This should be the new playoff formula for IHSA football. This formula will create better pairings. This factors in record, strength of schedule, and tie breakers.
Formula
1. Regular season record. Take wins then subtract losses 8-1 record = 7 points... you get the idea.
2. Add Playoff Points, just like the IHSA uses now.
3. Add Defeated opponent wins.
4. If any teams are tied for playoff points from above, then the team with more wins gets the higher seed.
5. If there is still a tie, then the team with the fewest regular season points allowed gets the higher seed.
Here are the pairings for 8a using this formula. The formula gives us the top 32 teams.
1. LA (107 points)
32. Niles West (46 points)
16. Bellville East (68 )
17. Glenbard West (67)
8. York ((76)
25. St. Ignatius (62)
9. South Elgin (73)
24. Oswego (62)
4. Edwardsville (84)
29. Aurora East (57)
13. HF (71)
20. Taft (66)
5. Warren (84)
28. Algonquin Jacobs (57)
12. Palatine (72)
21. Joliet West (64)
2. LWE (105)
31. Chicago Lane (48)
15. Stevenson (68)
18. Sandburg (67)
7. Maine South (76)
26. Minooka (61)
10. Lockport (73)
23. Naperville North (63)
3. Barrington (91)
30. West Aurora (53)
14. Naperville Central (68)
19. Downers South (66)
6. Neuqua Valley (79)
27. LaGrange Lyons (59)
11. Huntley (72)
22. Plainfield North (64)
With the formula from above there will be some ties with points. For example, Naperville C, Stevenson, and Belleville East all had 68 points. With a tie like this, the fewest regular season points allowed gives you the better seed. in this case Naperville C allowed 112 points giving them the higher seed.
Formula
1. Regular season record. Take wins then subtract losses 8-1 record = 7 points... you get the idea.
2. Add Playoff Points, just like the IHSA uses now.
3. Add Defeated opponent wins.
4. If any teams are tied for playoff points from above, then the team with more wins gets the higher seed.
5. If there is still a tie, then the team with the fewest regular season points allowed gets the higher seed.
Here are the pairings for 8a using this formula. The formula gives us the top 32 teams.
1. LA (107 points)
32. Niles West (46 points)
16. Bellville East (68 )
17. Glenbard West (67)
8. York ((76)
25. St. Ignatius (62)
9. South Elgin (73)
24. Oswego (62)
4. Edwardsville (84)
29. Aurora East (57)
13. HF (71)
20. Taft (66)
5. Warren (84)
28. Algonquin Jacobs (57)
12. Palatine (72)
21. Joliet West (64)
2. LWE (105)
31. Chicago Lane (48)
15. Stevenson (68)
18. Sandburg (67)
7. Maine South (76)
26. Minooka (61)
10. Lockport (73)
23. Naperville North (63)
3. Barrington (91)
30. West Aurora (53)
14. Naperville Central (68)
19. Downers South (66)
6. Neuqua Valley (79)
27. LaGrange Lyons (59)
11. Huntley (72)
22. Plainfield North (64)
With the formula from above there will be some ties with points. For example, Naperville C, Stevenson, and Belleville East all had 68 points. With a tie like this, the fewest regular season points allowed gives you the better seed. in this case Naperville C allowed 112 points giving them the higher seed.