8A and 7A Brackets if the Playoffs Started Today

[PowerI66_]

This will be a cheap knock-off (as if it were from overseas) of Catch-22's famous, and beloved, thread. In no way am I trying to steal his thunder. It just seems as though it is something the people want so I will help out in a small way. I'm too dumb to figure out anything geographically so we will stick with 7A and 8A.

In 8A:
1. Niles (Notre Dame) vs. 32. Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)

2. Minooka vs. 31. LaGrange (Lyons)

3. Oswego (H.S.) vs. 30. Chicago (Curie)

4. Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) vs. 29. O'Fallon (H.S.)

5. South Elgin vs. 28. Lincolnshire (Stevenson)

6. Gurnee (Warren) vs. 27. Elmhurst (York)

7. Hinsdale (Central) vs. 26. Chicago (Marist)

8. Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) vs. 25. Park Ridge (Maine South)

9. Hoffman Estates (Conant) vs. 24. Plainfield (North)

10. Flossmoor (Homewood-Flossmoor) vs. 23. Oswego (East)

11. Bolingbrook vs. 22. Chicago (Taft)

12. St. Charles (East) vs. 21. Barrington

13. Huntley vs. 20. Edwardsville (HS)

14. Lombard (Glenbard East) vs. 19. Chicago (Brother Rice)

15. Bartlett vs. 18. Palatine (Fremd)

16. Naperville (Neuqua Valley) vs. 17. Wilmette (Loyola Academy)

In 7A:

1. Chicago (Mt. Carmel vs. 32. McHenry

2. Lisle (Benet Academy) vs. 31. Alton (Sr.)

3. Arlington Heights (Hersey) vs. 30. Chicago (Lincoln Park)

4. Rolling Meadows vs. 29. Pekin

5. LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) vs. 28. Buffalo Grove

6. Batavia vs. 27. Chicago (Whitney Young)

7. Mt. Prospect (Prospect) vs. 26. Carol Stream (Glenbard North)

8. Chicago (Phillips) vs. 25. Maywood (Proviso East)

9. Tinley Park (Andrew) vs. 24. Blue Island (Eisenhower)

10. Villa Park (Willowbrook) vs. 23. Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)

11. Normal (Community) vs. 22. Lake Zurich

12. Des Plaines (Maine West) vs. 21. Rockford (Auburn)

13. Fox Lake (Grant) vs. 20. Machesney Park (Harlem)

14. Hoffman Estates (H.S.) vs 19. Rockton (Hononegah)

15. Moline (H.S.) vs. 18. DeKalb

16. New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West) vs. 17. St. Charles (North)

 

[PowerI66_]

MS vs. GBW round 2, Marist v. HC, LA v. NV, Prsopect v. GBN, and Willowbrook vs. WWS stick out as great first round matchups!

 

[Still Missing34]

Unfortunately Minooka and Oswego cannot both go 9-0, but my understanding is, whichever team does will get the overall number 1.

 

[ramblinman_rivals165935]

MS vs. GBW round 2, Marist v. HC, LA v. NV, Prsopect v. GBN, and Willowbrook vs. WWS stick out as great first round matchups!

AND, if LA and ND were to win in the first round, that sets up a round two matchup between the two schools in Wilmette.

But, because this is just a snapshot as of week 6 games, the likelihood that this will happen is pretty slim. Lots of football still to be played.

 

[godfthr53]

Bracket order would've been nice. Just sayin'

 

[Still Missing34]

Bracket order would've been nice. Just sayin'

here is the latest prediction in 8A

1 Minooka
32 Marist

16 Bolingbrook
17 Maine South

8 HF
25 Fremd

9 Oswego
24 Downers South

4 Glenbard West
29 OPRF

13 Loyola
20 Brother Rice

5 Warren
28 Curie

12 Neuqua Valley
21 Taft

6 Conant
27 Oswego East

11 Hinsdale Central
22 Plainfield North

3 South Elgin
30 EAST AURORA

14 Edwardsville
19 Bartlett

10 Huntley
23 Plainfield South

7 Niles ND
26 Stevenson

2 LWE
31 Evanston

15 Barrington
18 St. Chas East

 

[PowerI66_]

Bracket order would've been nice. Just sayin'

It's a bastardized version for sure

 

[PowerI66_]

Unfortunately Minooka and Oswego cannot both go 9-0, but my understanding is, whichever team does will get the overall number 1.

