6-classes. 192 teams. The good ol' days of Wednesday Night Lights.
All the 5-4 teams are out, except conference champs St. Edward, Oakwood, and LeRoy. So from the 2018 field of 256, I automatically remove Lemont, Tri-Valley, Amundson, Fremd, JCA, Providence, Taft, Alton, UP/Englewood, Lake Forest, Herscher, Mercer Cty, Lewistown, CLS, Villa Grove-Heritage, Fulton, Cerro Gordo-Bement, Harlan, Jax-Routt, Lincoln Pk, Granite City, St. Charles E, Rochelle, Rock Island, Plano, Rich C, O'ville, BG, Jersey, Reavis, Alleman, IVC, Prospect, St. Joe-Ogden, Rockford E, Wheaton Acad, Glenbard S, Woodstock N, Staunton, Phoenix, Raby, Ev Park, Fieldcrest, Z-B, Wauconda, Polo, Watseka.
17 more teams need to be removed. The cut-off is all the teams with 36 playoff points got in, all 35's are out. I wasn't going into tie-breakers anyway... Simply removing the bottom 17 teams with 6-3 records, and assuming (ahem) that the IHSA order is correct. Those teams are TFS, Stevenson, G-Ridge Farm, ROWVA-Mid County, Greenfield-Northwestern, Champaign C, Newton, Chgo Christian, Brooks, Hiaatha, Peo ND, Dwight, Salem, Mt Zion, Rockford Chr, Hamilton-W Hancock, and Sullivan.
Interesting notes:
Prairie Ridge in 5A. The smallest team, but looking scary in that top quad.
Something I've never seen in my decade of doing this frivolous exercise with 8 classes... Metamora went north in 4A.
~~~ 6A ~~~
Upper Bracket
#32 Huntley at #1 Brother Rice
#17 Bartlett at #16 Minooka
#25 Waubonsie Valley at #8 Maine South
#24 Benet Academy at #9 West Aurora
#29 Lincoln-Way Central* (2137) at #4 Glenbard East
#20 Glenbard West at #13 Bolingbrook
#28 Neuqua Valley at #5 Oswego
#21 Loyola at #12 Evanston
Lower Bracket
#31 Andrew at #2 Lincoln-Way East
#18 Oak Park at #15 Oswego East
#26 Edwardsville at #7 Marist
#23 Naperville Central at #10 Warren
#30 South Elgin at #3 Simeon
#19 New Trier at #14 Plainfield South
#27 Conant at #6 Homewood-Flossmoor
#22 Barrington at #11 Hinsdale Central
~~~ 5A ~~~
Upper Bracket
#32 Hinsdale South at #1 Richards
#17 Prairie Ridge* (1436) at #16 Shepard
#25 Belleville West at #8 Hersey
#24 Quincy at #9 DeKalb
#29 Lake Zurich at #4 Hononegah
#20 Lincoln-Way West at #13 Maine West
#28 St. Charles North at #5 Willowbrook
#21 Yorkville at #12 Kenwood
Lower Bracket
#31 St. Ignatius at #2 Batavia
#18 Harlem at #15 Wheaton-Warrenville South
#26 Crete-Monee at #7 Mount Carmel
#23 Glenbrook North at #10 Normal West
#30 Belvidere North at #3 Cary-Grove
#19 Notre Dame at #14 Moline
#27 Von Steuben at #6 Rolling Meadows
#22 Hoffman Estates at #11 Normal^ (2091)
~~~ 4A ~~~
Upper Bracket
#16 Rich East at #1 Payton
#9 Sycamore at #8 Boylan
#13 Elmwood Park at #4 Nazareth
#12 Hyde Park* (850) at #5 Sterling
#15 Back of the Yards at #2 Hillcrest
#10 St. Francis at #7 Montini
#14 Kaneland at #3 Antioch
#11 Lakes at #6 Metamora
Lower Bracket
#16 Mascoutah at #1 Washington
#9 Dunlap at #8 Sacred Heart-Griffin
#13 Springfield^ (1415) at #4 Glenwood
#12 Mattoon at #5 Cahokia
#15 Morton at #2 Highland
#10 Carbondale at #7 Bloomington
#14 MacArthur at #3 Rochester
#11 Marion at #6 East St. Louis
~~~ 3A ~~~
Upper Bracket
#16 St. Edward at #1 Immaculate Conception
#9 Ag Science #8 Genoa-Kingston
#13 Stillman Valley at #4 Richmond-Burton
#12 Dixon at #5 Urban Prep/Bronzeville
#15 Clemente at #2 Bishop McNamara
#10 Clark at #7 Phillips
#14 Johnsburg at #3 Coal City
#11 Princeton at #6 Marengo
Lower Bracket
#16 Wood River-East Alton at #1 Monticello
#9 Effingham #8 Freeburg
#13 Breese Central at #4 Pontiac
#12 Herrin at #5 Murphysboro
#15 Richland County at #2 Paris
#10 Prairie Central at #7 Columbia
#14 Greenville* (524) at #3 Taylorville^ (761)
#11 Monmouth-Roseville at #6 Mater Dei
All the 5-4 teams are out, except conference champs St. Edward, Oakwood, and LeRoy. So from the 2018 field of 256, I automatically remove Lemont, Tri-Valley, Amundson, Fremd, JCA, Providence, Taft, Alton, UP/Englewood, Lake Forest, Herscher, Mercer Cty, Lewistown, CLS, Villa Grove-Heritage, Fulton, Cerro Gordo-Bement, Harlan, Jax-Routt, Lincoln Pk, Granite City, St. Charles E, Rochelle, Rock Island, Plano, Rich C, O'ville, BG, Jersey, Reavis, Alleman, IVC, Prospect, St. Joe-Ogden, Rockford E, Wheaton Acad, Glenbard S, Woodstock N, Staunton, Phoenix, Raby, Ev Park, Fieldcrest, Z-B, Wauconda, Polo, Watseka.
