Projecting the NCHSAA football playoffs
Last update: Saturday, Nov. 4 at 10:15 a.m.
*-earning the overall seed in a split conference
**-earning an automatic bid, but will be seeded as a wild-card, not a 2-seed
Automatic bids - 4A
Conf. (listed W to E) | 1st | 2nd |
Northwestern | South Caldwell | N/A |
South Meck | Harding | Providence |
I-Meck | Mallard Creek | Hough |
Southwestern | Butler | Myers Park |
Central Piedmont | West Forsyth | Glenn |
Metro | Page | Ragsdale |
Sandhills Athletic | Scotland | Richmond |
Triangle 6 | Green Hope | Jordan |
Patriot Athletic | Overhills | N/A |
South Wake | Middle Creek | Garner |
Cap-7 | Cardinal Gibbons | Sanderson |
Northern Athletic | Wake Forest | Heritage |
Mideastern | Hoggard | N/A |
Eastern Carolina | South Central | N/A |
4AA East
1-Wake Forest vs BYE; 8-Leesville Road vs 9-Jack Britt
4-Garner vs BYE; 5-Richmond vs 12-Laney
3-Green Hope vs BYE; 6-Middle Creek vs 11-Fuquay-Varina
2-Page vs BYE; 7-Pinecrest vs 10-Millbrook
4AA West
1-Mallard Creek vs BYE; 8-East Mecklenburg vs 9-Ardrey Kell
4-Myers Park vs BYE; 5-Providence vs 12-Northwest Guilford
3-Butler vs BYE; 6-Hough vs 11-Reagan
2-West Forsyth vs BYE; 7-North Mecklenburg vs 10-South Mecklenburg
4A East
1-Scotland vs BYE; 8-Sanderson vs 9-Jordan
4-South Central vs BYE; 5-Overhills vs 12-Knightdale
3-Cardinal Gibbons vs BYE; 6-Glenn vs 11-South View
2-Hoggard vs BYE; 7-Heritage vs 10-Seventy-First
4A West
1-Harding vs BYE; 8-Porter Ridge vs 9-Davie County
4-Vance vs BYE; 5-West Mecklenburg vs 12-West Charlotte
3-Ragsdale vs BYE; 6-Hickory Ridge vs 11-Mooresville
2-South Caldwell vs BYE; 7-East Forsyth vs 10-R.J. Reynolds
Automatic bids - 3A
Conf. (listed W to E) | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
Western Mountain | A.C. Reynolds | Asheville | Erwin |
Northwestern | Alexander Central | Watauga | N/A |
Big South | Kings Mountain | Hunter Huss | N/A |
North Piedmont | South Iredell | Statesville | N/A |
Southern Carolina | Charlotte Catholic | Marvin Ridge | N/A |
South Piedmont | Jay M. Robinson | A.L. Brown | N/A |
Piedmont Triad | Mount Tabor | Southwest Guilford | N/A |
Mid-Piedmont | Eastern Guilford | Southeast Guilford | N/A |
Mid-State | Western Alamance | Eastern Alamance | N/A |
Big Eight | Orange | Northern Durham | N/A |
Tri-County 6 | Lee County | Triton | N/A |
Patriot Athletic | Terry Sanford | E.E. Smith | N/A |
Greater Neuse River | Clayton | Cleveland | N/A |
Big East | Southern Nash | Fike | N/A |
Mideastern | New Hanover | West Brunswick** | N/A |
Eastern Carolina | D.H. Conley | Eastern Wayne** | N/A |
Coastal | Havelock | Jacksonville | N/A |
3AA East
1-New Hanover vs 16-Southern Alamance; 8-Cleveland vs 9-Dudley
4-Eastern Guilford vs 13-Ben L. Smith; 5-D.H. Conley vs 12-Hillside
3-Lee County vs 14-Northwood; 6-Southeast Guilford vs 11-Northern Guilford
2-Clayton vs 15-West Brunswick; 7-Northern Durham vs 10-Cape Fear
3AA West
1-Mount Tabor vs 16-Ashbrook; 8-Watauga vs 9-Asheville
4-Alexander Central vs 13-Cuthbertson; 5-Marvin Ridge vs 12-Sun Valley
3-South Iredell vs 14-Northwest Cabarrus; 6-A.L. Brown vs 11-Erwin
2-A.C. Reynolds vs 15-Parkland; 7-Southwest Guilford vs 10-Statesville
3A East
1-Western Alamance vs 16-Eastern Wayne; 8-Eastern Alamance vs 9-Fike
4-Terry Sanford vs 13-Rocky Mount; 5-Orange vs 12-Northside (Jacksonville)
3-Havelock vs 14-South Johnston; 6-Jacksonville vs 11-West Carteret
2-Southern Nash vs 15-Westover; 7-E.E. Smith vs 10-Triton
3A West
1-Charlotte Catholic vs 16-West Caldwell; 8-Rockingham County vs 9-Northeast Guilford
4-Hunter Huss vs 13-Hickory; 5-Weddington vs 12-Tuscola
3-Jay M. Robinson vs 14-Monroe; 6-Crest vs 11-Freedom
2-Kings Mountain vs 15-West Rowan; 7-Stuart Cramer vs 10-Concord
Automatic bids - 2A