This isn't a prediction. It's off of current records

 

[RD_Watcher]

I'm new, so sorry for the nuubb question, but why would GBW be in 8A? Edgy has had them in 7A all year, and I was looking forward to a possible Naz vs. GBW match up.

 

[PowerI66_]

I'm new, so sorry for the nuubb question, but why would GBW be in 8A? Edgy has had them in 7A all year, and I was looking forward to a possible Naz vs. GBW match up.

IHSA website has them listed as 8A currently

 

[mchsalumni]

I'm new, so sorry for the nuubb question, but why would GBW be in 8A? Edgy has had them in 7A all year, and I was looking forward to a possible Naz vs. GBW match up.

This is based on the playoffs starting today. There really aren't specified classes, just likely classes. By week 9 I wouldn't be shocked if GBW were in 7A or 8A as they are a bubble team, but it depends on playoff qualifiers.

 

[godfthr53]

here is the latest prediction in 8A

1 Minooka
32 Marist

16 Bolingbrook
17 Maine South

8 HF
25 Fremd

9 Oswego
24 Downers South

4 Glenbard West
29 OPRF

13 Loyola
20 Brother Rice

5 Warren
28 Curie

12 Neuqua Valley
21 Taft

6 Conant
27 Oswego East

11 Hinsdale Central
22 Plainfield North

3 South Elgin
30 EAST AURORA

14 Edwardsville
19 Bartlett

10 Huntley
23 Plainfield South

7 Niles ND
26 Stevenson

2 LWE
31 Evanston

15 Barrington
18 St. Chas East

you didn't do 7A cause it included Naz didn't ya.

 

[Irish LB]

you didn't do 7A cause it included Naz didn't ya.

You mean Oswego Far East

 

[Still Missing34]

This isn't a prediction. It's off of current records[/QUOTE

I could have done it, but Soucie's got the lock down on copying it and I didn't feel like writing it all down again. That being said, I'm actually pulling for Naz in 7A and I'll be at the game supporting them if they make it to Dekalb.

 

[RD_Watcher]

This is based on the playoffs starting today. There really aren't specified classes, just likely classes. By week 9 I wouldn't be shocked if GBW were in 7A or 8A as they are a bubble team, but it depends on playoff qualifiers.

Got it. Makes sense. Thanks.

 

[markmacaluso]

Nice to see 5 of the 8 Dukane teams represented.

STCE in 8a
BAT, STCN, WWS, GBN in 7a

 

[Cross Bones]

LA v NV
'Brook v Taft

The playoffs need these Rd 1 games

 

[Nape]

LA v NV
'Brook v Taft

The playoffs need these Rd 1 games

Watching the LA/BR game Saturday I was mighty impressed with the LA RB. Their QB, however, was average at best and if they need to throw to win I think they will be challenged to do so.

 

[SilverHelmet]

I'm new, so sorry for the nuubb question, but why would GBW be in 8A? Edgy has had them in 7A all year, and I was looking forward to a possible Naz vs. GBW match up.

I believe the regular season rankings are based on size with all the team considered. The playoffs cut off at every 32 teams so Glenbard West may have the 60th highest enrollment in the state so they are listed 7A during the season but then 30 of the teams with higher enrollment do not qualify so they get bumped up. All those big schools from Naperville and a few other 8A traditional playoff teams not getting to 5 wins impacts all the bubble teams

 

[35Blackhawk42Spartan]

here is the latest prediction in 8A

1 Minooka
32 Marist

16 Bolingbrook
17 Maine South

8 HF
25 Fremd

9 Oswego
24 Downers South

4 Glenbard West
29 OPRF

13 Loyola
20 Brother Rice

5 Warren
28 Curie

12 Neuqua Valley
21 Taft

6 Conant
27 Oswego East

11 Hinsdale Central
22 Plainfield North

3 South Elgin
30 EAST AURORA

14 Edwardsville
19 Bartlett

10 Huntley
23 Plainfield South

7 Niles ND
26 Stevenson

2 LWE
31 Evanston

15 Barrington
18 St. Chas East

Way to make a BOLD statement missingwalter, EA class of.........just wondering if we played against each other.......