17 more teams need to be removed. The cut-off is all the teams with 36 playoff points got in, all 35's are out. I wasn't going into tie-breakers anyway... Simply removing the bottom 17 teams with 6-3 records, and assuming (ahem) that the IHSA order is correct. Those teams are TFS, Stevenson, G-Ridge Farm, ROWVA-Mid County, Greenfield-Northwestern, Champaign C, Newton, Chgo Christian, Brooks, Hiaatha, Peo ND, Dwight, Salem, Mt Zion, Rockford Chr, Hamilton-W Hancock, and Sullivan.
Interesting notes:
Prairie Ridge in 5A. The smallest team, but looking scary in that top quad.
Something I've never seen in my decade of doing this frivolous exercise with 8 classes... Metamora went north in 4A.
~~~ 6A ~~~
Upper Bracket
#32 Huntley at #1 Brother Rice
#17 Bartlett at #16 Minooka
#25 Waubonsie Valley at #8 Maine South
#24 Benet Academy at #9 West Aurora
#29 Lincoln-Way Central* (2137) at #4 Glenbard East
#20 Glenbard West at #13 Bolingbrook
#28 Neuqua Valley at #5 Oswego
#21 Loyola at #12 Evanston
Lower Bracket
#31 Andrew at #2 Lincoln-Way East
#18 Oak Park at #15 Oswego East
#26 Edwardsville at #7 Marist
#23 Naperville Central at #10 Warren
#30 South Elgin at #3 Simeon
#19 New Trier at #14 Plainfield South
#27 Conant at #6 Homewood-Flossmoor
#22 Barrington at #11 Hinsdale Central
~~~ 5A ~~~
Upper Bracket
#32 Hinsdale South at #1 Richards
#17 Prairie Ridge* (1436) at #16 Shepard
#25 Belleville West at #8 Hersey
#24 Quincy at #9 DeKalb
#29 Lake Zurich at #4 Hononegah
#20 Lincoln-Way West at #13 Maine West
#28 St. Charles North at #5 Willowbrook
#21 Yorkville at #12 Kenwood
Lower Bracket
#31 St. Ignatius at #2 Batavia
#18 Harlem at #15 Wheaton-Warrenville South
#26 Crete-Monee at #7 Mount Carmel
#23 Glenbrook North at #10 Normal West
#30 Belvidere North at #3 Cary-Grove
#19 Notre Dame at #14 Moline
#27 Von Steuben at #6 Rolling Meadows
#22 Hoffman Estates at #11 Normal^ (2091)
~~~ 4A ~~~
Upper Bracket
#16 Rich East at #1 Payton
#9 Sycamore at #8 Boylan
#13 Elmwood Park at #4 Nazareth
#12 Hyde Park* (850) at #5 Sterling
#15 Back of the Yards at #2 Hillcrest
#10 St. Francis at #7 Montini
#14 Kaneland at #3 Antioch
#11 Lakes at #6 Metamora
Lower Bracket
#16 Mascoutah at #1 Washington
#9 Dunlap at #8 Sacred Heart-Griffin
#13 Springfield^ (1415) at #4 Glenwood
#12 Mattoon at #5 Cahokia
#15 Morton at #2 Highland
#10 Carbondale at #7 Bloomington
#14 MacArthur at #3 Rochester
#11 Marion at #6 East St. Louis
~~~ 3A ~~~
Upper Bracket
#16 St. Edward at #1 Immaculate Conception
#9 Ag Science #8 Genoa-Kingston
#13 Stillman Valley at #4 Richmond-Burton
#12 Dixon at #5 Urban Prep/Bronzeville
#15 Clemente at #2 Bishop McNamara
#10 Clark at #7 Phillips
#14 Johnsburg at #3 Coal City
#11 Princeton at #6 Marengo
Lower Bracket
#16 Wood River-East Alton at #1 Monticello
#9 Effingham #8 Freeburg
#13 Breese Central at #4 Pontiac
#12 Herrin at #5 Murphysboro
#15 Richland County at #2 Paris
#10 Prairie Central at #7 Columbia
#14 Greenville* (524) at #3 Taylorville^ (761)
#11 Monmouth-Roseville at #6 Mater Dei
