Projections: 2021 Oregon high school football playoffs
The Oregon high school football state playoffs are only one week away, scheduled to begin Nov. 5 across all classifications.
Each class has a different method of filling out automatic bids from leagues and the amount of at-large bids, but we did our best to decipher it all and give a projection of who's in and who's out using current standings and the current OSAA rankings.
Here's a class-by-class breakdown of what the playoff field would look like if the season ended today:
CLASS 6A (seed number in parentheses)
Projected league auto bids
PIL: Grant (20), Roosevelt (27), Jefferson (29)
Metro: Jesuit (9), Westview (16), Mountainside (19)
Pacific: Liberty (21), Sherwood (26), Newberg (28)
Mt. Hood: Central Catholic (6), Clackamas (5), Sandy (14)
Three Rivers: Lake Oswego (3), Tualatin (2), West Linn (1)
Mountain Valley: West Salem (8), Summit (7), Sprague (13)
Southwest: Sheldon (4), Roseburg (11), North Medford (12)
Projected at-large bids
Lakeridge (10), David Douglas (12), South Salem (13), McNary (18), Barlow (20), Tigard (21), Sunset (23), Mountain View (24), Bend (25), Oregon City (30) and Nelson (32).
Projected matchups
No. 1 West Linn vs. No. 32 Nelson
No. 16 Westview vs. No. 17 South Salem
No. 9 Jesuit vs. No. 24 Tigard
No. 8 West Salem vs. No. 25 Sunset
No. 5 Clackamas vs. No. 28 Newberg
No. 12 North Medford vs. No. 21 Liberty
No. 13 Sprague vs. No. 20 Grant
No. 4 Sheldon vs. No. 29 Oregon City
No. 3 Lake Oswego vs. No. 30 Bend
No. 14 Sandy vs. No. 19 Mountainside
No. 11 Roseburg vs. No. 22 Barlow
No. 6 Central Catholic vs. No. 27 Roosevelt
No. 7 Summit vs. No. 26 Sherwood
No. 10 Lakeridge vs. No. 23 Mountain View
No. 15 David Douglas vs. No. 18 McNary
No. 2 Tualatin vs. No. 31 Jefferson
Switched Sunset and Mountain View seeds to avoid Sunset vs. Jesuit first-round league matchup.
Switched Tigard and Mountain View seeds to avoid Tigard vs. Lakeridge first-round league matchup.
Switched Oregon City and Jefferson seeds to avoid Oregon City vs. Tualatin first-round league matchup.
CLASS 5A (seed number is parentheses)
Projected league auto bids
SD1: Pendleton (5), Hood River Valley (8), Ridgeview (14)
SD2: Wilsonville (2), Canby (4), North Salem (9)
SD3: Silverton (1), West Albany (3), Lebanon (12)
SD4: Thurston (6), Crater (10), Churchill (16)
Projected at-large bids
South Albany (7), Dallas (11), Scappoose (13), McKay (15)
Projected matchups
No. 1 Silverton vs. No. 16 McKay
No. 8 Hood River Valley vs. No. 9 North Salem
No. 5 Pendleton vs. No. 12 Lebanon
No. 4 Canby vs. No. 13 Ridgeview
No. 3 West Albany vs. No. 14 Scappoose
No. 6 Thurston vs. No. 11 Dallas
No. 7 South Albany vs. No. 10 Crater
No. 2 Wilsonville vs. No. 15 Churchill
Switched Scappoose and Ridgeview seeds to avoid Scappoose vs. Canby first-round league matchup.
Switched McKay and Churchill seeds to avoid McKay vs. Wilsonville first-round league matchup.