 

[Still Missing34]

Way to make a BOLD statement missingwalter, EA class of.........just wondering if we played against each other.......

Late 80’s.

 

[go_rice]

Noooooooooo!!!!! Not them AGAIN!!!!

here is the latest prediction in 8A

1 Minooka
32 Marist

16 Bolingbrook
17 Maine South

8 HF
25 Fremd

9 Oswego
24 Downers South

4 Glenbard West
29 OPRF

13 Loyola
20 Brother Rice

5 Warren
28 Curie

12 Neuqua Valley
21 Taft

6 Conant
27 Oswego East

11 Hinsdale Central
22 Plainfield North

3 South Elgin
30 EAST AURORA

14 Edwardsville
19 Bartlett

10 Huntley
23 Plainfield South

7 Niles ND
26 Stevenson

2 LWE
31 Evanston

15 Barrington
18 St. Chas East

 

[Bwm57]

I always look forward to the angry replies from those who don’t understand playoff points saying how did you “rank” some other team ahead of my beloved team.
Probably the same people who get mad at Onion articles.

 

[Bowie50]

This will be a cheap knock-off (as if it were from overseas) of Catch-22's famous, and beloved, thread. In no way am I trying to steal his thunder. It just seems as though it is something the people want so I will help out in a small way. I'm too dumb to figure out anything geographically so we will stick with 7A and 8A.

In 8A:
1. Niles (Notre Dame) vs. 32. Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)

2. Minooka vs. 31. LaGrange (Lyons)

3. Oswego (H.S.) vs. 30. Chicago (Curie)

4. Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) vs. 29. O'Fallon (H.S.)

5. South Elgin vs. 28. Lincolnshire (Stevenson)

6. Gurnee (Warren) vs. 27. Elmhurst (York)

7. Hinsdale (Central) vs. 26. Chicago (Marist)

8. Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) vs. 25. Park Ridge (Maine South)

9. Hoffman Estates (Conant) vs. 24. Plainfield (North)

10. Flossmoor (Homewood-Flossmoor) vs. 23. Oswego (East)

11. Bolingbrook vs. 22. Chicago (Taft)

12. St. Charles (East) vs. 21. Barrington

13. Huntley vs. 20. Edwardsville (HS)

14. Lombard (Glenbard East) vs. 19. Chicago (Brother Rice)

15. Bartlett vs. 18. Palatine (Fremd)

16. Naperville (Neuqua Valley) vs. 17. Wilmette (Loyola Academy)

In 7A:

1. Chicago (Mt. Carmel vs. 32. McHenry

2. Lisle (Benet Academy) vs. 31. Alton (Sr.)

3. Arlington Heights (Hersey) vs. 30. Chicago (Lincoln Park)

4. Rolling Meadows vs. 29. Pekin

5. LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) vs. 28. Buffalo Grove

6. Batavia vs. 27. Chicago (Whitney Young)

7. Mt. Prospect (Prospect) vs. 26. Carol Stream (Glenbard North)

8. Chicago (Phillips) vs. 25. Maywood (Proviso East)

9. Tinley Park (Andrew) vs. 24. Blue Island (Eisenhower)

10. Villa Park (Willowbrook) vs. 23. Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)

11. Normal (Community) vs. 22. Lake Zurich

12. Des Plaines (Maine West) vs. 21. Rockford (Auburn)

13. Fox Lake (Grant) vs. 20. Machesney Park (Harlem)

14. Hoffman Estates (H.S.) vs 19. Rockton (Hononegah)

15. Moline (H.S.) vs. 18. DeKalb

16. New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West) vs. 17. St. Charles (North)

Watching the LA/BR game Saturday I was mighty impressed with the LA RB. Their QB, however, was average at best and if they need to throw to win I think they will be challenged to do so.

