Breaking News: New Playoff Format for Class 6 and Class 4.
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VHSL – Chris Robinson – [email protected] – 434-977-8475 – 1642 State Farm Blvd. Charlottesville, VA 22911
PLAYOFF FORMAT FOR: FOOTBALL
Number of Championships: SIX (Class 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1)
Updated October 25, 2024
Region Tournament
Dates: Region start date: Saturday, November 16 and Region Deadline: Saturday, November 30.
Must be completed by Region Deadline as published on the VHSL Calendar.
Format: Eight-team, single-elimination tournament. Seeding and pairings determined by power points
unless the Region has determined another format.
Sites: As determined by each Region.
Who Advances: Region Champion advances to state tournament play.
State Tournament
Dates: Semi-finals held on Saturday, December 7. State Finals held on Saturday, December 14.
Format: Four-team, single-elimination tournament per classification. Semi-final winners advance to the
final.
Sites: Semi-finals – The higher rated team (based on power rating) will host.
Region A champion v. Region B champion; Region C champion v. Region D champion. Class 6
pairings are Region D champion v. Region C champion and Region A champion v. Region B
champion. Class 4 pairings are Region B champion v. Region C champion and Region A champion
v. Region D champion.
Salem (Salem) – Class 1 and Class 2
Liberty University – Class 3 and Class 4
James Madison University – Class 5 and Class 6
Awards: Team trophy and individual medals to State Champion and Runner-up teams.
VHSL Administrator: Chris Robinson
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Last year was to get a Freedom (W) vs Highland Springs final, so they could not meet in the semis. No other reason.
By doing this, they wrecked the integrity of the overall bracket. They've done the same thing now with Class 4.
Now, if this was announced before the season, and the brackets rotated on a yearly basis, I would be fine. Either do that, or have the standard A vs. B and C vs. D semifinals.
The VHSL is an epic joke.
Not going to happen but for Class 6 it would be great if they just went with a statewide bracket seeded 1-32. Too many regular season reruns in the playoffs.
Playing favorites is a bad thing.
It was. Not because they ended up with the two best teams, but because they created a situation that went against what had been announced prior to the season and followed for years. The change also robbed two other teams of a chance to reach the final. Unless they adopt reseeding after a specific round or rounds this is wrong.