WyoPreps 2026 Football Playoff Scenarios in Week 8

It is the final week of the regular season in Wyoming High School football. Some parts of the playoff puzzle are set, while others remain uncertain. Tiebreakers start with head-to-head results. Then, it goes to the result of games against the highest-ranking non-tied team in the conference standings. You continue through that until the tie is broken. If a tie still exists, it goes to a modified points system. That's where you can get up to +12 for a victory, while the most for a loss is -12. An example would be if Team A defeated Team B, 28-0; Team A would be +12, while Team B would be -12. If the score was 10-7, Team A would be +3, and Team B would be -3.

WYOPREPS WEEK 8 FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS SEEDING BREAKDOWN 2026

There are possibilities of 3-way and 4-way ties. Those are explained below. During the final week of the regular season, 19 of the 32 games impact the playoff seeds and/or playoff berths.

Here is a breakdown of each classification’s playoff picture heading into Week 8 games.

Class 4A:

In = Natrona County, Sheridan, East, Laramie, Central, Kelly Walsh, Thunder Basin, Campbell County.

Out = Rock Springs, South.

Already Locked in:

Natrona County = No. 1 seed; Sheridan = No. 2 seed; East = No. 3 seed.

To Be Determined:

Central = No. 4 seed with a win over Sheridan; No. 5 seed with a loss to Sheridan.

Laramie = No. 4 seed with a win over KW and a Central loss to Sheridan; No. 5 seed with a win and a Central win. No. 6 seed with a loss and a loss by Thunder Basin. No. 7 seed with a loss to KW and wins by TB and Campbell County, or a win by TB and a Campbell County loss.

Thunder Basin = No. 6 seed with a win and wins by Central and Laramie or a win by Laramie and a loss by Central, or a KW win and a Central win. No. 7 seed with a loss and a Campbell County loss, or a loss and a Campbell County win. No. 8 seed with a loss and wins by KW and Campbell County.

Kelly Walsh = No. 5 seed with a win, a Thunder Basin win, and a Campbell County loss; No. 5 seed with a win and losses by Thunder Basin and Campbell County; No. 7 seed with a loss, Campbell County win, and a TB loss; No. 7 seed with a loss and losses by TB and Campbell County; No. 8 seed with a loss to Laramie and wins by TB and Campbell County.

Campbell County = No. 8 seed with a loss and wins by KW and TB; No. 8 seed with a win and wins by KW and TB; No. 6 seed with a win and losses by KW and TB. No. 6 seed with a loss and losses by KW and TB.

In the event of a 3-way tie with Laramie, KW, and TB: KW 2-0, TB 1-1, Laramie 0-2; KW is 5, TB is 6, and Lar is 7.

In the event of a 3-way tie with KW, TB, CC: all 1-1 against each other, but CC is at +11, KW is at 0, and TB is -11.

In the event of a 4-way tie with Lar, KW, TB, and CC: KW and TB would be 2-1, and Lar and CC would be 1-2 against each other: KW is 5, TB is 6, Lar is 7, CC is 8.

Class 3A East:

In = Riverton, Lander, Rawlins, Buffalo.

Out = Douglas, Worland.

Already Locked in:

Riverton = No. 1 seed; Lander = No. 2 seed.

To Be Determined:

No. 3 and No. 4 seeds = Winner of the Buffalo at Rawlins gets the No. 3 seed, and the loser is the No. 4 seed.

Both Buffalo and Rawlins have head-to-head wins over Douglas and hold the tiebreaker.

Class 3A West:

In = Star Valley, Cody, Jackson.

Bubble = Evanston, Green River, Powell.

Already Locked in:

None.

To Be Determined:

Star Valley = No. 1 seed with a win over Jackson; No. 2 seed with a loss to Jackson and a Cody loss to Green River; No. 2 seed with a loss to JK by 6 points or less and a Cody win over GR; No. 3 seed with a Cody win and a loss to JK by 7 points or more.

