Wyoming HS Football 2022 Playoff Possibilities in Week 8

We’re in the final week of the high school football regular season.

Some pieces to the playoff puzzle have been determined, while others are still up in the air.

I’m taking a crack at this for the first time on a mass scale. I’ve tried to double and triple-check, but I’ll be the first to admit, I can make mistakes and typos. After being on the road for Friday and Saturday, and getting distracted by the Bills-Chiefs on Sunday, this is the research.

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WyoPreps Week 8 Football Schedule

According to the WHSAA Handbook and Football Rule 7.7.30, tiebreakers start with the result of head-to-head games. 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, where the most you can get for a victory is +12, and 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. Some of these potential three and four-way tiebreakers are factored in below.

Here’s what I believe it looks like.

Class 4A:

In = Sheridan, East, Natrona, Central, Thunder Basin, Campbell County, Rock Springs

Bubble = Laramie, Kelly Walsh

Out = South

Sheridan = No. 1 seed

East = No. 2 seed

Campbell County = No. 6 seed

Rock Springs = No. 7 seed

Natrona County – No. 3 seed with a win over Thunder Basin; No. 4 seed with a loss & a Central loss; No. 5 seed with a loss & a Central win.

Central – No. 3 seed with a win & an NC loss. No. 4 seed with an NC win; No. 5 seed with a loss & TB win.

Thunder Basin – No. 3 seed with a win & Central loss; No. 4 seed with a win & Central win; No. 5 with a loss.

Laramie – No. 8 seed with a win; No. 8 seed with loss & loss by four points or less; out with a loss of five points or more & a KW loss; out with a loss & KW win.

Kelly Walsh – out with a Laramie win; out with a Laramie loss of four or fewer points; No. 8 with a win & Laramie loss; No. 8 seed with loss & Laramie loss of five or more points.

Class 3A East:

In = Douglas, Buffalo, Lander

Bubble = Riverton, Worland

Out = Rawlins

Douglas – No. 1 seed with a win; No. 2 or No. 3 seed with a loss

Lander – No. 1 seed with a win by 9 or more points; No. 1, 2, or 3 seed with a win and a Buffalo win; No. 3 seed with a loss.

Buffalo – No. 2 seed with a win & Lander loss; No. 1 seed with a win & Lander win by 7 or 8 points. No. 3 seed with a loss and Lander win.

Riverton-Worland – the winner is in as the No. 4 seed, the loser is out.

Class 3A West:

In = Cody, Star Valley, Powell

Bubble = Jackson, Green River

Out = Evanston

Cody – No. 1 seed

Star Valley – No. 2 seed with a win; No. 3 seed with a loss & Cody win; No. 4 seed with a loss and Powell win.

Powell – No. 2 seed with a win & Jackson win; No. 3 seed with a win & Star Valley win; No. 3 seed with a loss, Star Valley win, and Green River win; No. 4 seed with a loss, a Jackson win, and Green River win.

Jackson – No. 2 seed with a win & Cody win; No. 3 seed with a win & a Powell win; No.3 seed with a loss, Powell loss, and Green River loss; No. 4 seed with a loss, Powell win, and Green River loss; Out with a loss, Powell loss, & Green River win; Out with a loss, Powell win, & Green River win.

Green River – Out with a loss; Out with a Jackson win; No. 4 seed with a win, Jackson loss, & Powell win; No. 4 seed with a win, Jackson loss, & Powell loss.

Class 2A East:

In = Big Horn, Tongue River, Burns

Bubble = Newcastle, Torrington

Out = Glenrock, Upton-Sundance, Wheatland

Big Horn – No. 1 seed

Tongue River – No. 2 seed

Burns – No. 3 seed with a win; No. 3 seed with a loss & Newcastle win; No. 4 seed with a loss & Torrington win.

Newcastle – No. 4 seed with a win; Out with a loss.

Torrington – No. 3 seed with a win & Burns loss; No. 4 seed with a win & Burns win; Out with a loss.

Class 2A West:

In = Lovell, Lyman, Cokeville

Bubble = Mountain View, Kemmerer

Out = Thermopolis, Pinedale

Lovell – No. 1 seed

Lyman – No. 2 seed with a win; No. 3 seed with a loss

Cokeville – No. 2 seed with a win; No. 3 seed with a loss

Mountain View & Kemmerer – Winner is in & No. 4 seed; loser is out.

Class 1A-9 Man East:

In = Pine Bluffs, Southeast

Bubble = Lingle-Ft. Laramie, Lusk, Saratoga, Wright

Out = Guernsey-Sunrise

Ineligible = Moorcroft

Pine Bluffs – No. 1 seed with a win; No. 2 seed with a loss.

Southeast – No. 1 seed with a win; No. 2 seed with a loss.

Lingle-Ft. Laramie – No. 3 seed with a win; No. 3 seed with a loss, Lusk win & Saratoga win by 11 points or less. Tie with a loss, Lusk win, & Saratoga win by 12 points or more – leads to a coin flip.

Lusk – No. 4 seed with a win & Saratoga loss; No. 4 seed with a win, Lingle-Ft. Laramie loss & Saratoga win by 11 points or less; No. 4 seed with a loss, Lingle-Ft. Laramie win & Wright win by seven or fewer points; Out with a loss & Saratoga win.

Saratoga – No. 3 seed with a win & Wright win; Tie with a win by 12 points or more & Lusk win – leads to a coin flip; Out with a loss.

Wright – No. 4 seed with a win by 8 or more points & Lingle-Ft. Laramie win. Out with a win by 7 points or fewer & a Lingle-Ft. Laramie win; Out with a Saratoga win; Out with a loss.

Class 1A-9 Man West:

In = Shoshoni, Wind River, Rocky Mountain

Bubble = Big Piney, Riverside

Out = Greybull, St. Stephens (canceled season)

Ineligible = Wyoming Indian

Shoshoni – No. 1 seed

Wind River – No. 2 seed with a win; No. 3 seed with a loss & Riverside win; No. 3 seed with a loss by 7 points or more to Rocky Mountain & Big Piney win; No. 4 seed with a loss by 6 points or less to Rocky Mountain & a Big Piney win.

Rocky Mountain – No. 2 with a win & Riverside win; No. 2 seed with a win by 7 points or more & a Big Piney win; No. 3 seed with a loss & Riverside win; No. 4 seed with a loss & Big Piney win.

Big Piney – No. 3 seed with a win & Wind River win; No. 2 seed with a win & Rocky Mountain win by 6 points or fewer; No. 4 seed with a win & Rocky Mountain win by 7 points or more; Out with a loss.

Riverside – No. 4 seed with a win; Out with a loss.