If the playoffs started today...

There are still a lot of games to be played and so many things can change but it's always fun to look at who's in the playoffs if they started today.

Here are the current projections for the area teams in the playoffs if the season ended today (as we see them). The top 4 teams make the playoffs in the two Mississippi regions make the playoffs. In the Tennessee private schools, all four teams in D2AA make it while the top 3 teams in D2 West 1 and D2 West 2 make it. The Arkansas schools use a combination of wins and playoffs points.

Then there is the Tennessee public schools. Teams finishing first and second in their respective districts automatically qualify and then there are wild cards.

These are our projections using the information we have available. We will continue to update these on a week to week basis. Obviously, there will be a lot of change over the coming weeks. In Tennessee, once the teams are placed in their respective quads, they are seeded like this: All first place teams in the quad, all second place teams and then wild cards. If there are multiple first place teams in a quad, they are seeded according to their place in the TSSAA tiebreaker standings and the same is done with second place teams and then wild cards.

We will not project the entire statewide bracket, Just the quads involving the area teams. If there aren't any area teams that qualify in a specific bracket, we will not post that bracket.

MS 5A & 6A
TN D2A & D2AA
TN 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A
ARK 6A/7A, MAIS

In most cases, the higher seeded team in always the home team. However, in Mississippi after the first round that changes. Second round – fourth round the team that has played a fewer number of home games will be designated the home team. If both teams have played an equal number of home games, the home site will be determined by the highest seeded team.




Mississippi 6A

Region 1 #4 Desoto Central
Region 2 #1 Starkville

Region 1 #3 Southaven
Region 2 #1 Warren Central

Region 2 #3 Clinton
Region 1 #2 Grenada

Region 2 #4 Murrah
Region 1 #1 South Panola

TN D2AA

First round games

Game 1
#4 West MUS/St Benedict Loser
#3 West MUS/St Benedict Winner

Game 2
#7 E/M Pope John Paul
#4 E/M Baylor

Game 3
#6 E/M Father Ryan
#5 E/M MBA

Quarterfinal games
Winner of Game 1
#1 E/M Brentwood Academy

#3 E/M  Ensworth
#2 West CBHS/Briarcrest Loser

Winner of Game 2
#2 E/M McCallie

Winner of Game 3
#1 West CBHS/Briarcrest Winner


TN D2A

#1 E/M D2 FRA (BYE)
                 


#3 E/M D1 Friendship Christian 
#2    W D1 Harding Academy 

#3    W D1 Northpoint Christian
#2 E/M D1 DCA

#1 W D2    USJ (BYE)
                  

#1 W D1    ECS (BYE)
                 

#3    W D2 Tipton Rosemark 
#2 E/M D2 BGA

#3 E/M D2 Zion Christian
#2    W D2 St. George's


#1 E/M D1 Knoxville Webb

TN Public

2A
Quad 4

1 Trinity Christian
   BYE

4 Peabody
5 McKenzie

3 Mitchell
6 Hillcrest

2 Huntingdon
   BYE

Last 5 out: Meigs Co, Watertown, Silverdale, KIPP, Carver

3A
Quad 4

1 Camden
8 Fairley

4 Martin Westview
5 Waverly

3 Manassas
6 Milan

2 Hickman Co
7 Lewis Co


4A
Quad 4

1 Jackson North Side
8 Ripley

4 Chester Co
5 Dyersburg

3 Trezevant
6 Liberty

2 Crockett Co
7 Craigmont

Last 4 out: Maplewood, Haywood Co, Sequoyah, Raleigh Egypt

5A
Quad 4

1 Henry Co
8 Hamilton

4 Millington
5 East

3 Munford
6 Hardin Co

2 Ridgeway
7 Melrose


6A
Quad 4

1 Whitehaven
8 Bartlett

4 Central
5 Collierville

3 Arlington
6 Independence

2 Houston
7 White Station

Last 4 out: Warren Co, William Blount, Cordova, Station Camp