Cody = No. 2 seed with a win and SV win; No. 2 seed with a loss and a JK loss; No. 1 seed with a win and SV loss to JK by 7 points or more. No. 3 seed with a loss and a JK win.

Jackson = No. 1 seed with a win over SV and a Cody loss to GR; No. 2 seed with a Cody win and a win by 7 points or more over SV; No. 3 seed with a Cody win and a win over SV by 6 points or less.

Evanston = No. 4 seed with a win; No. 4 seed with a loss to Powell by 5 points or less and a GR loss to Cody; eliminated with a loss to Pow and a GR win over Cody; eliminated with a loss to Pow by 6 points or more and a GR loss to Cody.

Green River = No. 4 seed with a win and EV loss; No. 4 seed with a loss and an EV loss by 7 points or less to Pow; eliminated with a win by EV; eliminated with a loss and Pow win by 8 points or more.

Powell = No. 4 seed with a win over EV by 8 points or more and a GR loss to Cody; eliminated with a loss; eliminated with a win by 7 points or less over EV and a GR loss to Cody.

Green River is a +1 after playing Evanston and Powell; Evanston is at +5, and Powell is at -6 before they face each other on Friday.

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Class 2A East:

In = Big Horn, Burns, Torrington.

Bubble = Newcastle, Glenrock.

Out = Wheatland, Tongue River, and Moorcroft.

Already Locked in:

Big Horn = No. 1 seed.

To Be Determined:

If Burns, Torrington, and Newcastle tie at 4-3 and Glenrock loses = coin flip because all 3 would be at 0 points in the plus-minus tiebreaker.

Burns = No. 2 seed with a win over Wheatland and losses by Torrington and Newcastle; No. 2 seed with a win, Torr win, and Newc loss; No. 2 seed with a loss, Torr loss, Newc loss, and Glenrock win; No. 3 seed with a win, a Newc win, and a Torr win; No. 4 seed with a loss, wins by Torr, Newc, and Glen; No. 4 seed with a loss, win by Torr, loss by Newc, and win by Glen.

Torrington = No. 2 seed with a win and losses by Burns & Newcastle; No. 3 seed with a loss, a Burns win, and a Newc loss; No. 4 seed with a loss, a Newc win, a Burns loss, and a Glen win or loss; No. 4 seed with a loss, a Burns win, a Newc win, and a Glen loss.

Newcastle = No. 2 seed with a win: the Dogies would have a win over the highest-ranking non-tied team (Big Horn), while Burns and Torrington do not; No. 3 seed with a loss, Burns loss, and Glen win; No. 4 seed with a loss and a Glen loss; eliminated with a loss and Glen win because of a head-to-head loss to the Herders.

Glenrock = eliminated with a loss; No. 4 seed with a win and a Newcastle loss.

In the event of a three-way tie between Burns, Newcastle, and Glenrock: Newc is +6, Burns -3, and Glen -3. Newcastle would get the highest seed on the 3-way tiebreaker; Burns head-to-head win over Glenrock would knock the Herders out.

If Burns, Torrington, and Glenrock tie: Burns is 2-0, Torrington 1-1, and Glenrock 0-2; Burns qualifies and gets the highest seed; Torr next, and Glen is out.

If Torrington, Glenrock, and Newcastle tie: Torr is 2-0, Glen 1-1, and Newc 0-2; Torr gets the highest seed, Glen next, and Newc is out.

In the case of a 4-way tie at 4-3: Burns and Torr are 2-1, while Glen and Newc are 1-2; Burns and Torr qualify, Burns gets the highest seed, Torr next, and then Glen qualifies with a head-to-head win over Newc.

Class 2A West:

In = Cokeville, Thermopolis, Mountain View.

Bubble = Lyman, Lovell, Pinedale.

Out = Kemmerer.

