In the Bubble

Teams that have locked up Playoff Spots

• 8P – GTRA
  • If Playoffs began today, would be the #7 seed with Home Field guaranteed in first two rounds
• A – MMCRU
  • If Playoffs began today, would be the #1 seed with Home Field guaranteed through Quarterfinals
• 2A – Okoboji
  • If Playoffs began today, would be the #3 seed with Home Field guaranteed through Quarterfinals

On the Bubble

Teams that either control their own destinies, or there is a clear path to a playoff birth

• 8P – West Bend-Mallard
  • Need to Beat North Union
• 8P – North Union
  • Need to Beat West Bend-Mallard
• A – Sibley-Ocheyedan
  • Need to Beat Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn this week
  • A loss to H-M-S would mean they need Gehlen Catholic to lose out
• A – Sioux Central
  • Need to beat Sibley-Ocheyedan in Week 8, and Gehlen Catholic to lose out
  • If Gehlen Catholic goes 1-1 down the stretch, need to beat Sibley-Ocheyedan AND Sibley-Ocheyedan to lose to Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn to force Point Differential Tiebreaker between them, Sibley-Ocheyedan, and Gehlen Catholic
• 1A – Emmetsburg
  • Need at least one win against either East Sac County or South Hamilton
• 1A – Pocahontas Area
  • Need to beat East Sac County
• 2A – Cherokee
  • Need one win against either Western Christian or Sheldon
  • Can Still win District Championship if they win out, forcing a Point differential tiebreaker against Unity Christian and Western Christian
• 2A – Spirit Lake
  • Need wins against both Southeast Valley and Estherville Lincoln Central

Off the Bubble

Teams that are either locked out or the path is a complicated long shot

• 8P – Newell-Fonda
• 8P – Harris-Lake Park
• A – Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn
• A – South O’Brien
• 1A – Alta-Aurelia
• 2A – Sheldon
• 2A – Estherville Lincoln Central
• 4A – Storm Lake
• 4A – Spencer