Oregon School Activities Association
6A Football Playoff Qualifications
Rankings Freeze and Play-In Dates Summary 6A Football
12-team 6A Open bracket and 16-team 6A bracket
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Automatic Qualifiers – 22 teams automatically qualify for the OSAA’s 28 qualifying spots (Two brackets: 12-team 6A Open bracket and 16-team 6A bracket) based on
regular season and/or special district tournament play on or before Friday, November 1. Each league/special
district determines how they will select their allotted playoff spots.
PIL - 4; Metro - 3; Pacific - 3; Mt. Hood - 4; Three Rivers - 3; Special District 1 - 5
PIL - TBD
Metro - TBD
Pacific - TBD
Mt. Hood - TBD
Three Rivers - TBD
Special District 1 - TBD
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Rankings Freeze Date – The rankings will freeze at 10pm on Friday, November 1.
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At-Large Qualifiers – Six additional teams will qualify for the OSAA's 28 qualifying spots (Two
brackets: 12-team 6A Open bracket and 16-team 6A bracket) based on the OSAA rankings.
Once the rankings are frozen, the six highest ranked
teams not already an automatic special district qualifier will qualify as At-Large teams.
At-Large #1 - TBD
At-Large #2 - TBD
At-Large #3 - TBD
At-Large #4 - TBD
At-Large #5 - TBD
At-Large #6 - TBD
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Rankings – Once the 28 qualifying teams are determined, they will be placed on the OSAA brackets
according to OSAA Executive Board Policy "State Championships – Rankings".
OSAA 12-team 6A Open Bracket
The six league champions along with the next six highest ranked teams from the 28 qualifying teams will make up the 12-team 6A Open bracket. The top four (4) ranked teams will have a first-round bye. League champions ranked in the Top 12 will host a home game provided that at least two (2) league champions are among the top four (4) ranked teams. Otherwise, the lowest ranked league champion(s) would not host a home game. Any league champion ranked outside the Top 12 will be moved into the Top 12 but will not host a home game.
OSAA 16-team 6A Bracket
The remaining 16 qualifying teams will be placed on the 16-team 6A bracket.
