What If The LHSAA Football Playoffs Started Today?

Using district races and current power ratings to select the playoffs qualifiers and to seed the teams, GeauxPreps.com gives a glance at how the postseason could shape out. Included below are postseason qualifiers and their seeds IF the football playoffs were to begin this week.

Again remember, that district champions are guaranteed a spot in the bracket regardless of their final power rating.  From there, the power ratings are used exclusively to select the remaining playoff qualifiers. 

Please note that these are projections and that the official power ratings will be released by the LHSAA at the conclusion of the regular season.

Pairings are listed in bracket order.

CLASS 1A

First Round Byes

#1 Logansport

#2 Grand Lake

#3 Oak Grove

#4 Homer

#5 Slaughter Charter

#6 Haynesville

#7 LaSalle

#8 Delta Charter

First Round

#16 Northwood-Lena vs #17 Centerville (winner plays Logansport)

#9 White Castle vs #24 North Central (winner plays Grand Lake)

#12 Lincoln Prep vs #21 Merryville (winner plays Oak Grove)

#13 Oberlin vs #20 Plain Dealing (winner plays Homer)

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#14 East Beauregard vs #19 Block (winner plays Slaughter Charter

#11 West St. John vs #22 Gueydan (winner plays Haynesville)

#10 Basile vs #23 East Iberville (winner plays LaSalle)

#15 Arcadia vs #18 Delhi (winner plays Delta Charter)

CLASS 2A

#1 Many vs #32 West St. Mary

#16 D’Arbonne Woods vs #17 Franklin

#9 Rosepine vs #24 Rayville

#8 Mangham vs #25 Oakdale

#5 Jonesboro-Hodge vs #28 Delcambre

#12 Winnfield vs #21 DeQuincy

#13 St. Helena vs #20 Capitol

#4 General Trass vs #29 Springfield

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#3 Avoyelles vs #30 Bunkie

#14 South Plaquemines vs #19 East Feliciana

#11 Port Allen vs #22 Northeast

#6 Amite vs #27 Delhi Charter

#7 North Caddo vs #26 Kinder

#10 Red River vs #23 Kentwood

#15 Pine vs #18 Welsh

#2 Loreauville vs #31 Independence

CLASS 3A

#1 Sterlington vs #32 Richwood

#16 Jewel Sumner vs #17 Grant

#9 Jena vs #24 North Webster

#8 Church Point vs #25 Carroll

#5 Iowa vs #28 McDonogh #35

#12 Brusly vs #21 West Feliciana

#13 Westlake vs #20 Donaldsonville

#4 Abbeville vs #29 Kaplan

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#3 St. Martinville vs #30 Bossier

#14 Erath vs #19 Wossman

#11 Patterson vs #22 Iota

#6 Lutcher vs #27 Jennings

#7 Union Parish vs #26 Kenner Discovery

#10 Madison Prep vs #23 Mansfield

#15 Bogalusa vs #18 Booker T. Washington (NO)

#2 St. James vs #31 Marksville

CLASS 4A

#1 Edna Karr vs #32 Ellender

#16 Carencro vs #17 Eunice

#9 G.W. Carver vs #24 Plaquemine

#8 Westgate vs #25 Franklinton

#5 Salmen vs #28 John F. Kennedy

#12 Belle Chasse vs #21 Istrouma

#13 Belaire vs #20 DeRidder

#4 Northwood (SH) vs #29 Tioga

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#3 Huntington vs #30 Minden

#14 Leesville vs #19 Rayne

#11 Assumption vs #22 South Lafourche

#6 Warren Easton vs #27 Pearl River

#7 Cecilia vs #26 Beau Chene

#10 L.B. Landry vs #23 Opelousas

#15 Lakeshore vs #18 North DeSoto

#2 Neville vs #31 Helen Cox

CLASS 5A

#1 Zachary vs #32 East St. John

#16 Natchitoches Central vs #17 Benton

#9 Ouachita Parish vs #24 Denham Springs

#8 Acadiana vs #25 Dutchtown

#5 Destrehan vs #28 Northshore

#12 East Ascension vs #21 Parkway

#13 John Ehret vs #20 Haughton

#4 Ruston vs #29 Slidell

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#3 Ponchatoula vs #30 Lafayette

#14 Southside vs #19 H.L. Bourgeois

#11 St. Amant vs #22 Hahnville

#6 Chalmette vs #27 West Jefferson

#7 Central (BR) vs #26 East Jefferson

#10 Woodlawn (BR) vs #23 Sulphur

#15 West Monroe vs #18 Alexandria

#2 Captain Shreve vs #31 Covington

Division I

First Round Byes

#1 Catholic-BR

#2 C.E. Byrd

#3 Jesuit

#4 St. Paul’s

First Round

#8 St. Augustine vs #9 Holy Cross (winner plays Catholic-BR)

#5 John Curtis vs #12 McKinley (winner plays St. Paul’s)

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#6 Scotlandville vs #11 Brother Martin (winner plays Jesuit)

#7 Archbishop Rummel vs #10 Archbishop Shaw (winner plays C.E. Byrd)

Division II

First Round Byes

#1 University Lab

First Round

#8 Parkview Baptist vs #9 Evangel (winner plays University Lab)

#5 St. Thomas More vs #12 St. Louis Catholic

#4 Vandebilt Catholic vs #13 Thomas Jefferson

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#3 Loyola Prep vs #14 Archbishop Hannan

#6 Liberty vs #11 De La Salle

#7 Teurlings Catholic vs #10 St. Michael

#2 E.D. White vs #15 Haynes Academy

Division III

First Round Byes

#1 Lafayette Christian

#2 Notre Dame

#3 St. Charles

#4 Episcopal

First Round

#8 St. Thomas Aquinas vs #9 Catholic (NI) (winner plays Lafayette Christian)

#5 Newman vs #12 Northlake Christian (winner plays Episcopal)

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#6 Dunham vs #11 Holy Savior Menard (winner plays St. Charles)

#7 Ascension Episcopal vs #10 Pope John Paul II (winner plays Notre Dame)

Division IV

#1 Calvary Baptist vs #16 Hanson Memorial

#8 St. Mary’s vs #9 Country Day

#5 Opelousas Catholic vs #12 Riverside Academy

#4 Central Catholic vs #13 Hamilton Christian

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#3 Ouachita Christian vs #14 Catholic (PC)

#6 Southern Lab vs #11 Ascension Catholic

#7 Vermilion Catholic vs #10 St. Edmund

#2 Sacred Heart vs #15 Cedar Creek