Probably plus each school has to do an online report of their official record to MaxPreps. The conference winners have to be officially reported, teams who want to opt out of the playoffs have to turn that in don't know the deadline for that they may have already done that ..the handbook states there's a deadline for all this stuff but no details how long they have after the last game of the regular season...
4.1.13 Playoff Declaration: A school has the option to “opt out” of the playoffs, provided it fills out the Playoff Dec-
laration Form on the website, and submits it and it is in the NCHSAA offices prior to the reporting deadline for
that specific sport. Proper submission means the school will not be considered for either an automatic berth
or a wild card position. If the form is not submitted, then the school will be considered and may qualify for a
playoff berth.
(a) The above does not apply to the sports of cross country, golf, swimming, and track and field.
4.1.14 Reporting Playoff Qualifiers: Schools must submit their completed and accurate schedule and results into
MaxPreps to be considered for playoff qualification for the sports of Baseball, Basketball, Football, Lacrosse,
Soccer, Softball, Dual Team Tennis, Volleyball. Conference administrators must use this information to submit
the final order of finish to the NCHSAA.
(a) For reporting potential qualifiers to state playoffs, conference administrators are required to submit
the appropriate information online immediately upon conclusion of the regular season.
(b) Failure to comply with the reporting procedure will result in a $400 fine to the school or conference
in question.
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