Already Locked In:

Cokeville = No. 1 seed; Thermopolis = No. 2 seed; Mountain View = No. 3 seed.

To Be Determined:

Pinedale = No. 4 seed with a win over Mountain View and a Lyman loss to Thermopolis. Pinedale would have the only win over the highest-ranking non-tied team (MV), among Pine, Lym, and Lov.

Lyman = No. 4 seed with a win over Thermopolis; No. 4 seed with a loss to Thermopolis and a Pinedale win over Mountain View; eliminated with a loss to Therm and a Pine loss to MV.

Lovell = No. 4 seed with a Lyman loss to Therm and a Pine loss to MV; No. 4 seed with a Lym loss, Pine win, and Kemmerer win; eliminated with a Lym win; eliminated with a Lym loss and Pine win.

In a 3-way tie with Lym, Pine, and Lov: Lym wins it at +10; Pine is at 0, and Lov is at -10.

In a 4-way tie with Lym, Pine, Kemm, and Lov: Lym and Lov are 2-1, and Pine and Kemm are 1-2; that knocks out Pine and Kemm, and the head-to-head goes to Lov.

Class 1A-9 Man East:

In = Pine Bluffs, Sundance, Upton, Lusk.

Out = Wright, Lingle-Ft. Laramie, Southeast.

Already Locked in:

Pine Bluffs = No. 1 seed

To Be Determined:

Sundance = No. 2 seed with a win over Upton; No. 2 seed with a loss to Upton by 7 points or less and a Lusk win. No. 3 seed with a loss to Upton by 8 points or more, and a Lusk win thanks to a head-to-head win over Lusk.

Upton = No. 2 seed with a win over Sundance and a loss by Lusk; No. 2 seed with a win by 8 points or more and a Lusk win; No. 3 seed with a loss and a Lusk loss; No. 4 seed with a loss to Sundance and a Lusk win.

Lusk = No. 3 seed with a win and an Upton loss; No. 3 seed with a win and Upton win by 7 points or less; No. 4 seed with a loss; No. 4 seed with a win and Upton win by 8 points or more.

Lusk is a -9 after playing Sundance and Upton; Sundance is at +12, and Upton is at -3 before playing each other on Friday.

Class 1A-9 Man West:

In = Rocky Mountain, Saratoga, Greybull, Big Piney.

Out = Wind River, Wyoming Indian.

Already Locked in:

Big Piney = No. 4 seed

To Be Determined:

Rocky Mountain = No. 1 seed with a win over Greybull; No. 1 seed with a loss to Greybull by 8 points or less; No. 3 seed with a loss to Greybull by 9 points or more.

Saratoga = No. 2 seed with an RM win over Grey; No. 2 seed with a Grey win over RM by 8 points or less.

Greybull = No. 2 seed with a win over RM by 9 points or more. No. 3 seed with a loss to RM.

Saratoga is at +2 after games with RM and Grey; RM is at +10, and Grey is at -12 before playing each other on Thursday.

Class 1A-6 Man North:

In = Burlington, Riverside, Ten Sleep, Midwest.

Out = Hulett.

Already Locked in:

Burlington = No. 1 seed; Midwest = No. 4 seed.

To Be Determined:

Winner of the Riverside-Ten Sleep game on Friday is the No. 2 seed, and the loser is the No. 3 seed.

Class 1A-6 Man South:

In = Casper Christian, Little Snake River, Encampment, H.E.M.

Out = Farson-Eden, Dubois, Guernsey-Sunrise

Already Locked in:

Casper Christian = No. 1 seed; Little Snake River = No. 2 seed; Encampment = No. 3 seed; H.E.M. = No. 4 seed.

To Be Determined:

Nothing. Even if Encampment and H.E.M. lose in Week 8, and Farson-Eden wins, the Tigers and Miners both hold head-to-head tiebreakers over the Pronghorns. Everyone has a tiebreaker over the team or teams below them.

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