Every Monday(-ish), I bracket the 256 playoff teams using the IHSA Playoff Outlook. This is NOT a prediction. These are NOT my opinions. It is simply the most logical way the playoffs would be bracketed, using the IHSA's specific system, if today's standings were the final standings.
Each week I usually have to add/subtract teams to get a true 256. The Outlook doesn't adjust for a conference champion/representative falling below the cutoff. It also rewards forfeit victories before the week that match-up would've been played. I take care of that before proceeding.
The cutoff on the Playoff Outlook is 4-4 with 36 playoff points.
My adjustments....
Check the forfeits first. None that I noticed.
Next, let's check to see if every conference has at least one team representing it in the playoff field. Praise Jesus, THEY ALL DO!
NO ADJUSTMENTS!
NOTES:
In the same quad, BR plays MC while Schaumburg plays Maine West
I'll do more work on this tomorrow night. I'm tired.
** is the smallest team in the class
^^ is the biggest team in the class
~~~ 8A ~~~
Upper Bracket
#32 Homewood-Flossmoor at #1 Naperville Central
#17 Downers Grove South at #16 York
#25 Huntley at #8 Marist
#24 South Elgin at #9 Glenbard East
#29 Plainfield North at #4 Oswego
#20 Sandburg at #13 Loyola
#28 Curie at #5 West Aurora
#21 Maine South at #12 Taft
Lower Bracket
#31 Glenbrook South at #2 Lincoln-Way East
#18 Minooka at #15 Edwardsville
#26 Andrew** (2217) at #7 Palatine
#23 Belleville East at #10 Stevenson
#30 Hinsdale Central at #3 Lyons
#19 Plainfield South at #14 Naperville North
#27 Oswego East at #6 Barrington
#22 Warren at #11 Fremd
~~~ 7A ~~~
Upper Bracket
#32 Wheaton North at #1 Quincy
#17 Jacobs at #16 Pekin** (1820)
#25 Hoffman Estates at #8 Harlem
#24 Guilford at #9 Lincoln Park
#29 Wheaton-Warrenville South at #4 Batavia
#20 Brother Rice at #13 Mount Carmel
#28 West Chicago at #5 Normal
#21 Schaumburg^^ (2189) at #12 Maine West
Lower Bracket
#31 Mundelein at #2 Whitney Young
#18 Moline at #15 Prospect
#26 Rolling Meadows at #7 Hononegah
#23 Lincoln-Way Central at #10 Addison Trail
#30 Collinsville at #3 St. Charles North
#19 Lincoln-Way West at #14 St. Rita
#27 Willowbrook at #6 Downers Grove North
#22 Hersey at #11 Bradley-Bourbannais
~~~ 6A ~~~
Upper Bracket
#16 Amendsen at #1 Geneva
#9 Antioch #8 Lake Forest
#13 Glenbard South at #4 Belvidere North
#12 Grant at #5 Fenwick^^ (1819)
#15 Lake Zurich at #2 Cary-Grove
#10 Fenton at #7 Mather
#14 Senn at #3 Libertyville
#11 Kaneland** (1326) at #6 Wauconda
Lower Bracket
#16 Eisenhower at #1 East St. Louis
#9 Normal West at #8 Washington
#13 Springfield at #4 Kankakee
#12 Lemont at #5 Simeon
#15 Dunlap at #2 Richards
#10 Crete-Monee at #7 Bloomington
#14 Oak Forest at #3 Kennedy
#11 Shepard at #6 Glenwood
~~~ 5A ~~~
Upper Bracket
#16 Freeport at #1 Sycamore
#9 Grayslake North #8 Prosser
#13 Payton at #4 St. Francis
