Early Playoff Scenarios from VISAA
Ratings in PDF format
DIVISION I PLAYOFF OUTLOOK
No one has locked up a playoff berth yet; the top 8 teams are all still mathematically in contention. There is not enough schedule overlap among these teams to predict whether any of them might lock up a playoff spot with a win this week. Obviously, the teams that are ahead have the best chance of getting in There are just a lot of points left on the table that those lower-ranked teams could take advantage of.
DIVISION II PLAYOFF OUTLOOK
Trinity Episcopal has clinched a playoff berth, but they have not guaranteed themselves a home game in the first round. Blue Ridge, STAB, Fishburne, R-MA, Bishop Sullivan, and Potomac are all still mathematically capable of reaching the playoffs. Trinity, Blue Ridge, and STAB are the only teams who could possibly play at home in the first round. Blue Ridge-STAB will be an important finale in D-II.
DIVISION III PLAYOFF OUTLOOK
Atlantic Shores and Nansemond-Suffolk have both clinched a playoff berth AND a first-round home game. Neither of them has locked up the #1 seed. Among the others, North Cross, Covenant, VES, Greenbrier, and Hampton Roads are all still mathematically in contention for a playoff spot. HRA's last two games, though I would characterize them as likely losses, are both so point-rich, that if something happened and they won those two, they would have a clear shot at a playoff berth.
DIVISION IV PLAYOFF OUTLOOK
Isle of Wight and Roanoke Catholic have both clinched a playoff berth, but neither is guaranteed a first-round home game. Among the others, Fuqua, Richmond Christian, and Broadwater are all still in the mix mathematically. Broadwater cannot jump Isle of Wight or Roanoke Catholic, but could get ahead of Fuqua or Richmond Christian. For the second straight year, the Broadwater-Fuqua game is a make-or-break for Broadwater.
Ratings in PDF format
DIVISION I PLAYOFF OUTLOOK
No one has locked up a playoff berth yet; the top 8 teams are all still mathematically in contention. There is not enough schedule overlap among these teams to predict whether any of them might lock up a playoff spot with a win this week. Obviously, the teams that are ahead have the best chance of getting in There are just a lot of points left on the table that those lower-ranked teams could take advantage of.
DIVISION II PLAYOFF OUTLOOK
Trinity Episcopal has clinched a playoff berth, but they have not guaranteed themselves a home game in the first round. Blue Ridge, STAB, Fishburne, R-MA, Bishop Sullivan, and Potomac are all still mathematically capable of reaching the playoffs. Trinity, Blue Ridge, and STAB are the only teams who could possibly play at home in the first round. Blue Ridge-STAB will be an important finale in D-II.
DIVISION III PLAYOFF OUTLOOK
Atlantic Shores and Nansemond-Suffolk have both clinched a playoff berth AND a first-round home game. Neither of them has locked up the #1 seed. Among the others, North Cross, Covenant, VES, Greenbrier, and Hampton Roads are all still mathematically in contention for a playoff spot. HRA's last two games, though I would characterize them as likely losses, are both so point-rich, that if something happened and they won those two, they would have a clear shot at a playoff berth.
DIVISION IV PLAYOFF OUTLOOK
Isle of Wight and Roanoke Catholic have both clinched a playoff berth, but neither is guaranteed a first-round home game. Among the others, Fuqua, Richmond Christian, and Broadwater are all still in the mix mathematically. Broadwater cannot jump Isle of Wight or Roanoke Catholic, but could get ahead of Fuqua or Richmond Christian. For the second straight year, the Broadwater-Fuqua game is a make-or-break for Broadwater.
