NCHSAA Football Playoff Projections for Fayetteville Teams
With one week of regular-season football games remaining, the playoff picture is taking shape for Fayetteville programs.
The final week of the regular season has arrived for NCHSAA football, with teams having one last chance to boost their playoff resumes for a revamped postseason.
- The number of classifications among NCHSAA teams has doubled to eight this year.
- Seedings are based on the NCHSAA RPI formula, with 48 teams qualifying in each classification from 1A-7A.
- The top 16 teams (eight from the East and eight from the West) will earn a first-round bye.
Conference standings will not be factored into seedings, a change from the old formula of giving league champs top seeds.
Key dates include:
- Playoff brackets will be released on Sunday, Nov. 2.
- The state playoffs will kick off on Friday, Nov. (exact date not specified).
- Regional finals will be contested on Friday, Dec. 5.
- State title games will be played on Dec. (exact date not specified).
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Author's summary: Fayetteville teams' playoff picture is shaping up with one week left in the regular season.