#12 Sterling at #5 Prairie Ridge
#15 Perspectives/Leadership at #2 Nazareth
#10 Benet Academy at #7 Woodstock north
#14 Westinghouse at #3 Rochelle
#11 Corliss at #6 Burlington Central
Lower Bracket
#16 Morton at #1 Peoria
#9 Sacred Heart-Griffin #8 Highland
#13 Jacksonville at #4 Seymour
#12 TF North at #5 Metamora
#15 Providence^^ (1296) at #2 Morgan Park
#10 Hillcrest at #7 Joliet Catholic
#14 Marion at #3 Triad
#11 Centralia at #6 Morris** (848)
~~~ 4A ~~~
Upper Bracket
#16 Marengo at #1 Sullivan
#9 Sandwich #8 St. Laurence^^ (844)
#13 Clemente at #4 Wheaton Academy
#12 Johnsburg at #5 Richmond-Burton
#15 Immaculate Conception at #2 South Shore** (561)
#10 Noble/Comer at #7 DePaul
#14 Noble/Rauner at #3 Dixon
#11 Boylan at #6 Ag Science
Lower Bracket
#16 Effingham at #1 Breese Central
#9 Macomb #8 Coal City
#13 Mt. Zion at #4 Cahokia
#12 Columbia at #5 Manteno
#15 Taylorville at #2 Richland County
#10 Murphysboro at #7 Carterville
#14 Peoria Notre Dame at #3 Waterloo
#11 Normal University at #6 Rochester
~~~ 3A ~~~
Upper Bracket
#16 Genoa-Kingston at #1 Byron
#9 King at #8 Phoenix^^ (559)
#13 Carver at #4 Marshall
#12 Stillman Valley at #5 Monmouth-Roseville
#15 Oregon at #2 Du-Pec Coop
#10 Dyett at #7 Montini
#14 Herscher at #3 Princeton
#11 Peotone at #6 North Lawndale
Lower Bracket
#16 Mt. Carmel at #1 St. Joseph-Ogden
#9 Paxton-Buckley-Loda** (415) at #8 DuQuoin
#13 Olympia at #4 Greenville
#12 Benton at #5 Monticello
#15 Harrisburg at #2 Sullivan-Okaw Valley
#10 Roxana at #7 Eureka
#14 Fairfield at #3 Williamsville
#11 Tolono Unity at #6 New Berlin
Each week I usually have to add/subtract teams to get a true 256. The Outlook doesn't adjust for a conference champion/representative falling below the cutoff. It also rewards forfeit victories before the week that match-up would've been played. I take care of that before proceeding.
The cutoff on the Playoff Outlook is 4-4 with 36 playoff points.
My adjustments....
Check the forfeits first. None that I noticed.
Next, let's check to see if every conference has at least one team representing it in the playoff field. Praise Jesus, THEY ALL DO!
NO ADJUSTMENTS!
NOTES:
In the same quad, BR plays MC while Schaumburg plays Maine West
I'll do more work on this tomorrow night. I'm tired.
** is the smallest team in the class
^^ is the biggest team in the class
~~~ 8A ~~~
Upper Bracket
#32 Homewood-Flossmoor at #1 Naperville Central
#17 Downers Grove South at #16 York
#25 Huntley at #8 Marist
#24 South Elgin at #9 Glenbard East
#29 Plainfield North at #4 Oswego
#20 Sandburg at #13 Loyola
#28 Curie at #5 West Aurora
#21 Maine South at #12 Taft
Lower Bracket
#31 Glenbrook South at #2 Lincoln-Way East
#18 Minooka at #15 Edwardsville
#26 Andrew** (2217) at #7 Palatine
#23 Belleville East at #10 Stevenson
#30 Hinsdale Central at #3 Lyons
#19 Plainfield South at #14 Naperville North