CLASS 4A (seed number in parentheses)
Projected league auto bids
Cowapa: Banks (5), Tillamook (8), Seaside (15)
Tri-Valley: Estacada (3), Madras (16), Gladstone (10)
Oregon West: Cascade (1), Stayton (14)
Sky Em: Marshfield (2), Marist Catholic (6)
Skyline: Mazama (4), Henley (11), Hidden Valley (13)
Greater Oregon: La Grande (7), Baker (9)
Projected at-large bid
North Eugene (12)
Projected matchups
No. 1 Cascade vs. No. 16 Madras
No. 8 Tillamook vs. No. 9 Baker
No. 5 Banks vs. No. 12 North Eugene
No. 4 Mazama vs. No. 13 Stayton
No. 3 Estacada vs. No. 14 Hidden Valley
No. 6 Marist Catholic vs. No. 11 Henley
No. 7 La Grande vs. No. 10 Gladstone
No. 2 Marshfield vs. No. 15 Seaside
Switched Hidden Valley and Stayton seeds to avoid Hidden Valley vs. Mazama first-round league matchup.
CLASS 3A (seed number in parentheses)
Projected league auto bids
SD1 East: Rainier (1), Warrenton (4), Yamhill-Carlton (14)
SD1 West: Dayton (8), Amity (9), Philomath (11)
SD2 North: Siuslaw (2), La Pine (5), Junction City (10)
SD2 South: South Umpqua (3), Cascade Christian (12), Sutherlin (7)
SD3: Vale (6), Nyssa/Harper Charter (15)
Projected at-large bids
Santiam Christian (13), Blanchet Catholic (16)
Projected matchups
No. 1 Rainier vs. No. 16 Nyssa/Harper Charter
No. 8 Dayton vs. No. 9 Junction City
No. 5 La Pine vs. No. 12 Cascade Christian
No. 4 Warrenton vs. No. 13 Santiam Christian
No. 3 South Umpqua vs. No. 14 Yamhill-Carlton
No. 6 Vale vs. No. 11 Philomath
No. 7 Sutherlin vs. No. 10 Amity
No. 2 Siuslaw vs. No 15 Blanchet Catholic
Switched Blanchet Catholic and Nyssa/Harper Charter seeds to avoid Blanchet Catholic-Rainier first-round league matchup.
Switched Amity and Junction City seeds to avoid Amity vs. Dayton first-round league matchup.
CLASS 2A (seed number in parentheses)
Projected league auto bids
SD1: Gaston (5), Knappa (7), Nestucca (15)
SD2: Kennedy (2), Santiam (11), Regis (16)
SD3: Toledo (6), Oakland (9), Creswell (12)
SD4: Lakeview (3), Coquille (4), Bandon (8)
SD5: Heppner (1), Weston-McEwen (10), Umatilla (14)
Projected at-large bid
Jefferson (13)
Projected matchups
No. 1 Heppner vs. No. 16 Regis
No. 8 Bandon vs. No. 9 Oakland
No. 5 Gaston vs. No. 12 Creswell
No. 4 Coquille vs. No. 13 Jefferson
No. 3 Lakeview vs. No. 14 Umatilla
No. 6 Toledo vs. No. 11 Santiam
No. 7 Knappa vs. No. 10 Weston-McEwen
No. 2 Kennedy vs. No. 15 Nestucca
CLASS 1A (seed number in parentheses)
Projected league auto bids
SD1 North: St. Paul (4), Perrydale (11)
SD1 Central: Myrtle Point (7), Gold Beach (10)
SD1 South: Lost River (5), Bonanza (14)
SD2 East: Adrian (2), Powder Valley (1), Crane (6)
SD2 West: Dufur (8), Enterprise (9), Ione/Arlington (12)
Projected at-large bids
Waldport (3), Camas Valley (13), Imbler (15), Elgin (16)
Projected matchups
No. 1 Powder Valley vs. No. 16 Bonanza
No. 8 Dufur vs. No. 9 Gold Beach
No. 5 Lost River vs. No. 12 Ione/Arlington
No. 4 St. Paul vs. No. 13 Camas Valley
No. 3 Waldport vs. No. 14 Elgin
No. 6 Crane vs. No. 11 Perrydale
No. 7 Myrtle Point vs. No. 10 Enterprise
No. 2 Adrian vs. No. 15 Imbler
Switched Elgin and Bonanza seeds to avoid Elgin vs. Powder Valley first-round league matchup.
Switched Enterprise and Gold Beach seeds to avoid both an Enterprise vs. Dufur and Gold Beach vs. Myrtle Point first-round league matchup.
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