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Watching the LA/BR game Saturday I was mighty impressed with the LA RB. Their QB, however, was average at best and if they need to throw to win I think they will be challenged to do so.

JT is the prototypical LA QB. Most will not wow you with their arms or great athleticism or speed. Don’t get me wrong, they have all been terrific athletes. LA’s read option is all about making the right reads. They all have high football IQ’s and do not make very many mistakes (Penn, Clifford, Pujols, Boyle, Fallon). Weaver might have been the fastest and had the best arm. Looking forward to seeing Perrion grow as a receiver. He’s 6’3,big frame and fast. This LA team is the youngest I can remember. They are going to be really good next year.

 

[chuck998]

Thanks for the preview! Appreciate the work you've done.

 

[35Blackhawk42Spartan]

Late 80’s.

Well, we didn't play each other, but I did play against the likes of Brandon Kopf, Tobin Ruff and Eric Hultgren. Later played alongside BK. Sad to see that rivalry get derailed, but good luck the rest of this season-playoffs would be great for the program.

 

[Still Missing34]

Well, we didn't play each other, but I did play against the likes of Brandon Kopf, Tobin Ruff and Eric Hultgren. Later played alongside BK. Sad to see that rivalry get derailed, but good luck the rest of this season-playoffs would be great for the program.

BK and I have a lot of the same friends, both from EA and OHS. I’m assuming we do too. Love to see EA make it, but I’m much more vested in the OHS program.

 

[olderbytheminute]

The only thing worse than useless information is useless misinformation.
This qualifies as the latter. The headline of 7a and 8A playoff pairings “if season ended now“ suggests some work was put into this when I am guessing the absolute minimum was.
For just one example, you have McHenry listed as the 32nd seed in 7a which implies you are saying they would make the playoffs if the season ended now.
But, for that to be fact you need to check the McHenry strength of schedule number of 27 against the 15 or so other schools in the state that have the same 27 number in other classes and break it down to the next tiebreaker which is what the IHSA does when separating 5-4 teams into groups of playoff qualifier and non-qualifier. I would say that u didn’t do anything like that. You r saying mchenry is in the playoffs as of now and quite frAnkly nobody knows and nobody cares. They will care in 3 weeks if McHenry wins two more games.
The IHSA isn’t saying which 3-3 teams in the state would qualify for the playoffs if the season ended today. They are saying that in the class they are likely to fall into if the season ended today they are currently ahead of other 3-3 teams in the same enrollment group.
There is no comparison of 3-3 teams in all classes which is how the playoff field is determined. The IHSA is not saying this is how the field would look if the season ended today.
And if it was and we had just a 6-game season then go ahead and break down all the 3-3 teams to determine who in the state is in and who is not. When you have the 256 team field you can then divide it into 8 classes and then in the classes that use a 1-32 bracket you can then honestly have what the playoff bracket in 7a and 8A would look like if the season ended today.
That of course is a ridiculous amount of work for a meaningless exercise.
Which begs the question: what harm is there in presenting the misinformation as it was presented here?
Reading some of the replies there are readers who think this is legit information. That’s the harm. I know this was lazy inaccurate work but there are readers who don’t.
One of the things this forum needs is to grow and grow a lot. You can tell by how few schools get information provided on this site on game nights. I would love to see the forum have readers with insight in 200 teams instead of 20.
But you don’t grow a forum by posting misinformation. We, myself included, have to do better.
By the way, I m in no way picking on McHenry’s football team. My point is this: U are saying if the playoffs started now that the McHenry Warriors would be in. The IHSA is not saying that but you are. And there might be Warrior fans who read the post or were told about the post and believe it.
All I want is accurate info. Season ends today: all the 6-0 5-1 and 4-2 teams are in and now break down all 3-3 teams to accurately determine which 3-3 teams qualify on the tiebreakers. Then list the 256 qualifiers and divide them by enrollment into 8 classes.
Then in 7a and 8A with 1-32 seeding go ahead and present the legit playoff pairings if the season ended today.
Why anybody would want to do that with a third of the season to go is beyond me. But please don’t present misinformation as fact.
We all have to do better.