#27 Oswego East at #6 Barrington
#22 Warren at #11 Fremd
~~~ 7A ~~~
Upper Bracket
#32 Wheaton North at #1 Quincy
#17 Jacobs at #16 Pekin** (1820)
#25 Hoffman Estates at #8 Harlem
#24 Guilford at #9 Lincoln Park
#29 Wheaton-Warrenville South at #4 Batavia
#20 Brother Rice at #13 Mount Carmel
#28 West Chicago at #5 Normal
#21 Schaumburg^^ (2189) at #12 Maine West
Lower Bracket
#31 Mundelein at #2 Whitney Young
#18 Moline at #15 Prospect
#26 Rolling Meadows at #7 Hononegah
#23 Lincoln-Way Central at #10 Addison Trail
#30 Collinsville at #3 St. Charles North
#19 Lincoln-Way West at #14 St. Rita
#27 Willowbrook at #6 Downers Grove North
#22 Hersey at #11 Bradley-Bourbannais
~~~ 6A ~~~
Upper Bracket
#16 Amendsen at #1 Geneva
#9 Antioch #8 Lake Forest
#13 Glenbard South at #4 Belvidere North
#12 Grant at #5 Fenwick^^ (1819)
#15 Lake Zurich at #2 Cary-Grove
#10 Fenton at #7 Mather
#14 Senn at #3 Libertyville
#11 Kaneland** (1326) at #6 Wauconda
Lower Bracket
#16 Eisenhower at #1 East St. Louis
#9 Normal West at #8 Washington
#13 Springfield at #4 Kankakee
#12 Lemont at #5 Simeon
#15 Dunlap at #2 Richards
#10 Crete-Monee at #7 Bloomington
#14 Oak Forest at #3 Kennedy
#11 Shepard at #6 Glenwood
~~~ 5A ~~~
Upper Bracket
#16 Freeport at #1 Sycamore
#9 Grayslake North #8 Prosser
#13 Payton at #4 St. Francis
#12 Sterling at #5 Prairie Ridge
#15 Perspectives/Leadership at #2 Nazareth
#10 Benet Academy at #7 Woodstock north
#14 Westinghouse at #3 Rochelle
#11 Corliss at #6 Burlington Central
Lower Bracket
#16 Morton at #1 Peoria
#9 Sacred Heart-Griffin #8 Highland
#13 Jacksonville at #4 Seymour
#12 TF North at #5 Metamora
#15 Providence^^ (1296) at #2 Morgan Park
#10 Hillcrest at #7 Joliet Catholic
#14 Marion at #3 Triad
#11 Centralia at #6 Morris** (848)
~~~ 4A ~~~
Upper Bracket
#16 Marengo at #1 Sullivan
#9 Sandwich #8 St. Laurence^^ (844)
#13 Clemente at #4 Wheaton Academy
#12 Johnsburg at #5 Richmond-Burton
#15 Immaculate Conception at #2 South Shore** (561)
#10 Noble/Comer at #7 DePaul
#14 Noble/Rauner at #3 Dixon
#11 Boylan at #6 Ag Science
Lower Bracket
#16 Effingham at #1 Breese Central
#9 Macomb #8 Coal City
#13 Mt. Zion at #4 Cahokia
#12 Columbia at #5 Manteno
#15 Taylorville at #2 Richland County
#10 Murphysboro at #7 Carterville
#14 Peoria Notre Dame at #3 Waterloo
#11 Normal University at #6 Rochester
~~~ 3A ~~~
Upper Bracket
#16 Genoa-Kingston at #1 Byron
#9 King at #8 Phoenix^^ (559)
#13 Carver at #4 Marshall
#12 Stillman Valley at #5 Monmouth-Roseville
#15 Oregon at #2 Du-Pec Coop
#10 Dyett at #7 Montini
#14 Herscher at #3 Princeton
#11 Peotone at #6 North Lawndale
Lower Bracket
#16 Mt. Carmel at #1 St. Joseph-Ogden
#9 Paxton-Buckley-Loda** (415) at #8 DuQuoin
#13 Olympia at #4 Greenville
#12 Benton at #5 Monticello
#15 Harrisburg at #2 Sullivan-Okaw Valley
#10 Roxana at #7 Eureka
#14 Fairfield at #3 Williamsville
#11 Tolono Unity at #6 New Berlin
