 Enterprise at No. 7 Myrtle Point

No. 15 Nestucca at No. 2 Heppner

• Moved Gaston from No. 11 to 8 as league champion.

Class 1A 8-man

League autobids (3 per league)

Special District 1: North Douglas, Crosspoint Christian, Mohawk

Special District 2: Adrian, Crane, Union

Special District 3: Dufur, Lyle/Wishram/Klickitat/Glenwood, Sherman/Condon

At-large (3)

Powder Valley

Camas Valley

Cove

Next five out: Perrydale, Yoncalla, Riddle, Imbler, Prospect Charter

The field

No. 1 Adrian, bye

No. 9 Camas Valley at No. 8 Powder Valley

No. 12 Sherman/Condon at No. 5 Union

No. 4 Crane, bye

No. 3 North Douglas, bye

No. 11 Cove at No. 6 Dufur

No. 10 Lyle/Wishram/Klickitat/Glenwood at No. 7 Mohawk

No. 2 Crosspoint Christian, bye

• Swapped Lyle/Wishram and Cove to avoid Lyle/Wishram-Dufur league matchup.

Class 1A 6-man

League autobids

Special District 1 (5): Harper Charter, South Wasco County, Joseph, Prairie City/Burnt River, Jordan Valley

Special District 2 North (3): Eddyville Charter, Triangle Lake, Alsea

Special District 2 South (3): Powers, North Lake, Days Creek

At-large (1)

Echo

Next five out: Falls City, Gilchrist, Spray/Mitchell/Wheeler, Dayville/Monument/Long Creek, CS Lewis Academy

The field

No. 1 Harper Charter, bye

No. 9 Echo at No. 8 Triangle Lake

No. 12 Jordan Valley at No. 5 North Lake

No. 4 South Wasco County, bye

No. 3 Eddyville Charter, bye

No. 11 Days Creek at No. 6 Prairie City

No. 10 Alsea at No. 7 Joseph

No. 2 Powers, bye

• Swapped Jordan Valley and Days Creek to avoid Jordan Valley-Prairie City and Days Creek-North Lake league matchups.