 

[LakeCtyNewt]

The point of doing a thread like this is only based on speculation hence the “if the season ended today,” header.

Whether McHenry makes the playoffs or not is yet to be determined. Again why this is only speculative.

What this does do is give everyone a preliminary look at what potential playoff matchups would be.

If you follow the IHSA playoff outlook, you’ll see all the details here. Again this is only speculative and nothing more. If you are reading too much into it then we can’t help you.

As always the games will play out.

 

[Still Missing34]

"Cheap knockoff" should have given us enough information that the OP wasn't losing sleep over this.

 

[Bwm57]

The only thing worse than useless information is useless misinformation.
This qualifies as the latter. The headline of 7a and 8A playoff pairings “if season ended now“ suggests some work was put into this when I am guessing the absolute minimum was.
For just one example, you have McHenry listed as the 32nd seed in 7a which implies you are saying they would make the playoffs if the season ended now.
But, for that to be fact you need to check the McHenry strength of schedule number of 27 against the 15 or so other schools in the state that have the same 27 number in other classes and break it down to the next tiebreaker which is what the IHSA does when separating 5-4 teams into groups of playoff qualifier and non-qualifier. I would say that u didn’t do anything like that. You r saying mchenry is in the playoffs as of now and quite frAnkly nobody knows and nobody cares. They will care in 3 weeks if McHenry wins two more games.
The IHSA isn’t saying which 3-3 teams in the state would qualify for the playoffs if the season ended today. They are saying that in the class they are likely to fall into if the season ended today they are currently ahead of other 3-3 teams in the same enrollment group.
There is no comparison of 3-3 teams in all classes which is how the playoff field is determined. The IHSA is not saying this is how the field would look if the season ended today.
And if it was and we had just a 6-game season then go ahead and break down all the 3-3 teams to determine who in the state is in and who is not. When you have the 256 team field you can then divide it into 8 classes and then in the classes that use a 1-32 bracket you can then honestly have what the playoff bracket in 7a and 8A would look like if the season ended today.
That of course is a ridiculous amount of work for a meaningless exercise.
Which begs the question: what harm is there in presenting the misinformation as it was presented here?
Reading some of the replies there are readers who think this is legit information. That’s the harm. I know this was lazy inaccurate work but there are readers who don’t.
One of the things this forum needs is to grow and grow a lot. You can tell by how few schools get information provided on this site on game nights. I would love to see the forum have readers with insight in 200 teams instead of 20.
But you don’t grow a forum by posting misinformation. We, myself included, have to do better.
By the way, I m in no way picking on McHenry’s football team. My point is this: U are saying if the playoffs started now that the McHenry Warriors would be in. The IHSA is not saying that but you are. And there might be Warrior fans who read the post or were told about the post and believe it.
All I want is accurate info. Season ends today: all the 6-0 5-1 and 4-2 teams are in and now break down all 3-3 teams to accurately determine which 3-3 teams qualify on the tiebreakers. Then list the 256 qualifiers and divide them by enrollment into 8 classes.
Then in 7a and 8A with 1-32 seeding go ahead and present the legit playoff pairings if the season ended today.
Why anybody would want to do that with a third of the season to go is beyond me. But please don’t present misinformation as fact.
We all have to do better.

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[olderbytheminute]

The point of doing a thread like this is only based on speculation hence the “if the season ended today,” header.

Whether McHenry makes the playoffs or not is yet to be determined. Again why this is only speculative.

What this does do is give everyone a preliminary look at what potential playoff matchups would be.

If you follow the IHSA playoff outlook, you’ll see all the details here. Again this is only speculative and nothing more. If you are reading too much into it then we can’t help you.

As always the games will play out.