Conf. (listed W to E) | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
Mountain Six | Franklin | Hendersonville | N/A |
Western Highlands | Mountain Heritage | N/A | N/A |
Southwestern | South Point | Shelby | N/A |
Northwestern Foothills | Hibriten | Patton | N/A |
South Fork | Maiden | Newton-Conover | N/A |
Mountain Valley | Wilkes Central | N/A | N/A |
Western Piedmont | North Surry | West Stokes | N/A |
Central Carolina | North Davidson | Ledford | Salisbury |
Rocky River | Mount Pleasant | Anson County | N/A |
PAC-7 | Randleman | T.W. Andrews | N/A |
Mid-State | Reidsville | Graham | N/A |
Three Rivers | East Bladen | South Columbus | N/A |
Northern Carolina | South Granville | Bunn | N/A |
East Central | East Duplin | Wallace-Rose Hill | N/A |
Eastern Plains | SouthWest Edgecombe | Nash Central | N/A |
Eastern Carolina | West Craven | Kinston | N/A |
Coastal 8 | Southwest Onslow | Richlands* | N/A |
Northeastern Coastal | Northeastern | First Flight | N/A |
2AA East
1-East Duplin vs 16-Forest Hills; 8-Nash Central vs 9-West Stokes
4-South Granville vs 13-T.W. Andrews; 5-Randleman vs 12-Richlands
3-Mount Pleasant vs 14-Roanoke Rapids; 6-West Craven vs 11-Anson County
2-North Davidson vs 15-St. Pauls; 7-Ledford vs 10-Bunn
2AA West
1-South Point vs 16-West Iredell; 8-Newton-Conover vs 9-Patton
4-Maiden vs 13-Smoky Mountain; 5-North Surry vs 12-East Lincoln
3-Franklin vs 14-Bandys; 6-Wilkes Central vs 11-Foard
2-Hibriten vs 15-Ashe County; 7-Shelby vs 10-Pisgah
2A East
1-Northeastern vs 16-James Kenan; 8-Greene Central vs 9-Hertford County
4-Wallace-Rose Hill vs 13-Bertie; 5-Kinston vs 12-Beddingfield
3-Southwest Onslow vs 14-Goldsboro; 6-First Flight vs 11-Farmville Central
2-SouthWest Edgecombe vs 15-Trask; 7-Clinton vs 10-Ayden-Grifton
2A West
1-Reidsville vs 16-Lexington; 8-Whiteville vs 9-East Rutherford
4-East Bladen vs 13-Red Springs; 5-South Columbus vs 12-Lincolnton
3-Hendersonville vs 14-North Wilkes; 6-Graham vs 11-Wheatmore
2-Mountain Heritage vs 15-Brevard; 7-Salisbury vs 10-East Montgomery
Automatic bids - 1A
Conf. (listed W to E) | 1st | 2nd |
Smoky Mountain | Cherokee | Swain County |
Western Highlands | Mitchell County | N/A |
Southern Piedmont | Thomas Jefferson | Bessemer City |
Mountain Valley | East Wilkes | N/A |
Northwest | Mount Airy | East Surry |
Yadkin Valley | North Stanly | West Montgomery |
Three Rivers | South Robeson | N/A |
Northern Carolina | Granville Central | N/A |
Carolina 1A | North Duplin | Lakewood |
Tar-Roanoke | Northampton County | Southeast Halifax |
Coastal 8 | East Carteret | N/A |
Coastal Plains | Tarboro | Pamlico County |
Albemarle | Edenton Holmes | Plymouth |
Atlantic | Columbia | N/A |
1AA East
1-Tarboro vs BYE; 8-Princeton vs 9-Riverside (Williamston)
4-Granville Central vs BYE; 5-West Montgomery vs 12-Union
3-East Carteret vs BYE; 6-Lakewood vs 11-Pender
2-Edenton Holmes vs BYE; 7-Manteo vs 10-Gates County
1AA West
1-Mount Airy vs BYE; 8-North Rowan vs 9-Polk County
4-East Surry vs BYE; 5-Bessemer City vs 12-Cherryville
3-North Stanly vs BYE; 6-Swain County vs 11-South Stanly
2-East Wilkes vs BYE; 7-Murphy vs 10-Starmount
1A East
1-North Duplin vs BYE; 8-Southside vs 9-Northside (Pinetown)
4-Columbia vs BYE; 5-Pamlico County vs 12-North Edgecombe
3-South Robeson vs BYE; 6-Plymouth vs 11-South Creek
2-Northampton County vs BYE; 7-Southeast Halifax vs 10-Rosewood
1A West
1-Mitchell County vs BYE; 8-South Stokes vs 9-Alleghany County
4-Mountain Island Charter vs BYE; 5-Robbinsville vs 12-Albemarle
3-Thomas Jefferson vs BYE; 6-Elkin vs 11-Rosman
2-Cherokee vs BYE; 7-Union Academy vs 10-CSD
This story was originally published November 4, 2017 at 3:15 AM with the headline "Projecting the NCHSAA football playoffs."