 

[olderbytheminute]

the problem is that this is a useless and inaccurate guess being presented as somewhat meaningful.
On October 4 2018 somebody on this forum made the same type of guess for the 2018 season, projecting the 32 first-round matchups in 7a and 8A.
Of the 32 projections, ONE came to pass. In 8A Barrington played Oswego East. The other 31 projections were wrong.
That’s an accuracy rate of just over 3 percent.
Three percent accuracy. Really????
The problem with this is not that somebody made projections. The problems are twofold:
1) he misinterpreted the information provided on the IHSA website.
2) there are people reading it who think it’s accurate information when it’s not. For them know that somebody last year did this same prognosticating and got 31 of 32 matchups wrong.
How does that make the information provided this year even remotely meaningful. The guy who wrote did not break down the 3-3 teams into qualifiers and non qualifiers which is the absolute minimum that must be done when attempting to make any kind of guess.
To endorse someone for doing sloppy lazy work and suggest it’s meaningful is...well if you think that, then I m just spitting into the wind. I think you know better.
Forget his projections. Read the comments that follow it. There are readers who think this is meaningful.
It’s not and that’s the point. Misinformation.
Last year the guy projecting got 1 of 32 right. Get a math guy and find out the odds of getting More than 1 matchup right by pulling school names out of the hat.
Seriously if u want the accurate list of 256 qualifiers if the season ended now, go for it and separate the 3-3 teams based on tiebreakers. Otherwise don’t present fiction as having any basis at all in fact.

 

[godfthr53]

the problem is that this is a useless and inaccurate guess being presented as somewhat meaningful.
On October 4 2018 somebody on this forum made the same type of guess for the 2018 season, projecting the 32 first-round matchups in 7a and 8A.
Of the 32 projections, ONE came to pass. In 8A Barrington played Oswego East. The other 31 projections were wrong.
That’s an accuracy rate of just over 3 percent.
Three percent accuracy. Really????
The problem with this is not that somebody made projections. The problems are twofold:
1) he misinterpreted the information provided on the IHSA website.
2) there are people reading it who think it’s accurate information when it’s not. For them know that somebody last year did this same prognosticating and got 31 of 32 matchups wrong.
How does that make the information provided this year even remotely meaningful. The guy who wrote did not break down the 3-3 teams into qualifiers and non qualifiers which is the absolute minimum that must be done when attempting to make any kind of guess.
To endorse someone for doing sloppy lazy work and suggest it’s meaningful is...well if you think that, then I m just spitting into the wind. I think you know better.
Forget his projections. Read the comments that follow it. There are readers who think this is meaningful.
It’s not and that’s the point. Misinformation.
Last year the guy projecting got 1 of 32 right. Get a math guy and find out the odds of getting More than 1 matchup right by pulling school names out of the hat.
Seriously if u want the accurate list of 256 qualifiers if the season ended now, go for it and separate the 3-3 teams based on tiebreakers. Otherwise don’t present fiction as having any basis at all in fact.

Go ***** to the IHSA because all he did was copy their outlook and put into matchups. AGAIN IF THE SEASON ENDED TODAY. And you sir don't know anything about the playoffs because RIGHT NOW McHenry does hold the tie breaker over the teams below them
https://www.ihsa.org/SportsActiviti...ormationResults.aspx?url=/data/fb/outlook.htm

 

[PowerI66_]

the problem is that this is a useless and inaccurate guess being presented as somewhat meaningful.
On October 4 2018 somebody on this forum made the same type of guess for the 2018 season, projecting the 32 first-round matchups in 7a and 8A.
Of the 32 projections, ONE came to pass. In 8A Barrington played Oswego East. The other 31 projections were wrong.
That’s an accuracy rate of just over 3 percent.
Three percent accuracy. Really????
The problem with this is not that somebody made projections. The problems are twofold:
1) he misinterpreted the information provided on the IHSA website.
2) there are people reading it who think it’s accurate information when it’s not. For them know that somebody last year did this same prognosticating and got 31 of 32 matchups wrong.
How does that make the information provided this year even remotely meaningful. The guy who wrote did not break down the 3-3 teams into qualifiers and non qualifiers which is the absolute minimum that must be done when attempting to make any kind of guess.
To endorse someone for doing sloppy lazy work and suggest it’s meaningful is...well if you think that, then I m just spitting into the wind. I think you know better.
Forget his projections. Read the comments that follow it. There are readers who think this is meaningful.
It’s not and that’s the point. Misinformation.
Last year the guy projecting got 1 of 32 right. Get a math guy and find out the odds of getting More than 1 matchup right by pulling school names out of the hat.
Seriously if u want the accurate list of 256 qualifiers if the season ended now, go for it and separate the 3-3 teams based on tiebreakers. Otherwise don’t present fiction as having any basis at all in fact.

I will tell you that you put more effort into your two rants than I did putting these matchups together. Does that make you feel better?

 

[Bwm57]

I still can’t believe what they were going to do to Jerry...

 

[olderbytheminute]

Go ***** to the IHSA because all he did was copy their outlook and put into matchups. AGAIN IF THE SEASON ENDED TODAY. And you sir don't know anything about the playoffs because RIGHT NOW McHenry does hold the tie breaker over the teams below them
https://www.ihsa.org/SportsActiviti...ormationResults.aspx?url=/data/fb/outlook.htm

 

[caravan8]

the problem is that this is a useless and inaccurate guess being presented as somewhat meaningful.
On October 4 2018 somebody on this forum made the same type of guess for the 2018 season, projecting the 32 first-round matchups in 7a and 8A.
Of the 32 projections, ONE came to pass. In 8A Barrington played Oswego East. The other 31 projections were wrong.
That’s an accuracy rate of just over 3 percent.
Three percent accuracy. Really????
The problem with this is not that somebody made projections. The problems are twofold:
1) he misinterpreted the information provided on the IHSA website.
2) there are people reading it who think it’s accurate information when it’s not. For them know that somebody last year did this same prognosticating and got 31 of 32 matchups wrong.
How does that make the information provided this year even remotely meaningful. The guy who wrote did not break down the 3-3 teams into qualifiers and non qualifiers which is the absolute minimum that must be done when attempting to make any kind of guess.
To endorse someone for doing sloppy lazy work and suggest it’s meaningful is...well if you think that, then I m just spitting into the wind. I think you know better.
Forget his projections. Read the comments that follow it. There are readers who think this is meaningful.
It’s not and that’s the point. Misinformation.
Last year the guy projecting got 1 of 32 right. Get a math guy and find out the odds of getting More than 1 matchup right by pulling school names out of the hat.
Seriously if u want the accurate list of 256 qualifiers if the season ended now, go for it and separate the 3-3 teams based on tiebreakers. Otherwise don’t present fiction as having any basis at all in fact.

So you came on the forum last year at some point to see where your team would be in the playoffs. They either ended up playing someone other than was projected on October 4 (around week 6) or they missed the playoffs altogether. This upset you because you couldn’t comprehend that the thread titled If the Playoffs started TODAY, wasn’t an accurate enough projection of the actual playoff pairing 3 weeks out from the end of the season. Gotcha.

 

[olderbytheminute]

And this indeed is where it gets scary. You sir are reading the IHSA website incorrectly.
The IHSA is saying that mchenry holds the tiebreaker over 3-3 teams listed below it in what the IHSA is calling 7a teams.
The IHSA is NOT comparing McHenry’s 3-3 status with 27 playoff points to 3-3 teams with 27 playoff points in the OTHER classes.
Yet when determining what 3-3 teams qualify and which don’t, all 3-3 teams will be lumped together regardless of which class they are listed in currently in the IHSA website. Your inability to interpret the IHSA information is identical to what the original poster did. He misinterpreted the IHSA website info just as you are. Sort of scary that you don’t see that but it is what it is

 

[LakeCtyNewt]

And this indeed is where it gets scary. You sir are reading the IHSA website incorrectly.
The IHSA is saying that mchenry holds the tiebreaker over 3-3 teams listed below it in what the IHSA is calling 7a teams.
The IHSA is NOT comparing McHenry’s 3-3 status with 27 playoff points to 3-3 teams with 27 playoff points in the OTHER classes.
Yet when determining what 3-3 teams qualify and which don’t, all 3-3 teams will be lumped together regardless of which class they are listed in currently in the IHSA website. Your inability to interpret the IHSA information is identical to what the original poster did. He misinterpreted the IHSA website info just as you are. Sort of scary that you don’t see that but it is what it is

change your moniker to McHenry dad. Your slip is showing.